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You should see the kind of messages I get from recruiters.
by alxndr 14y ago
You should see the kind of messages I get from recruiters.
- tracker1 14y agoMost of which I doubt have even glanced at my resume. From the job listings outside of programming, and those for entry level positions, to those well below what would be a reasonable salary for anyone in the area they are looking (Usually coastal cities for less than is common in Phoenix).
- anthonyb 14y ago"Dear Anthony, Thankyou 4 ure notes in LinkedIn about contacting u - much easier to know that you're approached all the time. U r too experienced for my role, but if you know of any mid level Python / Linux developers happy 2 discuss referral $$if I can place them:) Happy Friday!" (Actual recruiter message on LinkedIn - I keep it around to remind me why I don't talk to recruiters)
- asveikau 14y agoI had a good laugh at that quote, but now I'm thinking: is it legit to cite one or more persons doing their job poorly to dismiss the entire profession? Do you keep around bad code to remind you why you don't talk to programmers? Examples of quack medicine to remind you why you don't talk to doctors?
- anthonyb 14y agoEssentially every recruiter message that I've received on LinkedIn follows one of two patterns: a) Hello, you do Python, do you want a job? (with no position details, salary, reason to join, etc.) b) a) followed by a clumsy attempt to fish details of my contacts (I don't connect with recruiters). So, er, yeah - "Ha ha, profession!"
- anthonyb 14y agoOh, I forgot c), which is usually just a raw, unadorned "I'd like to add you to my professional network." from random recruiter scum. Kinda of a b) really, but without the work of having to have a position available...
- nollidge 14y agoMy favorite is when they CALL ME AT WORK to network at me, especially since I specifically say "don't call" on my LI profile.
- asveikau 14y agoI don't doubt the abundance of bad behaviors. I was just doing a literal parse of your logic.
- anthonyb 14y agoThere actually really wasn't any logic in that statement. I'm not saying "I have this message from a recruiter, therefore all recruiters are scum." It's a reminder.
- xtracto 14y agoInteresting, In LinkedIn I've been contacted by recruiters from Amazon, Google, Toshiba and Voyer International and all of them have been quite professional.