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This is from a UK Tech Recruiters point of view working from an agency perspective on Developer and Infrastructure recruitment. We recruiters sometimes get a b

by sghi 13y ago

This is from a UK Tech Recruiters point of view working from an agency perspective on Developer and Infrastructure recruitment. We recruiters sometimes get a bad rep for not looking at CVs without certain words or phrases on them, and candidates can get frustrated when because they don't have a very specific skill-set then they're overlooked, even if they know (and WE know) that they'd be able to pick it up in a very short time period. Its not always our fault - with some of the companies I've personally worked with unless they have everything in their CV listed on a job specification sent from a lead developer then they won't be passed through to them to review the CV, even if they have a lot of other skills that we think could mesh in well with the development team and company culture. Yes, there are recruiters that don't know what they're talking about but not all of us are like that! One of the downsides to what we do is that a small minority of recruiters manage to get most of us a bad name, which is a shame.

computerslol 13y ago
Serious question: I have been a professional developer for about 14 years now, and have intimate knowledge of a ton of technologies. The number of keywords I'd have to put on my resume if I had to list them all would run longer than a page. What is the most professional way to format a resume of this sort? Should I fill the last page with the names of technologies and word to represent my experience with it?
falsedan 13y ago
I've worked for a CV/resume parsing company and had to talk to a lot of UK consultants (they would have stabbed me in the face if I called them the r-word). The vast majority are simply looking to fill positions as quickly and easily as possible, and don't give a jot about the candidates. A couple of times, when I've been on the job markets, I've gotten calls and been told to change my CV to better match the massively-underpaid position they're looking to fill.
- sghi 13y ago
  Completely agree that there are people out there that are just in it for the sales side of things and to fill roles as quick as possible. It can be hard to find ones that are good and take pride in what they do, and it is a problem for the industry.
Peroni 13y ago
...unless they have everything in their CV listed on a job specification sent from a lead developer then they won't be passed through to them to review the CV... Your job as a recruiter is to overcome that pretty basic obstacle. If the person you're dealing with is a HR paper pusher with no clue about tech then it's your job to convince them that the CV is something the lead dev would be interested in. One of the downsides to what we do is that a small minority of recruiters manage to get most of us a bad name, which is a shame. I'd argue it's the majority that give the industry a bad name and a minority that are doing things right.
davidgerard 13y ago
Bad recruiters are a stereotypical joke for good reason, but ones who pay attention are gold. Keep it up :-)
ashishb 13y ago
So, you believe most recruiters actually think they really understand and do not just do keyowrd matching on resumes?

by sghi 13y ago

computerslol 13y ago

Serious question: I have been a professional developer for about 14 years now, and have intimate knowledge of a ton of technologies. The number of keywords I'd have to put on my resume if I had to list them all would run longer than a page. What is the most professional way to format a resume of this sort? Should I fill the last page with the names of technologies and word to represent my experience with it?

falsedan 13y ago

I've worked for a CV/resume parsing company and had to talk to a lot of UK consultants (they would have stabbed me in the face if I called them the r-word). The vast majority are simply looking to fill positions as quickly and easily as possible, and don't give a jot about the candidates. A couple of times, when I've been on the job markets, I've gotten calls and been told to change my CV to better match the massively-underpaid position they're looking to fill.

sghi 13y ago
Completely agree that there are people out there that are just in it for the sales side of things and to fill roles as quick as possible. It can be hard to find ones that are good and take pride in what they do, and it is a problem for the industry.

Peroni 13y ago

...unless they have everything in their CV listed on a job specification sent from a lead developer then they won't be passed through to them to review the CV... Your job as a recruiter is to overcome that pretty basic obstacle. If the person you're dealing with is a HR paper pusher with no clue about tech then it's your job to convince them that the CV is something the lead dev would be interested in. One of the downsides to what we do is that a small minority of recruiters manage to get most of us a bad name, which is a shame. I'd argue it's the majority that give the industry a bad name and a minority that are doing things right.

davidgerard 13y ago

Bad recruiters are a stereotypical joke for good reason, but ones who pay attention are gold. Keep it up :-)

ashishb 13y ago

So, you believe most recruiters actually think they really understand and do not just do keyowrd matching on resumes?