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Shit recruiters say
http://brikis98.blogspot.com/2013/05/shit-recruiters-say.html
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What do you think caused it for him? Was it letting his skills become outdating and not staying up with the current trends in the field?
Sincerely, A 20 something programmer
Sincerely, A 20 something programmer
A bit of all of that. During your 30's and 40's if you have kids you have a lot of obligations at home and so you don't spend a lot of time on outside projects. There is also a tendency to get curmudgeonly (which is fostered by having co-workers re-inventing the wheel and asking you to help). And lastly being an expert in Solaris internals isn't as useful as being an expert in Linux internals. It sums to smart guy, no longer hitting buzzword bingo on the recruiter's checklist, and somewhat off putting in their opinions of what is 'good' and what 'isn't good' in various designs.
I don't know if the word "complaintbrag" exists (a la humblebrag) but it should, to describe someone who brags about how cool they are via complaining about something trivial.
Recruiters say a lot of shit. Some of it is borne from ignorance (limited technical knowledge), some from mis-aligned incentives (contingency placement structures, especially when contracts vary between clients, are terrible for aligning interests), and some from systemic failures (what's going on behind the scenes?).
My company, Mighty Spring (https://www.mightyspring.com), is working to solve all of these issues. Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities, see exactly how your background is being represented to employers, and get access to the useful market information that good recruiters provide.
We'd love feedback from anyone who is pestered by recruiters and is looking for a better solution! The more you tell us about how we're doing, the faster we can fix this problem :)
My company, Mighty Spring (https://www.mightyspring.com), is working to solve all of these issues. Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities, see exactly how your background is being represented to employers, and get access to the useful market information that good recruiters provide.
We'd love feedback from anyone who is pestered by recruiters and is looking for a better solution! The more you tell us about how we're doing, the faster we can fix this problem :)
Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities, see exactly how your background is being represented to employers, and get access to the useful market information that good recruiters provide.
See, this is the shit the OP is talking about. All you have to do to be a good recruiter is simple: talk in plain words, and skip the bullshit. Your landing page, and language are more of the same shit I get on my email every day. Instead, why don't you just come out and explain what and how you are doing to get me a better job. That's all I need to know. Use simple words, common English. Not buzzwords. Instead of Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities just say Our platform keeps track of any and all work opportunities that might be available to you. See the difference? One is pure buzz, the other one simply talks about what you do for me.
lumens 2 minutes ago | link | parent | flag
Recruiters say a lot of shit. Some of it is borne from ignorance (limited technical knowledge), some from mis-aligned incentives (contingency placement structures, especially when contracts vary between clients, are terrible for aligning interests), and some from systemic failures (what's going on behind the scenes?).
My company, Mighty Spring (https://www.mightyspring.com), is working to solve all of these issues. Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities, see exactly how your background is being represented to employers, and get access to the useful market information that good recruiters provide.
We'd love feedback from anyone who is pestered by recruiters and is looking for a better solution! The more you tell us about how we're doing, the faster we can fix this problem :)
See, this is the shit the OP is talking about. All you have to do to be a good recruiter is simple: talk in plain words, and skip the bullshit. Your landing page, and language are more of the same shit I get on my email every day. Instead, why don't you just come out and explain what and how you are doing to get me a better job. That's all I need to know. Use simple words, common English. Not buzzwords. Instead of Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities just say Our platform keeps track of any and all work opportunities that might be available to you. See the difference? One is pure buzz, the other one simply talks about what you do for me.
lumens 2 minutes ago | link | parent | flag
Recruiters say a lot of shit. Some of it is borne from ignorance (limited technical knowledge), some from mis-aligned incentives (contingency placement structures, especially when contracts vary between clients, are terrible for aligning interests), and some from systemic failures (what's going on behind the scenes?).
My company, Mighty Spring (https://www.mightyspring.com), is working to solve all of these issues. Our platform helps you passively monitor incoming opportunities, see exactly how your background is being represented to employers, and get access to the useful market information that good recruiters provide.
We'd love feedback from anyone who is pestered by recruiters and is looking for a better solution! The more you tell us about how we're doing, the faster we can fix this problem :)
Hey, thanks for the feedback on our copy! I agree, your edits are more clear. I'll work them into an upcoming release.
My contribution to this list (not from a recruiter, but was WAY more fun than most recruiter emails I get): http://hervalicio.us/post/41945185221/i-just-got-the-most-hi...
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We are a top-level work hunting agency looking to expand out talent fund for exciting CTO-based opportunities.
That's what I usually get.
That's what I usually get.
All I expected was a Twitter account, where is it?
There's always this one: https://twitter.com/Horse_Recruiter
Recruiter caught red handed "Yes, this email literally said <name>. Umm, no thanks <company>."
- Nice!
- Nice!
I was talking with a guy who was a peer of mine at Sun Microsystems in the 90's. He was reaching out to see if I knew of any openings. He's a programmer but he doesn't get 250 recruiter emails a day, he hasn't had a recruiter email him in a few years. He is living an existential crisis. Not fun.