All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go

Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by mratzloff on Saturday May 14, 2016 @10:00AM (#11696149)

Most recruiters are lazy and just blast emails by language keyword search. No, I'm not interested in a 6-month PHP contract. No, I'm not interested in a junior IT role.

I've found that removing any mention of specific languages and technologies has dramatically reduced the number of job offers, all of which were a complete waste of my time. Now if only recruiters would stop offering me my same title at a 20% pay cut, I'd be fine.

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Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by tamana on Saturday May 14, 2016 @11:34AM (#11696545)

I have never received that sort of offer. Maybe your resume isn't competitive for the better jobs.

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Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by todayiamme on Saturday May 14, 2016 @12:21PM (#11696763)

I am sure this is a carefully considered opinion backed by an analysis of the anonymous user's work history, connections, technical competence, geographical location, and personality. And that you have offset this against your own to arrive at the observation that you are more "competitive for the better jobs" than him.

Apologies for the snark, but all of this is anecdotal data. Your analysis is unwarranted.

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Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by sammydavis on Saturday May 14, 2016 @04:51PM (#11697976)

The point is that recruiters also don't do that. They often do stupid keyword searches for people without really understanding them.

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Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by mjohn on Saturday May 14, 2016 @02:23PM (#11697404)

Another possibility is that they already have one of the better jobs, and most jobs do not offer a competitive salary.

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Re:All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go by mratzloff on Sunday May 15, 2016 @01:29AM (#11699575)

No, I don't think that's the problem. But thanks for insinuating I suck at my career. LOL

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