Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters

Re:Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters by patmcguire on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:47PM (#13698227)

My conversations have usually gone like this:

"Hey, you look like a great candidate for $AWESOME_JOB"

"Great, let's talk"

"Oh, you're not really what they're looking for, can I interest you in $GARBAGE_JOB or $BASEMENT_AT_YELLING_CORP"

But by then I've showed interest, so I start getting calls. Not worth it.

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Re:Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters by ryandrake on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:57PM (#13698362)

Seen that, but more often than not it's:

I see you're working as $ROLE in $COMPANY_A. How would you like the exact same $ROLE in $COMPANY_B? Or worse, How would you like $ROLE-1 in $COMPANY_B.

Sorry but it's going to take at least $ROLE+1 to get me to uproot my life and go through that interview gauntlet again.

Of course, as I said in another post, the calculus changes entirely if you're unemployed and need "something, anything".

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Re:Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters by greenshackle2 on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @04:38PM (#13700290)

Or, even better, would you like to be hired for $UNRELATED_ROLE.

My company has 'Linux' in it's name, apparently recruiters think that means I'm a sysadmin (I'm a dev).

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Re:Why I Don’t Talk to Google Recruiters by drdeadringer on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @12:54PM (#13707476)

At a location 3000 miles away.

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