Ask HN: Why are there still recruiters?

Re:Ask HN: Why are there still recruiters? by xmt on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @12:14PM (#16275441)

This. I've stopped applying to companies directly because it takes too much of my time and the response rate is too low. With a recruiter I'm pretty much guaranteed at least the first round of interviews with just a 15 minute phone call.

I imagine it's gotten to that point for a lot of job seekers.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there still recruiters? by seem_2211 on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @12:35PM (#16275627)

Yep exactly. Apply online and you fall into a black hole of no reply. A big part of my value prop for candidates is we collapse the client interview side into two steps (occasionally 3), and our value prop for clients is we only send them 3-4 good candidates to talk to.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there still recruiters? by charlesdm on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @02:28PM (#16276752)

Maybe if you can find a good one, but I've given up on them. Frankly, most (for candidate and company) are horrible and should've been fired years ago.

One exception to my experiences was a guy working internally at Google in Switzerland that I had contact with, who hands down was great.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are there still recruiters? by toomuchtodo on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @11:30PM (#16279655)

I was suddenly out of a job last year and a recruiter who cold called me had me in front of a hiring manager 48 hours later (who hired me on the spot).

Very satisfied with my recruiter, worth their weight in gold. I bought them a very nice bottle of wine to return the favor.

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