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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by akvadrako on Monday September 17, 2018 @04:37PM (#18009841)
No that isn't it - the recruiters don't care about you so why should they reply? It's just a waste of time. Their job is about treating people as things.

I've had several recruiters ghost me, then months later contact me with potential gigs.

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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by Consultant32452 on Monday September 17, 2018 @06:21PM (#18010630)
Yes, recruiters see you as a thing, a thing they have to try to sell. They have no clue how to determine your technical chops. So how do you think they determine whether you will be easy to sell or difficult to sell? Why do you think they have face to face meets?
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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by akvadrako on Saturday September 22, 2018 @06:36AM (#18045418)
That doesn't matter if the other side of the equation doesn't work out. If they can't convince the client to do an interview they will usually ghost you, regardless of your smell.
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