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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by NullPrefix on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:49AM (#18013561)
> recruiters ... I met in person.

That was your first mistake. Recruiters provide little to no value for potential hires.

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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by duxup on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:05AM (#18014902)
Refusing to meet them also would seem to close a door when you're looking for any option you can.
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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by toomuchtodo on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:06PM (#18029217)
My recruiter, who found me on LinkedIn, roughly doubled my compensation.
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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by NullPrefix on Thursday September 20, 2018 @03:00PM (#18034700)
That means you may have been able to triple it by going directly.
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Re:America is pushing the labour market to its limits by toomuchtodo on Friday September 21, 2018 @11:29AM (#18040400)
I wouldn't have been able to even get in the door without the recruiter; that's simply how the org operates.
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