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Re:Ask HN: Job hunting remotely, looking for tips and to avo... by chasedehan on Thursday December 20, 2018 @09:48PM (#18731103)
I couldn’t disagree more. In my experience I have found recruiters to be a complete waste of time (whether internal or external).
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Re:Ask HN: Job hunting remotely, looking for tips and to avo... by RhodesianHunter on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:52PM (#18731497)
Recruiters are like Realtors.

The vast majority are crap. The really good ones are worth their weight in gold.

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Re:Ask HN: Job hunting remotely, looking for tips and to avo... by borplk on Friday December 21, 2018 @06:29AM (#18732718)
At some point "the good ones" are rare enough that it makes no difference if there are any "good ones" somewhere or not when your chances of finding one is ridiculously low.
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Re:Ask HN: Job hunting remotely, looking for tips and to avo... by world32 on Sunday December 23, 2018 @07:58AM (#18745827)
I'm wondering, what can a recruiter do that would ever make them be worth their weight in gold?
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