Re:Ask HN: Why are recruiters not interested in contractors?
by whalesalad on Friday October 04, 2019 @07:19PM
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Recruiters are hired to do a job which typically means get as ass in a seat. A contractor isn’t that, so they don’t want it.
Recruiting is a very concrete, straightforward task. Anything that doesn’t fit into the mold is simply ignored. It’s not illogical, don’t take it personally. They got horse blinders on and aren’t focusing on anything that isn’t directly tied to their duties.
Also (anecdotally) the kind of recruiters who are going to reach out to you are not the kind of people you want to be working with anyway.
All this being said, I empathize with you. Ultimately there’s a significant chance that you are exactly the type of person that they are ultimately being hired to find... but it’s not the way that business works.
Re:Ask HN: Why are recruiters not interested in contractors?
by GoToRO on Saturday October 05, 2019 @04:09AM
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My take: good jobs are not even posted anywhere, they are given to friends and acquaintances. Bad jobs remain open long enough that a recruiter is called.
Recruiting is a very concrete, straightforward task. Anything that doesn’t fit into the mold is simply ignored. It’s not illogical, don’t take it personally. They got horse blinders on and aren’t focusing on anything that isn’t directly tied to their duties.
Also (anecdotally) the kind of recruiters who are going to reach out to you are not the kind of people you want to be working with anyway.
All this being said, I empathize with you. Ultimately there’s a significant chance that you are exactly the type of person that they are ultimately being hired to find... but it’s not the way that business works.