All my career rejections

Re:All my career rejections by dijit on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:26AM (#26552062)

Here’s a weird anecdote.

I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a job I applied for (with the exception of my current job which I suspect was tailored for me and a colleague.)

Nearly every job offer I ever got I was reached out to by a recruiter.

It seems like, if I apply, I get blacklisted, but if I don’t apply a recruiter reaches out later and I often end up with an offer. This has happened with small and large companies. Sometimes even the same job but after a year or so. (Apple, most notably).

Does anyone else have similar experience?

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Re:All my career rejections by anontechworker on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @05:51AM (#26553001)

I’m in the same boat. I’ve never directly applied to the 3 jobs (including a FAANG) that I’ve taken in Silicon Valley. One found me on angel list and the others LinkedIn or direct email. Similar to you, the places I did apply to would never respond, even with referrals in some cases.

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Re:All my career rejections by c-c-c-c-c on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:49AM (#26552197)

How do the recruiters find you on the internet?

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Re:All my career rejections by lukaszkups on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:31AM (#26552470)

I bet it's Xing or Linkedin?

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Re:All my career rejections by dijit on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @05:32AM (#26552852)

Linkedin, mostly.

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