Re:Automatically detecting and replying to recruiter spam
by ajb on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @05:38AM
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There are some good recruiters. But the problem is that recruiting is like being a real estate agent or rental agent: there is a big payoff for each transaction (up to 20% of 1 candidate years salary), and low barrier to entry. So there are an awful lot of people whose model is to 'drum up business' by hassling engineers.
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Re:Automatically detecting and replying to recruiter spam
by zivkovicp on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @05:55AM
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This. Some are really good and actually filter opportunities and call back only when there is genuinely a good match... they put in effort, and it's pleasant to with with these folks.
The rest are parasites.
Re:Automatically detecting and replying to recruiter spam
by skeeter2020 on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @01:12PM
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THIS! It's also why there seems to be just as many good recruiters when times are good or bad; the barrier is so low that people move in and out of the career easily. It's the worst example of "hussle without any tech skills" in our industry.