Re:Career advice nobody gave me: Never ignore a recruiter
by DevToRecruiter on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @07:00PM
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This advice is too generic to be useful.
There are two types of recruiters. Relationship based recruiters and “numbers game” recruiters.
As a recruiter that works primarily with programmers I can usually tell within moments of meeting another recruiter which type they are.
Relationship based recruiters can be a huge asset to your career.
Here are a couple tips
1. A relationship based recruiter is almost never a general recruiter, they specialize in a specific industry.
2. The best type of recruiter is one that has intimate knowledge of your field. So ask probing questions. If they know the jargon and that’s it, pass.
There are two types of recruiters. Relationship based recruiters and “numbers game” recruiters.
As a recruiter that works primarily with programmers I can usually tell within moments of meeting another recruiter which type they are.
Relationship based recruiters can be a huge asset to your career.
Here are a couple tips
1. A relationship based recruiter is almost never a general recruiter, they specialize in a specific industry. 2. The best type of recruiter is one that has intimate knowledge of your field. So ask probing questions. If they know the jargon and that’s it, pass.