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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by rewmie on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:43AM (#36903708)
> This is what it has come to. There are thousands of resumes being sent at my company, yet the recruiter can't find anyone. Why? Because no one is applying through her link.

It sounds like your recruiter is purposely ignoring any resume that is not explicitly sent to her personally. It sounds like a job security move at the expense of both the company and candidate's best interests.

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by firefoxd on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:57AM (#36903780)
A lot of resumes are not even for the job she posts. Bots and other 3rd party recruiters are also trying to game the system so they drown real candidates.

When a resumes is from her link, there are high chances it's a real person who took the time to read the job description.

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by davidthewatson on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:36AM (#36904011)
The post-modern labor dichotomy between robots and human robots is mirrored on the hiring side in ATS and HR, respectively.

Sadly, this is not new:

https://medium.com/@jannaq/the-robot-takeover-is-already-her...

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by rewmie on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:39AM (#36905953)
> A lot of resumes are not even for the job she posts.

I don't see how this can be a problem. People do look for jobs by contacting companies. Isn't the goal of a recruiter to check potential candidates?

> Bots and other 3rd party recruiters are also trying to game the system so they drown real candidates.

I fail to see how this problem is avoided by ignoring the company's inbox.

> When a resumes is from her link, there are high chances it's a real person who took the time to read the job description.

I don't but it. This does not pass the smell test, as screening does not depend on which input you use.

It sounds like someone is failing to meet their job requirements.

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by solarmist on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:42AM (#36907518)
Really? You don’t see how a recruiter would miss things if there’s 100+ spam/totally unqualified resumes for every legitimate one?
Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by rewmie on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:38AM (#36908487)
> Really? You don’t see how a recruiter would miss things if there’s 100+ spam/totally unqualified resumes for every legitimate one?

Your comment makes no sense. You're arguing that a recruiter should miss 100% of all contacts because otherwise they would miss things.

It's like arguing to throw the baby out with the bath water because otherwise your recruiter would miss things like the soap.

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by solarmist on Friday July 28, 2023 @12:26PM (#36909292)
Where did I say everything? I didn't say that.
Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by dumpsterdiver on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:06AM (#36904181)
> It sounds like your recruiter is purposely ignoring any resume that is not explicitly sent to her personally.

Curious, how does one ignore something that is never actually sent to them, explicitly or not?

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by OJFord on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:16AM (#36904231)
By my reading: ignore [email protected], read [email protected] (mail from the recruiter I hired, who has my email address, while direct applicants don't).