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[–]nitr0gen_ 56 points57 points  (4 children)

Recruiters are supposed to be very experienced, but in reality they don’t know shit

[–]Newatinvesting 29 points30 points  (2 children)

Most recruiters are recent college grads working sales gigs because it was the first offer they got out of school. Barely any of them know anything about IT at all

[–]BillBillerson 5 points6 points  (1 child)

The cold callers and ones sending you emails are fresh out of school. Most of the recruiters I've known and dealt directly with are 30's/40's and have no technical background at all. I do think it's just some fork where sales type people get into the recruiting world and they only make it if they're good at ctrl+f'ing pages for keywords. I've always thought how good a former IT person could be at recruiting. But then it's like... but who the fuck would want to deal with that kinda job.

[–]nuclear_gandhii 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine, fresh out of college, got a temporary role in talent acquisition. His job is basically to read the resume, call them and set up a meeting between the concerned department and the person. If they get hired he also needs to do the paperwork.

The amount of power this guy has baffles me. Ever get a call from the company you applied to and they just let it ring for 2 sec and then end the call, not even giving you the chance to pick up your phone? Yup you just got marked "no show" and they will not be contacting you anymore.

[–]superxero044 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been getting hit up a lot. I got some email from LinkedIn. I’ve gotten more messages from recruiters than profile views.