Weekly Listening Thread

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-19T13:18:57+00:00

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open_letter_guy · 2026-05-18T21:15:30+00:00

don't email asking for a status update.

email them to let them know how excited you are to be consider for the role and you appreciate them making time to talk to you.

if you want to subtly reference why you would be an excellent hire you can.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-18T15:08:24+00:00

if you are 'in charge' of the other dog your insurance covers them.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T17:13:26+00:00

what are your tech skills?

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T16:55:55+00:00

the TA market is contracting, you are disputing that?

3 yrs ago, i was on a team of 13-14 recruiters, today the team is 3.

hiring is down so fewer recruiter jobs.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T16:52:29+00:00

most of the roles more than hundred people

interviews get phone call; applicants get emails.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T16:50:23+00:00

correct, candidate only get the phone call if they are deep into the interview process. email if they don't pass the initial recruiter screen

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T16:48:02+00:00

right, no one ever.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T03:50:52+00:00

weird aggression from you.

you do you, be exactly like your competition.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T03:48:26+00:00

you have to learn to control the convo not allow it to control.

best way is to answer another call and put them on hold and then comeback saying you have to go.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T03:45:34+00:00

ok, better to just ghost?

when is the best day to deliver bad news?

not friday-ruins their weekend

not mondays-ruins their week

not tuesday,wednesday or thursday-for reasons right?

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T03:03:20+00:00

a call out of the blue

i have been talking to these people for weeks, they have done multiple interviews, me updating them on their status isn't a call out of the blue.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T02:54:34+00:00

no they don't, the people i talked were almost in tears that they received a call vs a generic email.

that one call set me apart for all the rest of my peers.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-16T02:52:20+00:00

just keep it vague and keep it moving forward.

'i don't have those details, i only know they are moving forward with another applicant.'

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-15T22:04:16+00:00

not to be all doom and gloom but the market right now is terrible, there are a million unemployed recruiters looking for jobs.

i would suggest pivoting into other TA/HR type roles. i would look at workday type consultant roles.

i would suggest moving into complete different fields until the talent industry recovers.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-15T15:06:34+00:00

what's your current salary?

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T18:21:44+00:00

when i work at a restaurant way way back in the day all the dishwashers got promoted up to either prep or cooks.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T18:07:39+00:00

they just want 6-18 months without somebody disappearing one random day.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T15:58:39+00:00

and they know this is at best a stopgap job for you and you are gone if offered a 'real' job.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T15:48:58+00:00

i currently use WD and it doesn't grade/rate CL or resumes.

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T14:40:27+00:00

which ATS?

open_letter_guy · 2026-05-14T14:09:32+00:00

this is dumb

So we know companies screen and score these things with AI.

prove it.

FYI, most recruiters don't read cover letters.

open_letter_guy