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Besides ghosting, this is another point I hate about recruiters.
They run a search in LinkedIn, you come up because of whatever broad key word search they performed, then they message you about a position that is so laughably below your experience level. That just happened and I wanted to message this kid back and educate him that as a Director of Privacy I have zero interest in being a Junior IT Helpdesk Specialist. I know they just spam people to see if they get any takers, but it’s so lazy and makes me instantly think less of the company.
Anonymous
09/07/21 at 6:07PM UTC
In my personal opinion this nonsense started when metrics became more important than relationships.
Rhonda RondeauProduct Manager in Pasadena,CA
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09/05/21 at 7:27PM UTC
someone once sent an email for a job I probably wasn't the fit for. I said sure. Sent ny resume. He asked me to update my resume with "this or that experience" and I was like hey you contacted me, so I figured you have SEEN my resume and wouldn't have reached out. I ended the conversation saying, so you guys ever look at the resumes that spam ppl for? I am going to endorse you for "AIR Traffic Control"... ;)
Anonymous
08/29/21 at 4:51AM UTC
There are lots of ‘Directors’ who are now former ‘Directors’ and out of a job. Who would also gladly take the IT job you are scoffing at. Please do not say anything back to recruiters or you will surely be blacklisted. ?
Nicole
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08/29/21 at 7:58PM UTC
Lol are you serious?! I’m happy to refer you if you need it. By the way, my field isn’t even IT, so I’m doubly not interested.
Healthcare worker
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09/07/21 at 11:11PM UTC
Don’t let anon get to you. Another recruiter that’s angry that job hunters are no longer desperate and willing to take whatever garbage is thrown our way. And the threat of blacklisted? But yet answers anonymously because the blacklisting goes both ways sparky, you can’t offer your companies any prospective employees if no one wants to work with you.
Nicole
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09/08/21 at 7:43PM UTC
Lol, thanks! It’s just troll behavior. Not sure if you watch What We Do In The Shadows, but there’s a character that is called an “energy vampire.” He posts on message boards just to enrage people and then feeds off that energy. I imagine this person is much the same, or enjoys putting down people who have worked hard to get to the positions they’re in. Appreciate the positive vibes!
Ranjani KrishnamurthyCustomer Engagement, Operations, Staffing & CMS
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08/27/21 at 2:59PM UTC
It’s not just recruiters who do it. I had once asked a couple of friends to refer me for a suitable opportunity in their companies. The kind of requirements some of them sent my way literally made me cringe! I doubted whether they even glanced at my profile let alone actually reading it. I would never do that to anyone who asked for reference.
Anonymous
09/07/21 at 3:15PM UTC
That is terrible. Do they really understand what you do?
Anonymous
08/27/21 at 1:08PM UTC
I am a UX Research Participant Recruiter, meaning I recruit participants for research studies. I can tell you how many recruiters have contacted me about talent acquisition recruiting positions and when I explain to them that's not what I do they do not accept my explanation and ask me if I would like to be a TA recruiter. Why would I want to be someone that job seekers see as a necessary evil? They are on the bottom rung of the respect ladder, just one step below your company's HR department.
Anonymous
09/07/21 at 6:40PM UTC
Ouch! I don't agree that TA Recruiters are at the bottom rung of the respect ladder, being one step below your company's HR department, or being a necessary evil. That is a very large paint brush you are using to disparage an entire group of people. I used to be a Recruiter back in the day and I currently work as a Human Resources Leader. I was and am highly respected because of the person I am not the job I do.
Elisabeth
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08/27/21 at 9:44AM UTC
Depending on my mood and how much coffee I've consumed, I take the time to respond to them and let them know just how badly they're hurting their reputations and those of the companies they work for. Drives me up a wall...
Anonymous
08/26/21 at 10:54PM UTC
Speaking of spamming from a so-called recruiter -- a co-worker of mine got an email from a recruiter with the subject : "DO NOT REPLY ALL" Job Title.
He opened the email to find a huge list (25+) email addresses in the TO: box. This "recruiter" apparently had NOT bothered to BCC: and literally exposed everyone she emailed to the whole group.
I was appalled, so I made a copy of the email and found her "boss" on LinkedIn and sent him an InMail with the entire email -- and asked him if he was aware of her "tactics".
No reply from him.
Anonymous
08/26/21 at 12:47PM UTC
I’ve had recruiters offer me a job at a previous employer! They do not do their research or apparently read your full LinkedIn profile! Haha
Sheri Spagnola
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08/26/21 at 5:18PM UTC
Done this to me too.
Anonymous
08/26/21 at 12:56PM UTC
Years ago, I had a recruiter message me about a job at my CURRENT employer.
It was so ridiculous, I actually fwded it to HR to tell them they were wasting money on that firm
Carmen HonackerFraud/Risk, Content Moderation, Trust & Safety
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08/26/21 at 12:33PM UTC
Yeah, I tend to not even respond. But on bad days, I have found myself asking "have you even read my profile or understand at all what I'm doing?"
TahloraDrinking coffee and taking names
14.71k
08/25/21 at 10:22PM UTC
Yessss!!!
Because I had listed Netsuite Accounting experience on my resume, I'm getting blind calls, texts and emails for IT developer jobs and system administrators. I think so many recruiters these days don't even look at the content of our resumes before they pull a keyword search , and then just blindly send out requests to literally hundreds or thousands of potential candidates.
