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Re: Ask HN: How do I contact a recruiter?

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Post by zhte415 » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 8:41 AM UTC

mattchue wrote: post #5

tmaly wrote: post #3

create a linkedin profile, add your skills. The site is well used by recruiters. A few should reach out to you.

My LinkedIn has been updated for quite some time now, and I've yet to hear from anybody. I have a little less than two years experience building SPAs in Angular, and an Associate's degree, so perhaps my profile is not as enticing as others.

Chase them via linkedin too. If you know their name, great, 2 days after applying (enough time to read your CV) send a request to contact. If you don't know their name, find someone in the company that seems like them and send a tactful message. Most people in a recruiting position should be interested in a conversation and at worst someone to call back in a year's time.

Re: Ask HN: How do I contact a recruiter?

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Post by JSeymourATL » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 3:14 PM UTC

mattchue wrote: post #20

JSeymourATL wrote: post #11

> I've been struggling getting responses or meaningful feedback ... Recruiters are NOT in the feedback business. They lack brains, time, and professionalism. Plus, they're often afraid they might say the wrong thing, better to say nothing at all. What to do? Jump on Linkedin's advanced search feature. Zero-in on interesting profiles in your market of senior managers/executives you can possibly help. Ping them, tell t…

Cold calling? That's pretty old-school :) My sales background jives with that, though, so I will investigate that option. Thus far, people in the industry that I have been introduced to are extremely helpful, so this definitely sounds like a good approach. It's more so hiring managers at companies I have applied to that I am struggling to get feedback from, but I suppose that's not exactly their job. Thanks for your…

> why is it that recruiters seem to be strongly disliked by the HN community?

Chief complaints-- recruiters are spammers, individuals get treated like shark bait, and general lack of tech savvy/business acumen. *Of course, there are exceptions. Those guys can be GOLDEN. Always keep an eye-out for the exceptional ones.

> Cold calling? That's pretty old-school :)

Try using Linkedin Inmail & email first to warm-up the call. Keep in mind-- hiring managers can be crazy busy people. Try a few times to show you're serious. Make sure your message is buttoned-up.

Re: Ask HN: How do I contact a recruiter?

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Post by monroepe » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:00 PM UTC

If you want a bunch of recruiters to contact you. Put your resume on job boards like monster.com, indeed, careerbuilder, etc. It might not be the best way to get a job (as others have mentioned), but I guarantee recruiters will contact you.