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Having no understanding of the tech they're recruiting for.
1) they got crap requirements from the company to begin with
2) even if they got great requirements, if they could talk about them all fluently, they would probably be a developer themselves and not a recruiter.
Calls. Everyone wants to talk or even video chat. It’s the most annoying thing, not only by recruiters; everything is a voice/video meeting nowadays instead of mail or text.
A request for a synchronous form of communication is a request for your time. People should earn it first.
Pretending to be the hiring manager / sending their reachout through the hiring manager's email.
They call to see if you have a pulse and to ask how much compensation you are looking for. To them that's all that matters.
Lack of information about culture or team policies (working hours, time tracking etc)
Always wanting to do a phone call before giving basic info - I get 10+ targeted outreach a week, I don’t have time and anyone good will have similar issues
You are reaching out to me because I was in your system, to then ask me when was the last time I interviewed?! Once that batch of recruiters is gone, rinse and repeat for the next wave of recruiters[0].
[0] https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a511708c-e058-4488-958b-56f7ed5...
Sadly I think the biggest pain I've suffered is from recruiters calling and making every conversation a rambly/chatty/friendly call that doesn't actually give any details. I've been called by recruiters who won't name the company they're recruiting for, the salary range, and are incapable of actually describing the daily-expections beyond buzzwords. I've found the best approach for me is to google "sysadmin helsinki"…
They're not saying the company name because they don't want you going there directly and applying without them getting their hefty bonus