Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link • Hacker News Board

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by fredley » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:45 PM UTC

djhworld wrote: post #5

Since the GDPR came in, the amount of recruitment spam has dropped dramatically for me

I respond to any recruitment spam with a GDPR request for all of the data they have on me, and a request to delete it after they've sent it. This has worked very well so far.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

anoncoward111 wrote: post #4

leipert wrote: post #2

I made this to scratch my own itch. I wan't to be able to tell recruiters that I am not interested, but instead of repeating myself, I now can drop the link. I'll also add the link to my social media profiles (linked.in and xing). It is a rather simple page, you are welcome to contribute translations [0]. [0]: https://gitlab.com/leipert-projects/no-thank-you

What's really shocking is that I've never once had an acceptable experience with a recruiter that has reached out to me. I've taken over 40 interviews this year in a variety of fields. I've had a much better experience and indeed received offers when applying to an ad or application posted on Indeed, Linkedin, Angel.co or the company website.

Speaking as an employer, thanks for this. Recruiters really are a scourge on our industry and their fees come straight out of your salary. If only more people were proactive about job hunting.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by tinco » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:47 PM UTC

anoncoward111 wrote: post #4

leipert wrote: post #2

I made this to scratch my own itch. I wan't to be able to tell recruiters that I am not interested, but instead of repeating myself, I now can drop the link. I'll also add the link to my social media profiles (linked.in and xing). It is a rather simple page, you are welcome to contribute translations [0]. [0]: https://gitlab.com/leipert-projects/no-thank-you

What's really shocking is that I've never once had an acceptable experience with a recruiter that has reached out to me. I've taken over 40 interviews this year in a variety of fields. I've had a much better experience and indeed received offers when applying to an ad or application posted on Indeed, Linkedin, Angel.co or the company website.

What is the general bad experience that you have? I've engaged with one recruiter that made a good first impression, it took a bit of convincing to have him find me jobs with a suitable market rate (they probably like lower salaries because it increases their chance of success and this payout) but then he actually offered me a couple jobs that I think I would have had a hard time finding myself. I never acted on any of his offers, so maybe I haven't encountered his bad side yet, so I'm curious.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:47 PM UTC

fredley wrote: post #11

djhworld wrote: post #5

Since the GDPR came in, the amount of recruitment spam has dropped dramatically for me

I respond to any recruitment spam with a GDPR request for all of the data they have on me, and a request to delete it after they've sent it. This has worked very well so far.

Me too.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by raoulj » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:47 PM UTC

the-dude wrote: post #6

I have installed Streak in my Gmail specifically for the snippets. I would type '#no' and would be done.

I do this too.

Disclosure: I work for Streak.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by DyslexicAtheist » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:49 PM UTC

that's the best I've seen since the invention of tabbed-browsing multi-container tabs.

suggestion for potential area of improvement: please provide detailed installation instructions (or a docker image)

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by guard0g » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:49 PM UTC

And give up a chance to make a long-term, mutually-beneficial friendship with a trustworthy, honest individual who knows whats best for your career?!

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by bostik » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:50 PM UTC

phkahler wrote: post #8

paulcole wrote: post #3

How is this better than having the same information saved as an email draft?

In spite of what the author says, this seems a bit rude.

To be fair, it probably qualifies as a PAaaS.

(Passive Aggression as a Service.)

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by kayoone » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:53 PM UTC

I am torn on this, devs are currently in a very fortunate position (if you live in a tech hotspot) to be able to just ignore these requests or be impolite by sending a link like this. However I believe you should still be grateful to be in a position like this and treat people with respect. Sending a link saying "no, stop contacting me and gtfo" is pretty rude. I have well educated friends that work in different industries or live in less populated areas who would be grateful for any HR inquiry.

Re: Tell recruiters politely “no” with a simple link

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Post by andrew_ » Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 2:54 PM UTC

chablent wrote: post #10

Recruiters can be annoying, but they're also just doing their jobs. I think it would be better if you collected some templates for politely copy & paste point out why you're not interested on the website. If people don't back off, you can still send something that's worded more strongly.

Agreed. While I'm a fan of being terse when justified, these folks aren't telemarketers peddling medical back braces or whatever. They're trying to do right by many others. And while we might be gainfully employed now, burning a bridge isn't necessary nor wise.