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Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by chaostheory » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:00 PM UTC

kyt wrote: post #6

You can add cybercoders to that list.

They are annoying. In my personal experience, this is the only firm whose recruiters don't even bother reading your resume as opposed to just making sure it was key words.

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by jbyers » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:01 PM UTC

There's a disclaimer to this effect, but just to reiterate: there are real companies on this list. Good and Lumos Labs are two that I recognize off the bat.

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by micaeked » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:04 PM UTC

samsoffes wrote: post #8

chollida1 wrote: post #5

> All third-party recruiters are awful and need to find a real profession. Wow, I'm not the biggest recruiter fan but this makes the site pretty hard to take seriously.

Obviously I'm kidding.

not obvious...

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by tomgallard » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:06 PM UTC

We recruit directly. Our ads are clearly marked at top and bottom with 'We do not use, and never have used, a recruitment agency. Please do not contact us if you are a recruitment agent'

Despite this, we receive multiple calls a day from agencies.

Exasperating!

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by AznHisoka » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:09 PM UTC

Isn't @good.com just an email service like gmail but used by BlackBerry or corporate users?

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by danohuiginn » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:10 PM UTC

I'd love to see a RateMyProfessor-style site for recruiters. Among other things, it might provide some reward for the few who try to behave well towards developers and employers.

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:11 PM UTC

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Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by Jasber » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:12 PM UTC

I expected this to be a Coding Horror for bad recruiters. Now that would be interesting :)

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by phogster » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:15 PM UTC

A better idea would be a site dedicated to rating recruiters and recruiting agencies. That way you can democratize the process and get a feel for the average experience.

Re: Awful Recruiters

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Post by spelunker » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:17 PM UTC

I got my current job from LinkedIn, so it's not all crap from there. A lot of it is, though, so I would understand if a person wasn't patient enough...