> - What are recruiters good for? >From my experience, the only thing a recruiter has ever done was to waste my time.
> - Why are recruiters HATED? (Open source-style feedback loop). Because they get paid to find people for jobs, but expect the candidates to do all of the work outside of the initial contact. > - How to be irreplaceable (protect yourself against layoffs). Switch jobs frequently so you aren't around for the layoffs :D > - What aggravates you about job-searching and/or recruiters in general? Job descriptions that ask for impossibly high amounts of experience in disparate technologies. Or asking for more experience in a particular technology than is humanly possible, like asking for 10 years of Java in 1999. People who write up job descriptions need to be realistic. My current employer is no exception; they just posted a QA job that required a developer's skillset, even though our QA department doesn't do development. My thoughts on recruiters are above. Another thing recruiters can do is quit the "I can't tell you what company this job is for" crap. I've had recruiters contact me about a job that I had already applied for. Luckily, it sounded familiar enough that I asked and found out before they resubmitted my resume. If they'd just been upfront about it, it would've saved us both a lot of wasted effort. > - What do you wish hiring managers and recruiters would "get" that > they just don't get. Telecommuting, or if not that, at least relocation expenses. Quit limiting yourself to local candidates, it isn't going to help you out in the long run. Why isn't telecommuting an option with more employers? I have very little human interaction at work, and what little I have could be more easily accomplished over IM/email. I understand the concern that developers will slack off, but that's what firing is for. Why are companies so reluctant to fire people who don't do their job, anyway? > - How do YOU like to be approached about job opportunities? Email Greg /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
