Ask A Recruiter - Tech

I'm in a bit of a dilemma about putting one of my roles in my resume or not. I co-founded a company based on a partnership with a couple of other people that does automated intra day trading. I have worked on it a lot ov… more

If I'm placed in a role by a recruiter, is it more likely I will survive if layoffs happen at that company?

Are there any recruiter positions available? My company is pure toxic and they make me feel like I am purely worthless

Unemployed 1.5 years now as a result of a series of RIFs at my last company. 4 yoe in engineering including leading instruction at largest bootcamp in the US + 3 yoe in product management. Lost count … more

If you are sent multiple emails stating you are not a fit for a role. Getting a random employee to submit a referral for you does not help your case. You are still not a fit.

Do recruiters in the UK, US and European markets prefer the classic CV format with a white background straightforward details or the new two column ones with theme colouring extra details like side pr… more

Is it easier to get a sponsored job in the UK as Product Manager, Product owner or Software engineer, data scientist etc..

Would it be inappropriate to work with two different recruiters at once?

When I give the recruiter a counter offer and they say they will check and get back to me, where do they go to ask? The hiring manager? Or do they actually have the confirmed range they can accept, an… more

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Any recruiter in the house who can be kind enough to take a peep on my CV. Just for me to be sure its ok or needs adjustment for job applications. Getting alot of rejections even when it is glaring… more

I’m currently going through the hiring process with a third party contracting company (company A) on a position for their client. Company A said the max dollar was $40/hr but another more well establi… more

When I go into an interview, should I still be bringing physical copies of my resume? I know this use to be best practice but I never see anyone else with their resume while interviewing.

I recently saw a post that said Recruiters use graduation year to determine the years of experience. Is this actually how they go about it? What happens if a person has a couple of degrees and some ex… more

I'm having a hard time getting an interview. Is there anything in particular recruiters are looking for in a leadership position? Is there a certain format for resumes that I should be following?

I had a terrible time finding a job doing what i find interesting in this current market so I recently took a Software Engineer II role doing C sharp desktop and WPF work even though most of my experi… more

When interviewing for a job in the tech field, is it better to come dressed in a suit, super professional like or should I just dress more casual and cool? Jeans and a black button-up shirt.

How effective is a referral these days? Does it actually positively affect your perception of the applicant?

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Just wanted clarity and guidance. Why do recruiters ask candidates if they're currently being interviewed by other organisations? Most times they ask of the role, organisation and the name of … more

Hello Recruiters,

What job boards are you using for your blue collar jobs? Are any of them free and are they helping with a better pull of candidates for you?

Any help is appreciated

I have a zoom call with a recruiter at Capital One for a Principal Data Scientist role. Can someone help me with what kind of questions can be asked and anything in particular that I should know. Appr… more

What questions would you all recommend asking to gauge the stability of a company tactfully?

Hi all I recently interviewed with a hiring manager and the team with potential teammates, I sent a thank you email and got a reply from the HR stating the team and manager thought I'll be a good addition to … more

Had an interview today, and the recruiter told me they received 1500 applications for the role....my guess was 800.

This market is truly something else... 🫠

How's it even fair for the recruiters to just decline an application even without talking or taking a look at resume, understanding the background..??
And you expect every single word on JD should… more

Asked this in the Interview Tips Bowl but wanted to drop it in here too -

Candidates, have you ever used GenAI in your live video interviews? Recruiters, have you ever caught a candidate using GenAI in an intervi… more

I had a 3 phase interview (Presentation, Data Modelling & Data Migration).For the presentation, i was sent datasets to produce whatever insights i found using powerbi. The questions on the other 2… more

I recently met a recruiter/hr person who said she likes to ask Devs unrelated interview questions to put them in the "hot seat." She claims devs do too much prep work for interviews and are too structur… more

When you list a referral from the company, do you really contact them? I know someone who works at a company I would like to apply for however, I am hesitant to list them as a referral because what if… more

Out of curiosity, how do you all approach feedback in situations in which you sense strong hesitations from the candidate about aspects of the role like pay range or commute, but they still tell you i… more

I can't believe some of the application questions I'm seeing these days...

1. What's your favorite emoji and why?
2. Do you think AI will take over the world?
3. What is your MINIMUM compensation per year (USD) to n… more

I am an IT healthcare program director with over a decade experience and I’m looking to change my domain to the pharmaceutical industry. Any advice on how I can go about this? I am also open to produc… more

Which companies are hiring in management like product/program/sr management?Any specific start up/ small-mid size companies?

If I’ve done 3 rounds, an e-mail exercise and then the hiring manager wants me to meet with the CEO after the exercise with the interview being end of day…is that a good sign? What should I expect? He… more

Has anyone worked with Augment Jobs, based in Atlanta?
They have a job posting on LinkedIn but when I clicked Apply a pop-up warning advised to; Research the company and to report suspicious jobs.

Anyone take up any hobbies or new interests during their funemployment?

I've gotten into kimchi (not sure why) but now I want to pickle EVERYTHING 😅

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Hello. I’ve been doing some part time work for a company for a while now and i want to put it on my resume as I have some great results, BUT, I am not officially in their system and have not been getting… more