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Do you take into account candidate portfolios/websites when recruiting? If so, what step in the recruitment process does this occur?

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Other than LinkedIn recruiter, what are the best "easy" tools that people here are using?

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Longest/most difficult placement you've had? Horror stories welcome.

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Is anyone else thinking of leaving tech recruiting due to all of the layoffs? I may just switch industries to something more stable

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There is one org that constantly turns down any of our candidates, and then might interview them one time, but never takes us up on anyone. Should we just let them go? It's taking up time I'd … more

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Worst hire you've ever knowingly wrongly put forward and how did it turn out for you?

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𝟰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - Leadership is messy and complex, making it easy for well-intentioned leaders to do things that have an unintended negative impact on those they lead. Understanding how a leader's good intentions can cause unintentional but costly mistakes can help you avoid these four common leadership mistakes.

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The falloff in personality from people who I used to talk to in professional recruiting to that of folks in the tech world is sometimes astounding to me.

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Recruiters in UK
What are your main sources for mech/el engineering skill sets, and do have a special source for multi skilled? 🤝

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SO many softwares being added to these requisitions it’s hard to have conversations around them…

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How do you go from talent acquisition tech or non tech and get into HRIS? Are their certifications I need to take?

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Have you been using/implemented ChatGPT into your strategy/daily tasks?

Where, and what for do you use it most?

What prompts have you been using/perfected the most so far and why?

Let's all benefit. … more

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Hey there fellow Tech Recruiters,
I’m looking for a job in EMEA as an in-house tech recruiter. I have 4 years of experience, my background is agency,startup and corporate. My situation is not very fortunate,… more

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Did everyone here start in professional recruiting or did you go straight to tech?

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Not all guidance is good guidance.

Part of your maturity as a professional is learning how to discern from advice that serves you, and advice that serves others.

Great advice can make your life so much easier. Bad … more

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No one picking up the phone with a ton of requisitions to fill…so annoying

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Hi!!!
Could I please request some likes and reactions; so I can unlock my DMs? Thank you!!✨🥰

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LinkedIn recruiter was huge for me for my initial placements when I first started…what other tools do you think will become essential in the next few years?

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Hiring Managers are getting so picky. Asking for unicorn candidates and when I give pushback it’s met with “keep looking”

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How is everyone feeling in this volatile season? What's keeping you grounded?

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Is it bad switching job every 1 year or 1.5 year ?

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Never seen anything more relatable.

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If a company can drop you any moment to maintain their profit margin for shareholders, you can use them to pay your bills as you search for the role you *really* want.

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Hi All! In the interests of research, can you please share what CRM you use? Is this CRM ideal or would you recommend something different?
Any features that stand out?
TIA and I can’t wait to hear you… more

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I’m not saying this happened to me. Actually, never mind, it just did. And this is the exact face I made.

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In buisness there are two types of people
The ones who walk & leave this behind
And the ones who place it in the tray…

Forget Myers Briggs
This is the ultimate personality test
And if we travel together… I’ll be watching 👀

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Current hiring a Product Manager, fully remote. Someone with either print experience or a technical background (Development) background. Salary is $100K, bonus opportunity 10% and DTO.
Message me if in… more

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Hi,
I’m currently hiring for a Automation Marketing Specialist in the Boston/Maynard area. This role is Hybrid. Compensation is competitive and experience with Marketo is required. This opportunity is … more

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How’s it going this week, fam? What have your highs & lows been this week? My high was helping a client land a dream job. My low was…I’m just kind of feeling burnt out overall. What do you all do … more

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How do you consistently make sure your boolean searches are constantly improving?

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Hi everyone! I have been laid off yesterday from Accenture and looking for a tech recruiter role remotely or hybrid in Dublin. I have 4 yoe, specialized to niche tech and engineering roles. I would pr… more

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Hi! Is anyone able to give me a referral for Sr. Technical Recruiting or Sourcing opportunities (particularly at Duck Duck Go, Carter, or Bumble)?

I found some roles that I'm interested in and woul… more

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Anybody else consistently talking to candidates who feel like they’re being lowballed? Maybe it’s inflation, I’m trying to get rates in line with what everyone is used to. Especially Engineer I level.

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Hired someone the other day and I've gotten really bad feedback about them so far. i know they have a learning disability but they have massively high reviews from past employers. I would like to … more

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Any good staffing agencies to work for specific to the field?

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