Tech Recruiting

Let’s talk about company culture ✨

Company culture is NOT:
❌ how often the team goes to the pub
❌ Having office snacks
❌ ping pong table in the office
❌ Incentive trips

Company culture IS:
✅ the kind of people you are s… more

Just curious how everyone came into their recruiting role (I sort of landed the job on a whim thanks to a family member who recommended me).

Is there a right way to explain resume gaps due to personal/health reasons, even if you were still working part-time independently?

Recruiters, how honest are you with candidates when it comes to companies with a bad reputation for culture or WLB? Is it ultimately the candidate's responsibility to figure this out before applyi… more

Success is when opportunity meets preparation.

Use that as a reminder to prep for tomorrow TODAY!

Recruiting prep list:

- top priority jobs
^^ideally have a search string ready and order of sources to start with
- … more

Every call matters.

As a recruiter as we are smiling and dialing we hear this all the time "I'm not on the market".

Many recruiters take that as a loss and move onto the next call.

Great recruiters loo… more

Any Govt. Tech jobs entry level?

Recruiter: Knock knock
Candidate: Who's there?
Recruiter: I have a role that's 5 days onsite a week....
Candidate: I'm calling the police don't call me again.

This is what recruiters deal with when we… more

Can we accept offer from 2 companies and then ditch one of the companies?

Do your companies have referral programs for external people to refer their connections and receive a finders fee of hired?

Hello, how do you answer questions about salary ranges when reaching out to passive candidates for an employer where this information is confidential? Noting that I'm recruiting for regions where … more

Currently on a hiring hiatus indefinitely.. never been in this position before, what are some productive ways to use my extra free time?

What are signs your company/office is close to shutting down? My current office has been in the red since October of last year. Morale is WAY down. Our senior leadership still sticks to gaslighting to… more

Recruiters, any tips on building out my LinkedIn profile to be more appealing? How detailed should it be? Can there be TOO much information or anything that would turn you away from a candidate's … more

How soon is too soon (or frequent) to follow up about receiving an offer letter that hasn't come yet?

What platforms have you found to be the most promising when it comes to sourcing?

Anyone ever considered freelancing on UpWork? The platform just announced they're bumping their project fee down to 10% from 20 across the board, yeehaw!

Hi there, I'm on the hunt for a summer internship as a software engineer and I was hoping if you could help me out with a referral.

I'm a computer science student and I'm really interested in the… more

Quitting a toxic workplace:

After enduring unrealistic demands and toxicity from exec stakeholders and my manager at a mid-sized startup for 1.2 years, I'm determined to leave, despite earning $108k CA base compensation. … more

Is there any full-time or contract Manager/Senior Business/System Analyst in Denver, CO?

Are some staffing agencies better than others for tech jobs? Also curious to know how others compare applying via agency versus directly with the employer (never worked with a recruiter before).

Wondering if there's still a demand for SEO consultants or if plug-ins have made the job nearly obsolete?

Hey everyone, so I have a contract with a queer focused startup to help them source a mobile developer and they would prefer that it is someone who is a part of the LGBT community or an ally. Since mo… more

Hey All!

I'm a technical recruiter with almost 6 years of experience in recruiting and sourcing, working for a global adtech company that has 100K employees in 110 markets. My niche is Product Management/UX/UI… more

Currently updating my resume and struggling to make it more appealing/interesting. I don't want to overcomplicate things but looking at other resume examples I'm worried that it won't stan… more

Recruiters: do you ever ghost candidates for any reason? No judgement, just curious!

Can anyone weigh in on how far a master's degree goes in the tech industry? Does it just depend on the position being applied for? Wondering how to strengthen my skills against increasing competit… more

With a recent layoff in this saturated tech market, I am not sure if my resume is passing the 'ats test'. I want my information to be parsed correctly in the Ats backend AND the resume to look… more

For those applying to tech jobs, what would you say is the biggest challenge to getting hired for your dream role? Competition? Salary? Lack of experience?

Question: I am using ChatGPT to optimize resume. Is there any software to check if it was written by AI? If they find out is the application invalid?

I've had more than a few promising candidates back out suddenly.. is it the hiring company or are they just getting better offers at the last minute?

Before accepting a job offer, look up the company’s former employees on LinkedIn and ask what it was like working there.

Checking references goes both ways.

What's the longest you've ever waited for an offer letter, or what seems to be the average wait time for tech jobs?

What is your success story of getting out of agency recruitment?

Question for recruiters: what's a "green flag" that you see on resumes which puts some candidates above others?

Currently coming up on 1 year at major cyber vendor. Looking for options in other companies for lateral move.

Currently, work for a big tech company doing mass layoffs as a SaaS enterprise account executive. I was recently informed that my position would be terminated within the next couple of weeks. I have 10+ yea… more

What are the differences between working at a recruiting agency vs human capital management company?