A recruiter reached out to me for a job I'm unqualifed for. He knew it from looking at my LinkedIn profile. Why did he do this? Do they have to screen so many people to make their client happy?

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Spray and pray

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This is happening more frequently than you'd think. The recruiters and hiring teams have strategies they don't share off the bat, and you could be what they're looking for. Something fresh they can train into what they're looking for

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Generally people don't purposely waste their own time. If he took the time to reach out to you it might be worth your time to have a conversation.

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I did and now they want me to go into the 2nd round and I'm just more confused.

Talk anyway. For fun.

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Yeah, might make a connection for the future if anything,

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Sometimes! Or they saw something in your background that piqued their interest. Could be worth a call if you’re entertaining a change.

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Agreed!

I get super random requests - honestly, I entertain them up till a certain point because I feel like it's practice if nothing else. Sometimes I get further ahead and I have to drop out, but I'm always surprised by the results!

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Depends, they could be pressed for time to get candidates in front of the hiring manager. Is it an internal or external recruiter?

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It's mass emailed based on key words on your profile mostly.

This is about the only thing that makes sense. I get a lot of really random requests to interview.

Is there any way you could be interested in it at all?? Would you want to go into 2nd round? Maybe the universe is telling you something...

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