Do y’all get more recruiter responses reaching out on LinkedIn DM vs sending a direct email? I subscribe to a sales tool that lets me find people’s work emails, so I can usually locate ~90% of recruiters’ emails when I search. I’ve connected with a lot of recruiters over the past year, but when it’s time to actually reach out—either to ask about an open role or to figure out who the aligned recruiter/hiring team contact is—I’m debating which channel gets better reply rates. What’s worked best?

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Two years ago, I would have said LinkedIn all day. However, I’ve been incredibly underwhelmed by recruiters responding on LinkedIn lately.

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I have a 100% fail rate with any introduction/follow after I apply. The recruiter is most likely overwhelmed with proactive candidate doing the same thing you are suggesting. When I left my last job (on bad terms), the company reposted the role and the Linkedin algorithm used my profile as “can help you connect” or whatever it was and I relieved over 100 request to connect and heartfelt inmails about how they were the best possible fit. It was the most frustrating experience but sobering when you realize how deep the competition really is.

I wasn't having a lot of luck with linkedin, so I switched to email which has been slightly better, but not by much. A consequence of the job market is that they are flooded in all channels I guess.

He’ll no

The few recruiters I've worked with said get s degree and I can place you, then it was get a Bachelor's degree and I can place you, now it's get a masters degree and I can place you🚮 Now i mostly get people trying to sell me stuff

Honestly, I think it varies. I have and never will use LinkedIn plus I will never use CareerBuilder or Monster again.

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