How do you politely tell a recruiter the candidates they are bringing you are, to put it nicely, not the caliber needed for an open position? Like... really bad, “are you kidding me” bad.

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Just like that.

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I’m not even sure they care anymore, on either side. I got approached for a 40k job yesterday. Like wtf?

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Maybe show them a few portfolios that are at the right caliber. Then, when they inevitably ignore you, bring up those portfolios and compare them to the crap they’re giving you. Rinse and repeat until they get the point

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I’ve had this exp with recruiters more often than not. I don’t think non creative people know how to look at portfolios.

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At that point I’d ask colleagues to send along referrals

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Agree with SC2. Don’t expect recruiters to know what you need without a little (or a lot) of guidance. The more they work with you the more they learn. Treat it like a relationship and you will get the help finding people you need. They work for you in the long run

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I am in search of a Project Manager role. I have about 4 + years experience managing projects and in consulting.

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Just had an amazing interview at one of the top Japanese banks. Should I not get ahead of myself? Already visualize myself in the role!

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I recently switched to a developer role in a product based company from a support engineer for past 4 years in a service based company. I got a good hike as well.

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If you're interested in joining EY. Please mail your CV to ammar.azizi1@gmail.com along with the Job ID from the EY careers website (ey.com">https://careers.ey.com) for a referral. Please only send your CV if you have not applied directly to the same role or already asked someone else to refer already. DM me here because sometimes the CV goes into my spam folder. Cheers!

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