I don’t get it. Have discussion on LinkedIn with recruiter telling them exactly what I’m looking for. Get message a year later saying “we have something that fits!” I respond … “great!” Sends details of job, it’s exactly what I told them I *didn’t* want. “But it meets your salary requirements!” They says. Me: “Thanks but it’s been a year, I’ve had a raise and that offered salary is below current salary” Would love to engage more with recruiters, but this same scenario happens again and again.

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You can lose your mind trying to figure out how recruiters think. I honestly wish someone would write a book about the recruiting business, it's one of those things that begs for explanation. Seriously, an editor at a publishing house should recruit a good business journalist to take that on.

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Me: “Here’s what I would like.” Recruiter: “don’t have that, but here’s a vague description of a fully remote job that offers 3k more than your current position! Did I mention it’s remote!?”

This happens to me all the time as well. I have worked with many recruiters, and they all seem to always send roles that have low pay and aren't the roles I am looking for anyhow. It is crazy to me that they reached out after a year.

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Even as a recruiter my inbox gets polluted by other recruiters and it shocks me how unimpressive most of them are. Thankfully much of the dead weight in the industry is being discarded following a buoyant couple of years when everyone thought they were hot sh*t.

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Get a recommendation from a friend for a recruiter

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Yes, and then there are the good ones that stand out. Guess who gets retained now that I control the budget for that.

I get to decide which ones we use, so indirectly, yes.

Happens to me too. Don’t take it personally, it’s not about you, it’s how unprofessional they are. And there are still good ones

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