Is it obnoxious to email a recruiter directly or should you reach out on LinkedIn first?

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Doesn't matter, they'll ignore you on both channels.

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Call away! Most managers love to help (we have experience and egos). Even if they don't have a job, they'll give advice and possibly leads.

Get out of the mindset that you're being annoying. This is your world!! Hiring managers are always looking for proactive coworkers.

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Nope. There are no cultural barriers when it comes to head hunters - they have a job and you need to stand out.

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A good recruiter once told me someone accosted him at the urinal to see if he had gotten his resume. He said as long as you’re not doing that calling, emailing and whatever is fine

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Just go straight to agency talent managers - saves them a recruiter’s fee, or someone in the agency who’ll get a “finder’s fee” if you’re kept on.

Recruiters screen you before the agency screens you. Better to get screened out by the people who you’ll work with, than some outsider.

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What about the talent manager at an agency?

Nope. Just do it. Got my current job like that.

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