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Tech Recruiters Defend 'Blacklists,' Lack of Feedback, Screening Techniques
Nerval's Lobster (2598977) writes Remember when executives at Apple, Google, and other firms "fixed" the market for highly skilled tech workers by agreeing not to steal each other's employees? That little incident made a lot of people think about the true modus operandi of corporate and third-party tech recruiters. Dice sat down with some of those recruiters, who talked about everything from "no poaching" tactics to the "blacklist" that exists for candidates who make boneheaded mistakes in interviews. The bottom line? Recruiters seem to pass the blame for some of the industry's most egregious errors on "junior recruiters and agencies," while insisting that their goal in life is to get you a job. How does that align with your experience?
I've had this situation happen to me and I did get a job description... which had been carefully edited by the recruiter. Once the client and I got in the same room we shared looks of disgust at their actions and cut the interview short. I emailed the owner of the agency who responded defensively so I just added their domain to my spam filter. These recruiter agencies give 0 fucks about the workers or even the clients. They have seats to put butts in and thats where their responsibility and proactiveness ends.
Here's the thing. NETWORK the hell out of yourself while in school and especially when you are in the workforce.
Here's the thing. I started working in IT because I don't understand people, can't talk to them, find it hard to build relationships and rarely remember anybody's name.
Computers don't need that shit, they respond to simple well structured inputs.
Networking is all lovely for people with great communication skills. I've spent an entire career trying to gain those and although I can walk into a room full of Execs and convince them to back my ideas I still can't fucking network.
Some of us have to rely on merit and job interviews.
And if you ever want to become independent and contract...it is invaluable to have contacts out there that know you and like you.
..which is why I'm not a contractor. I guess I should be glad I at least recognise this.