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Recruiters are job-hording – time to take back the market!
LockedAfter working with several recruiters for the past…oh…10 years or so, not only are they a frustrating industry and a complete waste of time, but now I have a new description: ROAD BLOCK!
I’ve had this one recruiter that I’ve been in touch with now for at least 8 years. You would think she would have some form of loyalty in the least, but I recently contacted her about a couple of positions and she has completely ignored me. That really ticks me off.
The biggest problem today, though, is that more and more real, legitimate companies are using these recruiting firms to hire people. When you go to Monster or CarreerBuilder, all you see is pages full of RobertHalf, Technisource, or whoever recruiting firms.
And then when you apply to any of these positions, you NEVER hear anything back! Are these even real jobs? Monster even tells me I’m a great match for these positions but….nothing! I have an account at Robert Half and I’ve applied to several positions, and every single one of them have gone unanswered. There’s nothing worse than having to go to a site and entering your information into their database, the great black hole where no one ever sees it again unless it’s for marketing purposes. Yes folks, your information is being sold. BEWARE! I am beginning to think that a lot of these positions don’t even exist. But the main problem is that here are some great jobs that I can’t seem to be able to get consideration for, all because of a third party recruiting firm who is nothing more than a roadblock.
It’s time we take back the job market and get it out of the hands of these commissioned-based recruiters who have no business (and no experience) selecting good Technical candidates. Remember, they want the highest commissions and will seek the candidate seeking the LOWEST pay! That also means they aren’t necessarily looking for the most talented; only the one’s who will generate the most $$ to them! That’s before you even get presented to the company! This is not fair to us talented IT professionals and I think it’s time to do something about it….any suggestions? :p
Edit: Here’s a funny thread about the very subject http://seeker.dice.com/olc/thread.jspa?threadID=1501