Questions tagged [recruitment]
The process of finding potential new employees.
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How to respond to a direct ask of salary earned and expectations?
What is the best way to fill out an application form for a role with an unspecified salary expectation where the following questions are mandatory to complete in a pre-interview form:
What is your ...
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Why is quitting without having a new job lined up seen so negatively by employers?
I'm a programmer and I'm trying to understand why quitting without having a job matters so much.
For me cash flow is not an issue - I have more than enough to live off of for 5+ years and in any ...
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Issue with background-check on previous employment start-date
I am a recent graduate and I was given an entry level IT job offer by a large corporation not too long ago. They required a recent computer science graduate for the position, I met the requirement and ...
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Are side projects acceptable "work experience" for an entry level worker?
Are side-projects good to list in lieu of work experience? I have a few on my resume, because I haven't had a job yet, and I want to demonstrate my ability. But some of the recruiters that I have ...
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What are the pros and cons of disclosing a spectrum disorder when applying for a job?
Should one reveal having an Autism Spectrum Disorder when applying for an IT job?
From the one side this information could help getting the job. Asperger Syndrome is related with high intelligence ...
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How do I stop recruiters from contacting me?
There is a particular recruiting company that continues to contact me. I have been unhappy with their performance in the past and have been clear that I am no longer interested in their services. I ...
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This Recruiter wants my Social Security Number?
There's this really aggressive recruiter trying to get me for a job that sounds pretty good, is local, pays about right... and has sent me two voicemails and an email in the last 24 hours. Okay, ...
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What is the proper way to deal with a recruiter who calls during work hours?
I have been looking for new career opportunity. Sometimes a recruiter calls me while I am in the office, during work hours.
I am having difficulty in dealing with recruiters. They ask me to describe ...
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How to display contract work and "career breaks" on a resume
I'm a contract software developer, and as such I've hopped from job to job as I do project work. Some projects have been three months long, and some have been up to three years long.
Also, due to ...
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Should I go through recruitment company or apply directly?
I sent my resume to a recruitment company last week and the recruiter called me and said that at this moment they had no job vacancies related to my IT skills.
Yesterday I saw there a job ad ...
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Is a cover letter really necessary?
With so many posts about recruiters not really having enough time to look at the resume, I was wondering how ( or if ) cover letters really play a significant role in the decision process. How do ...
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Interviewing for jobs after a long (no work) period of absence? [duplicate]
Although the question is general: How do you go back interviewing when you have a long period of unemployment in your CV, I do need to share some context with you.
I have an inherited condition that ...
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Is it wrong to apply to a company directly when a recruiter told me about the job first
If a recruiter told me a about job and he gave me name of the company, would it be considered nefarious or underhanded for me to apply with the company directly instead of going through him in the ...
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Pro's and Con's of sending a resume directly to a potential employer vs. through a recruiting agency
Recently I came across a job ad publicly posted on the internet by a recruiting agency. The agency is searching an employee to be directly hired by their client company, i.e. it is not about being ...
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How To Build A Business Case For Hiring New People?
I have identified that we are under-resourced in our team based on the volume of workload and methods of dealing with this high volume - lots of task switching to keep multiple projects going at the ...
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Startup vs Big Company - ok to ask for details
Hoping for some guidance with this.
I recently left the startup company where I was working as a senior backend Python engineer. The job had a lot of complications and the company suffered from a ...
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Should I share information about positions I have applied for with recruiters?
I posted my resume on popular job sites, and got many emails, and even some scams. I applied directly to a company and had a phone interview shortly after, possibly face to face next week.
I then ...
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Is it OK to bypass the recruiter when I don't hear from him?
I am working with a recruiter to get an out of state job. The company he found gave me 3 interviews, all with positive feedback. Things were moving pretty quickly, the 3 interviews were within a 2 ...
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Creatively-formatted Resumes [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Add custom effects/formatting to my resume (to showcase my skills)
Every so often I hear suggestions like "print your resume on bright yellow paper to help it get noticed" (...
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Protecting resume against recruiters, double-presentations, and MS Word?
Early in my career, I encountered unethical recruiters in the tech industry. In the worst case, a recruiting firm sent my resume to dozens of companies without my consent. This resulted in a double ...
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Recruiter is asking for sample code
After a good telephone conversation with an IT recruiter, he asked for sample C# (software) code of a project of my current employer.
Although this is a logic question, it is impossible to send code ...
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Should I tell my new employer that I'm gonna quit soon for a better offer? [duplicate]
Background:
I was job hunting for the past 5 weeks. I applied for Company A (dream company) and Company B at the same time. Company A's recruitment process is comprised of 5 steps, while Company B's ...
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Rescheduling a Coveted Interview
I am a senior in college and I've just landed a very coveted job interview with a well known company. I shared those details to paint a picture of how careful I want to be when handling this situation....
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Is it okay to give recruiters last four digits of my SSN?
I have been approached by many recruiters recently. Some of them ask for the last four digits of my social security number or the whole number, while some do not. I never give my SSN to anyone unless ...
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How to deal with a potential turf war between three recruiters for the same job?
I was looking for a job in software development and I was pleased when in one day I had three potential phone interviews with the promise of emails containing job spec, company spec etc from the ...
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Should I bother to reply to emails from recruiters when I'm already employed?
Every now and then I get an email from a recruiter with a position they want to offer me. These emails are normally offering jobs outside my area of expertise and asking for skills I simply don't have....
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Is a complex test which benefits the company an ethical practice? [closed]
Here is the situation. One of the companies I applied for as a software developer asked for a complex and "thorough" test. I agreed to it, but I noticed that I was supposed to add a module to their in-...
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Sent my resume to a recruiter but not heard back. Should I follow up? [duplicate]
I am in contact with a recruiter for a Company. This is the second time I've been in contact with this person. The first time was several months ago, and after an internal recommendation and several ...
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How long after a recruiter's introduction is it considered ethical to re-approach a company?
Here's a situation: a recruiter introduces a candidate to a company, and the company is very interested in hiring the candidate.
However, if the process at some point breaks down, how long after this ...
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Why do recruiters ask how much is your current pay?
I have been through 2 recruitment processes. The first recruiter said "May I know what your current pay is, for my purpose?" during a interview over lunch. He told me that would be my current pay too. ...
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Are puzzles an effective part of the recruitment process?
Many companies - particularly in the tech sector - use puzzles of various kinds (including riddles, lateral-thinking questions, and guesstimation questions) in job interviews for potential new ...
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Apply directly to company after third-party recruiter pointed me to the company website? [duplicate]
I found a job description in a jobs website. The job post was done by a recruiting company. I felt it was interesting and sent my CV to the recruiting company to apply for that position.
After ...
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Is taking too many 6-month contract positions viewed negatively?
Is there a downside about taking too many short-term contract positions? I'm still early in my career (I'm 25) but I've only been in a perm full-time job once for 1.5 years. My other 2 jobs have been ...
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Why do some recruiters ask for Word format resumes?
This question is partially answered here: Protecting resume against recruiters, double-presentations, and MS Word?
But I'm looking for a more specific answer about why recruiters do this.
Some ads ...
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What is the purpose of a recruitment agency?
I have been told that our starting salary offer was being reduced by our recruitment agency.
The name of the company that offered the job did not indicate that it was a recruitment agency, but when I ...
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How do I prevent recruiters from "ghosting" on me?
I have a strange problem and am completely at my wit's end as to why it may be happening. I have friends and family in my or similar fields and they are all baffled when I tell them about this.
I work ...
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How to conduct an interview for a subject I'm not really good at?
I'm currently working for a small company as a website/software developer. I mainly write the server side code; the interfaces I create for the website are bland and don't really interact with the ...
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Potential employer asks for code sample
I recently interviewed for a software development position where the employer asked me to provide a code sample to judge my experience level. I provided an application I recently completed as a side ...
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Going around a recruiter who submits unsolicited candidates
Recently, my company received an unsolicited email from a recruiter with information about a potential candidate.
We don't normally work with recruiters and our job ads all say 'No recruiters'.
This ...
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How do I indicate I'm not a foreign national on my resume?
I'm a first-generation American, but my parents are from The Old Country and as such gave me a pretty traditional name for their culture.
The problem is: in my field of choice, it's common for those ...
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How to get an employer / recruiter to consider you for a role where you are lacking some of the key or desirable skills required? [duplicate]
I was a .NET programmer in a sole developer capacity for nearly eight years until i got made redundant due to a downturn in sales at the company. While at the firm i specialised in VB.NET, WinForms, ...
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Applying to a position I already allowed a recruiter to represent me for
I have been approached by two recruiters (A and B) for a position the same role at the same company.
I was asked by Recruiter A first, and told them that I would allow them to represent me for the ...
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How should I respond to vague recruiter requests?
A recruiter contacted me with a pretty vague request. It's somewhat phrased as follows (modified to avoid arousing too much suspicion):
Software Engineering Opportutnies @ LinkedIn
Hi, we identified ...
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How to convince recruiters on LinkedIn to not ask for other interested applicants? [closed]
Most LinkedIn messages I receive are of the "We are looking for a candidate with your skill sets.." theme.
These messages frustrate me not because people are finding my profile and inquiring ...
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Major differences between direct hire and contract to hire?
I have been getting a lot of recruiters calling me since I went on the job market and many of them have been pointing me towards contract to hire positions.
Each recruiter assures me that if I get ...
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Can I just go directly to a company when a recruiter tells me about an opportunity [duplicate]
I get regular spam from recruiters telling me about exciting new opportunities with this-or-that-company.
I've not approached the recruiters - they've just found me on LinkedIn and cold-emailed me.
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Why do recruiters ask for ID and/or references?
I am applying for jobs through a recruiter, and have just been asked to provide ID and/or references before being put forward for a role.
If I get the job and the company wishes to have reference and ...
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What advantages does tailoring a resume have over sending out generic resumes?
Note: I am speaking from the perspective of a recent college graduate applying to firms with graduate programs/schemes. I don't know if this makes a difference or not!
There are many, different, ...
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Is it possible to bypass a recruiter that once introduced you to a firm? [duplicate]
So 2.5 years ago while I was still attending university I was once contacted by a recruiter, who later introduced me to a firm (firm A) where I had a interview but I didn't take the job at the time (I ...
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What is the ethical thing to do if I'm introduced to a company through a recruiter, then, company contacts me directly?
Through a recruiter, I interviewed for a company 3 months ago. I followed up, and was told they would know more the following week. I never heard from the recruiter again, regarding this position. ...
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