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Yet Another Call from a Recruiter... - RF Cafe Forums
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Kirt Blattenberger
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Post subject: Yet Another Call from a Recruiter...
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:12 am
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Joined: Sun Aug 03, 2003
2:02 pm Posts: 308 Location: Erie, PA
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Greetings: Recently, I have been getting
a lot of contacts by recruiters who ignore my statement
that says only companies actually hiring engineers,
managers and technicians are welcome to publicize
their available positions. They all claim to be
the exception to the general recruiter reputation
stigma and attempt to convince me that they should
be allowed to post. Of course, the fact that they
contact me after I give a clear reason for why not
to contact me is an indication of the nature of
the beast. https://www.rfcafe.com/rfcafejobs/rfcafejobs.htm
The analogy would be a salesman who sees a "No Solicitors"
sign on the door, and then walks in to explain to
the proprietor why he (or she) is a different kind
of solicitor than the one implied on the sign.
Just this morning, a recruiter sent me an e-mail
requesting such an exception. I wrote back reiterating
my clear comments on the website. She then proceeded
to call me to help me understand how wrong I was.
This phone call went on for probably 15 minutes,
and she would not give up. I finally told her she
was just wasting my time, so she came up with the
playground retort of, "well you're just wasting
my time." Who called whom after being told not to
bother? That is all the evidence I
need to confirm my reason for not inviting recruiters
onto RF Cafe. They treat engineers, managers, and
technicians the same way.
_________________ - Kirt Blattenberger
RF Cafe Progenitor & Webmaster
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Cube Slave |
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Post subject: Re: Yet Another Call from a Recruiter...
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:33 am
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To paraphrase Yosemite Sam, "I hates headhunters."
Won't be long before there's a headhunter
czar and they'll nationalize recruiting.
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Post subject: Re: Yet Another Call from a Recruiter...
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:39 am
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Recruiters have the same reputations as lawyers.
There are some good ones out there, but most of
them give the good ones a bad name. Actually, lawyers
are worse. What is the saying? Engineers produce
and lawyers take away!
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Kirt Blattenberger
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Post subject: Re: Yet Another Call from a Recruiter...
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:43 pm
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nnjskier wrote:
Recruiters have the same reputations as lawyers.
There are some good ones out there, but most
of them give the good ones a bad name. Actually,
lawyers are worse. What is the saying? Engineers
produce and lawyers take away!
Agreed. I personally know one very reputable
recruiter. He despises the toadies out there that
tarnish the few good guys. Unfortunately, it is
safer to assume from the start that headhunters
are going to exploit you by sharing personal information
and not vetting potential employers sufficiently.
I know this kind of generalization torques off recruiters,
but my allegiance is to engineers, technicians,
and hiring managers who visit RF Cafe. I personally
would prefer to see companies do all their own hiring.
_________________ - Kirt Blattenberger
RF Cafe Progenitor & Webmaster
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Posted 11/12/2012
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