ASK THE HEADHUNTERStupid Recruiter Story #2: How employers waste your time

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Stupid Recruiter Story #2: How employers waste your time

In the May 23, 2017 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader tries really hard to satisfy a stupid recruiter who doesn’t give a rat’s batootie about job applicants. Background We’re going to skip the regular Q&A column in this edition. Instead, I’d like to highlight a problem that I think most job seekers face: Stupid recruiters (and employers) that waste your time. (For another example, see Stupid Recruiter Story #1.) An Ask The Headhunter subscriber applied to a job posted by a major defense contractor in Silicon Valley. The job description is detailed and includes a list of qualifications. What

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[deanwebb]

This is the one that finally convinced me to add it to the blogroll here. Really good stuff about not interviewing via email or even over the phone.

Best way to get a job: talk to a manager at a company you'd like to work for. When that manager has something, he/she may call you first, before the req is even posted.