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Person applying to jobs. Recruiter reaches out to the person. Conversation ensues. During conversation, person points out they have applied to 9 positions over two months. Recruiter becomes enraged and "advises" the person that they should not apply to more than 2 or 3 positions per month.
Total insanity.
The last 3 times I lost my job, I had 150 applications in by the end of the week. Each time.
Thoughts?
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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You are correct. Throw the bait out and see what it catches.
ReplyDeleteWhat recruiters want is a huge database of applicants so that when a potential employer asks for a hunchback Serbo-Croat dwarf that can speak Arabic, ride a camel and is a fully qualified deep sea diver, they can miraculously pull out a candidate that fits the profile (I exaggerate, but not a lot). That way, they are the heroes and impress the potential employer.
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1) Of COURSE he doesn't want you to to get a job. He wants you dependent on him and you as part of his portfolio of candidates (and his commission, of course). If you get a job and he could place you with an employer, all that lovely commission is lost ...
2) Jobs are advertised that don't exist - it is a way of getting a lot of CV's to build up that database. A phone call is cheap if it keeps you keen and dependent on him.
3) You are not paying him - the potential employer is the paymaster, You are the product and he needs to keep plenty of product on the shelf. He has no obligation or loyalty to you, he does to the person that pays him.
4) An employer might want to put out some propaganda and psychological persuasion by advertising a lot of jobs that will never exist. Suppose he wants to sell the company or increase the share price. Advertising for 10 production engineers, 3 Q.A. Personnel, an additional one each of electrical and mechanical maintenance guys and 2 PLC/Mechatronic programmers. Everyone thinks that the company must have a big order on the books or is expanding, so send in your application ...
Cynical? I've been through the cycle quite a few times and can (usually) spot the B.S. early on. Not always but often enough to turn the tables on them and quiz them about the details of the job. Their evasive answers would impress a politician at election time.
Phil B
Phil - you are 100% correct on everything. Except the huge database. They usually don't work like that anymore. They have bosses that want to see busywork, so they "process" applicants to show the busywork. That said, jobs are most certainly advertised that do not exist. Estimates run 10% - 30% of advertised jobs either don't exist or are going to be internally filled.
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