Title: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Job applications are the biggest recruiting scam
Post by: deanwebb on November 07, 2017, 06:00:32 AM
Post by: deanwebb on November 07, 2017, 06:00:32 AM
Job applications are the biggest recruiting scam
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In the November 7, 2017 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a careful reader gets recruited to fill out a job application. Welcome to recruiting today. Question Earlier this week a recruiter contacted me. The salary was stated as a maximum only, and it would mean a 20% raise from my current salary. Even though I am not looking, I went ahead and applied. Following your advice, I asked who the company was and the recruiter told me "in confidence." I disclosed that I know someone there, but didn't give a name. The recruiter said he could still submit my name, so I
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Title: Re: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Job applications are the biggest recruiting scam
Post by: deanwebb on November 09, 2017, 01:44:17 PM
Post by: deanwebb on November 09, 2017, 01:44:17 PM
Indeed. NEVER fill out a job application at a recruiter's behest. If you're so ideal for the role, why are they making things difficult for you to get the job? Just interview with the manager and co-workers and be done!