Be careful when working with contract recruiters
From personal experience: Google: - Contract recruiter "sorry can't give you an interview". This one was screaming on her LinkedIn how she got into "Google" (via another firm). Profile photo pointing at Google logo, big Google letter on the banner, multiple posts about Google, etc. - Company recruiter with the exact same resume: "let me introduce you to my coworker, she'll help you with the next steps". 2 weeks later, onsite without phone screen. Very nice, very helpful. Microsoft: - Contract recruiter "you know, the benefits are excellent... stock is $5k a year (WTF?!)... no, then I'll have to do some gymnastic magical stuff... I think it's unrealistic...". - Company recruiter: "sure, let me see what I can do". Other contract ones: - "No, based on the interview result, that is the final number... then I'll need director's approval...". ➡️ No increase. - "No, you don't have a choice of devices... we're on the same boat..." ⬅️ This is BS. I emailed the manager and got everything I wanted. Other company ones: - "Sure. It doesn't hurt to ask. Let me check with the manager." ➡️ $25K bump after just a few emails. - "I can't promise you that because I'll have to submit for approval from the directors. Let me try that and get back to you.". ➡️ TC bump. So: - Negotiate. Negotiate. Negotiate. The time between the verbal offer and you ink the offer is the time for you to negotiate. Negotiate like your life depends on it because in some cases it literally does. When do you get an instant $20 - $45K bump in TC with just a few emails and phone calls? - Know who's got your back and trying to help you and who's trying to make a quota and to corner you. UPDATE: sorry for the confusing text - Don't use "smaller than and dash and dash and greater than" in your text because Blind will remove the text in between. I was thinking wtf, where did my text go. Best of luck with your job search! Leaving soon. Current TC: $100-150K New TC: $200-250K YOE: 4 #engineering #software #swe #recruiter #contract #negotiation
I can't understand what this post is trying to say...
I think you read the text that was removed by Blind. I used -> as arrows. Fixed
BKL, butler English kyu like rahe? Can't understand shit
Sorry. I used -> as arrows and the text got removed. Updated.
I tried in comments but the text was not removed. What’s the sequence exactly?
Sir use your words better
Noted
Lol one contract recruiter told me: your pass on the first interview is conditional. If you can't agree to the time of the second interview, then we must suspend the application. Whatever the f that means. I'm busy on some days and free on other, but the recruiter (or the company) insisted on choosing the day I'm busy. Then next day the recruiter's manager called me: "I see that you are booked on day x at y o'clock (no I never agreed to that, I said I am busy!). Can we push it 1 hour later?" And then keep asking why I can't do it after I told her I'm busy. At the end I had to tell her explicitly to withdraw my application, even though according to the other one mine is already withdrew. Some are really incompetent ***** wasting everyone's time.
Sorry about that
Ah thanks. I'm happy I didn't go through with that company.
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Try writing a new post in a web browser. You’ll see the problem.
Good luck writing emails at your work. I honestly didn’t understand anything in your post. Knowing English is one thing and communication is another thing.
Recruiters in general are pos and especially the contract ones
They’re humans doing a job. How’s the mlf hunting going?