I'm currently training to be an engineering manager at Amazon. One part of training is learning how to hire. I've sent out over 5000 inmail messages on LinkedIn to software devs, I never read profiles, don't dupe check, it's a numbers game through and through. It takes on average 4.3 seconds to send out a generic LinkedIn inmail. I can easily send out 300 in 20 minutes. Sometimes people chew me out for messaging them without looking at their profiles, but it's actually pretty rare. Recruiting tells me I'm doing a better job than most recruiters do. I feel like I found my calling. Is this the way Amazon recruiters do it? I get about 45% on inmails looked at 23% on inmail replied Yet to hire anyone :( TC 220k.(training, not sdm yet) YOE 5
How many positive responses do you get out of 300?
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The metric should be how many times is your reputation being such a despo when mass mailing. Im not saying the strategy does not work but for every 10% converting you made at least 50-60% look at Amazon as a cheap desperate firm. No where else hiring managers mass mail. Its okay if you are a sourcer not ok when a HM.