Does contacting recruiters on LinkedIn make sense?
Instead of applying through the website, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, is it a good idea to contact recruiters directly?
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LinkedIn 36chambers Aug 25, 2018
Contact them in addition to applying, not instead of
Intuit poirot Aug 25, 2018
This!
Parsable LionofSF Aug 25, 2018
Absolutely
Parsable LionofSF Aug 25, 2018
The issue is 90% of the time the candidates that proactively do the outreach are not the ideal candidate for the role. That’s why so few get a response. If you really are a close experience fit, you will get a reply.
Microsoft Fhdhvru Aug 25, 2018
Yeah but 99% you won’t hear back if you are targeting big companies.
eBay Autosux Aug 25, 2018
Half the time recruiters ping you for your “great” background and match and never respond when you reply. Recruiters don’t know their job and we should eliminate them.
No