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Linkedin Recruiter Spam and you: LinkedIn has a candidate experience problem

Linkedin Recruiter Spam and you: LinkedIn has a candidate experience problem

  LinkedIn solved a real market inefficiency in hiring.  By mapping the professional networks of millions of people worldwide in the 200s, they lowered the barrier to search for talent by skill, connection, or location in a really really useful way.  They were able to monetize the data they had on professional networks because by lowering the barrier to search for employees, they lowered Read the article >>
The Cold Outreach Litmus Test

The Cold Outreach Litmus Test

I am introducing the following litmus test to define what a good recruitment email looks like: Message is personalized (beyond first name). Sender mentions a common interest or connection. Sender clearly read my blog, or my github. Sender sounds like a human, not a corporate PR robot. Pitch is targeted towards plausible next steps in growth of my personal career (skills, experience level, Read the article >>
Reduce LinkedIn Spam with this Profile Headline

Reduce LinkedIn Spam with this Profile Headline

If like me, you are a software engineer, you probably also get LinkedIn recruiter spam. I don't mind getting messages from folks who have read my profile and my twitter, considered my the best fit for my talents within their clients, and crafted a message to me.  But LinkedIn messages from recruiters are not like that.  They are spray-and-pray messages dogshit from folks who haven't even read Read the article >>
Don’t use Recruiters to hire Engineers

Don’t use Recruiters to hire Engineers

A job or two ago, I was under pressure to hire up a team of engineers, but the CEO wouldn't let me use a recruiter.   While there was some short term pain associated with that directive, it was the best move in the long term.  Once I learned to recruit on my own, I found better candidates and I found plenty of them.  My CEO was right.  He made me break my recruiter-habit and I'll never look back. Recruiters Read the article >>
LinkedIn Recruiter Wall of Shame

LinkedIn Recruiter Wall of Shame

On this page, I will catalogue some of the worst recruiter spam I've gotten on LinkedIn: Why's it fail the cold outreach litmus test? No customization. No mention of a common interest or connection. No mention of my blog or github. Overly pitchy, no human touch. Why's it fail the cold outreach litmus test? No customization. No mention of a common interest or connection. No Read the article >>