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herodotusxviii commented on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?    · Posted by u/imadkhan
hanselot · 2 years ago
This is weird. I've stopped going on LinkedIn because there is a constant barrage of recruiters.

If you list the right skills they will find you.

herodotusxviii · 2 years ago
This definitely used to be the case for me, but the large employment gap absolutely killed that. Not a surprise.
herodotusxviii commented on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?    · Posted by u/imadkhan
firefoxd · 2 years ago
I hate to say this, stop applying.

Find a recruiter on LinkedIn. This is what it has come to. There are thousands of resumes being sent at my company, yet the recruiter can't find anyone. Why? Because no one is applying through her link. The regular resume channel is reserved for bots at this point. Contact a person and you have more chances.

herodotusxviii · 2 years ago
If you don't mind, could you tell me how I should go about finding a recruiter directly on LinkedIn? I've been out of the market for three years now (had to take care of sick family) and it's extra brutal; I've been contacted by a few recruiters but I'd really like to speed up the process of networking with them if possible. Thank you. (I'm in the Inland Empire in Southern California).

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