The Random Recruiter
@randomrecruiter
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Headhunter in Tech w/ a decade of recruiting experience, $20M+ billed, and 1k placements. The intersection of recruiting, hiring, job search, and careers.
RTO
Joined January 2022
“Hey! Just sent over a 4pm calendar invite with your manager. Nothing to worry about. Also, could you send a quick list of your current projects?”
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The best path to becoming a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs? Be a two time Super Bowl champ first.
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HR dragging you back to the office because “collaboration happens in person”
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When you ask a remote employee to turn their camera on during the middle of a Zoom meeting
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~80% of recruiters have absolutely no clue what they’re doing and just use Control+F to determine if you’re a fit.
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5am workout = SMASHED! When life knocks you down, you have two options. Stay down and feel sorry for yourself. Or get back up and punch back. You know what option I’m going with. Now LFG!
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How she looks at me when I tell her about my 1.8% annual merit increase
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How can you tell if you’re working with a good recruiter? A bad recruiter just checks boxes. They ask candidates about skills, not pain points or motives. They ask hiring managers for top 3 keywords so they can just go right to control+f'ing through resumes. A good recruiter
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"So you quit your $300k/year job?" "Yes Dave" "Because they asked you to commute to the office twice per week?" "That's correct Dave"
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The market is talking to you. If your search is dragging on, there’s a reason. If interviews keep stalling, there’s a reason. If months go by with no traction, there’s a reason. And the market is the only one telling you the truth.
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5am workout = SMASHED! Life is one giant series of tests. If you pray to god and ask to become stronger and more resilient, he’s not going to zap you to magically make you feel that way. Instead, he’s going to put you in situations where you can grow to become stronger and
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Average remote worker getting ready to login from their “home office”
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Go to the movies on a random Monday at 3pm. You’ll have it all to yourself!
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What do you mean you don't want to work onsite? You don't enjoy working in fast-paced, collaborative environments such as this?
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Humans saw this and decided to invent Microsoft Teams
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5am workout = SMASHED! Had a great weekend with the fam. Friday we ordered pizza from our favorite spot - Federici’s. Best thing crust around here. Saturday had a big lunch with my aunts, uncles, and cousins who drove up for my dad’s birthday. Sunday my wife and oldest
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Decided to take my daughter for ice cream because she (as in I) wanted it
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Recruiters when you don’t accept a lowball job offer
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Me ignoring the 137 unread emails while scrolling memes
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