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Ask HN: Are you giving honest feedback to recruiters?

1 pointsby l1am0over 3 years ago
I get contact by recruiters a lot and today there was an exceptional bad cold message (bad rate, wrong technologies):<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;eu_frey&#x2F;status&#x2F;1479484463193235458<p>Are you responding to recruiters and telling them what you think? I would like to have the whole ecosystem get better and this is one way how I think we can help people to improve in their job...on the other hand, feels a bit like an asshole move, though.

2 comments

tannerbrockwellover 3 years ago
Feedback is uncompensated consultation. Freely telling someone why they are failing does not benefit you. Whether it benefits the overall industry in general, could be a net zero as you are then demonstrating a willingness to give away expertise for free.
JSeymourATLover 3 years ago
No response is powerful, honest feedback.<p>Relative to helping the ecosystem— evolve or die proposition.<p>If hiring talent is mission critical—- put your Top People on the task.<p>Don’t give this job to HR flunkies and hope they’ll find someone good.