Questions tagged [recruitment]
The process of finding potential new employees.
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Requesting C level executive for considering a recruitment drive
An IT company which we wish to work opened a new office, they held a recruitment drive for graduates/freshers(0 experience)last year . So this time we were hoping the same. But when we inquired the HR ...
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Apply to 2 job at the same company, inquire about job 1 status and was given status of job 2 instead
So I applied to 2 role at this company for which I meet the job requirement. I email the recruiter to inquire about my application status of the first job. A few days later, the recruiter sent me an ...
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Is it true that recruiters can submit your resume for a job you have already applied for to control who gets it or get their cut?
It's happened to me before where recruiters represent me for an unknown job that turns out to be one I am already interviewing for. Then the recruiter, not the company, sends me the "more ...
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How to answer recruiter when they keep asking about how my job search is going and any interviews?
I have been working with a recruiter. He has gotten me an interview with a company. Each time he speaks to me he asks things like "has there been any updates from your end like any new ...
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Conditions over old batches of graduates for fresher openings
I applied in a company for the job role of Associate Software Engineer fresher on 20th September with an employee referral. Even though the job requirement matched my resume it wasn't shortlisted. It ...
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I told recruiter which days I'm available for interview. They haven't got back to me and I'm having trouble holding the days open
I am looking for a new job and a recruiter contacted me about one. The recruiter works for a well known recruiting agency and was hired by a company trying to fill a position. I find things have been ...
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Have I made myself unhirable?
Edit: It appears that my fears were unfounded. It took a while, but I am now holding three job offers with two more in the pipeline. I guess I was hirable after all. :)
The key was to give as many ...
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Should I ask the recruiter for more details if part of job posting is unclear to me?
A recruiter contacted me with a job opening. I gave him my resume. He then said he wouldn't be submitting it because I didn't indicate on the resume that I had experience "Migrating to Windows 11&...
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Shall I trust my recruiter?
I am currently looking for a new job. My boss is ok with this, he has written a nice letter of recommendation and no dates are set for anything. This is Denmark, so he currently has 4 months of notice ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
Recruiter A contacted me about a job on LinkedIn. I said I was interested, and we set up a day for Recruiter A to call me to talk about the job. Recruiter A never called, never replied to LinkedIn ...
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Reputable vs personal reference vs let the company decide
The company I applied to is asking for references.
I have some options, and I am not sure which is best. They are along the line of "PhD student whom I collaborated rather closely on a project&...
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Is there any issue if I make my prior job title more generic on my resume? For ex: "Sr Marketing Associate" versus "Sr Digital Marketing Associate"
I am working on updating my resume, and I was thinking about changing how I present my prior job title(s). I want to make clear, I am NOT suggesting overstating my title (saying I was a Manager when I ...
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Where do recruitment agencies find open positions?
I want to cut out the middlemen and work C2C for future contracts, but rarely see C2C positions posted. However there's no shortage of contract jobs from recruitment agencies and I would like to ...
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Why are 3rd party recruiters claiming to submit me to a hiring manager but not doing it? [closed]
Over the last 2 months I've had multiple recruiters interview me and then claim they are going to submit me for the job we discussed, they send me an email stating "I have submitted you for x job&...
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How can I improve my chances of getting a job in Europe as a Resident Third-Country-National?
The backstory
I'm a mid-senior level UX designer. I moved to an Eastern-European Schengen country from South-East Asia six months ago because I'm married to an EU citizen. My resident permit lets me ...
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