Two years ago I quit my job, then covid kicked off and I was out of work for 6 months.
During that time I was relying on recruiters to hunt down leads for me.
Nothing was coming up! They kept trying to feed me full-stack and front-end roles, and I kept saying no thank you.
Then, I just started sending out my own resumes. And I instantly got more callbacks in the MONTHS I spent with recruiters.
I have a few suspicions:
1. The recruiters present themselves as having a "relationship" with companies, but they actually don't, they are just bullshitting you.
2. The jobs people actually want end up getting filled, so if you end up with a recruiter, you are going to be ending up with bottom-tier opportunities.
During that time I was relying on recruiters to hunt down leads for me.
Nothing was coming up! They kept trying to feed me full-stack and front-end roles, and I kept saying no thank you.
Then, I just started sending out my own resumes. And I instantly got more callbacks in the MONTHS I spent with recruiters.
I have a few suspicions:
1. The recruiters present themselves as having a "relationship" with companies, but they actually don't, they are just bullshitting you.
2. The jobs people actually want end up getting filled, so if you end up with a recruiter, you are going to be ending up with bottom-tier opportunities.