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I wish I knew this eons ago. I’m sure there are some good ones...somewhere. But, FUCK RECRUITERS.

I like them. I'm a naturally lazy person, and filling out redundant information on Taleo forms for each job I apply to, only to be ghosted or called 6 weeks later is worse than dealing with recruiters who actively gain from getting me hired. Most of the ones I've worked with were friendly and followed up with me immediately about my standing. The only proviso is that their interests aren't aligned with mine regarding salary and start date. So you have to be assertive. I don't even see the problem with giving them a couple leads.

Former recruiter here (not a fan of the industry either), just interested: what happened?

Lots of lying and that lying leading me to not getting paid or putting me in unfortunate situations.

Meeting times for potential employers, length of engagement for contracts, date of pay, and so on.

Being a young, hopeful professional leads to being taken advantage of because at our core, we all believe that people act in good faith. The more I worked with them (and the older I got), I've learned that once money is in play all bets are off.

One gentle recruiter has agreed to a job for me. Then tried to blame me for his inability to hire me.

Sounds about right.

A bit of nuance: The ones in Germany are seriously good, in my experience.

I used to be one in Germany, and trust me: there’s stuff going on you don’t want to know. Calls being recorded without your knowledge, zero respect for data privacy, recruiters sending out your CV without your knowledge (if they’re incompetent even to your own employer) - I’ve seen it all.

Spill the (coffee) beans dude.

Very much interested into what you might have seen.

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