Sometimes, there's a lot of recruiter bashing on Twitter. People yell and scream that someone dared reach out to them when they aren't looking. Admittedly, sometimes recruiters can take things a bit too far.
Instead of getting angry about it, how about putting your apparent skills and connections to use and help get them to the right person? You might possibly help someone get the career of a lifetime.
Last week, I've started responding to recruiters like this:
Hello ???,
I'm not actually looking for work right now. However, I have some friends that are and can help get you referrals if you'd like.
What type of skills are you looking for? If you send me some details, I can post the job info in either a communinty channel related to your requirements, send it directly to my contacts if I feel they are a good fit, or post about them on Twitter or my blog. Please indicate if the job is remote friendly or where the candidate must reside.
Thanks,
Justin Noel
Amazingly, I've already had multiple responses and been able to connect one recruiter directly to a friend that I know is really in need of a job.
Trying to post each one individually on Twitter and my blog will be too difficult; so, I'm going to post them here with the subject "Recruiter Job Postings - Month Year".
If one of them looks interesting, just DM me on Twitter, and I'll send you the contact details.
I sure hope this helps someone that's looking for employment. If you like this idea, please copy it or come up with some other creative idea to lift people up!
iOS & Android Engineers (Remote from Texas) (iOS, XCode, Swift, Kotlin) March 9, 2020
React Native React - Oklahoma City - March 9, 2020 (ncrosby)
If you're interested in this job, DM me directly on Twitter with your full name & email address as I don't have this recruiter's email details to post here.
C# .Net Azure - Irving, TX - March 9, 2020 (ppace)
If you're interested in this job, DM me directly on Twitter with your full name & email address as I don't have this recruiter's email details to post here.
Long term contract roles in Irving, TX
React Native - Dallas, TX - March 9, 2020 (mgidlow)
If you're interested in this job, DM me directly on Twitter with your full name & email address as I don't have this recruiter's email details to post here.
Azure - Dallas, TX, NYC, or Montvale, NJ - March 9, 2020 (epaschos)
Angular 2 - American Airlines DFW Airport - March 11, 2020 (gdecosmo)
This job is 100% on site for a long term contract in a brand new headquarters building.
If you're interested in this job, DM me directly on Twitter with your full name & email address as I don't have this recruiter's email details to post here.
Native iOS Developer - Plano, TX - March 11, 2020 - keelam
React Native Developer - Plano, TX - March 17, 2020 - cmeadows
If you're interested in this job, DM me directly on Twitter with your full name & email address as I don't have this recruiter's email details to post here.