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[dvarapala]

I get a shitload of recruiters contacting me on LinkedIn. The one recruiter contacted me back in march about a position that is very similar to what I do now, except on a slightly different platform (AOSP) that I have no prior experience with. I asked if prior experience was a must or would there be time for me to learn, and was told it was a must.

Fast forward to yesterday, when this same recruiter contacted me again about this same position - seems they are having a hard time filling it. I am tempted to reply with something like "you know, if you'd hired me back in March I'd have been fully up to speed on AOSP by now."

Should I do it?

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

I get a shitload of recruiters contacting me on LinkedIn. The one recruiter contacted me back in march about a position that is very similar to what I do now, except on a slightly different platform (AOSP) that I have no prior experience with. I asked if prior experience was a must or would there be time for me to learn, and was told it was a must.

Fast forward to yesterday, when this same recruiter contacted me again about this same position - seems they are having a hard time filling it. I am tempted to reply with something like "you know, if you'd hired me back in March I'd have been fully up to speed on AOSP by now."

Should I do it?

Nope.
Pack up and move to Portland...Chop has vacancies.


YW

[z06psi]

Ask for the moon.


And then STFU.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Should I do it?

Absolutely! Pissing off a recruiter in your field is a great career move. YW.

Employers set the required skills & knowledge, not recruiters. But you already knew that.

[Mick]

My opinion? You're gay.

You're welcome.

[JetMechZ16]

Originally Posted by Mick

My opinion? You're gay.

You're welcome.

Thanks Captain Obvious.

[Vandelay Industries]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Should I do it?

But of course. And then send him a bag of dicks.

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

Nope.
Pack up and move to Portland...Chop has vacancies.


YW

I can probably get him a job working on some COBOL where I work.

[snide]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Absolutely! Pissing off a recruiter in your field is a great career move. YW.

Employers set the required skills & knowledge, not recruiters. But you already knew that.

Most of the recruiters that have contacted me in the past 18 months are ****ing useless.

[snide]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

I can probably get him a job working on some COBOL where I work.

I studied COBOL at BCIT. Scored very well in that class. Where do I send my resume?

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Mick

My opinion? You're gay.

[DAB]

Work???

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by snide

Most of the recruiters that have contacted me in the past 18 months are ****ing useless.

I agree.
Most of them, 95%, are just trying to get people in interviews, regardless
of experience.
It's like "Key" words in ebay ads; they scan resumes' for key words, and up pops candidates.
Before retiring from professional work, I ignored all unsolicited recruiters, only
applying to companies I was willing to work for.
The few times I did talk with recruiters, if I turned down their request
to submit my resume, they'd always ask for other recommendations
of possible recruits. I'd also turn down that request.

[Raazor]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

I get a shitload of recruiters contacting me on LinkedIn. The one recruiter contacted me back in march about a position that is very similar to what I do now, except on a slightly different platform (AOSP) that I have no prior experience with. I asked if prior experience was a must or would there be time for me to learn, and was told it was a must.

Fast forward to yesterday, when this same recruiter contacted me again about this same position - seems they are having a hard time filling it. I am tempted to reply with something like "you know, if you'd hired me back in March I'd have been fully up to speed on AOSP by now."

Should I do it?

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by snide

I studied COBOL at BCIT. Scored very well in that class. Where do I send my resume?

PM sent

[Raazor]

I learned BASIC on a Commodore 64 and wrote the text based game: Maze of the Minotaur


This was back in 1984. My idea was bound to be stolen

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Raazor

I learned BASIC on a Commodore 64 and wrote the text based game: Maze of the Minotaur


This was back in 1984. My idea was bound to be stolen

[VITE1]

Never burn bridges unless you never want to go that way again.