| ▲ | lousclues 3 days ago |
| It seems like all paths with recruiters lead to the phone call. I really wish some of them had an email only option. |
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| ▲ | gmueckl 3 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Email only is not a good option for them. They need candidates that aren't at least a total embarrassment when presented to their clients, so the phone call really is a first screening interview. |
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| ▲ | GuB-42 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| If you want a conversation between humans, a phone call may be a good option. With email only, there is a good chance it will turn into a talk between bots. Bots can make phone calls too, but it is more complicated and a bit too obvious. |
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| ▲ | philipallstar 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > I really wish some of them had an email only option. But why? If they need to convince someone you're a good hire, they will want to talk to you. |
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| ▲ | lousclues 3 days ago | parent [-] | | I don't mind having a phone call, it's the multiple layers of screening interviews with ill prepared questions that feels like a giant waste of time. I'd rather answer all those questions in an email and have the phone call as a formality. I do recognize the need to confirm that the person writing is indeed the person you are speaking to but I should at least be able to get a straight answer on salary and comp before I pick up the phone. | | |
| ▲ | SilasX 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | | This. I don't mind having a phone call, but I do mind wasting time on it by repeating everything that they could have learned about me before the call and running into sanity checks (e.g. salary expectations) that they could have done beforehand. At that point, it's just laziness by the recruiter and comes off as an attempt to pressure me it doing something they couldn't justify rationally. | |
| ▲ | philipallstar 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Fair enough - knowing a rough expected comp range is a time-saver. |
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