| ▲ | tony_cannistra an hour ago | |
Invest in your actual network. It makes ignoring recruiters extremely easy. I try to remind myself of this. | ||
| ▲ | AnimalMuppet 30 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
Also, keep a curated list of headhunters that you respect. I once was talking to a headhunter about a position he had (IIRC). I wasn't interested, but mentioned someone else he should look at. When he found out where my contact was currently working, he said, "Oh, they're a client. I can't recruit from there." He went on my list. A headhunter with ethics about not stealing employees from his own customers? That's good enough to make him someone I want to talk to when I'm in the market. Keep adding to the list on the (rare) occasion that a headhunter does something that catches your notice. Takes five minutes a year, if you're lucky. When you're next looking for a job, it can save you days. | ||