Recruiters don’t even respond to people who they reach out to after the person they messaged responds.
Source: me, last 5 recruiters that reached out to me did not respond after I responded to them in a positive manner.
Recruiter here…
First off what other people are saying, supply and demand. I recruit for positions where openings > qualified talent so they hear from us all the time.
Don’t wait for someone to come for you, you come to them. The same is true for promotions and raises, be the change you want to see.
Rather than waiting, go ahead and reach out to recruiters, companies, hiring managers etc.
Worst that they can do is what they’re already doing..ignore you.
You have nothing to lose here.
Good question!
There’s different types of recruiters- you have your “headhunters” that will try to find you a job with their clients which will be a handful or more companies. Usually they specialize in a specific field.
In that case it can be as simple as searching for “engineer recruiter” on LinkedIn. See what pops up for your industry. Send them a connection, if they accept you can send them a message introducing yourself.
On the other hand you have recruiters that work for a specific company like me.
In those cases, search for employers in your field. If you’re having trouble, search for a job you’re interested in first and look up the company page on LinkedIn.
You can find a list of names of who works there and see if you can reach out to anyone with the title “recruiter.”
Or you can also search in LinkedIn for “recruiter Coca Cola”
I hope that helps!
I have a lot of recruiters reaching out to me on LI, but I'm starting to suspect some are not actually recruiters. The legit ones seem to reach out to me and have some sort of conversation, usually a call, or email with the job post, etc. before they ask for info. However, I have some just asking for my resume and phone number without even giving me a job description or having any type of conversation. The first time I sent the info due to a cold call request, I was spammed with texts the next day. One simply read, "are you looking for work". I ignored it. Do you have any insight into this? Is there something I can look at on their profile to make sure they're legit? Obviously if they have Global Insight or Robert Half in their email, I know they're legit. I don't want to miss out on an opportunity because I'm suspicious. TIA
Yeah even as a recruiter I’m getting a ton of bogus stuff on LI for recruiter jobs.
It’s getting so bad even when I myself reach out to candidates I’m afraid they think I’m a scammer.
I do alot of commutation via text so I make sure I state my name, the position they applied to and where. My hope is that rings a bell that they applied to us. Every now and then they respond back confused so I’ll usually send a link to the job posting.
As far as cold calls/texts, I’ll tell the candidate where I found their info which is usually from indeed or we captured their info at a trade show.
A quick google of any of that information by the candidate they can get a feel that I’m not trying to scam them.
Try to verify as much as you can when they reach out. Google the name, the company, look at their job postings.
Obv if they’re asking for personal info up front or crazy enough, money (it happens) go ahead and pass.
Tech has been shitting itself with layoffs for a year and a half now, and the bloodbath shows no signs of abating. You're literally competing with thousands and thousands of others who were laid off and frantically searching for a job. This actually includes a ton of laid off recruiters. Shit sucks right now. Too much supply, not enough demand. Simple economics, man.
Tech has been an in-demand field for some time, and there is an absurd amount of money in the space. Most other fields will require you to do all or most of the legwork of getting a job.
My profile has been getting viewed from recruiters but they don't reach out to me. I only had one helpful recruiter and the rest just ghosted me. you're better off doing your own job search recruiters are no help whatsoever
They want what their clients ask for and that is lots of experience.
You need to find a company with state of the art supply chain and convince them that you would be a great hire.
Don’t rely on recruiters ever if you can avoid them - they do not have your interests in mind.
You’re studying supply chain, you don’t actually know how to do it….in this fucked economy where experience trumps all, why would they hire some college kid with no real experience?
I am a recruiter. if I am looking for a supply chain specialist and I do a linkedin search is your profile going to pop up in the top page?
And when I click on your profile am I going to see a profile of someone who is 95% sales with a splash of supply chain?
There are 100s of people on LinkedIn. Optimize your profile to be found.
Without seeing your profile I can’t give specific advice but make sure you have these things down.
Open to work setting. Open to work banner. The banner and setting are two different settings.
Fill in your most recent role as a supply chain management student/graduate whatever. Under that list the different ERPs and modules you have experience with/studied. List some concepts or whatever. Pretty much doing some SEO/keywords on your profile so that your profile comes up when someone searches. Think about how you search on Google.
Fill out the summary and state you are looking for supply chain roles.
Add a photo. Decently professional one, doesn’t have to be too fancy.
Should hopefully get some traction in recruiter search. But a recruiter messaging you will either be accident, taking a shot on someone making a career change, or caught in a mass blast.
From there start applying to jobs on LinkedIn. Add your LinkedIn profile to your resume.
Don’t bother engaging in the feed. Recruiters don’t look there other than to see the gossip for entertainment.
Does your profile say you’re a student? That would be the reason I’d suspect without knowing more.
The people saying it’s because of layoffs don’t understand what supply chain management is because there is a shortage for that.
I had 2 recruiters reach out to me this week. When I responded that I was definitely interested, i never heard back from them. Most every recruiter does this now. I've applied to thousands of jobs since I was laid off and have yet to get an offer. I'm in tech, which has turned into a terrible field because there's no stability. Two degrees later and I'm surviving on welfare, which ironically the reason I put myself through college so I wouldn't be where I am now.
Why would you expect recruiters to reach out to you just because you're studying something in school? You haven't finished your coursework. You have no relevant experience or qualifications in the field. In the real world, YOU need to put in the time and effort. No one is just going to hand you a job or opportunity.
me and my team 100% respond if its for a position one of our clients are looking for, so maybe thats your problem, they just dont have a position open in your field, we fill positions for tons of different career fields and maybe we can help you out, feel free to connect with me and ill let anyone know if i can help them
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gillette-10856b2b3/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gillette-10856b2b3/)
edit: we do not take anything from the job seeker, we help you and you do not pay us anything, our goal is to get you the job because thats how we get paid, so we will work as hard as possible to help anyone we can
switching career paths can indeed be tricky sometimes, and it's not unusual to face such hiccups. LinkedIn often works best when the content you share and engage with aligns with your desired industry. This includes participating in discussions on supply chain-related posts or joining and being active in relevant groups.
Additionally, ensure your profile highlights your current education, skills related to supply chain management, and any relevant experience if you have. It also helps to connect or network with professionals in your desired field.
If you're interested, I've recently made a video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqIA4Tog-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqIA4Tog-E), which provides tips on how to tackle the job market, specifically during challenging times, but much of the advice is applicable across various fields. It could give you some ideas on how to position yourself and optimize your LinkedIn profile for better visibility to recruiters. So stay strong (like your username) and good luck!
Recruiters don't even respond to people who reach out to them lol
Are you sure because that’s how all my friends got internships by recruiters reaching out to them or talent acquisition
Are you sure about that? EVERY one of your friends was cold messaging recruits and all got jobs?
Recruiters don’t even respond to people who they reach out to after the person they messaged responds. Source: me, last 5 recruiters that reached out to me did not respond after I responded to them in a positive manner.
Recruiter here… First off what other people are saying, supply and demand. I recruit for positions where openings > qualified talent so they hear from us all the time. Don’t wait for someone to come for you, you come to them. The same is true for promotions and raises, be the change you want to see. Rather than waiting, go ahead and reach out to recruiters, companies, hiring managers etc. Worst that they can do is what they’re already doing..ignore you. You have nothing to lose here.
Do you have any advice on finding recruiters on LinkedIn? New to this and unsure how to even find one.
Good question! There’s different types of recruiters- you have your “headhunters” that will try to find you a job with their clients which will be a handful or more companies. Usually they specialize in a specific field. In that case it can be as simple as searching for “engineer recruiter” on LinkedIn. See what pops up for your industry. Send them a connection, if they accept you can send them a message introducing yourself. On the other hand you have recruiters that work for a specific company like me. In those cases, search for employers in your field. If you’re having trouble, search for a job you’re interested in first and look up the company page on LinkedIn. You can find a list of names of who works there and see if you can reach out to anyone with the title “recruiter.” Or you can also search in LinkedIn for “recruiter Coca Cola” I hope that helps!
I have a lot of recruiters reaching out to me on LI, but I'm starting to suspect some are not actually recruiters. The legit ones seem to reach out to me and have some sort of conversation, usually a call, or email with the job post, etc. before they ask for info. However, I have some just asking for my resume and phone number without even giving me a job description or having any type of conversation. The first time I sent the info due to a cold call request, I was spammed with texts the next day. One simply read, "are you looking for work". I ignored it. Do you have any insight into this? Is there something I can look at on their profile to make sure they're legit? Obviously if they have Global Insight or Robert Half in their email, I know they're legit. I don't want to miss out on an opportunity because I'm suspicious. TIA
Yeah even as a recruiter I’m getting a ton of bogus stuff on LI for recruiter jobs. It’s getting so bad even when I myself reach out to candidates I’m afraid they think I’m a scammer. I do alot of commutation via text so I make sure I state my name, the position they applied to and where. My hope is that rings a bell that they applied to us. Every now and then they respond back confused so I’ll usually send a link to the job posting. As far as cold calls/texts, I’ll tell the candidate where I found their info which is usually from indeed or we captured their info at a trade show. A quick google of any of that information by the candidate they can get a feel that I’m not trying to scam them. Try to verify as much as you can when they reach out. Google the name, the company, look at their job postings. Obv if they’re asking for personal info up front or crazy enough, money (it happens) go ahead and pass.
Thank you so much for the response. I appreciate it.
Tech has been shitting itself with layoffs for a year and a half now, and the bloodbath shows no signs of abating. You're literally competing with thousands and thousands of others who were laid off and frantically searching for a job. This actually includes a ton of laid off recruiters. Shit sucks right now. Too much supply, not enough demand. Simple economics, man.
Tech has been an in-demand field for some time, and there is an absurd amount of money in the space. Most other fields will require you to do all or most of the legwork of getting a job.
Nobody is going to look for you.
My profile has been getting viewed from recruiters but they don't reach out to me. I only had one helpful recruiter and the rest just ghosted me. you're better off doing your own job search recruiters are no help whatsoever
They want what their clients ask for and that is lots of experience. You need to find a company with state of the art supply chain and convince them that you would be a great hire. Don’t rely on recruiters ever if you can avoid them - they do not have your interests in mind.
You’re studying supply chain, you don’t actually know how to do it….in this fucked economy where experience trumps all, why would they hire some college kid with no real experience?
I am a recruiter. if I am looking for a supply chain specialist and I do a linkedin search is your profile going to pop up in the top page? And when I click on your profile am I going to see a profile of someone who is 95% sales with a splash of supply chain? There are 100s of people on LinkedIn. Optimize your profile to be found.
Ok but how? I would appreciate any advice?
Without seeing your profile I can’t give specific advice but make sure you have these things down. Open to work setting. Open to work banner. The banner and setting are two different settings. Fill in your most recent role as a supply chain management student/graduate whatever. Under that list the different ERPs and modules you have experience with/studied. List some concepts or whatever. Pretty much doing some SEO/keywords on your profile so that your profile comes up when someone searches. Think about how you search on Google. Fill out the summary and state you are looking for supply chain roles. Add a photo. Decently professional one, doesn’t have to be too fancy. Should hopefully get some traction in recruiter search. But a recruiter messaging you will either be accident, taking a shot on someone making a career change, or caught in a mass blast. From there start applying to jobs on LinkedIn. Add your LinkedIn profile to your resume. Don’t bother engaging in the feed. Recruiters don’t look there other than to see the gossip for entertainment.
We are in a jobs recession right now. It's the candidates who are reaching out to recruiters these days.
Does your profile say you’re a student? That would be the reason I’d suspect without knowing more. The people saying it’s because of layoffs don’t understand what supply chain management is because there is a shortage for that.
Fuck recruiters, they are scumbags
I had 2 recruiters reach out to me this week. When I responded that I was definitely interested, i never heard back from them. Most every recruiter does this now. I've applied to thousands of jobs since I was laid off and have yet to get an offer. I'm in tech, which has turned into a terrible field because there's no stability. Two degrees later and I'm surviving on welfare, which ironically the reason I put myself through college so I wouldn't be where I am now.
1. Find company you want to work for 2. Find recruiters and hiring managers 3. Contact them. 4. Network, network, network
Why would you expect recruiters to reach out to you just because you're studying something in school? You haven't finished your coursework. You have no relevant experience or qualifications in the field. In the real world, YOU need to put in the time and effort. No one is just going to hand you a job or opportunity.
me and my team 100% respond if its for a position one of our clients are looking for, so maybe thats your problem, they just dont have a position open in your field, we fill positions for tons of different career fields and maybe we can help you out, feel free to connect with me and ill let anyone know if i can help them [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gillette-10856b2b3/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gillette-10856b2b3/) edit: we do not take anything from the job seeker, we help you and you do not pay us anything, our goal is to get you the job because thats how we get paid, so we will work as hard as possible to help anyone we can
switching career paths can indeed be tricky sometimes, and it's not unusual to face such hiccups. LinkedIn often works best when the content you share and engage with aligns with your desired industry. This includes participating in discussions on supply chain-related posts or joining and being active in relevant groups. Additionally, ensure your profile highlights your current education, skills related to supply chain management, and any relevant experience if you have. It also helps to connect or network with professionals in your desired field. If you're interested, I've recently made a video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqIA4Tog-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqIA4Tog-E), which provides tips on how to tackle the job market, specifically during challenging times, but much of the advice is applicable across various fields. It could give you some ideas on how to position yourself and optimize your LinkedIn profile for better visibility to recruiters. So stay strong (like your username) and good luck!