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roarcher
22 days ago
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Layoff Thinking
I'm pretty sure any recruiter's primary motivation is to find a fit for the role so they can get their commission.
gedy
22 days ago
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I'm talking in-house recruiters/HR, not the external broker types
skeeter2020
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those ones typically don't have the vested interest but are just as clueless and probably have a worse ageism bias. It's hard enough for technical people to assess talent; in-house recruiters at best are weak keyword matchers, at least IME.
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