I'm a fan of Open Source and have a growing interest in serverless and edge computing. I'm not a big fan of spiders, but they're doing good work eating bugs. I also stream on Twitch.
If someone sends me a direct invitation to connect without having ever contacted me via message or in person, I ignore it.
If I get a message from a recruiter with spelling mistakes in my name or some obvious words, e.g. "JavaScrit", I ignore it.
If I get a message which is clearly a template, I ignore it.
If the recruiter sends me a message and the message seems genuine, then I will respond. These are generally the types of recruiters that you want to potentially work with.
In regards to point 4., if I'm currently employed, I'll respond to them as well with a kind word telling them thanks but the timing is not right.
I also just want to give a little perspective on all this.
I get inundated with invitations to connect, constantly receive job postings from recruiters as well and find it annoying sometimes too, but then I take a step back and really appreciate the fact that my skills are in high demand and that I can pick and choose what I'd like to do. Not everyone is in this situation, so consider yourself lucky. 🍀 😉
Kyle Shevlin
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I just spent 30 minutes helping my wife look for jobs and can I just say, fuck that noise. We have it so ridiculously easy in dev (once you get in, I respect the first job can be hard) by comparison.
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In regards to point 4., if I'm currently employed, I'll respond to them as well with a kind word telling them thanks but the timing is not right.
I also just want to give a little perspective on all this.
I get inundated with invitations to connect, constantly receive job postings from recruiters as well and find it annoying sometimes too, but then I take a step back and really appreciate the fact that my skills are in high demand and that I can pick and choose what I'd like to do. Not everyone is in this situation, so consider yourself lucky. 🍀 😉