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More than 80% of recruiters admit to posting ‘ghost jobs’ to juice their talent pool and business reputation(fortune.com)

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I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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I have job hopped 3 times in the last 2 years, increasing my salary by over 25% each time. My secret? Recruiters. I don’t know if I’m just in a high demand field, but I just keep my LinkedIn profile set to “looking for work” and every couple of weeks I’ll get a new recruiter reaching out. I always respond and see what they’re offering. Sure, 9/10 times it’s not better, but at least I can use them to sharpen my resume/interviews skills. But then there’s always that 1/10 where it’s like “wait, you’re offering HOW much?!”

I never plan on leaving, but damn, am I just supposed to ignore an offer with a huge pay increase?

The best time to look for a new job is when you already have one. If you have a job, set your profile to open and keep an ear to the ground. Let the recruiters work for you. You’ll never know what will come your way.

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Tja@programming.dev
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Similar for me, but just 2 times in 8 years. Including internal promotions at those jobs, I increased my salary by more than 3x.

It costs literally nothing to just be open for incoming contact requests.

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dumples@midwest.social
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Linkedin is the only worthwhile social media. Just ignore the feed and just use it to connect with recruiters.

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NewWorldOverHere@lemmy.world
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At what point do they tell you what salary they’re offering?

Does your field require extensive tests/interview process prior to being hired?

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I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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Yea salary is usually discussed after the tests/interview. I do them anyways to keep my skills sharp.

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Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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that sounds soul crushing

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