What the Recruiter Says & What It Actually Means

The channel has helped a lot already. Since applying a few tips from you, I've been getting interviews non-stop, at least two a day, and most have been great. I'm getting a lot of positive feedback.

"Fast-paced" environment means "We only care about money and don't care about your well-being".

Here's a hint for all the "head hunters", "hiring managers" and other HR personnel out there. Job seekers are tired of the double speak games. Say what you mean at the interview, you'll find better candidates that way.

Many employment sectors are reporting shortages of workers and one reason not often mentioned in the media are recruitment processes.

I cut it short when I get recruiters calling me with the "perfect" job. I ask what the salary is as the first question. Saves me a lot of time. In my experience the salary tells the whole story.

When interviewing candidates I never ask them what they know about the company, because why should I expect them to care about it. I've been through the job hunt, too. I know they've applied to dozens of companies had many many interviews, and have no specific interest in this job. If we find they're a candidate we like then it's OUR job to sell the company to them.

The double-standard with knowledge is astounding. A recruiter who hasn't seen my resume until the time of the interview expects me to know all about the company and role, or else that is a huge red flag on my part. To my credit, I always do my research before every interview but it is annoying while they sit and take time going through the resume, while I just need to sit like "oh yeah, no problem that you're completely unprepared!" I have also never been late for an interview, while the majority of recruiters I have spoken to have been at least 5 mins if not 10 mins late.

Almost anyone with the basic specific training, a degree of interest in the position and normal intelligence can learn the skills. Good attitude, character and integrity, on the other hand, is a different story.

I had a somewhat spur of the moment interview a while back. Company called me several months after I applied and asked if I'd be willing to do a phone screen. Said sure thinking they would schedule one, but they meant right there. Just went with it, and they rejected me because I didn't know enough about their company. The real icing on the cake is the interviewer asked me how many years of experience I had in the field. It was literally in bold towards the top of my resume, she hadn't even read it lol.

So in short: HR people are full of BS but you have to play the game to climb the ladder.

In fact lots of interviewers have been wasting my time interviewing me for 45 to 75 min, then never called me back

Another area to watch for is if they don't discuss compensation but still move you forward. I found this to be a red flag of keeping me in the process as nothing more than a courtesy interview knowing they were ultimately going to fill the requisition with an internal candidate.

In general, if a recruiter opens his mouth, he is lying.

I applied for an internal position at my workplace a couple of weeks ago. My interviewer at the time, now my boss, and I ended the interview with banter of what we should do to build the position, and he sent me invitations to several digital forensics webinars held by the corporate entity because, quote, "I would probably be interested in them." I knew immediately that this was a good sign, and being the only one from my local entity in these webinars was an even better sign. Fast-forward a couple weeks later, and I got the job. So yeah, I guess it's always a good sign when you're just talking banter with your interviewer.

Dude, I REALLY appreciate your channel. In the process of getting out there looking for a pivot in career direction after 20 years of having jobs handed to me (easy career field with easy progression so now I have to get out there and work) and your info has been amazing. Thanks so much. This really helps!!!

A point from a previous video. There is NO "wage inflation" man. Workers for the first time in decades actually have some bargaining power now

Finally, some content with clear, direct info from someone who knows. Thanks!

I asked for clarification on a question as was told "we cant clarify the question". Unspecific Questions = Unspecific Answers. Mid sentence was told "we only have 30 minutes for this interview, can you speed this up". Mind you we started 45 minutes late because they gave me the wrong access code to dial in. Called me to apologize and proceeded to give me the wrong code two more times. Just cant make this stuff up.

I'm so glad i found your channel sir. really appreciate the honesty and real world scenarios you provide in your videos. most recruiter channels seem fake to me and basically tell you to totally submit to the recruiter

In my experience as a candidate, always favor working with a headhunter over a corporate recruiter. The headhunter generally is very straight forward, no BS, tells you right away about the company's culture, dynamics, the pay. It is more of a two way conversation with a headhunter generally. The corporate recruiter typically is rigid, not forthcoming with information, rarely ever provides feedback and always paints every aspect of the company as positive.