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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Make something go wrong, then

[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Force the target to come to you. Brilliant.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This but unironically. Seems like everyone works through recruiters now, because they've effectively outsourced HR.

Padding your LiinkedIn profile and dangling yourself like bait in front of recruitment firms (or just going through campus recruiters if you're in college) is the best way to land a job that isn't a series of MLM scams.

But you still have to wade your way through a surplus of MLM scams.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a low bar, but they manage to be more fun than simply going on the computer and filling out a thousand applications

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

Some employers were happy with merely the quality of paper of my CV. Gave a good first impression, although they did direct me to a sign up link. It is worth noting that they were small businesses, though