[lazyant]

The recruiting game makes my blood boil, so I'll just point to some issues but the main thing is that tech recruiters are clueless about tech and don't bother reading about you or the target company before wasting your time, and I'm not even getting at having someone really look out for you actively trying to find a good match.

General issues or "Top 10 Mistakes Technical Recruiters Make":

  - Not selling their company (or the position)  
  - Not looking into the prospect’s web presence  
  - Sending “cold call” vague email  
  - Not understanding basic technology  
  - Not disclosing basic information (an idea of salary, company)  
  - Using buzzwords, offering silly perks  
  - Not asking relevant questions  
  - Radio silence, not being responsive  
  - Not being clear on the process, what to expect  
  - Not understanding what motivates people beyond money

I think a good recruiter is not scalable in principle since it would need someone to get to know you a bit.

[pcbo]

Very nice list of top ten mistakes! You should write about it.

Can you please tell me what motivates you more beyond money? Challenge? Co-workers?

I did a similar list but focused on companies top ten mistakes when hiring tech professionals: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140924112230-224359...

[lazyant]

the most important thing for me is the team, the people I'm surrounded with, also like everybody else, autonomy, mastery, purpose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzHgN7_Hs8

[zvitez]

To have someone actively look for a job for you is indeed not scalable, at least not affordably. What about having people that know you, personal and professionaly tell you about jobs you might like? Do you think they would do a better job than the average recruiter? That's a nasty list by the way. The thing is most of those issues can be avoided with just a little bit of effort and care...

[lazyant]

I'm not expecting to have someone doing everything for me handholding, but I still haven't found a recruiter that hasn't lied to me or stopped sending emails or skipping appointments or is not completely clueless technically about the job position or me, and I'm pretty sure this is all across the board, I'm nobody special.

Like you said, with a bit of effort it will be great. The issue imho is that recruiters have no barriers of entry, so it's like realtors or financial advisors, a few good people in a sea of weasels, unfortunately while I found good people in those professions, not in the recruiting area.