Conflict of interest if a recruiter is paid by the company, but not by me
Headhunters vs recruiters Sports manager vs recruiter Long term career advice Mentor Salary negotiation
@author-of-book-developer-hegemony wrote a blogpost about networking “help people selfishly” > help ppl without asking anything in return, and you will get indirect benefits later > cf “pay it forward”
CTO breakfast
Build your own network vs buy a network
Solve problems for a company vs a job
Writing your own job description for a company
If you have your own network, then recruiters are your competition Ask if they know any developers that would be interested in your network
Recruiters often focus on
- location (city)
- tech stack
If you are
- open to relocate (city / country)
- willing to learn new tech stacks
but very picky about
- culture
- way of working
- technical excellence
then recruiters are usually not of much help.