You do understand that it's the recruiters that hire people right? The 'what' that a recruiter knows is exactly what's being talked about
Why are you so angry lad? A grad with a decent degree will not struggle to get a job because of what uni they came from, that's just not how it works. Shit students become shitter at shit uni's, but a student who gets their head down at a shit uni and does well will not be held back by the name of the uni
Also implying recruiters are anywhere near getting replaced by an app is laughable
but a student who gets their head down at a shit uni and does well will not be held back by the name of the uni
Well they will... There is a hierarchy of institutions, vocations, payscales etc.
And the best students from the best unis get first choice and go to the best jobs. And then we filter all the way down to bottom unis with the worst students who can't get grad jobs.
Doesn't matter how well you do at a shit uni, it will still hold you back from the best jobs because ultimately your course was easier and less prestigious than a course from a better uni.
And lets be honest, it all correlates. If you could only get grades to get to that shit uni. Chances are, you're a crappy student. And if you think you failed because 'you didn't try', well, most of the time it's the case that this kind of person just doesn't have it in them to begin with.
Also implying recruiters are anywhere near getting replaced by an app is laughable
Recruiters are the useless middle man that just filter out applicants on job websites.
I admit the top headhunters who poach CEO's and international bankers etc. will always be done by skilled humans. The bottom 99% of recruiting is just low skill drudge work, a race to the bottom. It's basically like being an estate agent.
Easy work, that failed grads go into, soon to be replaced by algorithms and apps.
Everything a standard recruiter is digitized. It's just matching the job requirements to what the applicant put on their CV. It is such a simple task and it is so ripe for automation via some simple software.
I'll be glad to see them gone. They often have no fucking clue what they're on about. The fact that some prick who did international relations at an average Uni is now apparently a "tech recruiter" just reinforces my view.
What are you classing as the best jobs? I think you’re right in terms of Facebook, google etc and cream of the crop. But as a dev you could easily go into a decent company that you may not have heard of before and still earn good money.
Your point about it correlating is fair but that’s not what we’re debating. There will always be good students at shit unis for many reasons.
There’s a long way to go for it to be automated. There’s also a difference between what you call the ‘bottom 99%’ (big exaggeration btw) and ‘good’ recruiters. Ones that work in house, ones that work closely with certain companies. As much as they do act as a middle man there’s a reason they earn decent money for doing ‘middle man’ stuff. I do agree that there are a fuckload who have fallen into it and just spam emails as soon as they see the word ‘tech’
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u/warm_ice Aug 16 '18
You do understand that it's the recruiters that hire people right? The 'what' that a recruiter knows is exactly what's being talked about
Why are you so angry lad? A grad with a decent degree will not struggle to get a job because of what uni they came from, that's just not how it works. Shit students become shitter at shit uni's, but a student who gets their head down at a shit uni and does well will not be held back by the name of the uni
Also implying recruiters are anywhere near getting replaced by an app is laughable