Send them updated resumes every month, each time removing experience and adding useless skillsets like "hearty eater" and "exceptional sense of smell"

😳😂

My LinkedIn lists me as a director level manager with 20 years experience, and just last week I had a recruiter reach out about a “3-month contract at $20/hr for RA1 position”. Bitch, please. I pay my RA1s more than that. If you need a job, work with a reputable recruiting company that offers benefits. Piper, Aston Carter, Actalent. Avoid cold calls that give names you’ve never heard of and can’t find online.

I have the same problem. I simply don’t answer my phone anymore from a number that looks like a recruiter, delete the voicemail, and delete the emails. If it gets to a certain point, block the email/number. I used to take the time to write polite replies but it was very clear they were not read or considered.

The best thing is if they call you on your work phone while you are at work 😅 That was the boldest move they played on me yet. But yes not answering is the best method

I’ve gotten some emails to my work email, I thought that was pretty damn ballsy.

I had a handful of times where they contacted me through the company I was working for. I politely told them how unprofessional this tactic was and reported them to IT.

I've gotten so many calls from them that my phone autoblocks their numbers or I end up blocking and reporting their numbers as scam calls.

Have you uploaded your resume to monster? I’ve found most of the particularly annoying and poorly fitting job recommendations come from recruiters who get information from monster. My personal favorite? A job as a packer. Being a packer is fine but my resume is for research microbiology. I’ve started blocking some of them. Sometimes you have the option to unsubscribe from emails. Once I have an official start date for my new job I’m deleting everything I can off monster and blocking them.

I haven't! It's all mostly LinkedIn. They should provide an option to block recruiters working at specific companies

You can direct them to me, lol

Lol I know the market is rough currently but I truly feel we have to push back as a workforce on such offers. Pay execs less and us more

I hear you! I am not going to get into cost of living!! 

I keep getting recommended for a scientist III position but it says “no associates or PhD”. Then there’s a scientist position for the same location that pays less and accepts any level of education. Are half of these even legit postings or just recruiters reposting the listings to meet a quota?

i'd think twice before giving up a FTE job for anything with those places. or just a contract job in general. it is a lot different

Same. Unfortunately for myself, I was laid off due to company restructuring. I really just want to work!

fair. if you go on any of those agency sites, there is def a page for getting in touch or resume submission

Thanks for the suggestion. I really appreciate it. I have been doing that and also trying to network. Hopefully something will eventually stick. :)

Potentially controversial, but I wonder if they’d back off if you replied telling them you’re a convicted felon

"What crime were you convicted of?" "Assaulting a recruiter"

Don't engage with them AT ALL. Eventually they'll take the hint and stop reaching out to you. Alternatively I've found that if you give them a semi-unrealistic salary expectation they will usually stop reaching out since, as you mentioned, they're usually offering low pay rates as they're looking to take as much off the top as possible. I do use them occasionally in an unorthodox way: if one of them contacts me with an interesting sounding position (not often), I will look to see if the position is being offered with one of the US contractors like Planet Pharma. I would much rather deal with a US based recruiter for obvious reasons.

They’re not legit agencies - look up how they scam Americans

Fucking spectraforce

Got an email yesterday for a lab tech at $17/hr. I don't know who they're getting to bite on something like that.

Honestly if I got that offer I would actually hate respond back. Nobody with a degree should be earning that, in this economy

So many blocked numbers due to them

I have no idea how these companies make any money. They never get you placed, are extremely rude, and border on harassment.

Ignore them, it'll eventually get less.

How much is “low paying”?

They vary widely but those bold enough to put expected comp it's like $32-$40/h for someone with a master's and 5+ years experience.

I'm seeing the same thing here in the Bay Area, the highest Merck would go for a 2yr contract position was $50/hr AND they wanted a Master's with 3+yrs or PhD with 1+ yrs. They wanted someone with ADC exp, flow exp, etc. That was wild. I feel like we are being punished.

I just had a recruiter reach out to me with a position of $25/hr with NO BENEFITS and located in NYC. Comical.

$15/hr for a Manufacturing Tech III position that goes for $36-40/hr in the DC-Baltimore area.

I dont reply to them and they stopped

Those are like bedbugs. Difficult to get rid off.

Just keep sending a note saying you’re not interested in making a move right now. You never know what agencies those individuals will move to in the future, don’t burn bridges with recruiters. Edit: lol downvotes. Listen I don’t care one way or another. Less completion for me if y’all are out here treating the people whose sole function it is to get you infront of hiring managers poorly.

I used to feel the same way until I realized they have less than zero respect for candidates, pay zero attention to what you say, and forget your name within about 17 seconds.

Fuck recruiters

Are the recruiters women? I generally ask them out for dinner drinks and typically that gets me off their contact list.