We're bored of cold calls from recruiters (try the form and see the source)
recruitmentcheck.com
recruitmentcheck.com
There is almost nothing as annoying as having to jump through hoops when applying for a recruiter. If you can't be bothered to at least scan my application yourself, I hardly think you could be bothered to find me a decent position.
But there is definitely a need for recruiters in the wider industry (especially to help big firms that are not in the technology industry but need programmers, eg finance, insurance, healthcare etc. Good programmers are hardly banging on their door and usually the firms have to chase the talent.)
My point is, sure, send pesky recruiters who bother about positions that clearly state "no recruiters" to that form. But don't try to waste their time just because they contacted you out of the blue. There's nothing wrong or illegal about a company to cold-calling/emailing another about potential services and so just politely say "no thank you, we don't pay recruiter fees" and move on.
They're the only people I've had to literally hang the phone up on in the last 12 months, and we get debt collection calls for the former owner of our house every other day.
As I said in my parent post "we don't pay recruiter fees - never have, never will" is usually enough. You might have to say it twice and leave them hanging but it is a pretty direct response.
It's not saying "no I don't want to use a recruiter" - which creates the opportunity to try to change your mind. It is saying I don't pay the fees, which is a fact and leaves them little room to argue. I can sit there and agree with the virtues of a recruiter but then I say 'yeah but I don't pay the fees'. And we're done.
From a sales funnel perspective it positions me as not being a prospect because I'm not in the market to make the purchase/expenditure.
Also, it becomes obvious so quickly that it's really not much more than a way of saying "not interested" and getting off the phone.
"Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
Or is this some grand internet meme I'm missing out on? (I wouldn't say I've been missing it.)
Wouldn't mind a way to slap a company name on there and reuse it. :P
And this, ladies and gents, was the original intent of BSD licensing.
:) thanks!