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Main problem in Linkedin is recruiters approaching you without telling the company name and specific position within the company. Like why would I even bother responding if I can't lookup anything about the company?

Trust me, I have a vested interest in applying through the recruiter because I know the recruiter will poke the company when I need him to. So I won't just apply to the company behind your back, but don't waste my time please.

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I would be fine with it if there was at least a salary range included in the message. But 90% of the time there isn't one

I was once on a call with a recruiter - the company seemed interesting - asking what positions they are looking people for, only to be met with question what can I do.

I mentioned software development and some project management things, but we kind of ended up talking in loops. It was difficult to tell what I can do when they didn't seem to know what they were looking for or had available.

it was a weird experience

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