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Hard disagree.

The job I currently have, I applied for on the company website. And they flat out rejected me. Then a recruiter contacted me directly and offered me the same position at more money. I don't think people can wrap their head around the ineptitude HR departments are capable of when developing these "automated" solutions.

Especially given that a person-to-person phone call is cheap, fast, and humanizes all involved parties.

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I just wanted to say this. If the recruiter sees a fit with a job I'm actually interested in they are doing all the work of chasing the other company. Automation or not, I think many companies aren't able or willing to put in the (team)work to create a working hiring process.

> I applied for on the company website. And they flat out rejected me. Then a recruiter contacted me directly and offered me the same position at more money.

I hear that a lot. Is it because recruiters get commission for candidates they “found themselves”? Why did they reject you when you applied yourself?

Depends on the recruiter, some get commissions, others are hired with a flat rate. The problem I've sometimes seen with companies hiring while working there is they have expectations that are impossible to fulfill. E.g. some niche knowledge or an ancient hiring process that doesn't really work, so hiring by themselves takes forever.

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