Ask A Recruiter - Tech

If I receive a rejection email a few hours after I submitted my resume, is that a sign that a person laid eyes on my resume or did I get rejected by an AI bot? If it's a bot, I figure I could edit my ...

Are recommendation letters from managers who let you go because of budgeting worth anything?

Dear recruiters, do you like wasting our time and then ghosting us? I'm sick of going through weeks of interviews, and then the recruiter just stops contacting me.

I saw that Amazon is doing more layoffs, this time in its AI division. Is this a sign that the big brands are giving up on AI?

Can someone please explain to me why I just received a rejection email? It's after 8:00 p.m., it's a Saturday, and it's the 4th of July. What sad, lonely recruiter is sending rejection emails? I guess...

I saw Intel is the latest big tech company to announce major layoffs. When these companies say they're doing layoffs in favor of AI, how true is this? AI is not really ready to replace us, is it?

"Experts" have been saying that half of the jobs lost this year to AI will be rehired within the next year. Based on what you're seeing, do you think this prediction has a chance at coming true?

Trying to find a job in this market is filled with disappointment and despair. It's hard not to come off as desperate during interviews. Can recruiters pick up on our desperation? Do they care?

Hey Recruiters, when you send that rejection email, saying you'll keep our resumes on file for future consideration. Is that true or do you delete our info right away?

Recruiters seem to be interested in candidates who can demonstrate they can utilize AI. So, do they want us to let ChatGPT write our resumes?

What are the odds something like this works? Can workers really demand layoff protections against the AI takeover? "Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to ...

Since so many jobs in tech are basically gone thanks to AI, what do you recommend people who want a career in tech should study or get into?

Education, how important is it in today's job market? Does the school or type of degree you get even matter these days?

The trend of laying people off in favor of AI doesn't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon. If you knew what you know now, would you have pursued a career in tech? "Every major tech layoff in 202...

Taking career risks is important, but how do you know which risks to take? I'm in this situation. Is it worth taking a job at a company that just had a round of layoffs?

If there are any EX recruiters here, what do you do now?

I followed up with a recruiter today; they said they're still interested in me, but they're not ready to make a decision because they're still interviewing other candidates. I assume I should take thi...

Monday.com is laying off people to "restructure" for AI. (Eye Roll) Don't you think the concept of Monday.com is something AI can copy pretty easily? I predict Monday.com doesn't survive the next few ...

About 15 or 20 minutes into an interview yesterday, I realized I didn't want to work for that company. Then I decided to just stop the interview. I figured, why waste everyone's time? The interviewer ...

I've been out of work for seven months. At what point does the gap in my resume start to concern recruiters?