Comment by thwaway

Anecdotal data

As a hiring a manager, I posted a job offer in Who’s hiring, and doubt I’ll do it again anytime soon.

In my field of work, I am looking for skills other than software (maths, physics, engineering…). There were few qualified applicants coming from the thread. Most of them were nice. One candidate, whose background was unrelated to my field of work, got very offended when I told them it wasn’t the right fit.

This never happened when screening candidates that reached out other means (LinkedIn, Lever…)