Comment by peterldowns
1 hour ago
I've decided to no longer post here after the incredible amount of spam I started receiving, both in terms of direct email submissions as well as unqualified and outright fraudulent applications to my application tracking system.
By fraudulent I mean: fake resumes, names stolen from real developers who work at well-known companies but either don't have a linkedin/portfolio or do have a linkedin/portfolio without a profile picture. So easily impersonated by a scammer.
It is a real shame, but this thread is now being scraped by plenty of other sites and bad actors.
Inbound hiring for remote teams is basically cooked at this point, signal is completely hidden in the noise. Curious if anyone else has had this experience or if it's just me?
Plenty of this happening on the other end too. I've received the same exact spam e-mail about an open position from 3 different e-mail addresses / names. It's nuts.
On an unrelated note, your localias project is really cool! Going to give it a spin tonight.
I want to learn more about this.
As a job seeker, I see the chaos from my side of the table, I feel like its well known and discussed.
The other side of the table however, the recruiters and hiring managers, I want to understand this more. I feel like I could assume the struggles your having, but I would love to see more discussion around this.
It works both ways, looking for jobs is full of IA spam too.
I think the best is loot at the companion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357724
Hiring outside your network has always been difficult. A rigorous hiring process should be able to withstand the bad actors. Some people have a good eye for candidates, others do not. Impersonation should be the easiest problem to solve, i.e: if someone is claiming to be someone else based on their LinkedIn profile or website, you can ask that they verify it is theirs. If their profile itself is fraudulent, it will be obvious from their lack of connections and registration date. If you cannot confirm the person is genuine, move on to the next candidate. A good hiring process doesn’t pick people based on where they have worked.
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