Steve, how to recruiters themselves find their jobs? Do you guys find your respective jobs via the traditional resume-interview route?
I ask this because looking for word-for-word matches etc imply a lack of unfamiliarity with the process as viewed from the other side of the table. I understand that you have been a developer previously and probably understand the technical specifics better. But my guess is be that most of these recruiters might have gone the resume-interview route for at least _some_ job; I am surprised that they don't seem to understand how hopeless their techniques are.
Recruitment is one of the easiest jobs in the world to get into. Which probably explains the abundance of terrible recruiters. If you have any recruitment experience what so ever you will have employers literally lining up at your door with job offers. The last time I put my CV on the market I had 4 solid job offers within a week. I didn't apply for a single one, they all approached me.
I wonder the same about how SAP employees book time off... It can't be with their own software. E.g. I can't see the holiday calendar and how many days I have remaining on the same screen. I can't open them in different tabs because of the way it does session management, it will break horribly. You would think that they would get this bit right at least, just for their own sanity!
I ask this because looking for word-for-word matches etc imply a lack of unfamiliarity with the process as viewed from the other side of the table. I understand that you have been a developer previously and probably understand the technical specifics better. But my guess is be that most of these recruiters might have gone the resume-interview route for at least _some_ job; I am surprised that they don't seem to understand how hopeless their techniques are.