Like many others right now, I’ve been struggling to find a job as a software engineer. I graduated back in May 2024, didn’t really start job searching until July/August, and have been on the hunt since then. I am gratefully in a position in which I don’t desperately need a job anytime soon, so I can afford to keep looking if that’s the better route.
Just this morning, I got an email from a recruiter at Actalent telling me that he has multiple engineering positions available and wants to chat with me and, assumedly, eventually get me into a position. I’ve had a hard time connecting with recruiters so I’m glad I’ve been noticed and someone reached out to me, but when researching Actalent, it seems like a very mixed bag… of course people are more likely to post about them if they have a negative experience, but I’m wondering if anyone here has any experience with them, good or bad? Should I give them a shot? If I do, what are some things to look out for? or should I just ignore them and continue looking on my own?
I do have internship and project experience on my resume and I graduated from a good school with a good GPA and some awards, but it’s been rough trying to get my foot in the door in a full-time position. I am getting interviews occasionally and do well in them, but response rate is low in general and I either get ghosted at the end of the process or they end up choosing another candidate, which I know that it’s definitely an employer’s market right now and they can be choosey, so I’ve just been trying my best and that’s really all I feel I can do lol. If I do go through with utilizing Actalent, I would just use this as a stepping stone to get past those entry-level hurdles.
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r/cscareerquestions Like many others right now, I’ve been struggling to find a job as a software engineer. I graduated back in May 2024, didn’t really start job searching until July/August, and have been on the hunt since then. I am gratefully in a position in which I don’t desperately need a job anytime soon, so I can afford to keep looking if that’s the better route. Just this morning, I got an email from a recruiter at Actalent telling me that he has multiple engineering positions available and wants to chat with me and, assumedly, eventually get me into a position. I’ve had a hard time connecting with recruiters so I’m glad I’ve been noticed and someone reached out to me, but when researching Actalent, it seems like a very mixed bag… of course people are more likely to post about them if they have a negative experience, but I’m wondering if anyone here has any experience with them, good or bad? Should I give them a shot? If I do, what are some things to look out for? or should I just ignore them and continue looking on my own? I do have internship and project experience on my resume and I graduated from a good school with a good GPA and some awards, but it’s been rough trying to get my foot in the door in a full-time position. I am getting interviews occasionally and do well in them, but response rate is low in general and I either get ghosted at the end of the process or they end up choosing another candidate, which I know that it’s definitely an employer’s market right now and they can be choosey, so I’ve just been trying my best and that’s really all I feel I can do lol. If I do go through with utilizing Actalent, I would just use this as a stepping stone to get past those entry-level hurdles. submitted by /u/Astronomy_ [link] [comments]
Like many others right now, I’ve been struggling to find a job as a software engineer. I graduated back in May 2024, didn’t really start job searching until July/August, and have been on the hunt since then. I am gratefully in a position in which I don’t desperately need a job anytime soon, so I can afford to keep looking if that’s the better route.
Just this morning, I got an email from a recruiter at Actalent telling me that he has multiple engineering positions available and wants to chat with me and, assumedly, eventually get me into a position. I’ve had a hard time connecting with recruiters so I’m glad I’ve been noticed and someone reached out to me, but when researching Actalent, it seems like a very mixed bag… of course people are more likely to post about them if they have a negative experience, but I’m wondering if anyone here has any experience with them, good or bad? Should I give them a shot? If I do, what are some things to look out for? or should I just ignore them and continue looking on my own?
I do have internship and project experience on my resume and I graduated from a good school with a good GPA and some awards, but it’s been rough trying to get my foot in the door in a full-time position. I am getting interviews occasionally and do well in them, but response rate is low in general and I either get ghosted at the end of the process or they end up choosing another candidate, which I know that it’s definitely an employer’s market right now and they can be choosey, so I’ve just been trying my best and that’s really all I feel I can do lol. If I do go through with utilizing Actalent, I would just use this as a stepping stone to get past those entry-level hurdles.
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