Calls from tech recruiters?

[Chris McCann]

SD Ruby,

Just a quick survey of my fellow Rubyists to see if there's a trend here.  In the last week I've gotten emails from recruiters at two of the largest Internet companies on the planet -- I'll let you guess which two, though you could probably Google it, or find a book about it on Amazon.

Having never been approached by such companies before I'm curious if anyone else here has gotten the "we saw your profile on <web site with profiles>..." emails from these guys.  Anybody else?

Are recruiters just trying to make their 2013 numbers and realizing the holidays are practically upon us, frantically shotgunning requests to any tech-related person they can find?  

Or, am I actually good at what I do and they finally (somehow) noticed?  I'd love to believe that but have my doubts, though I'm flattered they're calling.

Let me know if you have a theory about what's behind this or if you have experienced this yourself.

Cheers,

Chris

[Scott Olmsted]

Chris, you're just that good. If you're too loyal to your employer, could you give them my number, please?  --Thanks, Scott

[Mary White]

If they are recruiters from the company, then they must be serious. I would think twice if they were from recruiting firms, probably just pooling resources for other tech requirements. I agree with Scott, you must really be that good. Goodluck then :) - Mary

[Dave Rogers]

FWIW, Q4 at larger companies (vs. smaller business and startups) is a time of spending, when you have a pool of money left over from a budget, and nothing to spend it on (think Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9kMHiqS6Kg) so typically that's a big time of year for agency recruiters and in-house recruiters at larger companies to make a push to hire. Q1 (next quarter) is typically slower, so expect a drop off.

- Dave

(married to an HR/Recruiting professional)

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[Chris McCann]

Thanks, Dave, that makes complete sense.  I knew it wasn't my charming personality or my Nobel-worthy intellect!

Chris

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