Recruiters for the tech field in the US are no better. My recent experience is that a large number of them have absolutely no clue about the industry they are recruiting for. I am a Web Designer/Client-Side Developer. I work in HTML, CSS, Javascript and pretty images. But I kept getting recruiters insisting on submitting me for jobs involving .Net development, SQL and other various server-side technologies. I kept having to tell them I didn't want to have interviews for jobs I had no business applying for, heaven forbid I actually got the job. So far I only had a good experience with one recruiter out of many in my area.
Of course, some of the employers weren't much better. No one can decide on a job title nor job description so you get a bunch of different postings and you have no idea if you qualify. I can't tell you how many job postings I saw that required three people (designer, client-side developer, server-side developer) in the one position that paid below the going rate for just one of the skill sets. It's as if they hope to find that rare individual that can do EVERYTHING and is willing to do it for just a cup of coffee a day. Often times I would discover that the employer thought they wanted Skill Set A when they really wanted the non-related Skill Set B of which I did not qualify.
Sometimes it seems as if an employer finding a good employee is by pure luck.
Of course, some of the employers weren't much better. No one can decide on a job title nor job description so you get a bunch of different postings and you have no idea if you qualify. I can't tell you how many job postings I saw that required three people (designer, client-side developer, server-side developer) in the one position that paid below the going rate for just one of the skill sets. It's as if they hope to find that rare individual that can do EVERYTHING and is willing to do it for just a cup of coffee a day. Often times I would discover that the employer thought they wanted Skill Set A when they really wanted the non-related Skill Set B of which I did not qualify.
Sometimes it seems as if an employer finding a good employee is by pure luck.