March 26, 2018 at 11:50 AM

Recruiters in the data {science,engineering} space: throwing CVs at companies — hoping one will stick — is a bad choice.

The candidate sticking might ace the interview process. You earned your fee but you made two mistakes.

A tactical mistake because burned execs won’t use your services in the future. A quick buck, ruining a relationship.

A strategical mistake as, long term, bad candidates won’t add anything to the companies they work for. These companies will likely stop with data science, diminishing the need of your profession as a whole.