# Hey Tech Recruiter, Here Are Some Tips from a Developer

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://eevis.codes/blog/2022-11-06/hey-tech-recruiter-here-are-some-tips-from-a-developer/>)

Author: Eevis Panula

Published: 2023-01-03T08:57:36.021000Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Eevis Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/eevis-blog.md>)

Topics: [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [rant](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rant.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

## AI overview

An accessibility-focused frontend developer shares personal advice for tech recruiters, including avoiding unsolicited or repeated calls, distinguishing frontend, backend, and DevOps roles, separating Java from JavaScript, providing client context when possible, and considering accessibility in company websites.

## Source excerpt

I wrote a rant to LinkedIn in the summer, summarizing a couple of tips on how (not) to contact me and similar stuff. Since then, I've been thinking about writing a blog post about this topic, and here it finally is! I've had good experiences with tech recruiters over the past years, but unfortunately, there have also been bad experiences. And this blog post comes from those occasions. Here's the original rant: Dear tech recruiter, here are a couple of things I'd wish from you. ✨ Please don't call me. Even though you can find my number somewhere, it's not an open invitation to call. I hate speaking on the phone, so you calling me unsolicitedly makes me anxious. And I don't want to work for your company or your client if you make me anxious. ✨ Please don't call me many times. You know, the seventh call within three days is just too much. (The first one was too, but... seventh. C'moon.) ✨ If you say you're a tech recruiter, you really should know the difference between frontend, backend, and devops. And you should look at my profile at least just enough to know I'm a frontend developer - and not contact me with backend / devops-positions. ✨ Oh, and a tip: Java and JavaScript are different languages. Me having JavaScript on my profile does not mean I have extensive knowledge on Java. ✨ I won't answer "Hey I have this mysterious client you would be lucky to work for"-type of messages. Sorry, I know you always can't disclose the client, but I want to know where I'm getting into if I take a call with someone. And a ✨Bonus Tip✨: Oh, and if your company's/your client's website has these fancy animations/auto-playing things that make me literally sick I don't want to work for you or your client. I know I'm an accessibility specialist who could come and fix these things, but from the messages I've received, you're not looking for that. You're looking for a backend developer. So... no. Yes, it's been one of those weeks. Source: LinkedIn These tips are written from my perspective, a