Yesterday, I got a text from an AI recruiter called Riley from Apex Systems. It said it was reaching out about a backend developer position, and if I'd like to hear more, to reply "CALL" to receive a callback from it.
I was tempted to get the callback out of curiosity, but the whole thing was just too weird.
Since I didn't reply, it followed up today with an email with more information about the job. The job was using a language I've never used before, it was a contract position (I currently have a permanent position), and making just a bit more than half of what I'm currently making.
So, basically useless. And the fact that it addressed me by my proper name (Daniel), when I go by Dan everywhere online and on my resume made it so much weirder.
I would describe myself as an AI skeptic with serious concerns about the technology, but I don't complete dismiss out-of-hand. I use an AI coding agent from time to time, and brainstorm with ChatGPT regularly. But I don't think I'll interacting with any AI recruiters any time soon.
It might as well be a robocall.
