For Recruiters

As a rational economic actor, I constantly engage with recruiters. The reason for this is price discovery for the rate at which I should exchange my services on the open market. Also, if lucky, I might find a new employer, and you would receive appropriate compensation for your services of matchmaking. Here are some ground rules when you engage me:

• No phone calls. In an age where we can land rockets on floating barges, surely we can manage recruitment without reverting to 19th-century communication methods. I commit to replying to any messages and emails in under 24 hours if we are engaged in a process with a company.

• Let's be realistic about compensation. While in British polite society it is considered rude to disclose my current salary, we all know money is a key part of the discussion. Numerous data points are available on Levels.fyi for both IC and manager roles at my current level offered by my current employer. I heavily discount discretionary bonuses and financial instruments issued by private companies. While I appreciate the potential upside of RSUs, early-stage equity requires a significant illiquidity discount and I would rather be on the investor side.

• Our time is valuable. My opportunity cost for interviews is nontrivial. I aim to limit engagements to a select few with a high probability of mutual fit. I don't mind a long interview process as it is in the benefit of both parties to know each other better, but expectations should be clear at the beginning of it.

• London is my city. The probability of me considering other locations outside of it is so small, that it is futile for me to put a price on that event. Though I remain open to persuasion by a sufficiently compelling compensation package, of course.

• I like working in an office. In what is considered anathema by my industry colleagues, when remote work is all the rage, I find that in-person collaboration works best for me. I would have no qualms with a 5-day in-office position.

My resume is available upon request by emailing me at alex.palcuie@gmail.com or by sending a DM on LinkedIn. Please provide context on the role and the company – generic outreach yields low signal-to-noise ratios.