by dennisvdvliet on 5/22/15, 1:55 PM with 114 comments
by dorfsmay on 5/22/15, 2:45 PM
I do not get that many emails/contacts from recruiters, and I find a quick polite email exchange or one phone call allows to quickly clarify the situation and we're done.
I actually welcome recruiters contacting me, it keeps me in the loop of what's going, market rate etc... and sometime help me finding new gigs.
EDIT: It seems that where you are located makes a big difference. I get a few emails a week, almost zero spam. People in the bay area reports dozen of emails a day from robots based on keywords, that would indeed be frustrating.
by copsarebastards on 5/22/15, 4:19 PM
Recruiter: I found your email on LinkedIn and I have a few Java positions you might be interested in. Would you be interested in <blah blah blah>
Me: I don't have a LinkedIn account. How did you actually find my info?
Recruiter: It was in a database we share with a few other recruitment agencies.
Me: Could you remove me from the database?
Recruiter: Okay, you have been removed from the database.
Me: Since we both know you didn't delete it, you at least update it to say I'm interested in Python jobs? I haven't worked in Java in 5 years and have no interest in going back.
Recruiter: Okay, I've added Python to your languages.
Me: But you didn't remove me from the database and you didn't remove Java from my languages?
Recruiter: I'm not authorized to remove data from the database.
Me: So you lied about where you got my info and you lied about deleting my data from your database?
I like to think that after this he had a revelation and switched careers, but more likely he moved on to prey on another sucker.
EDIT: This was from a new recruitment address. Most recruitment emails I receive get filtered and receive an automated response telling them politely that I'm not interested in their services.
by fecak on 5/22/15, 4:06 PM
This response gives the recruiter an opportunity to present a fairly decent pitch, while giving the recipient the ability to screen a more complete pitch instead of a truncated note.
by flurpitude on 5/22/15, 4:16 PM
by calcsam on 5/22/15, 2:55 PM
https://medium.com/@calcsam/the-next-time-a-recruiter-pings-...
by meritt on 5/22/15, 4:25 PM
by Methusalah on 5/22/15, 3:51 PM
by ForHackernews on 5/22/15, 3:57 PM
by krmmalik on 5/22/15, 2:42 PM
by sjs382 on 5/22/15, 2:38 PM
by JSeymourATL on 5/22/15, 2:22 PM
Might suggest a sub-section under Job Description-- who does this role report to? (Give me their name).
by niuzeta on 5/22/15, 2:31 PM
by thebouv on 5/22/15, 4:03 PM
by ekanes on 5/22/15, 3:50 PM
Consider that you have no societal/politeness obligation to reply to any sales (and recruiting is sales) email, ever. You can just ignore/filter with abandon.
These folks are eating up your most precious resource - your time.
by theflork on 5/22/15, 2:31 PM
and , curious how many recruiters go through this?
by omouse on 5/22/15, 4:31 PM
by sdalfakj on 5/22/15, 3:55 PM
srs.
by bsg75 on 5/22/15, 5:21 PM
by _lce0 on 5/22/15, 3:27 PM
by rilita on 5/22/15, 2:49 PM
1. Name - This is already in emails I get from recruiters
2. Email - Useful since LinkedIn emails typically don't include their actual email
3. Phone Number - Ditto to #1; they typically include it
4. How did you find me - Considering you stated this is in reply to LinkedIn recruiters; LinkedIn?? ...
5. Name of the company - Most recruiters will not share this information until you have gone through the process more. What is to stop you from ignoring them and contacting companies directly once they give this? This is a poor choice and will drive away recruiters. I do see this is not a required field, but that is not obvious at first glance.
6. Location - You should consider converting this into a zipcode lookup or something. If not generic information such as state or city may be entered here. ( or possibly nothing/bogus info )
7. Job title - Often recruiters have multiple positions available depending on your experience and fit. Also job title doesn't necessarily mean anything. Half of the jobs I have had had no job title.
8. Job description - This is usually provided in the email I get from recruiters. That said, sometimes they don't so I can see the use. You might consider adding "Required skills" as a question also.
9. Yearly salary before taxes - This is a required field. If I were a recruiter I would ignore you at this point. You should be more interested in the opportunity not the exact pay. This looks like a money grab. Having a good career is more important than a dollar figure. Better than this would be a set of ranges; then you can ignore all requests in the ranges you would not accept. Gets you similar info but avoids the insult.