Fed up with recruiters ?

Posted by Matt Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:23:09 GMT

Is it national tech recruiters month or something?

Seriously, I've gotten about three recruiter emails a day for the last 2 weeks. It's ridiculous. And a little flattering. But more ridiculous.

The worst part is, most of these emails are totally vacuous. Here's a quote :

Hi Matt,

I am a technical recruiter working with some clients in both the Seattle and Bellevue area. I think your background is very interesting and I would love to discuss a new opportunity with you. Let me know when it is a good time to talk.

Looking forward to it,

Robin

That, followed by 30 lines of signature. Oh, and don't look at the code. I copied the html directly from the mail, but it hurts. It's got a font tag.

So after a phone call and three emails yesterday, I decided something needed to be done. And LindsayDayton gave me the answer -- an open letter! So here it is A message to recruiters. Go take a gander. Then write your own! Maybe together we can stem the tide of time-wasting, content-free crap flung around the internet. Well, maybe not, but at least we can point at it and snicker.