As an IT professional, I’m\u00a0reasonably senior in my chosen field and fairly visible at that, so I get quite a few cold calls and emails, asking me to consider this or that position. The best callers have done their homework so at least I get a decent discussion. Sometimes I even get an offer. Most, however, haven’t done their due diligence at all. Am I a Java developer? No. Am I a software architect? Not really. Do I\u00a0need lists of people using software similar to that of my latest client’s? No, absolutely not.<\/p>\n
My pet peeve right now is the laziest of the lot,\u00a0recruiters emailing me long lists of openings as varied as a 95-yo’s prescription meds list. Would I please\u00a0have a look and see if something is of interest. In other words, I can’t be bothered to do my homework, so can you please do it for me?<\/p>\n
I’m sure\u00a0some of these people think they’re helping me out, but most aren’t all that interested. They have a job to do but emailing\u00a0one list to a 1,000 people is so much easier these days than reading said list before splitting it into meaningful groups and then matching profiles with each group. It’s the scammer mentality: if 1% thinks the Nigerian prince and his gold mine\u00a0are real, then the campaign is a success!<\/p>\n
The problem, of course, is that headhunters, recruiters and the like, unlike scammers, do not operate anonymously.\u00a0LinkedIn is a big place, but not that big, and eventually word gets out. Recruiter A is not serious. Avoid. Sure, it will take time, but ask yourself:<\/p>\n
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