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They don't have to care. If the current spam methods weren't working for them, they'd stop. But someone's replying to those e-mails, and someone's paying thei
by DmitriRavinoff 12y ago
They don't have to care. If the current spam methods weren't working for them, they'd stop. But someone's replying to those e-mails, and someone's paying their referral fees.
Why should they bother filtering when we do it for them? They prefer to be ignored unless you're going to sign up for an interview or five. This is one reason why I always reply with a short form letter: "Thanks for reaching out, I'm happy where I am, etc" so they have to take the time to filter me out as someone who isn't interested.
- Jemaclus 12y agoYeah, agreed. I tend to ignore them, because even when I say "thanks, I'm not interested," they treat me as a warm body that can be blasted with more opportunities, and I just get more opportunities that I'm not interested in, even though I previously stated I'm not interested. Annoying. Recruiters are terrible. :(
- timjahn 12y ago"This is one reason why I always reply with a short form letter: "Thanks for reaching out, I'm happy where I am, etc" so they have to take the time to filter me out as someone who isn't interested." But see, in my experience, they DON'T filter you out in any way. They just keep spamming you.
- DmitriRavinoff 12y agoI'm not expecting them to filter me out. I'm just causing them to have to spend a little time on something that won't bear fruit.
- timjahn 12y agoThat's my point. They're not spending any more time on anything. They'll just continue spamming down the list and eventually they'll hit you again.
- DmitriRavinoff 12y agoTo clarify: if they receive a reply from me, even if it's a "no thanks go away," they have to take the time to read it just in case it's a "holy crap here's my resume send it to everyone!"