As my resume does exist in several places online, I am frequently contacted by recruiters. I’m generally unsurprised when they ignore my preference (noted rather explicitly on, for example, LinkedIn) that they contact me via email rather than the telephone, nor when they call both my home (which, until recently forwarded to…) and my mobile number, sometimes leaving a voicemail at both (despite a greeting that suggests that callers send me an email or text message rather than leaving a voicemail). Those are par for the course. In fact: I make a point of staying in touch with recruiters who actually do manage to follow these directions because they seem like the sort of person I would like to have representing me when I am looking for a job (no, I’m not right now).
But this guy (whose contact information I’m eliding) really kicked things up to the next level, and ensured that I will never, ever want to work with him (yes, I do keep track):
From: Kevin [REDACTED]
Subject: RE: Join my network on LinkedIn
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:44:02 -0500
To: ‘gabriel rosenkoetter’
Gabriel, Thanks for accepting my invitation.
Kevin [REDACTED]
Sr Recruiter - EMC Technologies
[REDACTED]
—–Original Message—–
From: gabriel rosenkoetter
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:43 PM
To: Kevin [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Join my network on LinkedIn
At 2009-02-24 07:22 -0800, Kevin [REDACTED] (LinkedIn Invitations)
> I am a Sr Recruiter who constantly works ONLY on EMC Technologies
> for my clients. I proactively recruit and market Top Talent in the
> EMC Technology area. I wanted to connect with you for mutual
> beneficial relationship
Kevin, thanks for getting in touch. Generally, I keep LinkedIn
contacts to people I’ve actually met personally, but do please feel
free to stay in touch via email.
Cheers…
–
gabriel rosenkoetter
[REDACTED]
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