Like many software engineers, my inboxes are full of spam from recruiters. During these 100 days, my LinkedIn status was ‘Closed to Opportunities’.
Out of pure curiosity, I decided to review each and every message from the last 100 days.
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There were 66 total messages (compared to 300 in the UK edition)
Here is how they contacted me:
Bullshit Score
At first, I tried to count the occurrences of specific buzzwords… but there were just too many to choose from. Instead, I gave each message a Bullshit Score™.
In-House Recruiters
23% of the recruiters were in-house recruiters, the rest were external recruiters.
Of the 51 external recruiters, only 25% were upfront with the company they were hiring for.
Copy Paste
Only 1 recruiter actually looked at this website… which is a shame as web development is my job!
As a general rule, I do generally reply to each message that does seem to have been written by a real person.
Silliest Quotes
There was flattery…
Hey There Rock Star
It's like finding a unicorn in the wild!
…and sympathy…
Hi Tom, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy currently.
Hey Tom, Good Morning! I hope you and your loved ones are safe, healthy and prospering.
Some really sold their socks off
incredible perks
Indigo was #3 on CNBC’s 2020 Top Disruptor List
Others were seemingly looking to hire a murderer
Killer background
terrific opportunity for aggressive career advancement
And some didn’t do their homework
I know you are with a great organization
i have a react js developer and location CA, client looking for 10+years
Finally, here are the companies that were named:
- Amazon (twice)
- Apple
- Beachbody
- Vinli
- Spiff
- Copy.AI
- Rocket Loans
- Bevy
- Graphiant
- Ticketmaster
- ZURB
- EPAM
- Adobe
- Collibra
- Postscript.io
- Reggora
- Thirty Madison
- Walmart
- Checkr
- Virtasant
- Bank of America
- Northwestern Mutual
- HIMSS
- IndigoAg
- FastRadius
- AlphaSights
- Metaview