100 Days of Recruiters - US Edition

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.

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