XXXXX, Spamateer

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Wednesday, January 31. 2007

Posted by Joe O'Brien in Geek at 22:22 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

UPDATE: This turned out to be an actual recruiter (sorry about that). The language is still very spam like though, so I’ll leave it up as an example of how to get ignored by techies

Dear Joe,

Hello Software Engineer,

This email is not intended to be a spam. I have found your profile either on
a Technical IT job board (Dice / Computerjobs / Monster or a technical open
web search. Yes, I am looking for software engineers to fill the direct hire
openings I have with my local client.

Hold it right there, XXXX. Other than getting my first name right, your vague email that continued on for 3 pages of job offers has nothing to do with me. Here’s a thought, announcing that “this is not intended to be a spam” is just screaming spam. Thanks for the new phrase for my spam filters.

Besides, “a spam” would be a specific piece of delicious “meat” in a can. I believe the correct phrase would be “this is not intended to be spam”.

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Hi Joe,

Recruiting IT candidates is a tough job Joe. None of the email I send out is intended to be spam. I look through hundreds of email, resumes, and yes job boards before I compose an email and send a job description out. I did get you resume profile from the web (pasted below) but in your defense I emailed you the wrong job description (it unfortunately happens).

I do make mistakes on occasion but I list all my contact info on my email so if I happen to email someone the wrong job description in your case, by mistake. You can contact me and correct me. The two positions I should have sent you are a Product Mgr. (Enterprise application level and ecommerce 2 positions open) position in Knoxville (with the same client as the mistaken emails) and a Cold Fusion PHP position also in Knoxville, TN.

Joe I have been recruiting for 10 years and do my best not to be labeled a spammer (spamateer). But my main mode of contact to IT professional is the phone (hard to call someone at work) and email (the preferred method by request). So I hope you understand that I am admitting that I did email you the incorrect job description on 1/31/07. My apologies. But I would in the future still like to keep you as a possible candidate if you ever decide to look for a position in the Knoxville area.

#1 XXXXXX (Homepage) on 2007-03-15 10:13 (Reply)

Heh, sorry, I really thought you were spam and not a recruiter at all. I’ll remove your name from the post…

#1.1 Joe on 2007-03-15 17:29 (Reply)

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