For a long time I have seen many recruiters, especially on LinkedIn, send out deplorable job offers to potential candidates. These messages are typically sent by contractors or outsourcing companies, no matter the region.
![Job offer received days ago](/images/posts/job-offer-days-ago.webp)
I’m gonna highlight a few points about the previous image
- ✗ Recruiters frequently put an emoji next to my name when they greet. That emoji is set up in my profile to detect if recruiters copy and paste it.
- ✗ Absence of presentation. When sending a private message to an unknown person, I first introduce myself (name and company) and then explain the purpose of the message.
- ✗ The explanation is quite generic and vague. It is possible that all of the candidates have received this type of message multiple times.
Every time I see a large distance in human relationships, I’m not sure if this is due to the recruitment processes or recruiters. Every time I feel that those kinds of messages come from AI and the recruiter’s work is replacing names and job offer titles.
”Kindness”
![Job offer with pandemic conditions](/images/posts/job-offer-covid.webp)
Other recruiters request that I send my resume in a “kindly” manner.
- ✗ Which technical skills match with the requirements?
- ✗ A message without humanity.
- ✗ Remote work till the pandemic ends?
- ✗✗✗ Work at an office? No.
Minimalistic
![A minimalistic job offer](/images/posts/minimalistic-job-offer.webp)
Others choose to be minimalist, they believe that relevant information is unnecessary.
Courtesy
However, some recruiters are more professional and care about the quality of their work.
![An empathic job offer](/images/posts/empathic-job-offer.webp)
- ✓ At least they remove the emoji from my name.
- ✓ They provides their name and the company where they work.
- ✓ Justification for job offer and position description.
I enjoy responding to these types of messages; I do not need to use an AI to generate a response. When I’m not looking for work, I usually refer colleagues.
In conclusion
During the corona pandemic, I received a large number of messages, as shown in the first images. Even after the pandemic, recruiters continue to send messages in the same style. I don’t want to know who was to blame. I only ask them to be more polite, empathic, and human. It’s difficult to recognize if on the other side of the screen is a human or a bot; I don’t want to waste time messaging a bot.
Dear reader, If you’re looking for a new job or receiving messages like mine, keep in mind that certain companies hire people as if they were a product in the store. It’s possible that these companies aren’t interested in learning more about candidates.
Dear recruiter, I appreciate your concern about sending polite and courteous messages, as shown in the last image, and am happy to respond to them.