A message for recruiters

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.

I’m gonna highlight a few points about the previous image

1. ✗ 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.
2. ✗ 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.
3. ✗ 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”

Other recruiters request that I send my resume in a “kindly” manner.

1. ✗ Which technical skills match with the requirements?
2. ✗ A message without humanity.
3. ✗ Remote work till the pandemic ends?
4. ✗✗✗ Work at an office? No.

Minimalistic

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.

1. ✓ At least they remove the emoji from my name.
2. ✓ They provides their name and the company where they work.
3. ✓ 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.