I think my top 5 is - Sending really unprofessional messages and not even doing the smallest amount of research before talking to me. I've had one call about a

I think my top 5 is - Sending really unprofessional messages and not even doing the smallest amount of research before talking to me. I've had one call about a Ruby tech lead position this week, nowhere on my publicly available CVs do I even mention Ruby. - I've got multiple messages from "lol we're so quirky here" type recruiters, all I can think is "silence, brand!". Emojis evoke a very visceral and unpleasant reaction from me, and I'll always forward the messages onto my boss asking him to make sure we never use those recruiters - I'll say things that amount to "if they're offering less than $x, they can't afford me", and they'll try to haggle. That's incredibly disrespectful IMHO - Pretending they care about social issues. If they mention anything about workplace activism I get as far away as possible. - Being too friendly. I'm a potential recruit, not your new best mate.