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I used to. Stopped doing it as it was too much hassle to keep track of, but the biggest spammers were tech recruiters. I think some of them post fake jobs jus

by maxk42 4y ago

I used to. Stopped doing it as it was too much hassle to keep track of, but the biggest spammers were tech recruiters. I think some of them post fake jobs just so they can harvest your email address when you apply. Then that email address gets passed around on various lists for years.

thematrixturtle 4y ago
Hasn't LinkedIn pretty much replaced this? I get recruiters on LinkedIn all the time, but very few if any on my personal email.
- Macha 4y ago
  Allow me to introduce you to the world of recruiter email lookup services: - https://recruitin.net/ https://recruitin.net/ - https://www.gitrecruit.co/ https://www.gitrecruit.co/ - https://amazinghiring.com/amazinghiring-chrome-extension/ https://amazinghiring.com/amazinghiring-chrome-extension/ Recruiters feel that email/phone have better response rates, so many of them try to bypass linkedin by looking up your details in such a service. The third of these in particular found my details from the gravatar leak, as best as I can tell, so I wouldn't expect high ethics from these companies.
kodah 4y ago
There's a recruiting firm in Dallas, TX that requires you to come into their office in order to apply for a position at one of their customers. What does this meeting consist of? A literal list of PII-based questions - nothing pertaining to the role. When I called them out on this they insisted that this is how, "their process and culture" works. Also not to say this is how all recruiters work. I've spent enough time in the industry to know in 2 minutes or less if I'm talking to a decent recruiter.
- maxk42 4y ago
  I've experienced similar. It's so they can tell their clients they've met with each candidate in person. Decidedly less of a selling point these days.
rsync 4y ago
"I used to. Stopped doing it as it was too much hassle to keep track of ..." Can you describe what it is you need to keep track of ? I imagine giving out servicename@domain.com and if you get spam on that pseudonym you just block it in procmail or smtpd.conf or (whatever you do in gmail). Right ?
- dylan604 4y ago
  I always laugh to myself about the "too much hassle" lines. My password manager has 0 issues managing the unique usernames and strong passwords for each account, therefore, it is not a hassle for me. If they want to be a glutton for punishment and an easy target for being pwnd, then so be it.

by maxk42 4y ago

thematrixturtle 4y ago

Hasn't LinkedIn pretty much replaced this? I get recruiters on LinkedIn all the time, but very few if any on my personal email.

Macha 4y ago
Allow me to introduce you to the world of recruiter email lookup services: - https://recruitin.net/ https://recruitin.net/ - https://www.gitrecruit.co/ https://www.gitrecruit.co/ - https://amazinghiring.com/amazinghiring-chrome-extension/ https://amazinghiring.com/amazinghiring-chrome-extension/ Recruiters feel that email/phone have better response rates, so many of them try to bypass linkedin by looking up your details in such a service. The third of these in particular found my details from the gravatar leak, as best as I can tell, so I wouldn't expect high ethics from these companies.

kodah 4y ago

There's a recruiting firm in Dallas, TX that requires you to come into their office in order to apply for a position at one of their customers. What does this meeting consist of? A literal list of PII-based questions - nothing pertaining to the role. When I called them out on this they insisted that this is how, "their process and culture" works. Also not to say this is how all recruiters work. I've spent enough time in the industry to know in 2 minutes or less if I'm talking to a decent recruiter.

maxk42 4y ago
I've experienced similar. It's so they can tell their clients they've met with each candidate in person. Decidedly less of a selling point these days.

rsync 4y ago

"I used to. Stopped doing it as it was too much hassle to keep track of ..." Can you describe what it is you need to keep track of ? I imagine giving out servicename@domain.com and if you get spam on that pseudonym you just block it in procmail or smtpd.conf or (whatever you do in gmail). Right ?

dylan604 4y ago
I always laugh to myself about the "too much hassle" lines. My password manager has 0 issues managing the unique usernames and strong passwords for each account, therefore, it is not a hassle for me. If they want to be a glutton for punishment and an easy target for being pwnd, then so be it.