Ask HN: Is LinkedIn using ChatGPT-like methods to generate job leads?

Two weeks ago I received a sincere-sounding email where the sender claimed to be an executive of a company and said they were looking to fill a specific role. The email contains a link to their LinkedIn profile and a real link to the the job as posted on the careers section of the company. However, the sender’s return email address has a domain of <company_name>.careers. The root domain is .careers and the pattern is <firstname>@<companyname>.careers. It seemed odd to me but I figured this was just a secondary domain of the company. I replied to this email only to get a boilerplate response a week later which basically said “thank you for responding we will get back to you” and then I was ghosted. Most recently, I received another email with a very similar pattern, but different enough to be unique. It was verbose and felt very much something like ChatGPT would create. I have many questions. At best, it might be genuine. At worst, it’s a job farming operation by an unscrupulous recruiter impersonating the real executive through the clever use of a .careers domain. My mistrust came when the follow-on reply was not characteristic of the tone of the initial outreach. What are your thoughts here? ===================== Hi <FIRST NAME> I'm <FIRST NAME OF THE EXECUTIVE, WITH LINK TO A LINKEDIN PROFILE>, the Head of Finance at <COMPANY NAME WITH LINK TO THE CAREERS SECTION OF COMPANY WEBSITE> and we are … Are you open to exploring opportunities outside of <CURRENT PLACE OF WORK>… I'd also love to discuss <AN INTERESTING ANECDOTE PULLED FROM LINKEDIN PROFILE> … We are on a mission to <A BLURB ABOUT THE COMPANY> … We're looking for a <LINK TO ROLE HERE> who is passionate about … A member of our team would be glad to chat with you if you'd like to learn more. Thank you, <FIRST NAME OF THE EXECUTIVE> ===================== Hey <FIRST NAME>, I'm <FIRST NAME OF THE EXECUTIVE, WITH A LINK TO A LINKEDIN PROFILE> and I'm the Head of Engineering at <COMPANY NAME WITH LINK TO THE CAREERS SECTION OF COMPANY WEBSITE> and we are a … How are things going at <CURRENT PLACE OF WORK>? … I'd also love to know how you <AN INTERESTING ANECDOTE PULLED FROM THE LINKEDIN PROFILE> … We've experienced enormous growth <A BLURB ABOUT THE COMPANY> … We are now hiring experienced <LINK TO ROLE HERE> who can … Are you available sometime in the coming days for a chat with our team? Best, <FIRST NAME OF THE EXECUTIVE>