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I hate how recruiters use a lot of words tell you absolutely nothing about the position and make up lies to make you feel like you're special. Below is a boil
by spudlyo 14y ago
I hate how recruiters use a lot of words tell you absolutely nothing about the position and make up lies to make you feel like you're special. Below is a boiler-plate message I got from a lame tech recruiter, followed by my snarky response.
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My associate forward me your contact info. and the hiring VP of Engineering is interested in your technical background for a senior position.
The company I’m working for is very successful, profitable and well funded by several top VCs. Also can you please email me your current resume in word so I can forward it to the hiring VP of Engineering so he can review it, the resume he has is a bit dated...
The compensation is excellent with great stock options, bonus, 401k and comprehensive package. I can call you with all the details on the position and company, please let me know the best # to call you at.
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Let me see if I get this. You're telling me that an unnamed associate told you that an nameless VP of Engineering at an unspecified company thinks I'm great and has a job that pays an uncertain salary.
Please call me at my undisclosed phone number so we can discuss my unmentionable thoughts on this matter.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoI wonder if you could send them a resume like Your Name United States Education: Really relevant degree from a top rated university Experience: 5 years doing excellent work at a company that has a strong reputation for this kind of work. I used skills that are in the most demand by top companies. Responsibilities included delivering really innovative products on time and under budget. Received many awards from peers and management. 3 years as a rockstar engineer with a company that made the cover of a widely read technical journal. Papers that I wrote were given best paper awards at some of the best industry conferences. Interned with one of the leading Internet companies that reach out to a significant portion of the billions of people that use the Internet. Applied the latest software development tools and methodologies to the companies most profitable product.
- ArcticCelt 14y agoI think I am going to start answering a couple of offers this way once in a while just to blow some steam :)
- braveheart1723 14y agothanks so much for this, I've saved this template as an automatic reply ! haha