The "I tried to call you" e-mail brings me to my tangential pet peeve: why can't more recruiters do more of their business by e-mail? Seriously, if you want to

The "I tried to call you" e-mail brings me to my tangential pet peeve: why can't more recruiters do more of their business by e-mail? Seriously, if you want to chat with me on a matter that I'm going to need discretion in (like, say, leaving the company that owns the cubicles) we're going to have to arrange a time in advance. That's a lot of effort to find out that my skills are a poor match for the position, or (as happens a lot) that I've already been talking to your client.