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What I'd really like to see, is a recruiter who actually looked at my resume from beginning to end before contacting me. Finally, just a few minutes ago, I put

What I'd really like to see, is a recruiter who actually looked at my resume from beginning to end before contacting me. Finally, just a few minutes ago, I put a vacation response in my gmail account: Dear Friend, Thank you for writing, I'll get back to you soon. If you are an agency recruiter seeking to place me in a job or contract position, please be advised that I find my own work. Please take me off your mailing list. Please delete my resume from your records as well. If you'd like to know why, please read this: Market Yourself: Tips for High-Tech Consultants http://www.warplife.com/tips/business/market-yourself.html Regards, Michael David Crawford, Consulting Software Engineer Solving the Software Problem mdcrawford@gmail.com Local Jobs, Local Candidates The Global Computer Employer Index http://www.warplife.com/jobs/computer/

untog 12y ago
Well that's going to be annoying for anyone e-mailing you that isn't a recruiter.
- MichaelCrawford 12y ago
  I have a private email addy for just friends, family and established clients.
davidgerard 12y ago
Did it have any effect whatsoever on the flow of spam? (I was nominally responsible for a Clearcase installation for six months in 2001. I mentioned it on my CV in 2002. I still get the occasional ping from those last, last few Clearcase shops, desperate for someone who will admit to ever having touched it.)
- ConceptJunkie 12y ago
  I learned this the hard way as well. If you've worked with some technology or product, but don't ever want to work with it again, don't mention it in your resume. I mentioned doing some ColdFusion work because, well, that's what I did as part of a previous job, but when I started looking for a new job, I quickly found I wanted to take that out. Of course, if word gets out you're a software developer looking for work, there are a whole slew of recruiters that will spam you for anything that even remotely involves computers. It's been 2-1/2 years since I was looking for work and I still get a couple e-mails a week spamming for jobs like a Linux Admin in Detroit or a Data Analyst in St. Louis (I live in Virginia and never had any intention of moving).
  - scmoore 12y ago
    I'm a week into a ColdFusion job (also in VA) and this is a little unsettling -- pretty sure I'll want to leave this stuff behind me when I move on.
  - davidgerard 12y ago
    I mostly find it hilarious. Of course, the flow of recruiter spam started as soon as I hit a magic 5 years' Unix experience and hasn't stopped.
  - MichaelCrawford 12y ago
    I'm looking for work in Portland, Oregon. The recruiters seem to be catching my drift in a rather oblique way, in that just since yesterday, they've been sending me inquiries about jobs in Portland, Maine.
    - RogerL 12y ago
      You match 50% of the requirements, that's better than the usual recruiter spam.

untog 12y ago

Well that's going to be annoying for anyone e-mailing you that isn't a recruiter.

MichaelCrawford 12y ago
I have a private email addy for just friends, family and established clients.

davidgerard 12y ago

Did it have any effect whatsoever on the flow of spam? (I was nominally responsible for a Clearcase installation for six months in 2001. I mentioned it on my CV in 2002. I still get the occasional ping from those last, last few Clearcase shops, desperate for someone who will admit to ever having touched it.)

ConceptJunkie 12y ago
I learned this the hard way as well. If you've worked with some technology or product, but don't ever want to work with it again, don't mention it in your resume. I mentioned doing some ColdFusion work because, well, that's what I did as part of a previous job, but when I started looking for a new job, I quickly found I wanted to take that out. Of course, if word gets out you're a software developer looking for work, there are a whole slew of recruiters that will spam you for anything that even remotely involves computers. It's been 2-1/2 years since I was looking for work and I still get a couple e-mails a week spamming for jobs like a Linux Admin in Detroit or a Data Analyst in St. Louis (I live in Virginia and never had any intention of moving).
- scmoore 12y ago
  I'm a week into a ColdFusion job (also in VA) and this is a little unsettling -- pretty sure I'll want to leave this stuff behind me when I move on.
- davidgerard 12y ago
  I mostly find it hilarious. Of course, the flow of recruiter spam started as soon as I hit a magic 5 years' Unix experience and hasn't stopped.
- MichaelCrawford 12y ago
  I'm looking for work in Portland, Oregon. The recruiters seem to be catching my drift in a rather oblique way, in that just since yesterday, they've been sending me inquiries about jobs in Portland, Maine.
  - RogerL 12y ago
    You match 50% of the requirements, that's better than the usual recruiter spam.