For a sense of perspective, it's about the signal to noise ratio. Recruiter spam can be as bad as any other kind of spam if it gets to a high enough volume to o

For a sense of perspective, it's about the signal to noise ratio. Recruiter spam can be as bad as any other kind of spam if it gets to a high enough volume to overwhelm your inbox, especially when you aren't looking, or when they're way off base. For instance, if you're an architect who designs buildings and the recruiters are trying to offer you software architect positions. Not sure why these recruiters think they're adding value here. Personally, I set up gmail filters to auto-archive all emails from LinkedIn.