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What is the appropriate response to unsolicited emails from recruiting agencies?

  • I get a lot of emails from recruiters at recruiting agencies and generally either ignore them or send a polite "not interested" message. Is it ever a good idea to engage with them, or is it always preferable to find opportunities on your own through contacts or the internet?

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    Remember back in the day when consumers would receive offers of credit in the mail and, if you responded to one, you got 20 more the following week?  This can also be the case with recruiting firms that don’t target candidates very carefully so, having responded politely, you might invite even more job solicitations with diminishing relevance to your actual skill set and career track.  So I would advise you to be cautious and selective in your responses.  Look up the recruiter, look up the search firm and study the searches they do.  If they appear to be high quality people who are focused on your career area, I might respond in order to stay on their radar but, more importantly, I would file that email away in a folder for future reference.  Someday, it might be nice to know 2-3 recruiters who are really knowledgeable and well networked in your industry sector.

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A couple basic principles: Pay attention when the universe reaches out to you in a non hostile manner. Recruiters serve a valuable purpose in life and it's good to know a few. Consider your realistic 100% for certain time horizon in your position. How much visibility to happiness and prosperity do you *really* have? The current project may be good but who knows what will happen next? The company may have a years worth of cash in the bank, but what about after that? You're expecting a bonus for your hard work but what if it fails to meet your expectations? Maybe you made a commitment to yourself or your boss about seeing something through but then what? In these situations it's always good to know there are alternatives. Now consider what the greatest job in the world might look like. If you don't have it now then wouldn't you want to know about it? Keeping these in mind, when I hear from a recruiter I thank them for their inquiry, give them a brief status update, express any concerns I might have regarding my situation, and give them a time that they can check back to see what I am up to. I have found that when I do this they are respectful with my time. In some cases I will have a conversation with one or two, time permitting, and if they have impressed me with their communications.

Jonathan Gettinger

First of all what I feel important is to decide whether the job is relevant to you or not, if it is you can make your status clear with the recruiter, if you know someone looking for such job also refer that candidate. After all these recruiters can be of importance later on in career. And if you don't found the job sent to you is suitable to your profile you can always write back. It will reduce such mails.

Bharat Pandya

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