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Re: Recruiters without clues--should we respond to them?
Subject:Re: Recruiters without clues--should we respond to them? From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:08:15 -0800 (PST)
> > Would you have responded to the recruiter? If so, how?
> > Moreover, am I over-reacting?
I used to be of the opinion that when a recruiter called, they were
calling me. I would get bent if they didn't interpret my resume and
my requirements correctly.
Now, I'm happy when I get a call and the call isn't what I want or
what it should be about, I simply say "Thanks but no thanks".
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
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