Okay, I’m bored with job-searching. The headhunter spam (headspamming) is starting to get on my nerves. Do you think this is unique and attracting e-mail? Think again…

My name is XXXX XXXX. I am a technical recruiter with XXX. I was hoping to speak with you about some of the exciting opportunities that my firm is currently working on.
If you are searching for a new career opportunity please forward over an MS Word copy of your most up to date resume and email me back when it would be best for us to speak.If at this time you are not on the market but know someone who may be in need of my services. Please feel free to forward my information as I would be happy to speak with them.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon.

When asked - what specific position do you have in mind - the reply is almost always the same:

This position is fulltime in NYC with a financial firm

I can almost swear - I always hear this same response. Are there any other firms, hiring people in NYC? Any other place, but midtown? Oh, wait, just found another one - “reputable financial firm in NYC”.

Some headspammers even include the job description, but when you reply - guess what? - it’s already gone, but they just might have something similar, so they’ll let you know.

Some don’t even bother to come up with their own subjects and just forward the requirement to all people on their e-mail list with subjects like “FWG:FULL TIME WEB DEVELOPER OPENING…”. Others begin their message with “Hi Applicant”. Figure out how to use Outlook macros, you dumb ass! You’re hiring IT people, not robots.

However, there are couple of companies that truly driving me nuts. It’s Algomod and Berman, Larson and Kane. These two are the best. They send e-mails for positions with skills you never knew existed. They send you invitations to their seminars. But they quite rarely reply to your job applications. Why bother? I don’t know.

One more headspamming trick - using a lookslikelegitwhileitsnot.com domain. Like technologyindustrywebhosting123.com - insert any number instead of 123. These guys don’t even bother with user e-mails, they just carpet-spam everyone they can get their dirty hands on.

Gee, all I wanted was a good full-time job. Now I feel like I’m in the middle of a war.

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