This rings very true to me. Most cold call emails have almost no information.
Worse, it feels like recruiters are realizing that their shotgunned "[X]-backed [Y]tech startup" emails are not getting replies, so they are starting to write clickbait subject lines!
In the past few months, I've seen a reduction in emails with subjects like, "Interested in a [general industry] [company type] role?" with some details in the body.
They've been replaced with subject lines like "What's up?" or, "Quick question" with minimal details beyond an invitation to "connect sometime".
It feels like they didn't get what they wanted by asking nicely, so they've decided it's better to be manipulative and evasive rather than taking "no response" for an answer.
In most forms of online communication, this type of behavior is considered creepy and disrespectful of boundaries. In recruiter world, apparently it's all in a day's work.
How about putting a salary range and WFH expectations in the subject line? We get a LOT of these emails; give us more information, not less.
Worse, it feels like recruiters are realizing that their shotgunned "[X]-backed [Y]tech startup" emails are not getting replies, so they are starting to write clickbait subject lines!
In the past few months, I've seen a reduction in emails with subjects like, "Interested in a [general industry] [company type] role?" with some details in the body.
They've been replaced with subject lines like "What's up?" or, "Quick question" with minimal details beyond an invitation to "connect sometime".
It feels like they didn't get what they wanted by asking nicely, so they've decided it's better to be manipulative and evasive rather than taking "no response" for an answer.
In most forms of online communication, this type of behavior is considered creepy and disrespectful of boundaries. In recruiter world, apparently it's all in a day's work.
How about putting a salary range and WFH expectations in the subject line? We get a LOT of these emails; give us more information, not less.