I used to get recruiter spam, then I tried this one weird trick and all the recruiters stopped emailing me...
Actually, it wasn't that weird. I just moved out of the US. Changed my location on GitHub, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and the recruitment spam stopped overnight.
As for the few recruiters who are still working off of old lists and still have me as living in NYC, I just politely reply that I'd be interested in talking with them if the position they're hiring for would consider a remote working arrangement.
So far, not a single recruiter has replied that they are ok with remote...
Actually, it wasn't that weird. I just moved out of the US. Changed my location on GitHub, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and the recruitment spam stopped overnight.
As for the few recruiters who are still working off of old lists and still have me as living in NYC, I just politely reply that I'd be interested in talking with them if the position they're hiring for would consider a remote working arrangement.
So far, not a single recruiter has replied that they are ok with remote...