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+How to Uninterest Me in Your Job Opening
+========================================
+:author: Aaron Ball
+:email: nullspoon@iohq.net
+
+
+== {doctitle}
+
+I have been recieving an incredible amount of job calls and emails lately. I
+mean, so many that I'm concerned my cell phone minutes will go over my alotted
+450 (sure, I don't have to answer those calls). For whatever reason, I actually
+read through most of these emails. However, lately my brain has been tuning its
+spam filters to reduce the strain of going through that much junk. For you head
+hunters out there, here is my personal list of easy ways to uninterest me in
+your job opening. You might want to pay attention because I suspect I speak for
+a lot of people.
+
+1.  Using words like **URGENT**, **NEED**, **ASAP**, and/or *OPPORTUNITY*
++
+This will not make me want to answer your email any faster. It will, in fact,
+make me sad to see an email from you and not want to do business with you ever.
+
+2.  Writing subject lines all or mostly in caps
++
+Your excessive use of caps lock will only deter me from reading your email. All
+caps says to me "no one is interested in this job for a good reason so I will
+resort to doing whatever I can to make sure that people read the subject of
+this email".
+
+3.  Telling me there is a need for a <job title> in my area
++
+You see, now it just looks like you're spamming me using key words from my
+website. If you have a job in my area, tell me what the job is and who it's for
+- not that there is one.
+
+4.  Describing in the job requriements that I must be able to "operate well
+    within time constraints and be able to multi-task in a fast-paced
+    environment"
++
+I understand there are some exceptions to this but most jobs require this. In
+fact, I can't remember a single recruiter email yet that hasn't mentioned this.
+
+5.  Use the words "fast-paced environment"
++
+This one is almost a sure fire way of getting me to delete your email in a
+fast-paced way. I have had really bad experiences with this one.  I'm sure you
+mean well and intend this to say "__dynamic changing environment__", but to me
+this says "__lots and lots of unpaid overtime__".
+
+6.  Make it clear to me that you found me only on a few keywords on my resume
+    and offer me a job that is not even remotely close to what I do.
++
+Just because the keyword _Java_ is in "Java Application Administrator" on my
+resume doesn't mean I'm a "Java programmer".
+
+7.  Offer a 3 to 4 month contract in another state where the cost of living is
+    far higher than where I am now
++
+Does anyone ever take these? I just don't see a reason to move to another state
+for "3 to 4 months" other than just wanting to visit that state.
+
+8.  A job regarding ways to make SuperUberplexes of moneys from home working
+    only a small number of hours per week
++
+Call me closed minded but I view these as either pyramid schemes or
+get-rich-quick schemes. I've seen many of these and they either land people in
+jail or fizzle out with little to no consequence or profit.
+
+9.  Call or email me when you clearly know only a small amount of English
++
+What do you think outsourcing your recruiters says to me? If I ask a very
+simple question and it is not understood, not because I didn't phrase it right
+but because the recruiter doesn't know the words, I will not be very interested
+in your job opening or company.
+
+10. Send me an email that is obviously a generated template
++
+The sentence "Our records show that you are an experienced IT professional with
+experience In . Net Developer This experience is relevant to one of my current
+openings. <Paste opening title from website here>" is clearly generated.
+Firstly, the word *in* should not be capitalized In the middle of a sentence,
+even if In a title. Also, it's **.Net**, not **. Net**. Additionally, you
+missed a period. Most likely when you copied and pasted the job title in your
+sentence you overwrote the period at the end.
+
+
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