Since I'm in a constant state of unhappiness when it comes to this job, I decided to update my resume on monster.com. Well, I never finished updating it -- I managed to put an end date on my last job and add this job, but never entered a descritpion.
Even with my incomplete resume, I've been getting an average of 6-8 inquiries a week, nothing had peaked my interest enough to do anything about it.
I can group the e-mails I receive into three categories:
- The I need to fill this position kind. I like these, they tell you the job description, they for the most part relate to your skill set (but FYI I'm a developer with some SQL experience, just 'cause you see SQL on my resume, doesn't mean I'm anywhere near qualified as a Sr. SQL Developer or DBA). Sometimes they even sound interesting -- if I wanted to move. Please check to see my answer to the are you willing to locate question before sending me job descriptions for jobs in Richmond, New York, or BFE.
- The I got a bunch of positions to fill and some keyword on your resume just happened to match something in one of the descriptions. These e-mails are usually accompanied by an attached word document with 10 or so positions for various positions I'm not qualified for or have no interest in or places I would not want to live. I no longer open the word document unless the e-mail message is something other than generic.
- The please call me about a postion kind. This is the most surprising of the bunch. Does that really work? The e-mail I got this morning said "Please call me regarding a .net position in dc" That's it. Do you know how many different types of .net positions there are? I'd only be interested in maybe 20% of them and of that 20% probably 60% of them are either too junior or too senior. Maybe it's just me, but I like to know a little bit more about the position before I take the time and the effort to call and find out more. This is the second please call me about a position e-mail I've gotten this week with nothing other than a requst for me to call a complete stranger. Delete.
I dunno, maybe these techniques work, but to me it seems like it would be in everyone's best interest to send more specific details and send things to people who are looking in your market.
