Candidate Responses

I just had to share with the group - I thought I had heard every response.

I reached out to a candidate via LinkedIn - judging by his job titles and overall experience - thought he would be a good fit and within our salary range.

I ask him for his resume and salary requirements in my InMail and he responds with a salary range about $60-70K over our range, demanding a VP title - even though he is currently a Manager and our job profile clearly states it's a Manager role.

I respond that unfortunately he's out of our range but I will keep him in mind for other opportunities.

He responds with "Then why did you bother me with such a stupid request for my resume?" It just amazes me that someone would respond in such an unprofessional manner.

Any of my other colleagues receive less than stellar responses?

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on August 3, 2012 at 6:53pm

And guess who you won't be calling when that prime VP spot rolls around? hahaha... Thanks for sharing Lisa it's always nice to get a reminder that we're not alone. :)

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Permalink Reply by Sandra McCartt on August 4, 2012 at 2:28pm

Sometimes profiles have not been updated or we don't know what people might be looking for if they might be interested. I am a bit more indirect when I contact with an inmail. I say something like, " based on your profile I may have a client interested in your qualifications, I would like to speak with you about your career interests.". "happy to provide full company info and salary if you might have interest".

If I get a note back that says they are only interested at a certain range or title and I can't hit it, I say so and mention I will save their profile. People don't seem to be as hostile if they get to state their wish list first. It takes a little more time to interact but I haven't had anyone bite me yet. It can get a little tricky when we contact people about a lateral move in title when we don't know if they would consider a lateral or only a big step up in title or money.

Some people really are pretty happy where they are so are pretty unrealistic about what
might interest them but I have had a lot of them come back around when something happens
that puts them on the market for a lateral.

All that being said, some people are just rude, obnoxious, SOB's so feed em fish heads and hit the delete buttom. :). Saved you a lot of interview time to determine that the jerk would probably not be a culture fit except for a gulag.

People are being contacted by every idiot recruiter who can send a form letter asking for their resume so some are super tired of it.

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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Branch on August 8, 2012 at 10:30am

I haven't had that happen, but that is totally unprofessional. Imagine what he is like to work with.

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Permalink Reply by Janine Davis on August 8, 2012 at 11:28am

Dodged bullet (and you are not alone, though thankfully this is the exception, not the rule).

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Permalink Reply by Lisa A, Doorly on August 9, 2012 at 8:03am

I really hope you are not referring to me as an idiot recruiter. I think we're losing sight here that his response was completely unprofessional - no excuses - I don't care how many 'idiots' have contacted him.

Sandra McCartt said:

Sometimes profiles have not been updated or we don't know what people might be looking for if they might be interested. I am a bit more indirect when I contact with an inmail. I say something like, " based on your profile I may have a client interested in your qualifications, I would like to speak with you about your career interests.". "happy to provide full company info and salary if you might have interest".

If I get a note back that says they are only interested at a certain range or title and I can't hit it, I say so and mention I will save their profile. People don't seem to be as hostile if they get to state their wish list first. It takes a little more time to interact but I haven't had anyone bite me yet. It can get a little tricky when we contact people about a lateral move in title when we don't know if they would consider a lateral or only a big step up in title or money.

Some people really are pretty happy where they are so are pretty unrealistic about what
might interest them but I have had a lot of them come back around when something happens
that puts them on the market for a lateral.

All that being said, some people are just rude, obnoxious, SOB's so feed em fish heads and hit the delete buttom. :). Saved you a lot of interview time to determine that the jerk would probably not be a culture fit except for a gulag.

People are being contacted by every idiot recruiter who can send a form letter asking for their resume so some are super tired of it.