Dear Google Recruiting...
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Dear Google Recruiting...
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Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#2This is beyond a First World problem
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#3I understand being annoyed that they ignored your request, but would it really lessen your recruiter spam by an appreciable amount? I get such random requests, eliminating a single company wouldn't make much of a dent.
I've just gotten good at hitting shift-3 or e (depending on my mood) in gmail the second I sniff recruiter in an email.
Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#4Imagine a world in which Google recruiters have a profile of you on their desk of likes, dislikes, likely life goals, and potential avenues to woo you into joining them. I imagine Facebook has a dataset that could be applied to make such a thing and soon (if not already) so will Google.
Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#5Dear Colin,
You're extremely lucky to have talents that are highly sought-after and well paid. I know many talented architects and designers with experience who just scrape by. Just ignore Google's recruitment advances and move on :)
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#6Dear OP
Yes you have the right to not be contacted by Google if you don't want so.
But may I advise you to not get pissed by the fact that your labour force and intellect is being greatly demanded. Disturbance apart, you should be thankful.
Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#7I understand being annoyed that they ignored your request, but would it really lessen your recruiter spam by an appreciable amount? I get such random requests, eliminating a single company wouldn't make much of a dent. I've just gotten good at hitting shift-3 or e (depending on my mood) in gmail the second I sniff recruiter in an email.
It's not the emails which bother me; it's the fact that they're ignoring explicit instructions.
Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#8Is Google unique in this? Or is this a generic tech company/recruiter problem?
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#9They seem to cast a wide net as far as their recruiting efforts goes. I kinda wish they put more effort into identifying unexperienced hires as well, as I remember expending quite some effort to try to get hired by Google after I left graduate school, but to no avail. Now I have shown my quick ability to learn (which was already proven by my education) in the world of development and now I get contacted...and I don't know whether I want to work for Google anymore.
I deeply question their talent identifying apparatus. Even worse for them, if they did a correct analysis, they probably would have saved a lot of $. It would probably take over 2x what I am making now to woo me over, and that's not necessarily guaranteed.
Re: Dear Google Recruiting...
#10Is Google unique in this? Or is this a generic tech company/recruiter problem?
Google is the only company I've found which seems to be unable to take no for an answer. I get lots of recruiter spam from hedge funds, but I don't think any of them have ever re-contacted me after I've told them not to.