steve kwan user experience designer

Fun with recruiters

(July 26th, 2006 - 10:53PM)

I'm not sure why it happened so suddenly, but about a year ago I started getting solicitations from recruiters. Apparently they're finding my résumé on my blog. At first I was extremely flattered. Headhunters actively pursuing me! Wow! But then I realized that they were just Googling SOFTWARE ENGINEER RESUME AJAX and contacting the results. My initial flattery has subsided into a state of mild amusement every time I get such a request.

Last week, I received one such request. Most of the time I'd just reply with yay or nay, but this time I decided to have some fun. Here's the e-mail I received.

Hi,

This is with reference to your resume which I had found on the net.

I currently have a permanent full time position for a UI Designer with my client who is based out of San Jose, CA.

Requirements:

Blah blah blah.

If you are interested, kindly send me your updated resume as soon as possible. Would be good to know your salary expectations too!

Thanks,

So-and-so

And here was my response.

Hey So-and-so,

Thanks for your interest. I'm very interested in this position. Please see my attached revised résumé for more details.

I attached this document as my updated résumé. For the Word impaired, this is what you're missing:

The funniest part? The next day, So-and-so called me three times asking for an interview! I didn't answer, and have no plans to respond.