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This is sometimes how I reply to recruiters or “opportunity” emails when the person spams me or really doesn't give a shit.

Dear Roberto,

Whilst I appreciate you taking great time out of your day to send me this highly personalised and tailored email offering me such a highly exclusive opportunity at your company, I have to decline.

See, it's not you, it's me. I just can't work for companies who show such laziness in recruiting. It's simply offensive. It shows that you really don't care who joins your company, unfortunately for you, I'm someone who thinkings that hiring should be about finding the right people. People who not only have technical skill and ability, but also people who live and breed the culture that your company represents.

Culturally, I think it's important to hire people that care about every aspect of the business, from the way the code is formatted, to the way the banking and recruiting is handled. Attention to details is everything, making relationships is important. You've shown in your email that all you care about is expanding your operations, and your revenue. You've not shown me anything about your culture other than this initial negative impression.

It's sad that you seem to be in this industry for the wrong reasons, and I wish you all the luck in finding the right pawn to grow your philistine-like company.

Once again, I'm truly sorry that I simply don't match your bulk generic email, and instead prefer things with more care and culture.

Yours Sincerely, Micheil Smith — BrandedCode.com

P.S., In case you can't tell, the above reply is me telling you that your recruitment methods suck, and that you paint a bad picture of your company, and that I would never ever want to work there.

On 9 Nov 2014, at 15:28, Roberto Casini roberto.casini@jsgeeks.com wrote:

Greetings,

JSGeeks is expanding JavaScript developers team in London to work with our customers on interesting project

If you are interested to learn more, pls share with us your rate and updated resume

We will contact you shortly to learn more

Sincerely Roberto

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