How not to message candidates

Greg Wyatt • February 14, 2022

"Good morning<SURNAME>,

I came across your LinkedIn profile on LinkedIn. Hope you are doing well in these unprecedented times.

I am a Senor Recruiter and have found your profile for my client’s vacancy that is real.

Seeing as you are a <job title> in <wrong location>, I thought you'd like to speak to me about this brilliant life-changing vacancy with an award-winning progressive dynamic market leader that pays £<competitive – 16%)>. I can see that you are the perfect candidate.

This role allows working from home 2 days a week, with 5 in the office.

Contact myself urgently to set up a call on <wrong number>.

If you are not looking for work, do you happen to know anyone that might be interested, or have you walked past someone in the street that looks likely? Honestly, anyone will do at this point, and we offer £5 M&S vouchers paid 16 months after placing someone you refer to us.

If you are not looking for work and are instead recruiting for <job title>, we should talk!

I have 9 months experience in headhunting and a database of 26 million CVs all specialising in <different wrong job title>.

Warm hugs,


<FIRST NAME>
Specialist <yet another wrong job title> Recruiter"

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