{"id":376,"date":"2006-10-20T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2006-10-20T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=376"},"modified":"2006-10-20T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2006-10-20T20:00:56","slug":"anecdote-the-bewildering-email-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/10\/anecdote-the-bewildering-email-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anecdote &#8211; The Bewildering Email (Round 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just this week I received an all-too-familiar email response to a new ad we just posted. In fact, <a href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=56\" target=\"_blank\">I originally posted on this strange email dialogue back in May<\/a>.  The hauntingly familiar, mangled syntax message arrived with little regard for my clear ad instructions &#8211; all applicants were asked to either email their resume or to call me directly.  His one sentence email:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>is new business coming from advertising agencies also clients who use your services in the new york city marketplace important to you?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Being a glutton for punishment, I decided to go down this path again. I responded with the exact same email that I sent him earlier this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I apologize, I am unclear as to your inquiry.  If you are interested in learning more about the position, call me at 123-456-7890 or if you are interested in applying for it, please email your resume to me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The difference &#8211; this time he did not respond whatsoever.  Somewhat interesting for someone who claims to be able to get new business in a tough market like New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just this week I received an all-too-familiar email response to a new ad we just posted. In fact, I originally posted on this strange email dialogue back in May. The hauntingly familiar, mangled syntax message arrived with little regard for my clear ad instructions &#8211; all applicants were asked to either email their resume or to call me directly. His one sentence email: is new business coming from advertising agencies also clients who use your services in the new york city marketplace important to you? Being a glutton for punishment, I decided to go down this path again. I responded with the exact same email that I sent him earlier&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/10\/anecdote-the-bewildering-email-round-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anecdotes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-64","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1424,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/the-negative-effect\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":0},"title":"The Negative Effect","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"February 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"We've been working through a fair amount of initial sourcing activities the past week or so and I've come across something that catches my attention.\u00a0 I'm seeing more and more posted resume\/cover letters that state what a candidate is not looking for in their next position. No telemarketing positions. No\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Resumes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Resumes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/resumes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":895,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/05\/simple-sign-of-a-schmoozer\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":1},"title":"Simple Sign Of A Schmoozer","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"May 7, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm working through many phone screens today and came across a respondent who displayed one of the hallmarks of a schmoozer. A question I often like to lead with is some variation of this: \"Give me an overview of your skills and how they would fit into this position based\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Screening&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Screening","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/screening\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":273,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/09\/anecdote-communications-major\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":2},"title":"Anecdote &#8211; Communications Major?","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"September 1, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it Labor Day weekend yet? Let's go with an anecdote for now. I received this email with only a resume attached for a position that was advertised on Monster. In the ad, candidates were asked if interested to call or email Lee. Our client needed a salesperson with excellent\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anecdotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anecdotes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/05\/anecdote-the-bewildering-email\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":3},"title":"Anecdote &#8211; The Bewildering Email","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"May 25, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a recent one for your reading pleasure. Over the past couple weeks I have been sourcing for a territory sales position and had the following email exchange with an applicant. Apparently he felt unencumbered by the specific instructions provided in the online employment ad. Simple instructions - all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anecdotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anecdotes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":457,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/11\/where-to-find-your-next-job\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":4},"title":"Where to Find Your Next Job","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"November 22, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"WEDDLE recently surveyed visitors to their website and asked where they expected to find their next job. A total of 1,270 people participated in the survey. Here is where those surveyed thought they would find their next job: 57.6% Responding to an ad posted on an Internet job board 16.8%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hiring&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1075,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/07\/spell-check-turned-off\/","url_meta":{"origin":376,"position":5},"title":"Spell Check Turned Off","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 18, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't know if there is a worst place to have a spelling error than in the title of an online ad. 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