Messages to Recruiters that hurt your job search

FYI for candidates — read this before you reach out to recruiters.

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In order to be effective in your job search, it is important to learn how to communicate with recruiters. They are the ones who facilitate the career transitions for you, they are the agents of change. However, rarely we see resources that are teaching us how to communicate with recruiters effectively.

I remember when I first came to the country, there was no one place to explain it all to me — all the things I needed to know about the Canadian job market, Canadian resumes, cover letters and simply how to talk to people. So I decided to build that resource.

In this article, I want to address all the messages that we (recruiters) receive on a daily basis but do not lead to anything.

Here are some messages that I find ineffective (+ my comments on why I think so).

1. “Hi, how are you?”

This message is not effective because it signals to me that the person hasn’t mastered asynchronous communication.

And you don’t want to signal that. Basically you are telling your reader that this is how you’re going to communicate within the…