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Whens should we respond to recruiter messages on LinkedIn? [closed]
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Is it rude to not reply recruiter messages right away on LinkedIn when you are not actively looking for a job but might start looking in 4-6 months?
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Is it rude to not reply recruiter messages right away on LinkedIn when you are not actively looking for a job but might start looking in 4-6 months?
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
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@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
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Is it rude to not reply recruiter messages right away on LinkedIn when you are not actively looking for a job but might start looking in 4-6 months?
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asked Mar 5 '15 at 22:38
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Is it rude to not reply recruiter messages right away on LinkedIn when you are not actively looking for a job but might start looking in 4-6 months?
recruitment linkedin
asked Mar 5 '15 at 22:38
DR Singh
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asked Mar 5 '15 at 22:38
DR Singh
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asked Mar 5 '15 at 22:38
DR Singh
26113
asked Mar 5 '15 at 22:38
DR Singh
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26113
closed as primarily opinion-based by Chris E, IDrinkandIKnowThings, yochannah, gnat, Jenny D Mar 9 '15 at 11:38
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Chris E, IDrinkandIKnowThings, yochannah, gnat, Jenny D Mar 9 '15 at 11:38
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Mar 6 '15 at 16:15
@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
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Mar 6 '15 at 16:15
@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
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Mar 6 '15 at 16:15
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Mar 6 '15 at 16:15
@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Jul 5 '17 at 14:14
@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
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Most recruiters that are "cold calling" people on linked in expect a lot of non-responses. It is just about as rude as not responding to senders of spam that arrive in your email daily. They have a list of hits from the linkedin database and spam the same email to all of them.
In short, no it isn't rude to not respond if you are not interested.
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
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It's up to you and I agree with Raze that they are probably expecting a fair amount of non-responses.
What I do is provide a response that is commensurate with the level of professionalism I receive. If there is a request to connect from a total stranger that has only the generic LinkedIn message, I assume it's one of the following:
- A recruiter that's not very serious and is just looking to mine my contact list based on hot job skill matches
- A recruiter that might or might not have something but didn't want to tell me anything or couldn't take the time to explain why he/she wanted to connect
- Someone that is contacting me in error
In those cases I would ignore the request. But if someone trying to contact me has made an earnest effort to introduce themselves in a professional manner and put some information in, then I would be more amenable to responding.
If you're worried about losing a professional contact, don't be. LinkedIn will keep the invites in your inbox and if you ever need to contact them again you can, assuming they are still recruiting (recruiters in my experience are fairly transient; I've worked with very few that more than two years later were still recruiting). And if you should want to contact them later, and they have something you're a match for, they'll happily work with you because at that point you're not a human anymore, you're a chunk of bloody meat in the water.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 6:05
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You should always respond, even if only to say you aren't looking at this time. Only takes you a few seconds, and could result in future contact that may interest you.
Why not take the opportunity to set yourself apart? It's easy enough to cut/paste a nice courteous response, right?
answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
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Only if you're dishonest about your intentions. If you tell them that you're not actively looking for a position but might be soon, then there's nothing wrong with that. How they handle that will depend on the recruiter.
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Most recruiters that are "cold calling" people on linked in expect a lot of non-responses. It is just about as rude as not responding to senders of spam that arrive in your email daily. They have a list of hits from the linkedin database and spam the same email to all of them.
In short, no it isn't rude to not respond if you are not interested.
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
Raze
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Most recruiters that are "cold calling" people on linked in expect a lot of non-responses. It is just about as rude as not responding to senders of spam that arrive in your email daily. They have a list of hits from the linkedin database and spam the same email to all of them.
In short, no it isn't rude to not respond if you are not interested.
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
Raze
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up vote
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up vote
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Most recruiters that are "cold calling" people on linked in expect a lot of non-responses. It is just about as rude as not responding to senders of spam that arrive in your email daily. They have a list of hits from the linkedin database and spam the same email to all of them.
In short, no it isn't rude to not respond if you are not interested.
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
Raze
29014
Most recruiters that are "cold calling" people on linked in expect a lot of non-responses. It is just about as rude as not responding to senders of spam that arrive in your email daily. They have a list of hits from the linkedin database and spam the same email to all of them.
In short, no it isn't rude to not respond if you are not interested.
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
Raze
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answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:44
Raze
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Raze
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It's up to you and I agree with Raze that they are probably expecting a fair amount of non-responses.
What I do is provide a response that is commensurate with the level of professionalism I receive. If there is a request to connect from a total stranger that has only the generic LinkedIn message, I assume it's one of the following:
- A recruiter that's not very serious and is just looking to mine my contact list based on hot job skill matches
- A recruiter that might or might not have something but didn't want to tell me anything or couldn't take the time to explain why he/she wanted to connect
- Someone that is contacting me in error
In those cases I would ignore the request. But if someone trying to contact me has made an earnest effort to introduce themselves in a professional manner and put some information in, then I would be more amenable to responding.
If you're worried about losing a professional contact, don't be. LinkedIn will keep the invites in your inbox and if you ever need to contact them again you can, assuming they are still recruiting (recruiters in my experience are fairly transient; I've worked with very few that more than two years later were still recruiting). And if you should want to contact them later, and they have something you're a match for, they'll happily work with you because at that point you're not a human anymore, you're a chunk of bloody meat in the water.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 6:05
Bernard Dy
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It's up to you and I agree with Raze that they are probably expecting a fair amount of non-responses.
What I do is provide a response that is commensurate with the level of professionalism I receive. If there is a request to connect from a total stranger that has only the generic LinkedIn message, I assume it's one of the following:
- A recruiter that's not very serious and is just looking to mine my contact list based on hot job skill matches
- A recruiter that might or might not have something but didn't want to tell me anything or couldn't take the time to explain why he/she wanted to connect
- Someone that is contacting me in error
In those cases I would ignore the request. But if someone trying to contact me has made an earnest effort to introduce themselves in a professional manner and put some information in, then I would be more amenable to responding.
If you're worried about losing a professional contact, don't be. LinkedIn will keep the invites in your inbox and if you ever need to contact them again you can, assuming they are still recruiting (recruiters in my experience are fairly transient; I've worked with very few that more than two years later were still recruiting). And if you should want to contact them later, and they have something you're a match for, they'll happily work with you because at that point you're not a human anymore, you're a chunk of bloody meat in the water.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 6:05
Bernard Dy
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It's up to you and I agree with Raze that they are probably expecting a fair amount of non-responses.
What I do is provide a response that is commensurate with the level of professionalism I receive. If there is a request to connect from a total stranger that has only the generic LinkedIn message, I assume it's one of the following:
- A recruiter that's not very serious and is just looking to mine my contact list based on hot job skill matches
- A recruiter that might or might not have something but didn't want to tell me anything or couldn't take the time to explain why he/she wanted to connect
- Someone that is contacting me in error
In those cases I would ignore the request. But if someone trying to contact me has made an earnest effort to introduce themselves in a professional manner and put some information in, then I would be more amenable to responding.
If you're worried about losing a professional contact, don't be. LinkedIn will keep the invites in your inbox and if you ever need to contact them again you can, assuming they are still recruiting (recruiters in my experience are fairly transient; I've worked with very few that more than two years later were still recruiting). And if you should want to contact them later, and they have something you're a match for, they'll happily work with you because at that point you're not a human anymore, you're a chunk of bloody meat in the water.
answered Mar 6 '15 at 6:05
Bernard Dy
1,3871125
It's up to you and I agree with Raze that they are probably expecting a fair amount of non-responses.
What I do is provide a response that is commensurate with the level of professionalism I receive. If there is a request to connect from a total stranger that has only the generic LinkedIn message, I assume it's one of the following:
- A recruiter that's not very serious and is just looking to mine my contact list based on hot job skill matches
- A recruiter that might or might not have something but didn't want to tell me anything or couldn't take the time to explain why he/she wanted to connect
- Someone that is contacting me in error
In those cases I would ignore the request. But if someone trying to contact me has made an earnest effort to introduce themselves in a professional manner and put some information in, then I would be more amenable to responding.
If you're worried about losing a professional contact, don't be. LinkedIn will keep the invites in your inbox and if you ever need to contact them again you can, assuming they are still recruiting (recruiters in my experience are fairly transient; I've worked with very few that more than two years later were still recruiting). And if you should want to contact them later, and they have something you're a match for, they'll happily work with you because at that point you're not a human anymore, you're a chunk of bloody meat in the water.
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You should always respond, even if only to say you aren't looking at this time. Only takes you a few seconds, and could result in future contact that may interest you.
Why not take the opportunity to set yourself apart? It's easy enough to cut/paste a nice courteous response, right?
answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
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You should always respond, even if only to say you aren't looking at this time. Only takes you a few seconds, and could result in future contact that may interest you.
Why not take the opportunity to set yourself apart? It's easy enough to cut/paste a nice courteous response, right?
answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
mjulmer
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You should always respond, even if only to say you aren't looking at this time. Only takes you a few seconds, and could result in future contact that may interest you.
Why not take the opportunity to set yourself apart? It's easy enough to cut/paste a nice courteous response, right?
answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
mjulmer
1,607310
You should always respond, even if only to say you aren't looking at this time. Only takes you a few seconds, and could result in future contact that may interest you.
Why not take the opportunity to set yourself apart? It's easy enough to cut/paste a nice courteous response, right?
answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
mjulmer
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answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
mjulmer
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answered Mar 6 '15 at 0:32
mjulmer
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Only if you're dishonest about your intentions. If you tell them that you're not actively looking for a position but might be soon, then there's nothing wrong with that. How they handle that will depend on the recruiter.
edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
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Lee Abraham
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Only if you're dishonest about your intentions. If you tell them that you're not actively looking for a position but might be soon, then there's nothing wrong with that. How they handle that will depend on the recruiter.
edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
Esoteric Screen Name
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answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:41
Lee Abraham
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Only if you're dishonest about your intentions. If you tell them that you're not actively looking for a position but might be soon, then there's nothing wrong with that. How they handle that will depend on the recruiter.
edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
Esoteric Screen Name
1,649614
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:41
Lee Abraham
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Only if you're dishonest about your intentions. If you tell them that you're not actively looking for a position but might be soon, then there's nothing wrong with that. How they handle that will depend on the recruiter.
edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
Esoteric Screen Name
1,649614
answered Mar 5 '15 at 22:41
Lee Abraham
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edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
Esoteric Screen Name
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edited Mar 6 '15 at 4:44
Esoteric Screen Name
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Esoteric Screen Name
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Lee Abraham
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Lee Abraham
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is a question for The Workplace Chat not one that belongs here.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Mar 6 '15 at 16:15
@O.R.Mapper - I did not choose Opinion based. I voted off topic because I feel it is much more appropriate. The rest of the community that voted to close disagreed. que sera sera
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Jul 5 '17 at 14:14