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Dear recruiter, Thank you for contacting. At the moment I’m not looking for a job. Kind regards, Gonzalo This is a bit impersonal. I know. I’m sorry. The alternative is the above email for everyone.

This is a story for my friend C. He didn’t know what was behind this old tweet TFW when after two months of silence the guy contacts you, promises to send an email immediately and fails to deliver.

For the last month or so I’ve been running a small experiment in my Linkedin profile. I had been receiving contacts from recruiters offering roles, and from recruiters offering developers.

Dear recruiter. Don’t take it personal, but I’m not interested in the role you’re trying to recruit. I receive lots of messages from recruiters. I get offered to participate in events so that companies can offer me new jobs.

In March 2014 I was made redundant (business unit closing). I needed to get a job and I participated in loads of selection processes. Sometimes I received feedback, sometimes not. But I remember two specific processes because I received completely different feedback from “technical tests” in a matter of days

There are good recruiters. And there are bad recruiters. The good ones help you to find a job. The bad ones teach you how to look for a job. If you are looking for a job, be sure to do just the opposite of what the bad ones do.

A few days ago I went to an interview which included a pair programming session. The session was a great experience, but the result wasn’t quite as good as it should have been, because of some difficulties understanding on what was being asked.

A few months ago I reported my business unit was offered for sale. Not much to report about it (I know very little and I can write even less) Obviously, most of us in the business unit, decided to brush up our Linkedin pages and get into the job market, just in case.

A few days ago my company sent out this press release. It seems to be rather unimportant, but for me it means changes. I work for that specific business unit. I cannot write too much.

In my previous post I explained a great experience applying for a position. In this post I wanted to share what lessons I’ve learnt from that experience. Selection: Be very selective about what you apply for.

I wrote in my last post about lessons I’ve got from bad experiences looking for a job. In this post I’m going to tell you about a good experience I had last week, how much I learnt from it, and the lessons I got from it.

For some time I’ve been applying to different positions. I have two daughters and I want for them (and for me) to live in a different culture and language. After a few experiences, I’m tempted to say something about bad experiences:

Sometimes I read a couple of posts not directly related, and I start to think about a topic I didn’t expected. This time, it all started with a post of Enrique Dans.