Recruiter cold emailed me with a "I thought your background looked like a great fit for role I'm filling..." and the job she's looking to fill was the one I got laid off from last year.

Yes, thanks for looking at my LinkedIn title.

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Brutal

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Been there, done that, only it was the role I quit 3 months earlier due to a toxic manager.

In my case, asking why they thought I was a great fit was enough for them to realize that I was the person who created that opening. Hopefully, in your case, asking them may help them understand why it was a bad idea to approach you.

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LinkedIn Premium for recruiting means search queries for candidates based on certain criteria (filters). After that a mass / boilerplate message is sent to the query by the recruiter.

Sorry, but you’re just a number.

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Oof

Keep that shit to yourself and have them submit your book. Why should you be the only one who has to feel awkward?

Yikes

That is diabolical.

Please tell me you responded

I did. No response from them.

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