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January 22, 2010

How Not To Seek Employment

I just got this email from someone looking for work. This is reminiscent of “please send me the codes.

LinkedIn
naiteek sangani has indicated you are a Friend:
Hi Rick,
I am a recent graduate from Columbia University and am seeking FULL TIME employment in the field of Software Development. Kindly get in touch with me if you have anything in store for me.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
regards,
- naiteek sangani

I’m not sure of this person’s culture, and what passes for initiative or standard practice, but here in the US (and I think it’s fairly evident from my LinkedIn profile that I’m in the US), this kind of approach is guaranteed to make any potential employer avoid you like the plague.

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