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Discussion on: Should tech recruiters know how to read a URL?

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Vicente G. Reyes

No, this is both a question of literacy and basic communication.

This is the first messsage we both sent each other. You be the judge.

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Yuri Mednikov • Edited

First of all, you need to think from their shoes as well:

  1. You url may be not accessible, so they ask you to send a file instead of it
  2. This is auto response
  3. Opening a link from an unknown sender is not a good idea

BUT

In the post you said that they asked you to send either pdf or either link. But in the conversation, that you provided, they ask you to send pdf with no other option. I don't want to continue with this - I am not sure that problem really existed

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Fabian • Edited

👏👏👏

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Vicente G. Reyes

I'll see if I can find the ad on Facebook.

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Samuele Zanca

I'd have to agree. It's also very possible that the person writing the post and the person viewing the resumes are entirely different people and its also possible that the first message is automated and the bot didn't see an attachment.

Generally, I prefer to use the right package for the right medium. aka:

  • Send attachments in pdf form in emails.
  • Use links on personal portfolio/social profiles. Maybe even in the signature of your email if you want.
 
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Jesse Houwing

Opening a file from an unknown sender is equally bad. I like it when people just accpgt a good job exchange or LinkedIn profile.