URGENT has 6 characters, but it probably came with three exclamation marks and a space to separate it from the rest of the subject - so make it 10 characters for URGENT!!!.
These 10 characters are all within the ASCII range, so in UTF8 they should be 10 bytes - but lets say that recruiter decided to use UTF32 encoding, making it 40 bytes.
An overpriced GiB of bandwidth costs $5.
So, adding "URGENT" cost that recruiter at most 0.000000466¢. And that's how much you should value it.
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"Hmm... Looks like you Bcc'ed me (or equvialent) so I'm guessing this was a shotgun email."
or
"You're seeking someone to take an X-month contract in <INSERT CITY/STATE HERE> and any job boards my resume is on all say 'not looking to relocate or for short-term/contract work', so I'm guessing you weren't specifically mailing me."
If I know the recruiter, it's probably not that urgent. I may reply or even give them a call if I'm interested. The real good ones will call me first and then send me the job info.
If I don't know the recruiter, ignore + instant delete.
Urgent Emails are never really urgent.
It's like sending a postcard to call 911.
So I treat them like all Emails:
If from person I know: read, else delete.
I've been a professional C, Perl, PHP and Python developer.
I'm an ex-sysadmin from the late 20th century.
These days I do more Javascript and CSS and whatnot, and promote UX and accessibility.
URGENThas 6 characters, but it probably came with three exclamation marks and a space to separate it from the rest of the subject - so make it 10 characters forURGENT!!!.These 10 characters are all within the ASCII range, so in UTF8 they should be 10 bytes - but lets say that recruiter decided to use UTF32 encoding, making it 40 bytes.
An overpriced GiB of bandwidth costs $5.
So, adding "URGENT" cost that recruiter at most 0.000000466¢. And that's how much you should value it.
Math FTW!!!!
hahahhah amazing.
Reply 4 years later. "Sorry, just seeing this!!!"
This is precisely what Googles Inbox's Snooze Until "Someday" feature is for.
I tell them to fuck off and review their recruitment methods (and then fuck off again)
Chances are it's not all that urgent and just a way to get you to open the email.
Depending on the actual substance of the message, respond accordingly.
Found an article about that [medium.com/@panicrecruiter/how-rec...].
Seems like 20% of recruiters letters include the word "urgent".
Usually something along the lines of:
"Hmm... Looks like you Bcc'ed me (or equvialent) so I'm guessing this was a shotgun email."
or
"You're seeking someone to take an X-month contract in <INSERT CITY/STATE HERE> and any job boards my resume is on all say 'not looking to relocate or for short-term/contract work', so I'm guessing you weren't specifically mailing me."
but mostly
"<DELETE>"
If I know the recruiter, it's probably not that urgent. I may reply or even give them a call if I'm interested. The real good ones will call me first and then send me the job info.
If I don't know the recruiter, ignore + instant delete.
Urgent Emails are never really urgent.
It's like sending a postcard to call 911.
So I treat them like all Emails:
If from person I know: read, else delete.
I've got this as far as my gmail filters go: