My final reply to her:
I?m sorry but that?s an unacceptable answer. I?m not asking you to disclose who the client is, but what I would like to see is a detailed job description of the position instead of some vague outline which doesn?t tell me much about the kind of work this position entails. I?ve dealt with numerous recruiters and I have been in this industry quite a long time, yet I rarely run into a situation where I have to play phone tag to get an actual job description, which I prefer to see in writing. What is so secretive about this job that you can?t give me a written description, yet you expect me to be interested in something I know nothing about? Please provide me with a detailed written job description or cease emailing me further, as this only serves to waste my time. Remember, you?re soliciting me for an open position, so where are the details?
Thank you.
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Her initial response to my asking for a job description:
I'm sorry, but I'm only able to go over these opportunities via phone.
I can tell you this position is with an industry-leading organization and I work directly with their hiring managers. We have an excellent service-level agreement in place with them and have hired literally hundreds of candidates during our 4 year relationship.
I understand you probably receive numerous calls and emails for job opportunities, especially if you are actively searching for a new position. I also can understand how frustrating it would be to sort through each call and email and find legitimate, worthwhile positions. I do not want to waste your time or my time. Like I said, the main focus for this role is around Data Centers and application migration and consolidation. If this sounds like it fits your background, please let me know and we can go into more detail about it together.
If this is not a good fit, from that brief description, it will probably not work out. I do not have a copy of your resume in front of me so it's very hard for me to gauge your experience via email.
Like I said, I'd love to discuss this with you over the phone, but if you are not interested, I understand and wish you good luck in your job search.
Thanks!
Good fit? I know nothing about this damned position yet she continues on with her drivel! Oh, she also posted a Linkedn URL and I see that she just graduated from college in 2003. Word to the wise, don't send these inexperienced fresh out of school recruiters to deal with seasoned IT pros like me, because I will chew them up and spit them out as I've been dealing with such pimps for quite a long time.
