Recruiters' Canned Opening Lines

Here are a few standard lines:

• I noticed your resume on Monster and was very impressed with your background and qualifications.


• I came across your resume on one of the job-boards and was very impressed by your credentials.


• I reviewed your resume on the Internet and I believe you are qualified for other opportunities at Some Company


• [From M$] I am interested in scheduling a phone conversation with you to learn more about your background, interests and experience. please let me know a couple of convenient times to reach you as well as an appropriate telephone number.


• We noticed your information on the job boards or in our database and thought you may have an interest in an immediate opportunity [...]

Some are childish, use brokn Eenglsh and could be downright annoying:

• Greetings of the Day!!! Hope you are doing well!!!


• Hi Associates,
  How are you doing?
  Hope doing Great...


• Incase you are available please respond back with your rate and contact details, if incase you on a project please let me know your next available date so that we can update our database for future usage.


• Please let me know your interest in the following position and kindly send me the updated Resume along with following details which are mandatory for submission. [He expects me to fill a form]

As a rule of thumb I do not respond to job ads that peruse "pls.", "kindly" and (especially) "mandatory".

-ulianov