I have a resume on CareerBuilder and Monster. I receive a lot of email inquiries from recruiters. Virtually all of these are A)"form letters" that make no reference to anything on my resume, and B) are typically for 100% commission, contract jobs, i.e. Real Estate and Insurance agents.

Now, nothing against their doing this, however, I just have to tell you, if someone called, or emailed me saying - Jeff with your years of experience at StarTribune in advertising and your writing skills, you would be a strong candidate for....now that would get my attention!

Also, if I were being offered an on-going position with a base salary, I would also take note.

So, I guess this is both to advise that if you are going to pursue candidates in this manner, personalize your correspondance. And this is to suggest that with this as the competition, a direct employer, offering a competitive salary could really clean up by pursing candidates in database!

I have to agree with Jeff. I also have resume on CareerBuilder’s and Indeed and I also receive the same solicitations. I have over fifteen years of Supervisor and Management experience and currently completing my Bachelors in Business and HR.