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[quote=Anonymous]Wow I'm amazed at the replies here.

I rarely follow the instructions - thy are black holes - and seriously who needs references sent with a resume? There's a time and place for those and it's not before you even talk.

I send a polite brief (100 words or so) note to the recruiter, attaching a resume and 3 to 4 bullets highlighting the basic reason why they should bother reading the resume at all.

If it's via LinkedIn, I can't attach a resume so I just do the bullets and offer to chat anytime if there's interest. Nine times out of ten, I get a call. It's not about not being able to follow instructions - it's about making it easier for the recruiter by giving them a 30 second tailored message that they can very quickly asses fit against.

Truthfully it has worked great. Recruiters don't want to read page long cover letters and resumes dense with bullets. I make > $300K so maybe it's a leveling thing?

If he did something similar, I'd cut him slack. If you subsequently ask for a resume and he doesn't send one, that's different. [/quote]

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