Recruiters are almost exclusively focussed on one thing alone: making commission. They're not necessarily bad people, but they are not interested in how polite you are, how long your response email is, or anything else than the information they require.
Sending long-winded emails thanking them for their time and interest is _wasting their time_.
If I want to reply, the first line gives them the info they need. "Not looking for a job", and the rest gives other information if the opp looked good.
If you want to try and build up a relationship to get out of where you are, then fine. But they are interested in placing you, nothing more. Anything else they're generally faking.
It's how the game works. We geeks have a hard time getting this, because we're essentially honest.
Recruiters are almost exclusively focussed on one thing alone: making commission. They're not necessarily bad people, but they are not interested in how polite you are, how long your response email is, or anything else than the information they require.
Sending long-winded emails thanking them for their time and interest is _wasting their time_.
If I want to reply, the first line gives them the info they need. "Not looking for a job", and the rest gives other information if the opp looked good.
If you want to try and build up a relationship to get out of where you are, then fine. But they are interested in placing you, nothing more. Anything else they're generally faking.
It's how the game works. We geeks have a hard time getting this, because we're essentially honest.