[briancurtin]

I can appreciate someone who took the time to figure out what my experience adds up to and then share a relevant position they're trying to fill. I've had a few companies first find me on LinkedIn, then they contacted me through email with a more personal message, possibly meaning that they looked around the web to find my email address. This I'm cool with. Depending on how the contact goes, they might follow up on LinkedIn to add to my network.

However, the other 90+% of contact I've received I can't appreciate. I've been involved with the CPython project for a while, and I'm on the Python Software Foundation's board. Seeing that sends some of the shotgun recruiters through the roof, trying to "network" with me by sending me bullshit jobs and asking me to share my local contacts. I used to get plenty of messages like, "hey I have this great Django job that you're a perfect fit for." How is this possible when I've never done more than read the Django tutorial, and nowhere on my profile does it mention Django or any other web frameworks? This is a waste of time.