[gonzi25]

I get several emails from recruiters each week, almost none of them include a salary range at all.. I won't even respond.

[jshen]

That's short sighted.

[gonzi25]

I agree, but having to spend the time on the phone with them or writing up a crafty email where I actually don't use 'hello $NAME' just to find out the salary range would be nice.

[wyclif]

Any competent recruiter should be able to open a conversation with a developer by quoting a salary range.

[sroussey]

Perhaps, but it can also be a good filter. Experience replying to the messages would tell.

[jshen]

I've had some rather amazing opportunities that came without a salary range in the initial email. Using that as the primary factor is surely suboptimal.

[csallen]

Curious to know what these emails looked like. Were they random messages from recruiters? Or emails from friends or friends of friends?

[jshen]

From recruiters. I can spot the good ones.

[csallen]

Care to share your knowledge with us? I've just been ignoring them all as well.