Re: About recruiters in your linkedin connections

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Bill Bruns <http://profiles.yahoo.com/billbruns>
 > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:18:45 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > Hi Robert,
 > 
 > I have a recruiter asking to connect.  His profile seems professional, but I 
 > worry about letting a fox into the henhouse.
 > 
 > Do you do anything special with recruiters to keep them from spamming people?

Not particularly.

But, I definitely don't just connect with them.

I "Reply" to them first, asking them what sort of companies they work with
and the skills they recruit for.

If they give an agreeable reply, then, while still not connecting with
them, I tell them what I'm looking for and whether they could help me with
that.

And, only if they have a concrete job that they have in hand do I consider
connecting.  Otherwise, if they wanna chat on the phone, I do that, still
leaving them unconnected.

Phew.

 > Bill Bruns
 > Vice Chairman, SF Bay ACM
 > mobile=953-383-2960