Worst-written message from a recruiter yet?

[marnen]

I received the following e-mail message from an IT recruiter. I am posting it in its entirety, editing only to render into HTML and to obfuscate e-mail addresses so I don't make more spambait. Names have not been changed to protect the linguistically challenged.

Note: I realize that this guy may be perfectly intelligent and capable of expressing himself in his native language, but there's no way that he should be sending out English-language e-mail without more study -- and I am surprised that his employer didn't realize this, since previous messages from them haven't been nearly so bad.

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From: <vijay DOT majji AT makrotech DOT com>
Date: September 17, 2007 9:43:44 AM EDT
To: <marnen AT marnen DOT org>
Subject: Direct Client Requirement

Hi Marnen,
                   I Got U'r EmailID From Our DataBase.We Have A Reqt For Java Developer Position So I sent A Mail to u.If U'r Looking For This Type Of Requiremenet's ,I Would Appreciate U,If U Send me U'r Updated Resume .

Regards,
Vijay Kumar Majji,
Makro Technologies,
P:973.481.0100 ext 3095.

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Comments

[collwen.livejournal.com]

Oh good ever loving gods.

*hugs

[marnen.livejournal.com]

Yes That Wsa MyReaciton.Infact I,Sent A copy To U WithThe Commnet," Wow. Just...wow."

:)

[skitten.livejournal.com]

*lol*- so you got my attention *giggle*...
umm- gonna send a resume? ;)

[marnen.livejournal.com]

Actually, what I did send was this, to the company's main e-mail address listed on their website, along with a quote of the message in question:

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Hi there.

I got the message quoted below from one of your recruiters. Please notice the incredibly poor grammar and spelling. I suggest that you train this person to write in decent English -- or maybe just fire him. Let me know what you decide to do.

Thanks,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
marnen AT marnen DOT org

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[marnen.livejournal.com]

In his defense...I have noticed that "u" for "you" seems to be somewhat more accepted in Indian casual usage than in American usage. But that doesn't deal with the Rest OfThe Prbolems...

[purpura.livejournal.com]

Against his defense though would be that for a formal correspondence one would and should use a formal language. That is, I'll use "prolly," "yanno," and "tho" in an lj entry, but I wouldn't dream of using such short cuts in a formal letter.

[marnen.livejournal.com]

Agreed (although "tho'", with apostrophe, is slightly archaic poetic usage). My point was more that whereas "u" for "you" is more or less SMS-speak in America, it actually seems to be no more informal than "info" or "gonna" in Indian usage. He's still far off from the right language register, but he's perhaps less far off in Indian usage than in American usage.

I actually don't mind slightly informal business correspondence -- I think a lot of business letters are too stodgily written.

[taliesinsmuse.livejournal.com]

I want to comment.....

But....

I can't. I'm..... speechless.

That's AWFUL!!!

[stefka.livejournal.com]

What an excellent excuse to use my new icon. *Shudder*

THIS is business correspondence?

[marnen.livejournal.com]

Apparently so. Fortunately, it stands alone as far and away the worst I've encountered.

Nice icon.

[alphawench.livejournal.com]

i received a recriutment letter with similarly horrendous grammar and random useagge of l33tspeak... was very tempted to email back to the effect of " please learn proper grammar and spelling for use in business correspondence. until then, do not contact me."

[marnen.livejournal.com]

As you can see from my comment above, that's sort of what I did do. I've seen bad grammar before, but...!

Nice icon, BTW. That's my very favorite cat macro.

[singebkdrft.livejournal.com]

The Grammar Police need to have a beat-down on him.... With batons, rubber bullets and tazers.