Recruiters: please do this

I'm a recruiter, and I agree completely that straight copy-paste jobs are very poor. Unfortunately, a lot of the time, there isn't necessarily enough information available about a person to make a truly personalized message -- I can't always look at their code/portfolio or have access to a good self-summary.

I also refuse to spam. As such, I'm still trying to figure out a good strategy for finding quality candidates. Some people in my field think that this is just a numbers game, but I really hope it isn't because if it is, then spams like the one you describe are completely justifiable.

I recently posted about this very problem to HN, and I would love your thoughts.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3771806