I haven't decided if this is real human made spam, or just a smart spam to module authors on CPAN. What makes it questionable (other than its nature) is that it's sent to my cpan email address; which is not the address I use in Handel..although it is the one lists when you view my CPAN ID...
Christopher,
I just came across your recent Handel module on CPAN and would be interested in speaking with you about it among other things. I would like to get to know you better as a software engineer and understand better about your background with Perl development. Is there a good time for us to talk in the next couple days?
I work with Core Search Group. We are an extremely focused IT Search and Recruit firm. We concentrate on very unique permanent development situations. Our clients build cutting edge distributed and infrastructure systems with Perl Java and C/C++ and are leaders in the Technology world.
How is Core Search Group superior to traditional IT staffing companies?
Tighter focus. We network with and represent the top software development talent in the US, the UK and other parts of the world, period. We only work with growing, expanding software development organizations that are pushing the limits of available performance out of a particular technology. You're not shooting your resume into a black hole. We build and cultivate a database of the best developers in the US, and other countries and give you access to jobs that are not otherwise on the Internet or being worked by other recruiters. You will hear from us again. I am not necessarily currently trying to recruit you for any of our open positions. However, there could definitely be a specific one that could be of high interest to you. Basically what I propose is to begin a relationship that we can keep going over the years. This would begin with a time that both of us could set aside for a phone call. This would give us the chance to get to know each other a bit. At that time I would take extensive notes about you, the things you have done in the past, are doing now and would like to do in the future. We would then be able to call each other when the time is right.
This may be a time when you may find yourself looking for interesting situations. It may also be a time when I come across an ideal situation that I know you would like to hear about based on your background and career goals.
This relationship would be similar to the type of relationship that Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Michael Jordan, Eddie Van Halen, or Rod Stewart might have with their agents. This service costs nothing for you.
Is this something that you would be interested in?
Thanks, ...
Funny, when I read your post I had just finished goggling for 'core search group' to see if this was real or not (didn't seem to be much out there).
FWIW, the first paragraph of my note was slightly different, referencing some of my other CPAN modules, but the rest of it was identical. (I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.) The testimonials on their website seem to be a little dated as well and it's unclear whether they only operate in North/South Carolina.
Maybe they just like CPAN authors named 'Chris'?
Re:me too!
merlyn on 2005-09-21T20:09:38
Maybe they got a requirement from a client to get someone named Chris to take the blame on changelogs signed only as the previous "Chris"?Maybe they just like CPAN authors named 'Chris'?
If all they have is one keyword (like a recent recruiter spam said "significant CPAN contributor", to which I had to laugh heartily, having only five modules on the CPAN), then I'm merely a name on a list to them, and don't need to waste my time.
Seems to me like your email here is more of the latter, not the former. Recruiters are dumb.
Re:15 minutes, that's all I ask
rooneg on 2005-09-21T17:58:54
I got a similar email a while back based on my "significant contributions to Lucene". I had sent them one patch.
