Job Spam: Farmer's Insurance
Posted by Greg Bulmash in Job Hunting, tags: farmer's insuranceSeems like every time I update my resume on Careerbuilder, I can expect three groups to contact me: franchise consultants, people pushing MLM opportunities, and insurance companies looking for people to become agents. The most consistent of the ones in the third category is Farmer's Insurance.
Whether or not I mention a sales background on my resume, whether or not I express an interest in sales, Farmer's can be relied upon, like Clockwork, to send me a recruiting e-mail.
"Based on my initial review of your resume, I believe you may be an excellent fit for our Career Opportunity in sales..." Like how he capitalizes "career opportunity"? At least it's not in all caps. Still, what about my resume made him believe I'd be an excellent fit? I've e-mailed that question to the sender and I'll let you know what he says... if he responds.


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I'm actually really amped to wait for the response on this. I hope you get one!
Hey, remembering my favorite blog by you... maybe even my favorite blog EVER (What? All caps is contagious) ... did your wife see "Good Hair"/is it out in your city?
Here is what I got. Not very satisfactory.
Here is what I got when I asked what about my resume compelled them to litter up my inbox with their unsolicited email. By the way, I didn't update my resume, I just logged in. I wouldn't dream of doing business with Farmers. If this is how they recruit, maybe they use a dartboard instead of actuarial science, too.
-----Original Message-----
From: RXXXXXX [mailto:rXXXXXXXX@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 3:47 PM
To: xxxxxx
Subject: RE: Regarding your Monster Resume
Thanks for your input.