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I received a request to interview for a job in wealth-management some time back. I’ve been responding to every request, just to be polite (recruiters are people, man), and usually I send a boilerplate text. Usually “the job sounds like it would be a great fit, but I’m not looking” is honest enough, but for this position, that wasn’t true. So I wrote the following instead,
Instead of just writing “No”, I’ll give you my reasons.
I’ll let you know if anything changes in that regard. I very much appreciate the inquiry, though!
I actually heard back. The mail started with,
“Thanks so much for getting back to me, much appreciated!
“And thank you for describing your point of view! I totally understand, moreover, maybe I’d have the same opinion if I were you. The idea of being useful to the whole planet is something that has its own place in my heart.”