Workplace: Tips on responding to a job pitch from recruiters

If you’re not interested in a job that a recruiter is asking you about, should you just ignore them? Better not, say experts. Photo: dpa

Regardless of whether you have just graduated, are happy in your job or want to change career, if you maintain a profile in an online job network, you’ll probably get messages from recruiters or headhunters.

It is not always immediately clear who is behind the enquiry and what you are being recruited for. If you’re not interested, do you just ignore them?