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   The title of this post may look like garbage to you.  But the truly geeky will notice the equals sign at the end, and realize "hey, this might be base64-encoded!"  And so it is.  In plaintext, it says "Say WHAT?!" -- but I have been saving that title for another post, on recruiter emails that aren't quite so illegible, and recruiter phone messages (and even conversations) that are almost as indecipherable.

   The specific email that triggered this post is as follows:

from:     Monster 
to:       [me]
date:     Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 2:28 AM
subject:  Your Resume - We'd like to schedule a meeting

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   The lines being all the same length except for the last, and it ending in an equals sign, was a sign to me.  So I decoded it.  Long story short, exactly as I suspected, it was a spammy recruiter with an utterly unsuitable "opportunity".    To quote from it after stripping out all the HTML and CSS junk, including the approximately 1/3 of it that was commented out:

Hello

After reviewing your resume on Monster, we'd like
to invite you to apply for our sales management
training program at Bankers Life and Casualty
Company. 

We're recruiting both entry-level and experienced
sales professionals with:
- Proven leadership capabilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Interest in joining the fast-growing baby
  boomer/senior insurance market
- Drive for rapid advancement into an insurance
  sales management position
- Desire to earn a six-figure salary with the
  freedom of an entrepreneurial lifestyle
- Ambition, competitive mind-set and strong work
  ethic
- Commitment to making a difference in people's
  lives everyday

Established in 1879, Bankers is one of the only
companies in the country devoted exclusively to
the financial security needs of seniors. We offer
a broad portfolio of health and life insurance and
retirement savings products through our nationwide
network of more than 160 branch offices. And with
the Baby Boom generation approaching retirement,
both our company and our industry are experiencing
dramatic growth.

If selected, you'll receive:
- Unlimited income potential (associate managers
  earn $60K to $100K; top managers earn upwards of
  $200K)
- Competitive commissions and compensation package
- Opportunity to earn quarterly bonuses and
  exciting sales incentive trips
- Formal training in our nationally-recognized
  Bankers Learning Network program
- Access to Bankers' lead generation and sales
  technology programs
- Freedom to be your own boss, but with the
  support of large corporation

To learn more or schedule an appointment with a
recruiter, please reply to this email or click the
self-register link below:

SELF REGISTER

We look forward to meeting you!

Field Recruiting
Bankers Life and Casualty

Click here to learn more about an exciting career
with Bankers!

   So... that's one more company never to do business with.  Remember, folks, Give a damn -- DON'T SPAM! And if you must spam, at least don't screw it up and look like an idiot as well.

   Too bad Banker's Life didn't include an 800 number or an email address for us to give them this sage advice.