>As someone approaching middle age, who has been coding professionally for a long time
"Hi avg_dev, I am impressed by your experience and think you would be a perfect fit for our new opening in our exciting company. Please send me your resume, and here's the link to your unpaid take home assignment that should be easily done in a weekend or so. If your submission is satisfactory, we'll invite you to an on-site interview then discuss your compensation with the management. Looking forward to your submission" /s