I'm struggling to see any realistic interpretation of the situation where the other person is acting as a timewaster.
Either their responses can be taken at face value - in which case they appreciate your interest and have stated multiple times that they have nothing suitable right now but if they did they would be in touch, or it is the case that they just aren't interested in you but don't want to come out and say it. In the latter scenario they still aren't wasting your time because they aren't asking you to do anything or spend any more of your time on them. You choosing to follow up every few months is entirely your decision to use your time that way.
Also I realise that this wasn't the actual question but I wouldn't recommend sending your CV through on mass unsolicited e-mails. Especially not one-liners!
An unsolicited CV for an internship or similar might have a slightly better success rate if it came with a kick-ass cover letter but as regards actual jobs I'm in the UK (which is where I believe you are based on your other questions) and while I've received more than I can count over the years I've only ever actually read one or two, I've certainly never hired anyone from one, nor has anyone else I know and I've never known anyone who got hired that way either and reactions to them range from being irritated up to the dizzying heights of complete indifference so with the best will in the world I think you are wasting your time there.
Hope the search improves for you!
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3 years ago
I've posted several questions previously about a potential lead in terms of securing an internship.
Briefly, for the last 4 months I have emailed this head about an internship, the response on both occasions was along the lines of:
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which the optimist in me took as not now, but maybe in the future.
This week I sent a mass email of my updated cv to companies, which was literally one line 'here is my updated cv'. I also bcc the head and he responded back again with the same spiel:
Is this a common approach to leave speculative candidates in limbo clinging to hope, or is he just a very polite timewaster that doesn't want to just say 'no, thank you and all the best for the future' like many others have flat out said in the first instance?
I'd appreciate your opinions, as I have no doubt I will come into contact with more like him in my quest for work.