[Gllug] Recruit scum

[David Damerell]

On Sunday, 16 Mar 2003, Jim Bailey wrote:
>David Damerell:
>>Friends of mine who get jobs via pimps (I never have, although I've
>>had one or two interviews that way) suggest you bring a paper copy of
>>your CV as you have it, and first-thing ask to see what the pimp sent
>>them; if they've got any experience of job-hunting themselves, they'll
>>understand why.
>Have people ever thought that they might get a better response from job
>agencies if they changed their attitude towards them.  Calling them
>pimps and demonising them is not going to get them on your side.

They don't know I'm doing it here, though, do they?

>Admittedly some people working in job agencies I would like to go to
>work on with a baseball bat and a cigarette lighter. ;-)

And you don't call them "pimps"? I think that answers your question -
you have a good attitude and you receive equally lousy service.

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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