[Gloucs] Permission Request

[Phillip Chandler]

> a) There is no way to distinguish between the quality/genuinity/record 
> of various recruitment consultants (or whatever they call themselves 
> today).  Some are very genuinely helpfull, some are not.

Most High Street recruitment agencies, aint worth their weight in salt.
They only worry about getting temps in jobs to boost their
commission /wages. Half dont even care if your fully qualified, as long
as you have enough IQ to get through the job. (Well thats standard jobs
like Admn etc)

> b) Allow one allow all?  Given the number of phone calls I get per week 
> there are hundreds of desperate  recruiters.  Let in one and who knows 
> where it stops?

I would have thought that a LUG would be rather specialised. This chap
has signed up to the SLUG as well. So he's recruiting for specialised
jobs, not your standard High Street Reed, Adecco, Office Angels here,
but specialised area. So I wouldnt have thought you would get that many
agencies signing up.
> 
> c) Any recruitment consultant can register, look at the various postings 
> and measure based on that whether to make a personal approach to fill an 
> available position or not.  It's called work.  No need to spam. 
> If you were a really sneaky RC you might post a question about a certain 
> technology you have a vacancy for (e.g. "My $foo segfaults when I $fub 
> the $bars, does anyone know how this works?") and hope to get a helpful 
> response leading to a personal approach & a hire.

Again my first post rules, its all about getting butts in jobs. Most
high street agencies wont bother doing 30 mins work, they only want to
do 5 mins work, get someone in the job and thats that.

> I've had numerous phone calls from recruiters and employers based on 
> posts I've done so there are those who do read groups & lists.  I have 
> time for anyone taking the effort to find me personally.

Again, as Linux is a specialised area, and with the work needed, and the
amount of money we're talking here, I think only genuine recruiters will
sign up and ask. He's obviously switched on enough to know the "Very"
basics of Linux, so knows that you guys are slightly more intelligent
than your average paper pusher. So Im going to shoot myself in the foot
and say that I dont think your get *that* big a problem.

Thanks
Phillip

> That's my 2p.
> 
> Gerd.
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