Re: Recruiters tired me: How about

Just one addition to the subject line: JOB: LOCATION -Bill } } I would like to add my support to } Mike's articulation of somebodys idea } (his own?) to promulgate a charter. } The sun managers list does so and very } successfully manages to avoid some of } the problems that we from time to time } run into here. } As well as providing a bludgeon to beat } up recruiters it can also serve as a } gentle reminder to take off-topic } postings off list. } } PS. I like to see these jobs posted. } It makes me feel good about Informix to } kmow there are such a large number of } opportunities. But I would support a } defined format. IE JOB:blah, so that } people can filter them if they wish. } (Hey! Can we add a rule that they have } to be polite?) } } } NZD0.02c (Appreciating daily) } -- } -- } Peter Tashkoff <tashkop@kiwi.co.nz> } NZ Kiwifruit Marketing Board Usual } disclaimers apply. } This posting may not be used by any } party to vilify another. } } } >>> Mike Segel <mikey@segel.com> } 22/August/1996 01:07pm >>> } Alexander Ponomarenko wrote: } > > Dear All! } > Some time ago I don't knew about } meaning of words "Opportunity", } > "Jobs", "Recruiter", "Positions", } etc. Now I know... Very Well... } [SNIP] } > How about creation of } comp.databases.informix.jobs newsgroup? } > (I will never subscribe to it!!!) } [SNIP] } } Whoops! Here we go again! } } Sigh. } Even if we create a second group, the } recruiters, who for the most part don't } even read this group , will still put } their ads here anyways. } } Since we are an unmoderated newsgroup, } we really can't stop them from posting } to this group. } } Two thoughts from previous discussions } are as follows: } } 1) Create / Modify a charter which } would be posted once a month } which specifies what is considered } proper postings. } } By doing this, we can then crack } down on these guys until } they get the message. } Since we do have the IIUG } (International Informix Users Group), I } think that they are an excellent body } to ratify such a policy. } (Yeah, see, I didn't sleep through the } Birds of a Feather session. ;-) } } 2) Create a space which they can post. } } Steve Stubbe (stubbe@madtech.com) has } created an area where people can post } about positions that they have open or } want to find. } If Informix wanted to, I'm sure they } could set up a site on their sever to } allow those to post their resume, or } recruiters to post their current } openings. Hmmm maybe use some of their } *new* web technology to automate this? } That would help to create a standard } form which even they could use to } recruit from. } } For those who don't know, Steve hosts } the Chicago Area's Home Page. } [OK, so its a subtle plug for you to } check it out! ;-] } } Of course I really hate those } recruiters who have to post the same } position every other day since no one } has responded to them. ;-) } } Will it ever end? } } -Mikey } } } -- Bill Ennis Voice: 312-474-7516 SSA Fax: 312-474-7460 500 W. Madison email: ennis@ssax.com