Re: Recruiters tired me: How about comp.databases.informix.jobs?

I do not mind see jobs posting. It may help me someday. wzhu@mhnj.sbi.com ---------- From: informix-list-owner To: informix-list Subject: Re: Recruiters tired me: How about comp.databases.informix.jobs? Date: Friday, August 23, 1996 2:57PM The 'control' thing is not a bad idea ... BUT, I'd like to add something else to think about. IF, and I say IF, I want to change jobs, the 1st thing I ask myself is, "Who can I go to to see if there's a job?" The answer is folks like US! In other words, all of US are the 1st to know when a job position opens. So, (what it is I'd like you to think about OTHER than recruiters is), wouldn't you like to be able to post a 'JOB WANTED' mail in this news group??? It has a lot of benefits like saving YOU lots of search time, like saving recruiter $$$$ (and maybe ask for some of that as a 'signing' bonus). And perhaps if you don't have a job maybe you can help by responding w/a ctc as to someone who does, etc., etc.. From my perspective, (and this is a personal one), I don't mind the head-hunter stuff. It's that crap like the $5.00 thing, and the XXX thing I got the other day that needs to be 'controlled'. Hey, just like the pony express, my address is public. I just throw away what I don't want. The recruiter stuff I can live with ... Just my opinion. Have a nice day. j Mike Segel <mikey@segel.com> wrote: >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