[ale] For any one looking for a job

[Pete Hardie]

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 16:44, Michael B. Trausch <mbt at zest.trausch.us> wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-09-22 at 16:27 -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:
>> My Atlanta-based client is seeking a Linux Administrator for
>> a permanent opportunity in their Buckhead location.
>
> Slightly off-topic, but *why* do they do that?  It seems highly odd to
> me to even consider a position without knowing who it's for.  I don't
> know about everyone else, but there are many _types_ of businesses that
> I wouldn't ever work for, and some businesses in particular.

Generally, so that you don't send your resume directly to the company
and bypass the headhunter.  They get
their money by being middlemen, and not the cool ones in the
Eisenhower jackets......

>
> Any time I see something like that, I substitute it with something like
> "Microsoft is seeking" or "Our Holy Father is seeking" and send it back
> to the recruiter, saying, "Sorry, but I'm not interested."  (Generally,
> after asking who the position is for and being told, "Oh, we can't tell
> you that."  Of course, why they can't tell someone that is never a
> question that gets answered.  It Just Is.
>
>        --- Mike
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