Hi Chances are pretty good that this a contact company that is short a person and are in jeopardy of losing money because they contacted to have x number of CCNP/CCDP on site and do not have that number on site now. Go with your first impressions, they are almost never wrong! But it doesn't hurt to do your research too just in case they are wrong. -- John Hardman CCNP MCSE ""Greg Macaulay"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Gd' Day Everyone, > > I need some input (comments, criticisms, enlightenment, suggestions, etc.) > rather quickly. I'm in the DC metro area. Someone grabbed my resume off > Monster and called me two weeks ago -- asked NO technical questions -- and > basically gave me a brief synopsis of his company -- confirmed my salary > requirements -- and said he would "circulate my resume to others in his > company" and "if there was interest, he'd get back to me." > > Last nite -- Friday 4/27 at about 8:00 p.m., he calls again -- asks only if > I'm available -- and then says I can report to work on Tuesday 5/1. Again, > no technical questions -- simply confirmed my salary requirements -- and > simply wanted me to FAX a copy of my certs to him. Nothing else. > > Then I slowed him down. Asked about benefits, including training, etc. and > then asked about the "job" Turns out he has a contract with a > Freddie-something? Agency and needs a NP/DP as he put it (CCNP/CCDP) to show > up on Tuesday for about 3 mos. Althought he assured me that I would be a > PERMANENT employee and he had other projects to put me on after this job was > complete. When I pushed questions about the benefits, he offered to have his > benefits person call me Monday -- until I suggested that I come to his > company offices Monday to "SEE" his site. > > Now I have to decide whether this is really a suitable position to want to > put on my resume, and whether it's really legit. I have serious doubts > about someone who would hire an employee over the phone, sight unseen (I > could be picking my toes, drinking beer, a fat old redneck! -- I'm not!). > If he's willing to hire in such a fashion -- isn't he doing a disservice to > his client -- and won't he be just as likely to fire me -- on a whim. Is > this a safe job -- am I really going to get paid? What do I say to the > client if asked?? I''ve got very bad vibes about this -- but I don't know > if my suspicions are justified!!! > > All replies will be appreciated! > > Greg Macaulay > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=2393&t=2375 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
