I think it would be a mistake to take a job without an in-person interview.
I did it once. My boss turned out to be an (expletive deleted).
Priscilla
At 04:58 AM 4/28/01, you wrote:
>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
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