HEY !!! You got a problem with drinkin beer and
pickin yer toes ?? :-)
Depending on what you "see" when you visit his site,
you should know. You should definately talk with some
of the other employees of this company first.
--- adam lee wrote:
> I had a situation like that. A ten min tech
> interview at job fair. I guess
> that's ten mins more then yours! They constantly
> bothered me after the fair
> about coming aboard without giving me a real
> interview.
>
> I wasn't comfortable and just blew the whole thing
> off. If you feel the
> same, investigate more or just turn it down.
>
> Unless, of course, you're broke:))
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Priscilla Oppenheimer
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC -Job Offer without
> Interview?? [7:2369]
>
>
> 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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Chris from Chicago
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