IMHO, your candidate's -big- mistake was misjudging his/her audience. Installing a product puts one on a 'expert' level in HR-speak.
The second mistake, again IMHO, was that the candidate used too many words too early. The desire to be honest and do a full discloser perhaps should wait for the third or fourth interview. Presumably that would be with someone that would know what the candidate is talking about. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Green Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS system programmer staffing Companies may be looking for System Programmer Gods..., but they only seem willing to pay for newbies. An associate has been looking to move on for some time now. If, IF, he gets to speak with someone at the hiring company (3 out of 14) they either reject him out of hand because, he believes, they can determine his age or probable starting salary, or they think they can get someone younger at a more reasonable salary. He is NOT asking for the world, just a good place he can spend the next 20 years or so. (he says he has no intention of retiring). He makes these assumptions because each resume submitted is targeted to the hiring requirements so that alone should garner at least an exploratory telephone call from the HR department. One interview back in September called for a very senior systems programmer with some IMS knowledge, which he does not have, but they did agree to interview him. During the interview, he reiterated his lack of deep IMS knowledge (only installed it once a few years ago), but said he could be walking within a couple of weeks and running within a month. They never even returned his follow-up telephone calls. The company is STILL looking... At least that is what he told me over the weekend. NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
