Re: [Boston.pm] Update to job posting policy?

2006-12-05 Thread Tolkin, Steve
I think the current policy is fine as is. Location is just one of many factors to be discussed before applying for, or accepting, a job. If this is a pressing concern the applicant should ask about it in an early phone call. Other people will care more about salary, benefits, the nature of the

Re: [Boston.pm] Update to job posting policy?

2006-12-05 Thread Stefan Dragnev
>Clarification: the monger had not actually talked to the recruiter in this >case, but was recalling past situations where this had happened. We >don't actually know how far away this particular job is from a commuter >rail station. Sorry about the confusion. > >Ronald I know the recruiter who p

Re: [Boston.pm] Update to job posting policy?

2006-12-05 Thread Ronald J Kimball
On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 11:20:26AM -0500, Ronald J Kimball wrote: > I received an off-list comment from a Perl monger, in response to the > recent job posting for a Senior Perl Developer in Waltham, MA. The monger > had spent some time talking with the recruiter, only to learn that the > location

Re: [Boston.pm] Update to job posting policy?

2006-12-05 Thread Dan Boger
On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 11:20:26AM -0500, Ronald J Kimball wrote: > I thought of an alternate suggestion, which is that job postings > without a street address must indicate accessibility to mass transit. I think this would make sense. Just saying if it's metro/commuter rail accessible should be

[Boston.pm] Update to job posting policy?

2006-12-05 Thread Ronald J Kimball
I received an off-list comment from a Perl monger, in response to the recent job posting for a Senior Perl Developer in Waltham, MA. The monger had spent some time talking with the recruiter, only to learn that the location was too far from a commuter rail station to be worthwhile. The monger sug