On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:43:22 -0500, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone vouch for the authenticity of this message? I feel like I've > seen almost word-for-word identical message bodies from several source > addresses, which makes me wonder.. > > Cheers, > ~Brian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norman Brand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:39 PM > Subject: [TriLUG] I am a recruiter looking for a Linux Administrator for a > position in North Carolina.]]]]] > > >I am a recruiter looking for a Linux Administrator for a position in North > > Carolina. > > Job Description: > > Linux Systems Administrator. Must have experience in configuring and > > supporting Red Hat or SuSe Linux-based systems, virtual hosting, and PHP > > in a secure environment. Prefer experience supporting web sites with > > Oracle back-end. This position will administer several Linux-based web > > servers. This is not a web development position, but will work with and > > support developers in implementing and supporting agency web sites. Please > > contact me by phone or email your resume to me so we can work together > > > > > > Norman Brand > > Questa Technology Inc. > > Tel: (718) 539-7850 > > Fax: (718) 539-1166 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
OH don't get me started! (cranking into high gear...) I was under the impression that most of these were pretty reliable. I don't know how to validate this stuff. Maybe some insights from the list admin folk (sorry to bother you?) would help. As someone who is currently undergoing a job search, I know of no way to protect onesself from various scams, resume trolling, email trolling, SSN baiting, etc. I have been placed at a job very successfully and professionally by an 'indie' recruiter, and I have had nightmare experiences with some of the ones you see posted all the time (KFARCE is the worst). Just had a bad experience with a 'major *nix vendor' here is Florida, that sells overpriced proprietary UNIX knockoffs for zillions of dollars and whose name sounds kind of like 'Citrus'. :) That recruiter was horrible and was an indie. Then I have had other 'indie' types that were so painfully obvious that they were a tiny outfit, like one guy with a cruddy html page. Or people who don't know how to return a phone call AFTER they have left you a message begging you to work for them. I am currently working with one of those, but not holding my breath. Had another call the other day suppossedly for a job at a NOC with a major telco company and they wanted my SSN. It is anybody's guess at that point as to whether they were real or not (said it was for a basic 'position of public trust' clearance required by the client). The recruiter understood my hesitancy (job closed immediately anyway so I didn't have to give it). Yes, let's validate these people and their messages! It is a security threat for anyone to pursue what they think is a lead, when it is actually someone on a fishing expedition of one sort or another. Cheers. Marc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
