Update: What appears to be this exact same message got held in the list moderation queue (because the poster isn't subscribed to the list) again this afternoon. I rejected it on the basis of our long-standing policy that job postings should only be posted once (and included a message to that effect). I wanted to let the list know about this, though, because based on the second post, I now have doubts as to the veracity of this "job posting".
Cheers, Tanner On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:10:22 -0500, Tanner Lovelace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed. But, we had talked about, if recruiters ask, have them > send their job postings to the steering list and let us forward them > on. That's probably not too much overhead, but I still think > if they send it directly to the list and it looks halfway legit > we should just approve it without any fuss. > > Cheers, > Tanner > > > > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:48:09 -0500, matusiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hey SC -- > > > > while i pretty much dig what Marc is saying, i think his proposal > > amounts to an unnerving amount of additional file/post/job overhead for > > the SC. for him (or anyone) to expect us to "investigate" each and > > every job-related posting that goes to this list is, well, ridiculous. > > i would have to spend every second i had calling/backtracking these job > > posts. not gonna happen, i'm afraid. > > > > what are your thought? > > d.m. > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: linux r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: November 23, 2004 1:23:19 PM EST > > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] I am a recruiter looking for a Linux > > > > > > > Administrator for a position in North Carolina.]]]]] > > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Steering mailing list > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/steering > > > -- 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
