[nylug-talk] Job Recruiters

[Gregg Levine]

On 2/28/07, Ron Guerin <rguerin at nylug.org> wrote:
> It is my understanding that NYLUG is somewhat unusual in its acceptance
> of job recruiters and positions offered by recruiters. (though less
> unusual since the bubble burst)  It has always been our policy to
> promote full employment in our community, and so long as they behave,
> accept positions put forward by recruiters.
>
> Lately however, we seem to be having a lot of trouble.  I'm getting
> inappropriate offers from recruiters, and spammed by them on a pretty
> regular basis.  We had three recruiters watching Jack doodling in GIMP
> for a half hour just to make a 2 minute pitch at our meeting a few
> months ago.  Any debate about whether it's an employer's or an
> employee's market should be over.  There's a lot more jobs than there
> are people to fill them.  As a result, the recruiters are getting
> desperate and their behavior is becoming unacceptable.  I'm not sure who
> it's going to be or why, but I'm pretty sure that we'll be seeing our
> first banning from the jobs system very soon now.
>
> We'd like to hear what your thoughts are about NYLUG-Jobs, and our
> accepting jobs from recruiters.  We can discuss it here on the mailing
> list, or you can contact us at info at nylug.org
>
> - Ron
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Hello!
What about making the jobs site an opt-in one? If they want to post
their jobs stuff here, then they should have to enter the text in a
picture.

And that's an idea from those boobies at Yahoo.

As for banning one, let's start with Kforce, it seems that they are
sending out junk mail not actual job offers. Let's see if the next one
they send out, if they send one out is for real. I should also mention
the idea concerning double checking to see if the offers they present
are for real. Which would be one way of stifling the concerns of one
member who shall remain nameless.
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