[nylug-talk] Job Recruiters

[Ron Guerin]

Gregg Levine wrote:

> 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.

That solves a problem we may or may not have.  The first time we
actually got a bona-fide spam posting to NYLUG-Jobs was the other day.
Since the system is moderated though, none of you had to see it.

> 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.

There's something like 400-450 active subscribers on this list.  No
disrespect to any of the (2?) people who claimed actual knowledge of
KForce, but to ban someone or some organization because 2 people out of
450 think there's something fishy going on would be a bit reactionary.
Part of the problem here is getting to the truth of the matter isn't
easy.  Maybe the member who shall remain nameless had a bad experience
that's an aberration.  We can't hire a detective to have anyone checked out.

I did find one posting from 2 days ago that suggested someone at KForce
was misleading people about jobs that did not exist for the purpose of
building a database.

  http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/KForce/05390c183c137e1c707f40

In their favor, apparently KForce gives you fresh, clean breath.

  http://www.breezecare.com/testimonialofday.html

In any event, I'm not finding any compelling evidence that KForce is a
rogue firm.  That means most likely we'd be talking about specific
individuals at KForce.  A Google Web search and Google Groups search for
the individual from KForce who has been posting jobs here turned up
nothing but jobs he's posted all over the Internet.

- Ron