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From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: Info wanted on Pencom Systems, Inc
Message-ID: <1833@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 15:05:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 19 15:05:20 1985
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Reply-To: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster)
Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center
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In article <1087@oddjob.UUCP> matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) writes:
>Pencom called me because a friend gave them my name.  After
>several communications back and forth they still didn't seem to
>understand what sort of position I was interested in, so we sort
>of quit calling each other.  Since I am an "academic" type it is
>probable that most people would not have this problem with them.

   Well, my last job wasn't at all academic, and I had the same problem
with them, and worse (if anybody remembers my headhunter flame from several
weeks ago, they were the flamees).  To summarize, they ignored my geographical
preference (I stressed that it wasn't just a preference, but a firm
requirement (because I *want* to experience new places, Laura :-)); severely
misrepresented my skills (i.e. lied); only started coming up with prospects
when I got an interview on my own; called me at *their* convenience (including
weekend mornings, and late evenings); and even tried to get me to back out
of this job (the own I got on my own) *after* I agreed to work here and
had my relocation plans set!
   However, don't take my word for it; they've probably gotten better...

 - Joel ({allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)