Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!yetti!geac!david From: david@geac.UUCP (David Haynes) Newsgroups: ont.jobs,ont.general Subject: Yearly Question Message-ID: <1156@geac.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Aug-87 08:09:17 EDT Article-I.D.: geac.1156 Posted: Mon Aug 17 08:09:17 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Aug-87 01:43:20 EDT Distribution: ont Organization: GEAC Computers, Toronto, CANADA Lines: 48 Xref: mnetor ont.jobs:165 ont.general:226 As a result of some mail I have received and the fact that it has been about a year since I last asked this question, I thought I would once again ask the ontario net people how they feel about job postings from headhunters. Pro: I tend to think of this as a service I do for the net to let people know what jobs are available. I don't mind doing it. I don't mind talking to headhunters. What I don't want is for people to get upset or to think that I am involved in headhunting myself (no kickbacks) Over the past year, the volume in ont.jobs (both from headhunters and others) has been very low. I don't think the service is being abused. Con: Some folk on the net think that since the headhunter will get a hefty chunk of money for placing the person, we should charge them for access to the net (or make them get their own machine). I would not like to get involved in this - its too much hassle. Naturally, we could make the headhunters buy their own machines for posting these messages. This, I think, would mean more postings to the net; postings which contain more "hype" and less UNIX related terms. (I typically filter what the headhunters ask for to give people the meat of the offer, not all the bumph that goes with it) The Question: So folk, what do you think? Should we rule against head hunter postings in ont.jobs? Should we have a special title like HH: Subject? Should we force head hunters to contribute to /usr/group (or /usr/group/cdn)? Historically: When last I asked this question, response was low, but the majority of those who did respond felt that it wasn't being abused and that the job postings were of some benefit. -david- -- David Haynes [ mnetor, yetti, utgpu] ! geac ! david Geac Computers International Inc. Wise words in mouths of fools 350 Steelcase Road,Markham, Ontario, do oft themselves belie. CANADA, L3R 1B3 +1 416 475 0525 x 3420