christoofar 0 #1 January 11, 2006 Ok, I had put myself out on the monsterboard to get out of a really bad commute and to escape a boss that has Turret's syndrome. So I wait a few weeks. Deal with a lot of loser contracting companies that call for lowball 1099 contracts or insanely low wage rates. Philadelphia is not a cheap place to work. If you are single you need about $50,000 minimum to afford a 1-bedroom apartment or you'd better be shacking up with somebody that has money. Anyway, I have now started to notice a trend that's sorta funny: a lot of I/T headhunters have outsourced their HR staff to H1-B visa workers! I had the last 4 consulting agencies call me trying to get me to work for them, but the "Engrish" of the HR guys was so bad I couldn't understand the terms, get through their technical interviews, or even figure out what exactly they were looking for in the job applicant or what the position entailed! I have worked with H1-B visa Indians and Pakistanis before on projects, but to have the headhunter agencies even outsource job screening to people with poor "Engrish" skills is simply just insulting. Sheer madness! In other news, Al Queda is targeting soft targets in Bangalore, where most of the overseas outsourcing is going to. If GWB ain't doing something to stop the madness, at least Al Queda is. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #2 January 11, 2006 Folow-up: Anybody know if ITT or DeVry is offering courses in Hindi-Engrish so I can continue working in my career? ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 January 11, 2006 I won't work with recruiters who don't have an established local base of staff and the relationships that come from that type of a presence in the local market. The people who are calling you are most likely the type that will throw a bunch of resumes at the wall and see if they stick. They're doing little more than trolling the job sites looking for resumes. They're not recruiters in any meaningful sense of the word. Chances are their "relationship" with the company they are "recruiting" for is tenuous at best - if there's a contract at all, it's a contingency contract. Don't waste your time with them. Figure out a way to get directly to the hiring managers at the companies you want to work for."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #4 January 11, 2006 QuoteI won't work with recruiters who don't have an established local base of staff and the relationships that come from that type of a presence in the local market. The people who are calling you are most likely the type that will throw a bunch of resumes at the wall and see if they stick. They're doing little more than trolling the job sites looking for resumes. They're not recruiters in any meaningful sense of the word. Chances are their "relationship" with the company they are "recruiting" for is tenuous at best - if there's a contract at all, it's a contingency contract. Don't waste your time with them. Figure out a way to get directly to the hiring managers at the companies you want to work for. I do have a guy trying to get me into Penn State, which would be awesome even if it is less money. It's just 4 subway stops down from my building. I could lose the car and get rid of almost $10,000 worth of expenses I have with that thing. Could use that money for a) getting new gear b) visitng the porn kitties in Atlanta ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
