[NTLUG:Discuss] Job Searching

[Daniel Hauck]

There has to be some way we can sue for false advertising.  To advertise for
a job that doesn't exist seems, at the very least, immoral.  I know they
aren't "selling" anything exactly, but somehow the practice seems very
wrong.  And, yeah, I believe that's right.

On Monster.com, I saw a request for ".NET & C# programmers with 1 year
experience."  I nearly fell backward in my chair reading that.  First, .NET
& C# hasn't been out of beta for a year...how the HELL can anyone fit that
requirement?  The job doesn't exist... either that or the ad writer is an
idiot... probably both.  Okay, so I'm bitter about being unemployed...
forgive me.



----- Original Message -----
From: <brian at pongonova.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Job Searching


> On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 10:32:48PM -0600, Jim Wildman wrote:
> > I was laid off about 3 weeks ago.  There seem to be alot of jobs on the
> > job boards, but it is hard to get interviews.  The employers are being
> > VERY specific in their requirements.
>
> Here's the game that's being played:  Many recruiting firms are
advertising job
> reqs that either (1) don't exist, or (2) are magically "filled" after
you've
> submitted your resume and other info.  These companies are building their
resume
> files, because when the turnaround comes (it will), the guy or gal with
the biggest
> stack of resumes wins.  Not only that, but they now have your salary
history *and*
> the nickels you were willing to work for when times were tough.  So when
they do
> call you, what are you going to do?  Lie and tell them you really
*weren't* willing
> to work for the pittance you mentioned?
>
> This was confirmed by an individual here in Dallas that happens to be a
tech
> recruiter, as well as a relative in Houston who deals with recruiters (but
isn't
> one, thank God).  But don't take my word for it:  Ever wonder why the same
job
> appears for weeks at a time on texas.computerjobs.com?  Or why job
descriptions are
> so detailed?
>
> Simple: The jobs simply don't exist.
>
>   --Brian
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