[Baylisa] A Minor Etiquette Question

Thu Dec 6 14:26:03 PST 2012

On 12/6/12 2:19 PM, Robert Novak wrote:
> It would be an interesting discussion, if it could be done civilly, to
> cover red flags and buzzwords in job postings (and in resumes). Maybe if
> someone has a good relationship with a local (Bay Area)
> recruiter/headhunter, they could get said person to come in to the December
> BayLISA meeting and talk briefly about life and candidate hunting from the
> other side.

If you guys would be interested in this, one of my long-time friends has 
been a recruiter for a while now and I suspect would be happy to 
present; I can check.  she's also one of the saner recruiters I've 
worked with.  Actually, hell.  I knew a few of them.  We could do a panel :)

> But in short, don't take recruiters personally, don't take your beef with
> their postings to a public forum, and remember, if "TEN YEARS MINIMUM
> WINDOWS 7 SERVER EXPERIENCE" is the worst, most annoying thing you read
> today, you're doing better than a lot of us out here.

I don't know that it's about taking it personally.  I'm not offended per 
se; it's more that when I see a position that isn't impossible, just 
massively undercompensated, it worries me that some poor sysadmin 
somewhere out there -- someone who by dint of their profession I 
consider a brother or sister in this trade of ours -- is going to get 
shafted.  And part of me wants to say "wait, you can do better."

Thanks for the reasoned, and eloquent response, Robert.  I do appreciate it.

Best,
-roy