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Back from the interview. It ran a bit more than 30 minutes -- about half what I expected. The rep was pleasant and enthusiastic. Turns out that it's less a
recruiter than a temp agency, although they tend to place their people in contract-to-hire and temp-to-perm positions; they also claim to be the number one
firm placing IT folks in creative agencies, which I found interesting; might be fun to get back into the creative business from the "underside", as
it were.
-- Bob
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To be honest, I'm not really sure I want a job as a "SOFTWARE ENGINNER".
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Guess it's an Ancient Egyptian Job...
11-09-2009, 06:10 PM
From a job listing: Quote:Schedule Required: M-F core business horus
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ancient Egyptian gods in cheap suits with Power Ties? say it ain't so, Bob!
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(Flashes back to a couple Ba'al episodes from Stargate...)
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So do they hire you if your resume is lighter than a feather?
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Only if my job duties are heavier than a mountain.
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Wish Me Luck...
11-13-2009, 05:01 PM
In about half an hour I'm going to be taking a timed skill assessment for the place I interviewed with last week. Naturally, I've been plotzing over
it the last couple days.
-- Bob
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(Making the sign of the cross in Bob's general direction)
"I want you, the steak, your friend in the bushes, and get the f*** outta 'ere."
Remind me to tell you the joke sometime...
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Bleh. I feel like I bungled the whole thing.
Of course every time I feel like that, the person administering the test tells me, "oh no, you did really well."
Of course by saying that I've just jinxed this time.
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Good luck!
*knocks on wood*
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Haven't heard anything back yet, not that I expected a response before next week.
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Now I Don't Feel Bad About Cookie Cutter Cover Letters...
11-16-2009, 07:35 PM
Actual response I just received in email for a job application. The only thing I've redacted from this is the signature. Everything else is exactly as it appeared in my inbox:
Quote:Dear Robert Schroeck
We have received your resume submission for the Programmer position at (add
company name). We will review your resume within (add timeframe) and contact you
should your qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Your
submission will be kept on file for (add length of time).
In addition to considering you for the Programmer position, your resume will
also be added to our applicant-tracking database and we will review your
qualifications as new opportunities develop. You are welcome to apply to future
job postings if an opportunity interests you.
Thank you again for applying!
Regards,
[[NAME REMOVED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY]
(add company name, link to company website, other contact info as appropriate)
If I hadn't received this within a couple minutes of an application, I'd have no idea what job it was for...
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Bob Schroeck Wrote:Actual response I just received in email for a job application. The only thing I've redacted from this is the
signature. Everything else is exactly as it appeared in my inbox:
Quote: Dear Robert Schroeck
We have received your resume submission for the Programmer position at (add
company name). We will review your resume within (add timeframe) and contact you
should your qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Your
submission will be kept on file for (add length of time).
In addition to considering you for the Programmer position, your resume will
also be added to our applicant-tracking database and we will review your
qualifications as new opportunities develop. You are welcome to apply to future
job postings if an opportunity interests you.
Thank you again for applying!
Regards,
[[NAME REMOVED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY]
(add company name, link to company website, other contact info as appropriate)
If I hadn't received this within a couple minutes of an application, I'd have no idea what job it was for... I'm just imagining them hiring you, and the employment contract having (add salary) on it...
That's when you whip out a pen, and add some ludicrously high value, right?
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Bob, that reminds me of a letter I got from a company that I had applied to about 15 years ago, for the position of Copyeditor/Proofreader. The rejection
letter was so full of grammatical and punctuation errors, I corrected it with a red pen, and enclosed it with a letter thanking them for their time and prompt
response to my application.
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Oooh, nice move, Ebony. I like.
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It's not certain yet, but I may have an interview coming up on the double. I applied for a job yesterday that apparently is in "rush hire" mode, as in they want to have someone selected by the end of next week. The agent who put up the ad to which I replied thinks I have a good chance to at least get to the interview stage, and is selling me to them now as I type. It's a 3-6 month contract after which the company hires you outright if everything worked out okay with you.
Is it just me or is a lot more work contract-based than it used to be?
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Update: I'm going in for an interview tomorrow. And it's not the end of next week they want someone, it's this week -- as in, three days from now they want to have somebody hired.
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Phew! Good luck, Bob!
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Good luck with the interview.
And I know that at least at my employer hiring people on a contract basis for a small project has become much more popular. It's less risk
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best of luck!
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Good thing I didn't have time to pull that ITIL overview out of my archives today, then; you don't need the distraction of something else to learn.
And it's not just you - permanent jobs are becoming rarer than hen's teeth nowadays.
Break a leg!
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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
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Best of luck, Bob.
And yes, contract-to-hire is the new norm. They will tell you it's because they can't afford to make mistakes, but I have doubts that that's the
real reason. Or at least that it's the only reason.
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