[TriLUG] I am a recruiter looking for a Linux Administrator for aposition in North Carolina.]]]]]

[Shane O'Donnell]

I've seen similar situations before where a company can't seem to fill a
position (for any number of reasons) and they then blast the opening out to
a multitude of recruiters who then fall all over themselves to be the
recruiter that can win the business (and hopefully the next hundred
opportunities there, as well).

So the job-hunters amongst us should be aware of this possibility and if a
headhunter seems uninterested, make sure to let them know (be subtle) that
you are supposed to talk to another recruiter in "about a half hour"
regarding a position that sounds a lot like this one...it might just serve
to spark a little more interest.  

It's interesting what makes folks tick (or makes them paranoid, one or the
other...).

Shane O.

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf
Of Phillip Rhodes
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 1:26 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] I am a recruiter looking for a Linux Administrator for
aposition in North Carolina.]]]]]

Brian Henning wrote:

> Can anyone vouch for the authenticity of this message?  I feel like I've 
> seen almost word-for-word identical message bodies from several source 
> addresses, which makes me wonder..

I can't say anything regarding the authenticity of this particular 
message, but I can say that what you describe isn't unusual.  If you
look at any of the job boards, you'll often see the exact same job
advertised by multiple staffing agencies.  And you can tell, because
the job description will be identical.  Basically that happens when
multiple staffing groups are trying to fill the same job, and they
all just copy and paste the original description from the actual
employer.

TTYL,

Phil
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