"Hi, is this Will Evans," the unknown voice asked. "Yes, it is, who is this?"
"This is Sarah X from CTR, Clueless Technical Resources, and we had an opportunity that we think might be a great fit for you." "Really - do tell?" "We have a great opportunity for a 3 month contract as a J2EE Architect for a Fortune 500 company in Des Moines, Iowa." "Excellent - you do realize that I have never coded java before, I am moving to DC on Saturday...and don't travel for short term contract work..." "Can I ask you what your rate is" "Um... a three month contract 1000 miles from where I live doing something I have never done for a big evil multinational that destroys labor unions while not offering health care benefits to it's employees....can I get back to you on that?" ------ Why can't recruiters read? I know I have had a resume posted on Monster since about 2003, and I do update it every 6 months or so even though I have never gotten a job from monster - but what really burns my goat is that I very clearly say: 1. I have done IA and IxD work for a really long time 2. I have no interest in relocating for short term contracts 3. how much I cost Yet they never read that. I want to put together a list of all the "Good" not evil recruiting firms that actually know the difference between an interaction designer, information architect, and UI engineer - at least knows enough to know we aren't Java or .Net engineers. Post back to me recruiters that are great -on either side of the hiring equation. It might be nice to have a list of places to go that "get us" -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
