On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Anthony Ettinger wrote:
i've been trying to find a company that is open to my telecommuting at
least a couple of days a week, however most recruiters are tossing me
aside because of this request.
Has anybody been able to land a telecommute situation? Any negotation
tactics I should use or how to approach the issue, when timing is
right?
I'm currently looking for a new position. Since I want to do Perl and
there's not many Perl-using places here in Minnesota, I'm mostly looking
at telecommuting positions.
What I generally do is look for positions that might be interesting, and
just ask if they'd consider a telecommuter. I never bother contacting
recruiters about this, however. I assume that they don't have any power to
decide these things, and it's not really in their interest to push back on
the hiring company. However, if the hiring manager likes my resume enough,
they might be willing to push their company to hire a telecommuter.
I also have a lot of telecommuting experience, which I mention in my cover
letter as a way of selling myself. I think it also helps that I have some
name recognition in the Perl community.
-dave
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