Hey Alex, I think this a great idea, especially for those of us who are not recruiters but have occasional work to share and don't want to burden those already gainfully employed.
Cheers, Art On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Alex S. Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > As we've grown over the last couple of years, we've done our best to keep > the mailing list on-topic. We are first and foremost a group of > professionals interested in sharing knowledge, experience and ideas, but we > also value the chance to hear of and share great opportunities. Those of us > who maintain the mailing list and Web site do our best to encourage this > atmosphere and avoid those who view Refresh as a golden rolodex of > candidates. But there are some good recruiters in Austin who have good > opportunities and have proven that they care enough to find the right fit > for the individual. We want to encourage those connections without taking > our discussions off-topic or spamming those uninterested in jobs at that > moment. So we're modifying the way opportunities will be posted to the list. > > *New Job Posting List* > From now on, all jobs, whether full time or contract work should be posted > to Refresh Austin Jobs, a brand new Google Group: > http://groups.google.com/group/refresh-austin-jobs Once you've joined that > group, you can send opportunities to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Job Posting Guidelines* > Anyone is allowed to join the new group and post opportunities (including > recruiters). The first message from each member will be moderated, following > our practice here on the main list, to ensure we maintain a high level of > quality. > > All job posts must meet these requirements: > > - The job opportunity must be in the Austin/Central Texas area. > Telecommuting opportunities are acceptable as well, as long as the > applicant > may work from Austin. > - The opportunity must be for a Web-related role (designer, developer, > writer etc.), general positions such as office manager, secretary or > chimney > sweep should be posted elsewhere. > - The post should include the real name of the company or individual > hiring. It is understood that sometimes projects have not been announced > yet, but a contact name should at least be included. > - Do not post the same position day after day. Give it time before > re-posting. > > > *Seeing the Jobs* > We'll send a single daily digest to the main Refresh Austin list containing > all job postings added that day, so it will be easy for members to see > available jobs if they are interested or to filter the message if they > aren't*. If you aren't posting jobs, you don't have to join the new list.*We > will also add the job posts to the Refresh Austin site as they come in, > or you can choose to join the group to receive posts directly. > > *Following-Up on an Opportunity* > Please contact the job poster off-list (both lists). > > We hope this new system will encourage the sharing of jobs without > overloading everyone's inbox. > > This is an experiment, so we would love to hear your feedback. We'll tweak, > modify or tear down as needed to ensure we get this right. > > Cheers, > > Alex Jones > www.SilverSpider.com > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin/web/refresh-austins-job-posting-guidelines. We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
