I received an off-list comment from a Perl monger, in response to the
recent job posting for a Senior Perl Developer in Waltham, MA. The monger
had spent some time talking with the recruiter, only to learn that the
location was too far from a commuter rail station to be worthwhile. The
monger
On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 11:20:26AM -0500, Ronald J Kimball wrote:
I thought of an alternate suggestion, which is that job postings
without a street address must indicate accessibility to mass transit.
I think this would make sense. Just saying if it's metro/commuter rail
accessible should be
On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 11:20:26AM -0500, Ronald J Kimball wrote:
I received an off-list comment from a Perl monger, in response to the
recent job posting for a Senior Perl Developer in Waltham, MA. The monger
had spent some time talking with the recruiter, only to learn that the
location was
Clarification: the monger had not actually talked to the recruiter in this
case, but was recalling past situations where this had happened. We
don't actually know how far away this particular job is from a commuter
rail station. Sorry about the confusion.
Ronald
I know the recruiter who posted
I think the current policy is fine as is.
Location is just one of many factors to be discussed before applying
for, or accepting, a job. If this is a pressing concern the applicant
should ask about it in an early phone call. Other people will care more
about salary, benefits, the nature of
