I think the PDF format is good, these guys are not that technical. I bet it would be funny, for them to try to edit the PDF file. They normally remove your contacts from the resume, so that these guys get their commission.
The commission rate is ridiculous. 20% of the total salary (per annum), so if you get a 100K job, the employer has to pay 20K in cash within 30days. I think that is way too much. I mean sure the guy is finding you a job, but 20K for one placement? I find that hard to swallow. and contract they get atleast 15 dollars(some go 1/3 of the contract hour) a hour for doing nothing. Meanwhile, the contractor busts his ass to earn a living, and on top of that there is TAX I guess. Some of the recruiters do a really dirty job which really stinks. But hey, they run a business, which makes good money I guess:) regards, Dinesh. -----Original Message----- From: Jon Biddell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:56 AM To: 'Kevin Saenz'; 'Russell Davies' Cc: 'Sydney Linux User Group' Subject: RE: [SLUG] difficult recruiters. The simple solution is either; A. Send them a PDF file Or B. Rename your resume.txt to resume.doc Either way they'll still read it. --------------------------------------------- Tony Blair phones George Bush, and asks "What proof do you have that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction?" and Bush replies "We kept the receipts." > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Kevin Saenz > Sent: Thursday, 20 February 2003 12:18 > To: Russell Davies > Cc: Sydney Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [SLUG] difficult recruiters. > > > > > I'm thinking of something like a public blacklist of recruitment > > agencies that SLUGers can boycott. I'd like to hear suggestions or > > discussion on what we can do about this increasingly frequent > > annoyance. Getting such an activity mentioned in a Newspaper would > > also be of great benefit in making these agencies think twice. > > > > Thoughts? > Sadly we are the minority here. How is a boycott going to > change their point of view? They really have the right to > nominate the format they wish to receive your resume in. If > they say they want word format and you want a job then you > submit your resume in word format other wise they might place > your resume in the trash rather than the too hard basket. :) > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
