On 8/7/07, Victor Villa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's really this way, Scott. If you were going on a date with somebody > you > REALLY wanted to go out with. Wouldn't you at least shower? Maybe comb > hair? Wear pants that weren't ripped (unless that was the style you were > going for)? > > That's all a headhunter does. They look at your résumé, which is your one > shot to impress an employer, they clean up the info and pass it to the > employer. > > Now, if you don't want that to happen, you don't go through a headhunter.
I understand completely. During the two (ridiculous) experiences I had with headhunters, they "rearranged" my resume so that it "fit" their criteria, they encouraged me to lie about my skill set and tried to leverage me into taking "interview training" (for a fee) by threatening to not present me to other employers. After the second time around I felt like I could represent myself better than they could. I have also talked to many headhunters that told me I was not a good fit but then gave excellent advise about a wide range of things that helped me later on. So, while I understand that they want to "clean me up" so that I present better, I'm not ready to turn over my employment opportunities to people who only see me as another database record on their list. I know that is how they make their living but the only headhunter that I have found that has my personal welfare in mind is me. -- Scott Hill "May you solve interesting problems" - Author Unknown "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." - Sir Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
