>> Javilk wrote:
>> > That means (at least in the programming field in Silicon Valley,)
>> > you will have to make fifty to a hundred and fifty calls a day,
>> > day after day, to get work.....
>>
>> I was completely floored when I read this! Do other people do this
>> kind of thing to get work? Is this something that's unique to Silicon
>> Valley?
>
>Bob Munck wrote:
>I dunno, spose I'm lucky, I live in San Francisco and my plate's been full
>for over two years on referrals alone. I've never made a cold call looking
>for web dev/consulting work. Perhaps I'm verrry lucky?
I haven't initiated a cold call to a recruiter in years. I maintained
cordial relations with four or five recruiters and when I was within three
weeks of finishing my contracts, I sent updated resumes to my main
recruiters and posted my resume to www.dice.com , www.vjf.com , and
www.headhunter.net . That generally resulted in two-five calls per day to
me, asking if I'd be interested in a contract. I was very good at screening
out the uninteresting ones (obsolete technology, not enough money, more than
20 miles away, etc.) The result was that I went from contract to contract,
with only a few days of downtime inbetween.
andreas
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