Re: [UG-ADMINS] Recruiters?

[email protected] (Sandy Smith)
Newsgroups ug.admins
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Good point. We also have that, and have occasional recruiters who show up at meetings. I keep trying to convince one or more to come by a beverage subgroup and buy a round, but none take me up on it.

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On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Jeremy Lindblom <[email protected]> wrote:

> Seattle PHP allows job postings on our meetup.com message board, but not on our mailing list. We also have a dedicated time at the beginning of every meetup for people offering jobs to introduce themselves and people looking for jobs to do the same.
> 
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> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Sandy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>> DCPHP has a separate Google Group specifically so we can filter recruiter spam. After an acrimonious debate some years ago, our rules are that recruiter posts are allowed if they:
>> 
>> 1) Are related to PHP.
>> 2) Are in the DC area or remote work.
>> 3) Start the subject line with [job] so those who do not want to see those posts can filter them out.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 21, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Cal Evans <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I had lunch on Wed. with a recruiter who was trying to figure out how to
>> > find PHP developers for his clients - apparently we hide under rocks or
>> > something. :)
>> >
>> > My advice to him, and every recruiter, is get involved in the local PHP UG.
>> >
>> > Nashville PUG has very few rules but one of them is about job postings. We
>> > will only approve job postings on the mailing list that are for the middle
>> > TN area. I think that may be our ONLY rule. (outside of "Don't be a douche")
>> >
>> > So I'm asking you, what, if any, rules do you have about recruiters at your
>> > meetings? Posting jobs on your mailing list?
>> >
>> > Do you regulate? Do you even care?
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> > =C=
>> >
>> > p.s. if you have recently joined the list and haven't introduced yourself,
>> > please do so. We want to say hi! :)
>> >
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