Re: [UG-ADMINS] Recruiters?

Don't tell Lonnie about this recruiter, he's going to go all Highlander on him :P  

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On Friday, June 21, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Jonathan Sundquist wrote:

> Minnesota PHP User Group is similar to all of the other user groups it
> sounds. We have a dedicated job board on meetup.com (http://meetup.com). Its not all to
> regulated, however it doesn't receive a ton of posts and most of them are
> already about PHP. We as encourage recruiters to come to our meet ups,
> post meet ups, and pre meet ups (yes we like to hit up the bar before and
> after). Typically if a recruiter does attend a meet up they are encouraged
> to participate. We actually have had one recruiter that has become a
> regular and is very much enjoying learning about the language he is doing a
> lot of recruiting for. He feels as though it makes it so when he talks to
> both clients and candidates he understands better what both are talking
> about and looking for.
>  
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> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Chris Spruck <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])> wrote:
>  
> > Hi everyone!
> >  
> > AtlantaPHP combines jobs and open discussion on a moderated Google group.
> > We've developed some job posting rules, mostly in response to people doing
> > annoying stuff (e.g. "don't repost" after someone tried to post the same
> > job 3-4 times in one day [or multiple recruiters from the *same* firm
> > posted the same job], "no attachments" after someone sent 5 megs worth of
> > application forms and screenshots, and so on). Our thought is to get as
> > much detail in front of our members on the first pass, so they don't have
> > extra hoops to jump through if they're interested in a given position. We
> > usually cut people some slack (and will often send a post back for minor
> > revisions), but still reserve the right to ban people if they abuse the
> > rules. We should probably add "please reply directly to the job poster" as
> > we also get occasional questions back to the group a la "what's the salary,
> > where do I apply, etc." (which we moderate out) and we want to avoid
> > bothering people who aren't interested at all.
> >  
> > From http://atlantaphp.org/jobs/ :
> >  
> >  
> > - Job must be located in *Georgia or its bordering states (Alabama,
> > Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee)*. If the job is
> > strictly via telecommute, then the employer must be located in the same
> > area.
> > - Include a *full description* of the job opportunity. Do not just post
> > links to job boards or messages to the effect of “I’ve got jobs. Call
> > me.”
> > - Include a signature block with your *full name, position, contact
> > details* and* company*
> > - Indicate your* relationship to the job* opportunity (e.g. employer,
> > recruiter)
> > - Indicate *where the job is located*. We only post job opportunities
> > located* in Georgia or its bordering states*
> > - Post *only new opportunities*. Do not post opportunities that have
> > already been posted by you, your colleagues, or a competitor.
> > - *Do your own work*. Do not ask AtlantaPHP organizers to recommend
> > members to you, or to pass along opportunities on your behalf.
> > - *Do not include documents, forms or file attachments of any kind*.
> >  
> >  
> > As far as recruiters at meetings, we used to allow anyone to stand up for a
> > minute or so and have the floor. Now that we have sponsors, we give them
> > the spotlight at meetings, but encourage others to come network in person
> > before the meeting and/or go out for dinner and drinks afterwards. We still
> > have occasional walk-in recruiters, but they've usually asked us what our
> > protocol is and we haven't had to scold anybody in quite a while. :)
> >  
> > Chris
> >  
> > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Cal Evans <[email protected] (mailto:[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! :)
> > >  
> > > --
> > > *Read this book* before you hire a
> > > developer to build your website.
> > > *Avoiding a Goat Rodeo* <http://avoidingagoatrodeo.com>
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