Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!cord!bentley!hoxna!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!aps From: aps@decvax.UUCP (Armando P. Stettner) Newsgroups: net.jobs Subject: Headhunters on the net Message-ID: <43@decvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 17:59:04 EST Article-I.D.: decvax.43 Posted: Wed Feb 13 17:59:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Feb-85 21:14:58 EST Lines: 23 Hi gang. I just thought I would give my two cents worth here. It seems to me that the purpose of net.jobs (or at least that to which it has evolved) is to be simply a ``jobs'' forum: a news group where someone looking for a job can look and a news group where those with job openings can make those opening known. Head hunters make money by placing people in jobs. So, if a head hunter ``advertises'' on the net, they probably have openings to fill. The only thing I would be concerned about is abuse of the access to the net by head hunters (simply collecting names of people and broadcasting (or multicasting) those names everywhere, indiscriminately). Think of the advantages: instead of having to print out (doesn't everybody keep their resume on-line) and U.S. Snail mail a resume to a head hunter with a potentially good opening, you can just uucp it (mail) to them. And besides, you don't have to read head hunter postings if you don't want to. However, if you are looking for a job, sometimes, it is wise to check every lead you can. aps.