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From: mac@eisx.UUCP (James McParland)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: headhunters in net.jobs: why not?
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Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 09:16:22 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  8 09:16:22 1985
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On the subject of whether or not headhunters should be allowed in net.jobs:

Ok, we've got a lot of unwritten rules about recruiting and ads on the net.
If it becomes necessary to make some real, official rules (guidelines for
moderators to use) let's make sure they're not based on some stupid reasons.

I've seen a lot of people say "Why should my company pay for the
net so that a headhunter can use it to hire away our employees?".

If this is a valid argument it applies not only to headhunters, but to
direct recruiting by all companies and colleges on the net.  The basic
question is, should recruiting really be done through net.jobs?  

My personal opinion: the presence of recruiting info on the net (which your
company pays for) is analogous to the job ads in the back of the tech magazines
that your company pays for.  It's not the main reason you pay for the service,
and you don't really lose that many people because of it. If net.jobs
continues to exist, let it be open to any and all recruiting activities.  

	Jim (Mac) McParland /  Cap Gemini DASD
	on assignment to: AT&T Information Systems
	South Plainfield, New Jersey