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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
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Posted: Wed Feb 13 17:59:04 1985
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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.