[SGVLUG] jobs jobs jobs and the recruiters who sell us

[Chang Li]

Now some job application requires SSN. I'm not comfortable with it to put
my SSN in the application system. How do you deal with this?
Best,
Chang

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Sean O'Donnell <sean at seanodonnell.com>wrote:

> Or my fav... Ye ol' "URGENT REQUIREMENT"... 20 states away... 3mo contract.
>
> ...Let me just drop everything!! :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone w/ love.
>
> On Apr 27, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Julie <tearsea88 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Yuppers!  And if they write like a typical Nigerian Prince needing your
> help with a few million dollar bank transfer, delete those as well.
>
> Wow.. at least I haven't gotten something that outside my field as an
> Administrator Assistant!  Dang.. that's just of insulting.  Oh, I also had
> a recruiter that wrote me and address me as someone else.  But I think my
> all-time favorite been when I'm greeted as "[first_name]".
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 27, 2012 1:22 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [SGVLUG] jobs jobs jobs and the recruiters who sell us
>
> lol!
>
> "Maybe you can try an experiment.  Write somewhere on your resume that
> recruiters need to mention a keyword in order to get a response.  You'll be
> amazed how many (or how little) you'll get from that.  :)"
>
> You mean like this one:
>
>
> Dear Candidate,
>
> My name is Amit and I'm an IT recruiter at SpectraForce Technologies Inc.
> Our records show that you are an experienced professional with experience
> asAdministrative Assistant. This experience is relevant to one of my
> current openings.
>
> We have an urgent requirement with our client for : Administrative
> Assistant_at TORRANCE,CA.
>
>
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