[SGVLUG] IT tech/job market

[Mike]

My favorite and memorable phone conversation with recruiter goes like this.

I got an email hit about my resume. The job description was interesting. I
called the recruiter back from her phone num provided in her email.  We
chatted a few minutes and she asked me some questions, i answered them.

I then informed her that I am interested in the job and will send her my
latest resume as soon as we disconnect.

Funny thing, she never asked my name nor email address, yet her last phone
comment was "I'll keep an eye out for your resume".  I thought to myself,
any minute now, she'll ask me for my name/email address, but she never did!

It was an interesting phone call, good job too.

But come-on, a recruiter forgetting to ask the candidate for their name,
really ? Was she gonna use the "force" or what ?

And it was an american speaking recruiter, so she spoke and understood
english well.

-mike

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Julie <tearsea88 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well done.
>
> I had this one recruiter calling me up a few months ago.  She was
> obviously very new to IT recruiting.  I have all over my resume Linux this,
> MySql that, PHP/Perl here, Apache there... she calls me one day and ask me
> if I have "Open Source" experience because that's what her client wants.  I
> had to educate her on what "Open Source" means on the phone.
>
> You also forgot some of the bad recruiters that do mass emailing at 9am as
> if we are electronic Home Depot workers with words like "companies are
> interviewing rapidly and today only!  Call now!"  why.. sure.. let me just
> drop everything I have scheduled today just so I can talk to YOU.
>
> My favorite is still being greeted as "Hello [First_name]" in the email.
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "sgvlug at sgvlug.org" <sgvlug at sgvlug.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:49 AM
> *Subject:* [SGVLUG] IT tech/job market
>
> Hi,
>
> Quick notes on what I am seeing
>
> 1) Looks like a lot of Startups out there now.
> There are even meetups setup on startup topics.
> Its actually really really exciting to see.
> ( meetup has a number of ones to checkout )
>
>
> 2) Recruiters Recruiters Recruiters..
>
> Seeing a lot of recruiters contacting me.
> ( Drop me a line if you want me to recommend a couple
> of recruiters I've come to like. So far the Indian based ones
> calling me do not seem to have their hearts into this. )
> More below
>
> 3) The offering compensation levels have shot up.
> NOW I am seeing 100-150k for experienced senior level software/systems
> engineers
> IN the greater LA area!!
>
>
> Before the cap was $110-120k iirc ( i.e. 100-120k Range )
>
>
> Some job shops are still attempting to put linux admins into the bay area
> for $40/hr contract.. asking right off the bat what is the highest they
> can goto I've see some not budge and others +$5-15/hr.
>
> Remember they are billing the client probably 20-40% more that the
> rate you get.. some have said even 50% (i.e. pay you $40 bill $60/hr )
> If someone knows the numbers better please let us know.
>
>
> 4) Seeing a lot of name your "own pricing" .. if you do this be certain
> what the competitive numbers are.
>
> 5) The major challenge is still to get through the "HR filters"
>
> A good recruiter will help to get you noticed and find proper connections
> between the hiring company and you, and thus completely
> worth their value now.
>
>
> 6) Remember Todd CCs advice for getting noticed, it still applies as much
> today as it did in the past, the major difference is now the supply-demand
> curve is in the favor of experienced IT professionals.
>
> 7) For those students who are looking to enter the job market,
> please follow Dan Kegel's recommendations, and do whatever you
> can to get 1-2years of experience. ( even side projects during school
> will help )
>
> 8) If you are serious about the job search it will take a lot of time,
> especially without a recruiter. ( Blah! Some job entry sites really really
> suck .. recall some of the larger companies really being a PITA to apply
> to. ) A good recruiter will save you a lot of time, and help cleanup your
> resume for the different positions. Oh, many of the recruiters I have meet
> with are new to the industry (1-2yrs) working under a more experience head
>
> recruiter.
>
>
> thanks
> matti
>
>
>
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