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

[Dan Buthusiem]

Anyone ever use Google Reader? There's a default Jobs category which seems
to be loaded with developer posistions. At quick glance, I saw a few
telecommute jobs, and a Linux SysAdmin post. Might be worth checking out,
since it's free.

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On May 1, 2012 11:37 AM, "matti" <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 100% agree!! Julie is right on this!
>
> ALSO Remember, there are phishing / scam attempts on various job boards to
> get your
> ID info for fraudulent purposes. Anyone asking for a SSN upfront is
> probably
> a scammer or a complete idiot about ID "Theft" ( really should be ID
> comprise / ID fraud )
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> Also, remember Monster got majorly compromised and some people had
> a SSN on their resume ( !! really !! ) ( 2009 )
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> You can find more on the monster breach google:
> monster security breach
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> There are a few outfits which want the last 4 SSN, which still
> is not secure as you can guess the first 5 with ease if you know
> a bit about a person. ( basically State and date when they got the SSN )
> ( btw - They are assigning NEW SSN slightly differently )
>
> Thus, I do not even like to give even the last 4 until we
> are really to do the appropriate governmental tax paperwork.
> good luck!
> matti
>
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> *From:* Julie <tearsea88 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2012 8:15 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [SGVLUG] jobs jobs jobs and the recruiters who sell us
>
> I tell them I would be more than happy to provide that when I have an
> offer and I accepted it and they need my SSN to process payroll and DOL.
>  At the interview stage, they don't need it.  So far I don't have anyone
> having a problem with that.  If so, I'd RUN as fast as possible.  Same
> thing as asking me to provide facebook login credentials.  None of their
> business.
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> *From:* Chang Li <clichang at gmail.com>
> *To:* SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2012 12:38 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [SGVLUG] jobs jobs jobs and the recruiters who sell us
>
> 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:
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> 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]".
>
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> *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!
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> "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:
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> 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.
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> We have an urgent requirement with our client for : Administrative
> Assistant_at TORRANCE,CA.
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