Headhunters are not the same as a Staffing agency. Usually it is their job to find candidates fro their clients that fit, and that is part and parcel, with a fee paid from the employer. So the expectation is you are hired and this is a one time deal. On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:54 PM Andrew McRobb wrote: > Not to offend anyone, but I find a lot of staffing agencies a double edge > sword. e.g: If a company wants to keep you and get you on full time. > Buyouts can be anywhere between 50~20k USD and they take a good chunk out > of your paycheck if it's contract. > > Go in contact with direct managers if possible and look around on > Indeed/CareerBuilder you will be doing everyone a favor. Otherwise, go with > Robert Half or insight Global, but make sure you read the FINE print and > everything is what you are looking for. I will say RH, has treated me > pretty well, but to get on fulltime is astounding. > > -- Just my two cents, good luck! > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:57 PM der.hans wrote: > >> Am 15. Oct, 2018 schwätzte AZ Pete so: >> >> moin moin Pete, >> >> tomorrow night is a job networking event in Mesa where engineers and >> managers from several companies that are hiring will show up. >> >> Also, Tucker will be there. He's HR rather than headhunter, but he's >> pretty plugged in on the proprietary side. >> >> It's before Stammtisch at 18:00. >> >> Boulders on Southern >> 1010 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ >> http://www.BouldersOnSouthern.com/ >> >> >> https://gettogether.community/events/254/floss-stammtisch-jobs-networking-event/ >> >> https://www.LuftHans.com/Free_Software_Stammtisch#Jobs_Nights >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans >> >> > A bit off-topic, but I'm currently looking for a good headhunter to >> help >> > assist me in finding a job. I'm currently employed, but it's time for >> me to >> > move on to more challenging and interesting projects.While I play with >> Linux >> > extensively, my day job is with Microsoft technologies - I'm a >> senior-level >> > SQL Server DBA. Since this listis very plugged into (no pun intended!) >> the >> > tech market in the city I thought I'd ask here. >> > >> > Has anyone on this listworked with a good headhunter that you would >> > recommend? I'm not looking for someone who will just "shotgun" my >> resume to >> > every company(I can do that myself). I'm looking for specific >> opportunities >> > within in the SQL Server data platform(ETL, BI, etc.) and want to work >> with >> > someone I can build a longer term relationshipwith. Any recommedations >> would >> > be most appreciated. >> > >> > Please reply offline. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Peter Wehner >> > >> > >> >> -- >> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >> # "If I want my children to work hard, I better be the hardest working >> # person they've ever met. If I want the children to be nice, I better >> # be the kindest human being they've ever met." -- Rafe >> Esquith--------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen