OT: Headhunter Harrassment

[Derek Trotter]

I've heard of this before.  It's even happened to me a few times and I'm 
not even a linux professional, merely a hobbyist.  I have to wonder if 
these people who call are working for companies that are really 
desperate for someone, or if they're working some scam.

On 2/18/2012 20:30, Tom Jones wrote:
> You're not alone.  I can't count the number of Winjobs I've been sent in the last few months.  This despite the fact that Windows doesn't appear on my resume.
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> My favorite, though, happened just last week.  Cold call from headhunter, talking about a Unix job and then she asks me, "Are you still in St. Joseph, MO?"  Once I let her know that I've never lived or worked there, she couldn't get off the phone fast enough.  At no point did she say she was actually calling for me, nor bother to confirm I was the person she was looking for.
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> TJ
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> Lisa Kachold<lisakachold at obnosis.com>  wrote:
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>> I get 15 email a day for National 3-6 month contracts.
>> I get 4 calls a day for Arizona 3-6 month contracts, none of which I
>> applied for.
>> Some of these don't even fall into "IT"; but include engineer,
>> administrator, etc.
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>> It's incredibly annoying.
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>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Michael Havens<bmike1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>> What... you don't like the love?
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>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Lisa Kachold<lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
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>>>> Am I the only one or do other Linux professionals get hounded by email
>>>> and calls from headhunters?
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