OT: Looking for Good Headhunter

[Stephen Partington]

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 <andrewmcrobb at gmail.com>
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 <PLUGd at lufthans.com> 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
>> >
>> >
>>
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