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victor:
Hi, guys,

I have been aproached by several people about posting jobs on the forum. There were also some posts that were yanked because of our no-advertising policy. I would like your input on job forum - do you think we need one?

I honestly have mixed feeling about this one, because not only there are a lot of sites already specializing in this, but also because I have inherent dislike for sleazy headhunters. Perhaps I am too childish, perhaps I am not modern enough, perhaps I need to get a hobby, but headhunters bug the hell out of me.

At the same time, it seems like with the current concentration of Genesys-related professionals, it would be natural to  let each other know about new opportunity to find both new project and new careers. No matter where you are.

So, I really would like hear your thoughts on it.

If we do decide to have a job forum, I want to make it easy for employers to find new talent and vice versa, while making sure that headhunters are either banned or required to pay a hefty fee which we will donate to UNESCO or use to buy Tony a new pair of shiny leather shoes.  :P

What do you think? (Yes, about the shoes, of course)

Best regards,
Vic

tony:
As long as they are kept to 1 job/role per post and not re-posted over and over, I think it might work.  But I would say that, since I was one of those suggesting it!

I don't need new shoes.  Well, not shiny ones, anyway...  ::)

Tony

victor:
How about making it free to employers and people who are actually looking for projects and charging any "consulting" agency (read "headhunters")?

I think we should put together a simple policy for this - something REALLY simple and says it all in one line of text, like:

Free Genesys CTI-related project and job postings (if you are a headhunter then buy Pavel a new dog) or something like this? But, I do not expect too many people to post there really... Way too many sites out there already.

Vic

tony:
I'm not sure how you enforce a payment scheme for Agencies but not for Employers.  Sometimes, some people are in fact both - an HR Department in a large company, for example.

I would say either it goes in as a free-for-all, or it stays out completely - and I promise to moderate as best I can...  ::)

I imagine it can work both ways too - for instance; if Pavel is on the look-out, he can show his availability and potential emplyers/agencies can view it here...  I imagine that would also bring in a bit more traffice, too... ;D

Tony

victor:
Hi, Tony,

thank you for offering to moderate it. ;D
I think that we should probably shelf it for a month or so, and then just have a poll later on in a summer asking if people would like something like this. And then move accordingly based on that.

As for headhunters and how to distinguish it from end clients - I think most people would be able to tell a difference between Verizon and Globus Consulting or some other bogus name like that.

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