RE: Happy tech recruiter stories?

["Ravenwood, Tyler" <tyler.ravenwood@opbu.xerox.com>]

Oh, how true it is that many tech recruiters forget who their customers are.
However, I have worked extensively with one company in the San Francisco Bay
area, both as a customer and as an employee, and have nothing but positive
remarks for them.  When I was seeking employees, they found just the right
person in a very short period of time AND when I was looking for positions,
they found me very suitable positions, for the right pay, in the right area,
in a reasonable time frame.

This company goes by a number of names, depending on which division you are
working with.  They are TAC1 / EDP Contract Services / Tech-Aid.   My
experience has been with the people at the San Ramon office, but they
overlap into San Francisco, Sacramento, East Bay and Silicon Valley.  You
can contact Dale Cecchetini, Tim Mason, or Chris Pankey at 510-866-1030.
Tell them I sent you!

Tyler Ravenwood
Sr. UNIX System Administrator
Xerox OPBU

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Alban [SMTP:extasia@mindspring.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 23, 2001 8:44 PM
> To:	sage-members@usenix.org
> Subject:	Happy tech recruiter stories?
> 
> sage'oids:
> 
> I've never actually gotten a job using a tech recruiter.  I've
> avoided recruiters in the past because of horror stories about how
> recruiters only care about getting their commission.  Stories that
> seem to indicate how little the interests of the prospective employee
> mean to them.  Of course, these are stereotypes, and indeed there
> must exist men and women who are wonderfully suited to this kind of
> work and take pride in it and excel at it, benefitting individuals
> who seek their services.
> 
> I'd like to ask anyone who has had good experiences with a tech
> recruiter to tell me about it, especially if they were able to hook
> you up with the very kind of job you were looking for.  That is, they
> took your preferences very seriously.
> 
> I'm looking in particular for a recruiter who works in the San
> Francisco Bay area.  But even if you simply have a relevant recruiter
> experience I'd like to hear it.  I'd prefer to hear about what worked
> for you, but I guess horror stories may also be helpful in avoiding
> pitfalls in this process.
> 
> Thanks!
> David
> -- 
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