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My experience: 15 years of supporting desktops, servers, network, etc. Windows/Linux/OSX. Basic Cisco knowledge but by no means an expert. What I'm looking for: System and Network Admin type jobs. I've kind of had a jack of all trades career so I'm not afraid to learn something ew! What I'm NOT looking for: Call center/Helpdesk support Where I live: Detroit, MI Where I'm looking: Chicago, IL When I can start: After I give a 2 week notice, maybe a day or two to move but it really shouldn't take me too long. Requirements: Fulltime, Benefits, I have no huge bills right now and don't live a crazy lifestyle so enough to live decently somewhere near the downtown area. Can be reached via: This thread, PM, jaylark@gmail.com.
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Who/Where are we? We are an internet advertising company located in Tempe, AZ. What are we looking for? We are looking for a Linux administrator with a couple of years experience under their belt (around RHCT level). We run CentOS and Ubuntu, primarily web related services, so familiarity in either of those flavors is nice. LVS and/or some other load balancing/high availability clustering experience is a big plus. Responsibilities would include (but not limited to) OS installations, service configuration, on-call rotation and all the typical day to day stuff. Salary is based on experience and benefits are available. If you would like more information send me an email at jddonz at gmail dot com.
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My experience: BA in Economics (although originally a CS major), currently pursuing an MS in CS. Entry level Java experience through previous coursework but easily know enough to hit the ground running on projects. Familiar enough with HTML/etc to work with them through Java. Decent familiarity with C++. Willing to learn other languages on demand. What I'm looking for: Contract software development work or anything similar that could build a resume. What I'm NOT looking for: Helpdesk / Tech Support, SDET/QA Where I live: Portland, OR Where I'm looking: Portland metro (also Seattle after graduation) When I can start: Immediate Requirements: Very flexible Can be reached via: this thread, PM, offpudding at gmail
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My experience: Forthcoming BS in Computer Science (2011), acceptable skill level with python and java, currently engaged in undergraduate research on a data cluster. Familiarity with unix administration, most operating systems. Prior to academia, ~10 years managing restaurants and bakeries. What I'm looking for: A challenging internship involving systems administration in a data center, or software development. What I'm NOT looking for: In this case, internship implies a position where an education takes place. As I have minimal experience in the field, most positions will fit this description. Where I live: Olympia, WA Where I'm looking: Puget Sound area/Seattle, WA. When I can start: May 2010. Requirements: Flexible within the confines of an internship. Can be reached via: PM, junglis at gmail
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My experience: Past three years I've been working as a Web Systems Administrator at a very large insurance company. Our site is currently Apache web servers fronting JBoss application servers. Our typical day sees about 15k heavy usage user logins. For the seven years before my current job I worked for several local internet providers doing Linux systems administration. In this job I worked heavily with Apache and Windows web hosting environments( too cheap to buy anything like CPanel, we had to grow our own. ). In all my jobs I've done a fair amount of scripting using Unix shell scripts, some Perl and PHP development, and a good amount of Cisco router work as well. What I'm looking for: A fun environment located somewhere it doesn't snow often( I'm in Wisconsin right now ). What I'm NOT looking for: Full time development or helpdesk positions. Where I live: Central Wisconsin Where I'm looking: Somewhere nice, CA maybe. When I can start: After finding a place to live and giving proper notice. Requirements: Health insurance and a comparable salary to Wisconsin $60k Can be reached via: PM or email to halonx at neverness.com
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My experience: 9 years experience developing Windows applications (C++), 2 years Mac OS X applications. (Objective-C ) Some iPhone experience as well. Worked on the following products: - ACDSee image manager - Tracktion digital audio workstation - TT24 Digital Mixer Control Software - UMX96 Digital Mixer Control Software Open Source Projects - Miranda IM (Founder, main developer until 0.0.0.4) - Crossbow image browser - Komododrop image uploader What I'm NOT looking for: Web development. Where I live: Victoria, BC, Canada Where I'm looking: Victoria, BC, Canada / Work remotely When I can start: Two weeks Requirements: 3 weeks vacation Can be reached via: PM, figbug@gmail.com
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Job opening update, please refer to this post for details: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3075135&pagenumber=45#post391967823 MrBishop fucked around with this message at 19:16 on May 24, 2011 |
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EDIT: Got myself a job. Good luck to everyone else who's looking!
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My Experience 11 years administering and supporting Windows networks. Actually started supporting Netware 5 and transitioned into the world of big blue. I am not a 'jack of all trades master of none', I am a 'jack of most trades master of a few'. Over the last decade I have cut my teeth on pretty much everything you could imagine in a Windows shop including SQL, Exchange, lots of fault tolerant and high availibility work, lots of Cisco, VLANS, lots of wireless, a good bit of WAN connectivity. Currently run a 1300 employee / 16 site organization. Huge list of certifications including all the usual suspects (MCSE, MCITP, MCDBA, etc) What I'm looking for: Something similar to what I am doing now. Would prefer a team environment where there are others to work with. What I am not looking for: Entry level Where I am looking North Louisiana / Southern Arkansas / East Texas When I can start As soon as adequate notice is given to current employer Requirements Good benefits. The bane of my working career thus far is working for businesses with small margins that can't afford good benefits. Can be reached via trech_em at hotmail Syano fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Jan 12, 2010 |
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ETA: Job filled from SA. I'll be posting here again if another comes up. ------------------------------------ Job title: System Administrator/Operations What we want: Someone who can manage our network, hardware, and software. All machines run Debian, our application is PHP talking to MySQL. Must be able to clean up our hardware, manage new HW purchases, maintain Apache and MySQL (running with replication). Load testing, QA experience a definite plus, as is experience configuring and maintaining a virtualization enviroment. You'll be the sole operations person but will work closely with developers and project managers most days. Other desired skills: Development experience, knowledge of optimizing a MySQL DB, unit testing (building and automating test suites). Here's a brief overview of our technical environment:
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Our ideal candidate will be dedicated to creating the most reliable and high performing system possible, performing regular testing procedures, and constantly improving their knowledge of new technologies and directions in the industry. --- Why you'd want to work here: Located in Toronto, Ontario, we're a small company (around 15 people involved day to day, with about 10 of those in the office). We're working on making our system more robust and better matching what's turned out to be its eventual use. There's many interesting challenges left to face that the right candidate should enjoy. Our focus is simplifying development of media-centric social web sites and managing the resultant media. More info via PM for specifics. While we're not a high profile company you have definitely heard of our clients and likely been on a few of our sites over the past couple years. I've always found it nice to be able to point to ads/shows on TV and say that they're showing our system. Please send a PM with any questions or comments. ETA: Ugh, corporate-sounding "stuff"... I'm trying to add details but drat, ops jobs are pretty straightforward: we have stuff, make it work, make it better, keep it working, screw with the dev team. Melraidin fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Jun 22, 2010 |
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Hi jobless and looking for jobs friends! My girlfriend is a recruiter and she's looking to fill a position! Job Title: Senior Oracle DBA Location: Tampa, FL Here is the description: quote:We are looking for an experienced Oracle DBA to manage multiple production, staging and development instances in a fast-paced high volume transaction processing environment. Must be proficient with Oracle10g or later (11g preferred). Detailed hands-on working knowledge of Data Guard and Real-time Replication / Standby Server is required. Must be comfortable working in a Linux/Unix environment. Responsibilities also include assisting development team members with SQL and PL/SQL tuning. Must have a minimum of 10 years of working experience in IT and a minimum of 5 years of working experience as an Oracle DBA in a production environment. You can email resume to her at tara dot hendricks at hirevelocity dot com I'm not entirely sure how hard and fast the 10 years of experience is...you may just want to email her your resume anyway. And since she's a recruiter I can't post who the company is but when she calls you after she reads your resume you can probably ask her. Good luck! TheWevel fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jan 14, 2010 |
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Job filled. Thanks!
mrbucket fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Aug 12, 2010 |
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Edit: OP up to date, good luck to all in 2010!
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My boss asked me to post this job where I would think I could find a good Cold Fusion Programmer, first place I thought of was SH/SC Who are we? One of Texas' largest PACs Where are we? Austin, TX (no relocation) What are we looking for? • Cold Fusion Programmer/Developer Responsibilities • Follows best practices to ensure timely development of software applications and documentation of functionality within the code • Updates / modifies existing code • Tests all solutions for quality assurance • Serves as member of Technology Committee • Performs other duties as assigned Systems include • ColdFusion8 Web environment • SQL Server database environment • Windows2000/XP Professional • Mac OS X Skills • Must be comfortable working in a team environment • Excellent English communication skills, spoken and written • Excellent math aptitude • Strict adherence to best practices development standards and quality assurance • Strong problem-solving/troubleshooting skills • Effective time management/organizational skills • Forms positive interpersonal relations / customer service-oriented / high level of professionalism Technical o Minimum of 2 years programming experience, in the following languages: Coldfusion, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Basic SQL (creating tables and queries) o Understanding of software development life cycle concepts o Understanding of project management concepts o Must be able to lift 50 lbs (small company, everyone pitches in in the IS department) Education/Training Degree: Associates degree in related field required, bachelors’ degree preferred Experience Minimum 2 years prior experience as a developer / programmer as stated above Why work for us? We're a small company, it's a friendly atmosphere right in the heart of Downtown Austin (less than a block from the Capitol). Whom to contact Please email your cover letter and resume to lgass@texasrealtors.com (no calls please) with the subject "RE: Developer" We can not accept applicants who need a work visa, and can not pay to relocate anyone, so Austin and the surrounding area only please. PM me after you submit your resume and I'll try to keep my eye out for your resume. Good luck! cmikesell fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Jan 18, 2010 |
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Job Summary: Looking for someone with online community / forum moderation experience Let me know if you are interested in the role, please PM me and I can forward you to the appropriate HR person. Associate Online Specialist Employment Status: 1 year Full Time Contract (with potential conversion to permanent full time for the right candidate) Job Description: An award-winning developer is looking for an Administrator of Online Services to join our team. As an Associate Online Community Specialist, you are responsible for moderating our community forums, enforcing our online harassment policy across applicable games, responding to customer e-mails, and providing a regular report of actions taken. Both verbal and written communication, along with interpersonal skills, are crucial! We are big on teamwork. While we are a professional bunch, we have a ridiculously good time making quality games of which we are all proud. RESPONSIBILITIES : •Moderating our site forum •Responding to reported posts and users •Answering questions from customers when appropriate •Responding to support-related threads and responding to customer e-mails •Monitoring player behavior in-game •Additional responsibilities as assigned REQUIREMENTS : •Minimum 2 years' experience moderating and/or administering forums •Strong communication skills, both written and verbal •Experience working in a team environment •High school diploma or equivalent •Positive professional attitude ASSETS: •Familiarity with video games •Game industry experience •Bachelors Degree or equivalent Thanks for looking! CMYK_iNK fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Nov 6, 2014 |
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Throwing myself out here to see if I get any bites. My experience: Over 3 years designing, implementing, and maintaining website infrastructure from zero to 1.5 million users based on Apache Tomcat, Linux, and MySQL; as well as build engineering and testing, while simultaneously supporting 20 end-users and the necessary stuff for remote computing, demonstration machines, etc. All the fun stuff you get to do as the only sysadmin at a fledgeling startup. Considerable experience in Python, intermediate in Java. Hold AAS in Network Administration and Security, currently seeking BS in Computer Science. What I'm looking for: Server support or engineering; or junior development position, with room for advancement. Willing to consider part time if compensation is sufficient and allows me to go to school full-time. What I'm NOT looking for: Windows Desktop Support in any form. Where I live: Southeast Wisconsin (Milwaukee area) Where I'm looking: SE Wisconsin, will consider moving to anywhere near a University of Wisconsin campus. When I can start: Two to three weeks. Requirements: Health insurance is a must. Education reimbursement would be great! Can be reached via: PM
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I realize in advance that having ZERO job experience is going to make this a one in a million shot, but considering the job market, I'm trying everywhere. Any responses (or suggestions/referrals to a place that does need an entry-level guy) appreciated. My experience: Experience with small-scale projects in Java, Python, LISP, Prolog, C, and dabblings in a few web areas (PHP, JSP, and the like). Familiarity with Linux and large knowledge of most flavors of Windows. In May, I will graduate from George Mason University with a Bachelor's in Computer Science. What I'm looking for: An entry-level job/internship. I would be perfectly happy at a help desk job where I could spend my time helping people and learning new things, which are my two favorite things to do. What I am not looking for: A pure coding position, if only because I feel I'm not ready or qualified for one. I *can* code, but I don't have a portfolio to speak of, and I have a "breadth not depth" level of knowledge of specific languages. Where I am looking: Anywhere in the DC Metro area would be the easiest, as I live in Fairfax, Virginia, but I'm not entirely against relocating. I'm just not sure about affording it. When I can start: If the meet can be worked around, May 9, otherwise, June 14. Requirements: As long as you can beat the $9.70/hour I make at my retail job, I'm happy. An environment that encourages learning on the job rather than knowing everything before you arrive would be a plus. Can be reached via converse.jay@gmail.com Celery Jello fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Jan 21, 2010 |
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My experience: 2+ years of Desktop support and junior network admin stuff. Good at building PC's and inventory management, keeping stock of printer supplies etc. Experienced with purchasing and planning new systems. Microsoft mainly but if I had the chance I'd tackle Mac/Linux. Good at face to face or phone support. Full driving license with no points and I'm happy to drive to different sites. What I'm looking for: 1st/2nd line network and desktop support or pretty much anything else, I enjoy to challenging myself. Where I live: Dundee, Scotland. Where I'm looking: Scotland within reasonable travelling distance of Dundee. When I can start: 2 Week notice but could maybe shorten that if I have unused holiday time Requirements: Fulltime preferably, but part time is workable too Can be reached via: jhussey101 at googlemail dot com ApocalypseMeow fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Jan 22, 2010 |
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Job opening for Desktop/Helpdesk Support in Iselin, NJ. Two minutes off exit 130 on the Parkway, five minutes off exit 10 on the Turnpike. We're five minutes from the Metropark NJ Transit station. Craigslist posting is here: http://cnj.craigslist.org/tch/1563221860.html Or you can email me at mjpbyron at gmail dot com with questions or resumes. Just a heads-up, the CL posting goes to the HR recruiter, who is a good guy but it isn't me, so don't say you saw this through Something Awful, lol. You can get the details on what's needed on the technical side on the CL posting. As for the kind of person we're looking for, you don't have to be a complete support pushover but you don't have to know everything about everything, either. The company is Maidenform, the bra and shapewear people. We had an extremely good year even with ~*~the economy~*~ and we're growing. The position is filling someone who left the company, and there's room to grow into skills we need as much as there's room for someone with experience as well. Recent grads with some IT experience are encouraged to apply, as are seasoned pros. Salary range is mid-40s to low-50s DOE. Benefits package is very, very good - health/dental after 30 days, free vision plan, 401k after 6 months with 4% match at 50%, the position is NON-EXEMPT and you ARE eligible for OT. The on-call rotation has you on-call once every six to eight weeks, and there's rarely more than three or four calls during the week. There has never been a call between the hours of 10 PM-7 AM so you don't have to worry about midnight HALP I LOST MY PASSWORD calls. As long as you're willing to learn, I'm willing to teach. The boss is a very, very easygoing and a great guy. We run a Windows shop with about 300ish people in the main office, a few hundred terminal users in our distribution center, 50-80ish field sales people over VPN, and our New York office where the executives often live. We have someone in NYC maybe once a month or so to fix a few problems at once and show the IT flag. The job is really a good place; the SA forums aren't blocked at least. Generous employee discounts if you need to buy womens' underwear. Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions or concerns. I'll scroll back through these pages and reach out to any potential locals. Email again is mjpbyron at gmail dot com. MJP fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Jan 25, 2010 |
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MJP posted:Job opening for Desktop/Helpdesk Support in Iselin, NJ. Two minutes off exit 130 on the Parkway, five minutes off exit 10 on the Turnpike. We're five minutes from the Metropark NJ Transit station. Sent you an email!
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EDIT: Senior Network Administrator position at SOE has been filled... and by a GIRL!
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Who We Are: A large industry trade association. You have seen our ads. Where We Are: In Downtown Washington, DC, ~2 blocks from Union Station. Requirements We are looking for a Web Developer Here's the job description: • Maintain, enhance and build data driven web applications using ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, C#, MS Sql Server, standards-based HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, Javascript and Jquery, and Adobe Flash. • Support Association staff in updating various websites including assistance with HTML coding, flash integration and graphic manipulation. • Assist the Association IT department in managing, maintaining and troubleshooting our web-facing infrastructure. • Passion and ability for creating software, personable demeanor and a can-do attitude. • Excellent oral and written communications skills. • Ability to quickly absorb new techniques and technologies in a self-directed manner. • 1+ years experience with ASP.NET and C#. MVC experience helpful. • 1+ years experience with relational databases, MS Sql Server experience helpful. • 1+ years experience with modern, standards-based HTML and client-side scripting. Jquery experiene helpful. • Working knowledge of Adobe Flash, particularly how to handle loading complex flash objects into existing web pages. • Working knowledge of digital graphics and media, such as how to tweak images in Photoshop or encode videos for web distribution. • Experience using version control and continuous integration systems. • Working knowledge of basic Windows, IIS and Sql Server troubleshooting and management. • Experience with .NET open source projects. • Experience in web oriented stacks outside of ASP.NET. Benefits: Fully paid health and dental. The sort of health you'll probably be taxed on once the health care bill gets passed. 401k-check. Working Environment: great shop, office with real wood desk and real door going to ceiling [no cubes here], lots of cool toys (can you play Rock Band in the THX Certified Theater in your office? How many layers of red tape do you need to get though to use [insert cool new OSS library]?), full MSDN Premium subscription included. Interested? Email me at wyatt [dot] barnett [at] gmail [dot] com.
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MJP posted:Job opening for Desktop/Helpdesk Support in Iselin, NJ. Two minutes off exit 130 on the Parkway, five minutes off exit 10 on the Turnpike. We're five minutes from the Metropark NJ Transit station. This sounds like a great job with a good company, and is very similar to how I got my foot into IT. Anyone thinking about this job should definitely apply. Opportunities like this (good benefits, good schedule, good company) are very rare, and the pay range is excellent for the job
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Can anybody with experience dealing with recruiters explain to me what to expect and/or watch out for? Somebody from TAC Worldwide contacted me earlier this week about a job posting, and after speaking with the lady on the phone I've found that this is potentially a phenomenal opportunity. The company the position is with is very well respected in the area and has amazing benefits*, and based on the description of the job it doesn't feel like one where I would be getting in too far over my head like most of the others I've been applying for anyway. My biggest questions right now (which I haven't had a chance to ask yet) are, how does contract to hire typically work? If I work there for the 3 months and don't gently caress up, they hire me on full time? How do benefits work during this 3 month period? Are there none? Here's what's happened so far: Day 1: Recruiter emails me vague job info, asks for an updated copy of my resume and a few sentences explaining why I would be a good fit. I reply same day. Day 2: Recruiter calls me, gives me the name of the company the position is with, goes back over the requirements, asks again about my experience, seems generally happy, asks me to confirm my contact info to pass on to the company. I'm guessing the next step is the company reviewing my resume and then hopefully calling me, but I'm not sure, since I've never dealt with recruiters before. I also don't know how long this process typically takes, and waiting for a phone call that may never come is nerve wracking. Should I followup with the recruiter after a period of time if I don't hear anything, or just sit tight and wait?
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Typically, contract to hire is a 3-month 'try before you buy' where you get paid hourly rather than salary, and usually don't get benefits. Recruiters I have spoken to brag about a 99.9% placement rate with contract to hire, and the line is that you won't not get hired unless you dramatically gently caress up. YMMV, of course.
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traveling midget posted:Typically, contract to hire is a 3-month 'try before you buy' where you get paid hourly rather than salary, and usually don't get benefits. Recruiters I have spoken to brag about a 99.9% placement rate with contract to hire, and the line is that you won't not get hired unless you dramatically gently caress up. YMMV, of course.
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brc64 posted:This seems pretty in line with what the recruiter told me, since she specifically asked me what hourly rate I was looking for. Does this also mean that, should the company decide to hire me, I'll have to negotiate a pay rate all over again? I have limited experience (only done contract to hire once), but all the permanent salary negotiation then came after I had been working contract for a while. They offered me a full time position with a 20-30% pay cut (saying that contractors generally make more), which I declined. I stayed on contract while they tried to figure out what they wanted to do, and ended up finding a new job after a few months because I got the feeling it wasn't really going anywhere. Depending on the recruiter, if they're from a big recruiting agency, they should generally have benefits you can purchase in that interim period.
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Technical recruiters are generally ruthless, very annoying, and horrible people. That said, there are a few good ones, so I hope you get one. More than likely, your email address landed on their list and you were just cold called/emailed. They do it all the time. While a recruiter may say they have your best interests in mind, they generally don't. They get a huge commission for placement (with a salary position, I'm not sure how contract-to-hire or hourly works). So they'll say, "the more you make, the more I make!" But there's more to that than meets the eyes. Say a company wants to hire a developer, so they hire a recruiting firm, which places an ad on the common sites. The recruiter finds 5 people good for the job, and each tells them the same thing. Now, there's a good chance one of those 5 people gets hired, and the recruiter doesn't care which, just that at least one of them gets hired. Also, say they get 25% commission of your first year's salary. So they say the more you get paid, the more they get paid. Of course, its true, but they're more concerned about getting some commission over none. Say the job offers you $75,000, but you really, really want $80,000. The recruiter will do everything to get you to accept the $75k, because that's $18,750 in commission, whereas if you hold out for the $80,000, that's $20,000 commission for them. So, the extra $5k a year for you isn't that much more in commission for them, and getting $18,750 in commission is much more than getting $0. Also, *always* send your resume in PDF format. Refuse to send it in Word. Technical recruiters are known for altering resumes to fit the job description better. While PDF's can be edited, it's harder than a regular Word doc. I know there are a few recruiters around here, and I bet they're pretty good, but in general, I dislike technical recruiters, and most of my tech friends do as well.
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Maneki Neko posted:They offered me a full time position with a 20-30% pay cut (saying that contractors generally make more), which I declined. musclecoder posted:Also, *always* send your resume in PDF format. Refuse to send it in Word. Technical recruiters are known for altering resumes to fit the job description better. While PDF's can be edited, it's harder than a regular Word doc. I'm a little bit more uneasy about this now, but it's still a job with a good company with good benefits if I land it full time, so I'm not going to lose all hope just yet. Hell, I haven't even spoken with anybody there yet, so all of this worrying may be for nothing, but at least now I have a better idea of what I'm getting into. Thanks for the replies.
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brc64 posted:I wish I had known that, because I got all excited when the recruiter said the estimate I gave for how much I wanted to make sounded good. I guess I should have aimed higher. Just to clarify, the ones trying to lowball was the company I was working for, not the recruiting agency. The recruiting agency wasn't involved at all, but they usually do get a lump sum for contract buyouts (which could have been where that 20-30% went to).
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Contractors are typically paid more because their taxation rate is much higher.. before you dismiss a 'lower' salary, take that into consideration.
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traveling midget posted:Contractors are typically paid more because their taxation rate is much higher.. before you dismiss a 'lower' salary, take that into consideration. I've never run into anyone who was 1099ed as a contract to hire, it's just a matter of who is cutting your paycheck.
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Maneki Neko posted:I've never run into anyone who was 1099ed as a contract to hire, it's just a matter of who is cutting your paycheck. Generally I know we usually pay our contract to hire professionals less than what they made through the contractor firm because we're paying vacation, benefits, leave, cell phone, etc. Your cash might go down, but overall compensation is higher.
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It's a long shot, but I'll try anyway. My experience: Two years of jack-of-all-trades CJ'ing, including: deploying, configuring and troubleshooting workstations, servers and network equipment; website administration; developing and maintaining a custom NMS; helpdesk. BEng. in Computer Engineering, MSc. in Communication Systems (in progress), CCENT, CCNA, CCNA Security. What I'm looking for: An internship, summer job or short-term contract for this summer. Preferably in networking or security. What I'm NOT looking for: Unpaid internships; helpdesk, software. Where I live: Stockholm, Sweden. Where I'm looking: Anywhere in the EU. When I can start: June 2010. Requirements: Money. Can be reached via: This thread, PM, alin.pastrama@gmail.com
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brc64 posted:I wish I had known that, because I got all excited when the recruiter said the estimate I gave for how much I wanted to make sounded good. I guess I should have aimed higher. I honestly wouldn't worry about it. Unless they are expecting you to relocate across the country for 3 months so that you might almost maybe get a full time job, just take the hourly rate, and keep looking. You can always quit if it sucks.
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