[wplug] job market

[Rob Knapp]

Teodorski, Chris wrote:

>I have had a totally different experience.  I have been contacted by several potential employers by posting my resume on this site. 
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Myself as well, I'd say my call back rate is about 30-50% with 100% of 
callbacks leading to an interview.  (No offers though.... I'm in Du Bois 
(about 2 hrs out of the city, and looking for telecommute position... 
those don't seem to be real common in PGH....)

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: wplug-bounces+teodorski=ppg.com at wplug.org 
>>[mailto:wplug-bounces+teodorski=ppg.com at wplug.org] On Behalf 
>>Of Drew from Zhrodague
>>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:37 AM
>>To: General user list
>>Subject: RE: [wplug] job market
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>>>Look at www.pghtech.org for a feel.
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>> 	This will waste your time, and we've discussed 
>>pghtech.org's job 
>>postings in the past. I have never received a single callback 
>>or email 
>>from any of the hundreds of jobs I have applied for on pghtech.org's 
>>website. Some of the job posts are bogus, with invalid contact 
>>information, and others are no longer hiring, but the posting still 
>>remains.
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>> 	Maybe it's because I don't have a degree, but that's 
>>never stopped 
>>me before!
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>> 	I'd suggest to network with some locals, which is how I get my 
>>gigs. I have never worked for any company here in Pittsburgh 
>>by walking in 
>>the front door asking for an interview.
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>> 	Which reminds me, that the company I am working for is 
>>looking for 
>>QA people, and hardcore C/C++ developers. Contact me offlist 
>>for details.
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>>Drew from Zhrodague
>>drew at zhrodague.net
>>http://www.WiFiMaps.com
>>http://moblog.zhrodague.net
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