laura@utcsstat.UUCP (06/20/83)
When you go to a computer show, you usually have to sign something to get your silly little name sticker. Some shows dont let members of the general public, or people under 16 who arent working for a computer company or others in, as well. What burns me is that after the show is over, my phone keeps ringing off the hook as every headhunter in the world is phoning me. It would be tolerable if only the UNIX headhunters were phoning me, but I get the "What do you know about -- COBOL,VMS,ADA,VM,IBM 360 Architecture,Ethernet..." For about 3 days, its non-stop -- "No, I dont know anything about X. No, I dont know anybody else who knows anything about X." I have already learned not to go near the car raffles and tv raffles which are all head hunter ruses to get more names, so somebody is selling the entrance forms to head hunters. Laura Creighton utzoo!utcsstat!laura
wisen@inmet.UUCP (06/22/83)
#R:utcsstat:-70000:inmet:10900006:000:520 inmet!wisen Jun 21 09:27:00 1983 Re: your name and headhunters: 1) No need to give anybody your phone number. Tell them it's unlisted, or that it's none of their business. 2) If possible, give a phony first name. I have most junk mail sorted by phony first names. 3) Complain to the trade show organizers (I've never tried this) 4) Perhaps complaining to the Better Business Bureau about the particular unscrupulous headhunters will cause the headhunter to reconsider tactics. ------Perpetually amazed at dumb headhunters ------Bruce Wisentaner