Comments | team_unemployed: Ya know what's almost worse than being unemployed?

the_s_guy in team_unemployed

Ya know what's almost worse than being unemployed?

Oct 13, 2009 15:45

Being unemployed and knowing there's employment half a hair beyond your fingertips, if you can just talk to the right person ( Read more... )

help, rant, money, job posting

Comments 7

moskevyu October 13 2009, 23:04:59 UTC

It's interesting that you'd post this. I'm considering launching a full-on assault against the current popular hiring system. Catering to needs like yours is how I've been thinking of doing it.

Axey Moskevyu, Professional HR Stalker. :)

the_s_guy October 14 2009, 11:13:23 UTC

Well, if you need funding for it... ;)

TBH, though, I'm perpetually worried that my "HAI! WANTZ MUNNYZ?" spiel comes across as a variant of those "make cash working at home!!!1!" ads.

Part of it is that I don't have a big brand name. No-one cares that I saved a federal government department ten million dollars in two days. No-one cares that a quick writeup I did for Computer Sciences Corporation came out to three and a half million in savings. Because I don't have IBM or Unisys or CA on my business cards, I'm largely under the corporate radar.

I dislike pressure tactics in sales, or anything which basically involves annoying money out of people. I figure it's more straightforward, polite, and ethical to be completely upfront and let people say "Hey yeah, I know who could use that ( ... )

wwwweather October 14 2009, 05:11:52 UTC

Maybe you should devote more time to your writing skills because I read this twice and have no idea what you're posting about. Spam?

tatoeba_tadayou October 14 2009, 09:05:00 UTC

I'm gonna go with the above poster here. Who do you give the finder's fees to? I thought the person who does the recruiting is the one who gets the fee? What does flying abroad have to do with anything?

Your post is just confusing.

the_s_guy October 14 2009, 10:40:51 UTC

Ah, you see why I'm better at numbercrunching than networking ( ... )

tatoeba_tadayou October 14 2009, 10:50:06 UTC

I'm having to sort of pick apart and read between the lines here, you still haven't perfectly clarified what you do (though the process is a little clearer).

My understanding is: you're an "employee salesman", and you're offering money to a person who can help you find the business you can "sell employees" to. You will find jobs for people at a company, and pay money to the person who helps you find that company with the job openings. Am I correct?

the_s_guy October 14 2009, 11:44:45 UTC

Sort of, although I'm not selling employees, I'm selling me ( ... )