Re: Interesting information on DICE

[aec <cfuture@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just in general, I found during my searches, that sometimes there are 
maybe ten postings on a job site, five calls, from "agencies", for one 
job in the local area. There are a few big employers, veteran 
programmers know who they are. I tried to update my status all around 
but it keeps coming...


On 9/26/18 3:09 PM, Dan wrote:
> If I have a choice, I would never deal with an off-shore recruiter.  It
> seems like a lot of the "recruiting" agencies are simply "fronts" for
> India-based companies like InfoSys and Tata, and are used as a way to show
> that they attempted to hire or contract a U.S. citizen. I suspect, although
> I have no evidence, that they lowball the wage / hourly rate such that most
> people in the U.S. would decline, and this allows them to bring off-shore
> developers into the U.S.
>
> It's always a good idea to get a signed contract before you uproot to move
> to another city, or even just to change jobs.  If they refuse to put in
> writing what they promise verbally, tell them to take a long walk off a
> short pier.  If your state allows it, I would record all phone calls with
> recruiters / hiring managers.
>
> - Dan
>
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Winchester Terry <
> terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Beware:  Some of these can be contractural thru a foreign
> >           company/person...and you don't find out until after
> >           you have made verbal contact.
> >
> > Not my idea of a trustworthy scenario...