Comment Recruiters CUT your possibilities. (Score 1) 301
I have heard that if you contact a agency, and they send your resume to an employer, you _can't_ contact them directly. If you do, the company wont hire you. The hiring company usualy is contractually bound NOT to hire you by agreement with the agency. Thats how they get paid.
The net effect is that most companies do not take time to evaluate on merrit, but trust the agency to get a paper qualified person.
I hate to say it, but I got my job the old fashoned way, I saw it in the classifieds. I was chosen from a field of 20, because I was the only one who had a clue about linux. I also maintain windoze clients. My only official certification was A+. I got in because I knew windoze REALY well, and could also maintiain their servers. It has been 4 months now, and I have been to chicago, NYC, ct, and michigan to fix their stuff, and soon I will be maintaining the e-comerce end of the business.
Small companes are the best, because they will take the time to make sure that the person fits the organization, and will take time to see if the person is a qick learner, which is a bigger asset to them than a harvard wanna-be.
"Fear is the mind-killer...fear is the little death."
The net effect is that most companies do not take time to evaluate on merrit, but trust the agency to get a paper qualified person.
I hate to say it, but I got my job the old fashoned way, I saw it in the classifieds. I was chosen from a field of 20, because I was the only one who had a clue about linux. I also maintain windoze clients. My only official certification was A+. I got in because I knew windoze REALY well, and could also maintiain their servers. It has been 4 months now, and I have been to chicago, NYC, ct, and michigan to fix their stuff, and soon I will be maintaining the e-comerce end of the business.
Small companes are the best, because they will take the time to make sure that the person fits the organization, and will take time to see if the person is a qick learner, which is a bigger asset to them than a harvard wanna-be.
"Fear is the mind-killer...fear is the little death."
