atw: Re: On the subject of job ads

Well said. I totally agree,

Ana
--- Geoffrey Marnell <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear austechies,
> 
>  
> 
> I am gob-smacked that some subscribers to this list
> decry the posting of job
> ads. Just for the record, I invited (and regularly
> re-invite) every
> recruitment agency I know of  to post ads on this
> list. Sometimes I post
> them on an agency's behalf. (I don't rewrite the
> ads. Not only do I not have
> time to do so, but the wording of an agency's ad can
> give you a reasonable
> idea of how serious it is in finding the right
> person for the job.) And
> sometimes I post jobs that I have going (and more
> often than not fill the
> role with a subscriber). While I am list-admin, I
> will continue to encourage
> the posting of job ads, as I'm convinced that this
> is a valuable service to
> a profession where the majority of practitioners are
> contractors.
> 
>  
> 
> To expect an ad to show a precise contract period is
> not always reasonable.
> Enlightened organisations start recruiting writers
> before the full extent of
> the documentation requirements is nailed down. (To
> wait until that happens
> will often hold up the project.) And some will
> expect the writer to help
> them scope the project. And if the writer can only
> scope the project once
> they've been recruited, obviously the ad can't give
> the scope in advance.
> Ads that show the contract period as a fixed period
> usually come from
> unenlightened organisations, ones who have little
> appreciation of the
> complexities and uncertainties of documentation
> projects.
> 
>  
> 
> As for money, this industry is not about buying and
> selling strawberries.
> The end recruiter usually wants to see the calibre
> of candidates first so
> that they can assess the risk factors (likelihood of
> rework, for example). A
> poor set of applicants would warrant  a lesser than
> average rate because eof
> the likelihood of lesser quality work, possibly
> requiring rework (and thus
> more costs). This is not an issue with good quality
> candidates, who usually
> get what ask for. 
> 
>  
> 
> Geoffrey Marnell
> 
> list-admin
> 
>  
> 
> 



 
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