[austechwriter] Re: Bogus positions and similar traps
- From: "Steve Hudson" <cruddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:12:50 +1000
I'm glad someone finally said it. Canberra gov is a perfect example. Here's
how the system works.
Joe Contractor is nearing the end of a 6 month contract. He's really good
coz he got trained by Jill Nicholson. They want to keep him on with another
project. They put a tender out to market, Joe applies as well, they inspect
the resumes (not) and give Joe the job.
Occasionally they even interview someone or two, usually though even then it
is just a case of satisfying the system they did their proper duty to the
taxpayer more so than actually picking the most suitable person for the job.
It's the ultimate in old-boy networks.
Steve Hudson
Word Heretic, Sydney, Australia
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-----Original Message-----
From: Damian Forlani-Brennan
Yes all the time.
In my experience, especially with certain government and semi government
departments in WA such as WAWA seem to delight in these kind of speculative
job advertisements.
Some companies when preparing tenders and get you to apply so they can
forward your CV as part of a contract bid, with no guarantee that you will
be employed even if the tender is successful. You need to ask questions.
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