[Tfug] advice

[Joshua Zeidner]

 Craigslist is a crap shoot, emphasis on the crap.  Just because you
see a listing on there doesn't mean anything, its far from a warm job
lead.  Its more than likely some guy in Asia doing job market research
or some guy with a crazy idea who will work out a 'profit sharing'
deal with you.  Phoenix CL is now $25 per post, so that tends to
increase the quality of listings.  Craigslist should be viewed as an
outlet of absolute last resort.  Its best to find a quality agent who
represents you to prospective employers who can identify real
opportunities, negotiate proper compensation, and above all else
manage client expectations and relations.  I am not, however, seeing
this level of sophistication in AZ at all.  When you see a job ad 'no
recruiter' this means the employer hopes to take advantage of a
developer who doesn't understand his or her market value (red flag to
say the least).  If you take your career seriously Craigslist is not a
good idea.  The work is out there, its more about understanding how
the money is moving around.  Out here you're simply not dealing with
Silicon Valley VC structure so you have to adjust your outlooks and
temperament.

  -jmz



On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Angus
Scott-Fleming<angussf at geoapps.com> wrote:
> On 30 Jun 2009 at 6:44, doug1 at email.arizona.edu  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>  do any of you have advice for a out of work IT employee? Would you
>> suggest going to a temp. agency?
>
> I see IT jobs on here frequently:
>
>    tucson systems/networking jobs classifieds - craigslist
>    http://tucson.craigslist.org/sad/
>
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> Angus Scott-Fleming
> GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
> 1-520-290-5038
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