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On Friday 27 Jan 2012 12:31:50 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:21:16 +0000, Mick wrote: |
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> > Don't take it personally. On counter-interviewing the interviewer I |
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> > came to the conclusion that she was looking for young IT literate |
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> > candidates with networking and security knowledge, who would be keen to |
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> > work for Google at a (relatively) low salary. |
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> I don't think anyone could think Alan or I was young. From Alan's posts |
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> on here, I would employ him in anything but a department of one! |
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> My contact was interested in someone with experience in high performance |
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> clusters. Can anyone point to a post of mine, here or anywhere else, that |
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> implies that my knowledge of clustering extends beyond being able to |
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> spell it? |
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You're attributing intelligence and thoroughness in researching for suitable |
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candidates, which I have not as yet found in recruitment agents, or even many |
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high level head hunters. They just cast a wide net and see what sticks to it. |
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Ask them an off script question and they are lost at sea. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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