On Wed, 26 Jun 1996, Jeff Kell wrote:
 
> The recent rash of "generic job postings" has me a bit concerned, and I
> noticed some people have mentioned them both on the list and to me in
> private.  I'm not talking about the specific job postings, done politely
> by various organizations; but rather the "generic" and periodic postings
> apparently by placement firms.  I did some brief research on two such
> postings in the past week and found 13 posts since March that carry the
> subject line of "\\\\**** <job description> ***////" form and 5 posts
> since May referencing David Lubell (there were other posts, I just took
> the most recent ones).  Neither contributor is on the mailing list and
> given they may be posting from the newsgroup, they haven't posted anything
> to the list either.
>
> Chris Bartram maintains a free web site listing for job opportunities in
> the 3000 area, and posts information about it monthly.  This is much more
> appropriate for repetitive job solicitations (IMHO).
>
> I'd like to hear other's opinions on your thoughts regarding these postings.
> I don't want to start another controversy <grin>, just trying to increase the
> signal-to-noise ratio of the group.
>
> Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
>
I agree whole-heartedly.  Most of these posts are for 'rural
south-western(?) Pennsylvania', and, while I'm sure it's a nice area, it
can't possibly compare to the Pacific Northwest :-)  If i'm looking for a
job (which I'm not), I'll find where they are...
 
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