Re: Finding Off-Site Work

[Michele_Berkes -at- CCMAIL -dot- OSTI -dot- GOV]

Melissa, Bill, et al.,

I have used variations on this technique when searching for traditional
captive employment. I don't work in software documentation, so I looked for
technology companies in the area that were hiring engineers, scientists,
and so on. The basic principle remains the same.

I ended up with a number of interviews and a couple of offers. The offer I
accepted came from a job lead generated by personal networking, but I
consider multiple job offers a success.

Michele Berkes
NCI Information Systems, Inc.
Energy Technology Data Exchange
michele_berkes -at- ccmail -dot- osti -dot- gov

Melissa Hunter-Kilmer <mhunterk -at- BNA -dot- COM> wrote:
> Bill Brucksch <bbruck -at- HALCYON -dot- COM> wrote:
> > One tip that I saw in the archives recently involved the following:
> > Read through the paper and find companies that are hiring
> > programmers. About two weeks after the ads appear, write the
> > companies and tell them that you understand they're ramping up to
> > create new software and that you'd like to help with the
> > documentation of the software.
>
> I have seen this tip before, and it sounds as if it should work, but
> I have never heard of anybody who tried it.  I would be very
> interested to hear first-hand accounts of how well the tip actually
> works in the marketplace.

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