Re: Headhunters/Westech

["Meek, DavidX L" <davidx -dot- l -dot- meek -at- INTEL -dot- COM>]

One place to try is www.dice.com.  Make sure any agency first tells you
where it will submit your resume.  Demand this (in a pleasant tone, of
course).  Some agencies will submit your resume everywhere and not tell you.
What then happens is one prospective employer gets your resume from two or
more agencies.  Because of legal complications (each agency will claim you
as theirs), your resume then goes into the shredder.

A couple of other tips:

*Don't outright turn down any offers until you have a signed offer in your
hands.

*About a month prior to the end of your contract, begin shopping your resume
around.  A month gives you time for interviews and to submit a two-week
notice.

*Right before you do begin to shop your resume around, always tell your
agency (not the client--let the agency handle that).  A good agency knows
how the contractor game is played, and they'll respect your integrity.  Tell
them they are your first choice if they can provide work for you.  They know
you need to pay bills just like everyone else, and the warning will give
them time to either extend your current contract or find something else for
you.

*Pay attention to length of contract and where it ends in relation to the
fiscal quarter.  *Usually,* a contract that ends around the middle of a
fiscal quarter exposes you to possible unemployment for the remainder of the
quarter.  Funds available at the beginning of the quarter have already been
allocated, and management tends to wait for the beginning of the next fiscal
quarter before committing itself to anything new.  You can still accept the
contract, but account for the possible unemployment by increasing your rate.

Good luck!
-Dave
(Any statements made above are mine, and mine alone.)

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From: Keith Mahoney
Subject: Re: Headhunters/Westech

B. Recommend places on the web to post my resume
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