On 27 January 2016 at 16:07, Andrew Stuart <[email protected] > wrote:
> I’m curious to know why the limitations on job postings from recruiters? > > Because this is a mailing list for discussions of the Python language and ecosystem, not a jobs board. > I get plenty of good Python jobs but we can’t post them here which is a > pity as there might be a good outcome for all. > > More likely a good outcome for you, the company, and the new employee. <cynic mode>And probably in that order too...</cynic mode> > Why does it matter that we need to keep the company name off the job ad? > Everyone knows that’s just one of the limitations we recruiters need to > deal with. > > People who aren't actively seeking a job aren't interested in opportunities they cannot evaluate. A job advert that doesn't provide the company name is just noise. > Perhaps if there was a jobs mailing list address then people could tune > out of the noise by moving the job postings off the main list. > > There are many such lists already; stack overflow jobs, seek, indeed, etc. Any python developer looking for a job is more than capable of searching there, or *asking* for opportunities here - to which you'd be welcome to respond. > Thoughts? > > The rules[1] are fine the way they are. I, for one, hope they remain so. > Andrew > Tom [1] From https://wiki.python.org/moin/MelbournePUG: We have a policy about job offers on the mailing list: > > - As long as it's a Python-related job offer by the hiring company and > not by an intermediary recruiter, you can just send it to the mailing list. > > > - If it's not Python-related, or the poster of the job ad is a > recruiter who won't mention the company that will be doing the hiring, > please just use Seek or Monster, and don't write to the mailing list. > >
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