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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks for the followup]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-330256-3296970]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[It looks like TechRepublic has turned off the ability to contact members.  Would you please contact me through this?http://www.cubecheck.com/Company/Contact.aspxThanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[eagle747]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:55:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Contact]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-330256-3295805]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I can't message or send you a PM.  Are you still available?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kam Guerra]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 06:11:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[sorry to thread-jack]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[But Kam, I had another question for you.  Would you please contact me through the site?  Thanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[eagle747]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:37:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Personal qualities]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As you hinted, a candidate's personal qualities are far more important than their specific knowledge.  Give me someone who wants to do the work, wants to learn, and wants to satisfy customers.  That person will learn anything they need to learn.Not that I'm hiring.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sterling "chip" Camden]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 10:55:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A kinder, gentler ....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are hundred of recruiting firms all taughting years and years of experience.  My inbox is full of them.Perhaps the author should consider Monster.com.(PS - BTW there are plenty of postings on job boards requesting SLQ.  If I can't have a typo in my resume, they can't have one in the ad)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kam Guerra]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:42:31 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Be gentle]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The average experience for a recruiter is less than 4 months. How can you possibly expect them to do any better?(BTW 2nd problem was just a typo ... they spelt SQL correctly later in the ad).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[PMPsicle]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:33:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: How to recruit first-rate engineers for your IT consultancy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-330256-3288075]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[wow. this piece is useless.  nothing new here.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cnieves@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 09:13:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Consider a headhunter?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do not consider a headhunter.  HR/recruiters want to add their own &quot;little touch&quot; (usually adding a few years the requested experience) to the description so they can claim that they found the perfect candidate.   The project manager may need someone with 2 years SQL Server 2005/2008 experience, but when HR/recruiters get done it's now up to 6 years.  Considering SQL Server 2005 was released in November 2005, it makes it impossible. Check Monster.  No doubt HR/recruiters will toss every resume for not meeting &quot;their&quot; criteria.And don't let them near the description ? SLQ Server?  Really?  Check Monster.com for SLQ Server.Headhunters get anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000 per body they place.  Nowhere in the write-up did you mention hiring bonuses or employee referrals.   You just wanted to raid rolodexes, but didn't want to make adjacent commitment.Quality people are easy to find - the job boards are full of them.  Try finding a quality company.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kam Guerra]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:11:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ask your engineers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not sure I'd ask them. Often judjement over friends and acquaintances are biased by unpredictable feelings and relationships.Then it would be hard to escape some embarassment as well when having to decide over recruiting... These things are subtle but they end up influencing you and are to be avoided at least within your organization.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Onafetz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:04:02 -0700</pubDate>
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