Friday, March 16, 2012

A Recruiter Does the Hanky-Panky with my E-mail Verification System

Ria M. of Edison, NJ misspells my name and then hanky-pankies his way around my verification questions. His answers came like so (1st column is his authorisation ticket):
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 hav_j=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 red_r=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 lnx_j=n
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 emb_j=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 loc_j=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 msft=n
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 loc_a=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 bad_a=n
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 bad_a=n emb_j=y hav_j=y lnx_j=n \
loc_a=y loc_j=y msft=n red_r=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 lnx_j=y
TPgPEU: 24.89.179.91 bad_a=n emb_j=y hav_j=y lnx_j=y \
loc_a=y loc_j=y msft=n red_r=y
so if he did not succeed at first he tried again...

His sh*tty job ad for a W1nd0ws CE job ran like this:
I saw your resume on dice.com and thought you
might be a good fit for an Embedded Engineer position
in Norwood MA. Would you be interested? I have attached
the job description below for your review.

Position Summary: 5+ Year of Experience
§ Device Driver development experience using Freescale iMX
series processors, preferably iMX53 series.
§ Knowledge of In-circuit Debuggers/Emulators (Lauterbach T32
Power Debug emulator is a Plus)
§ Expertise on Microsoft Windows CE 5.0/6.0/7.0
§ Hands-on experience with Win CE drivers development
§ Must have prior experience with Win CE BSP
§ .NET / C# experience is a Plus
§ Ability to use Oscilloscopes is a Plus
• Medical Device experience is desirable
BTW I put a bit of JS/AJAX code on the on-line form so I get a log entry every time them recruiters click on a button... just so I know what they think ;)

-ulianov

Thursday, March 15, 2012

A Tale of Two Pukes

Today I got phone calls from two pukes:

1. a local Torontonian recruiter who wanted to put me into a 3-year 24x7 on-call support contact somewhere in Scarberia [for non-Torontonians: it's some vast badlands where gangs shoot each other every other week in full daylight] [for Vancouverites: it's Surrey but bigger]. She was complaining that my phone screening system prompts her to answer some questions -- of course it does, it's supposed to keep the pukes away.

2. a slick puke from Omaha, Nebraska who dodged my phone screening system pretending he has a job in Texas. He wanted me to take a f/t job doing some C++ boring-stiff stuff in Omaha, Nebraska.

I had to rework the screen to say basically "f/o if you don't have a job where I am willing to go" but phrased in a more obscure and indirect fashion. I hope they can read the subtext.

-ulianov