Hello.
My recent message reminding you about our job posting policy drew a
significant response from TechNet participants. Two major questions were:
- Why is it OK to post jobs in the DesignerCouncil forum but not on
TechNet?
- Where can we post jobs?
We apologize for not clarifying the company's reasoning for the decision
to prohibit job postings.
Regarding the first question: IPC membership is paid by the companies,
most of which have very strong feelings about "headhunters" using this
service. They have even stronger feelings about their own personnel
looking for a new job "on the company's money". DesignerCouncil, on the
other hand, is an individual-based membership service, therefore no
company policy is involved.
Regarding the second question: A proposal to create a special forum for
job postings was rejected by the board of directors for the reason
outlined above. We are working on other alternatives. One of them, the
closest to implementation, is providing links from our Web site to the
Web sites of the companies in the industry that have job openings. The
procedure and format of how to do this are yet to be determined.
Below you will find the message on this topic send to the TechNet on
November 5th 1996.
Again, we apologize for the misunderstanding caused by this issue. We
will keep you informed about any changes that might occur.
Regards,
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Dmitriy Sklyar
Electronic Communication Manager
IPC
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-6135
voice 847-509-9700 ext. 311
fax 847-509-9798
e-mail [log in to unmask]
URL http://www.ipc.org
http://www.eecs.uic.edu/~dsklyar
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 12:47:52 -0600 (CST)
From: Melinda Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: GEN: Job Postings on TechNet
Dear TechNet participants,
For nearly two years, IPC's TechNet e-mail forum has been a valuable tool
for people in the electronic interconnection industry. It has been a
place to go for help from experts who have shared freely. Many of you
have told us how much you appreciate IPC's TechNet.
The issue of job postings on TechNet has come up several times over the
past two years and has been a source of controversy. There have not been
very many, but the IPC Board of Directors has been monitoring the
situation and believes that TechNet is not the appropriate place for job
listings; that TechNet should be reserved for the exchange of technical
information.
Staff have been directed to work on developing an alternative to TechNet
for job listings to satisfy a need identified by member companies and
hopes to present a proposal to the IPC Board of Directors at their
December meeting. It is likely that the Board will establish a policy for
TechNet use that discourages job postings on TechNet, just as we
discourage commercialism on TechNet.
If you have any suggestions on how we might assist member companies with
job searches outside of TechNet (i.e., a JobsNet) please reply directly
to me and not to the entire TechNet list. Your input will be used and
appreciated. In the meantime, we request that everyone continue to enjoy
the tremendous benefits of the IPC TechNet e-mail forum and the technical
networking it provides and please do not use TechNet for job postings.
By the way, did you know that you are now one of over 1,100 technologists
throughout the world participating on the IPC TechNet e-mail forum?
Pretty amazing!
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Melinda Robinson
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Melinda Robinson
Director of Information Systems
IPC
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-6135
voice 847-509-9700 x314
fax 847-509-9798
e-mail [log in to unmask]
URL http://www.ipc.org
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