[python-uk] job postings to this list

Stephen Thorne stephen at thorne.id.au
Fri Sep 2 06:44:27 EDT 2016


I've not only accidentally done this, but ended up working for that
employer for 5 years! (not this list)

On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 at 09:49 Tom Viner <tom at viner.tv> wrote:

> Potential candidates as well as recruiters are reminded that hitting reply
> will result in a mail aimed back to the list.
>
> You must then manually edit the To: field.
>
> Furthermore: Outlook's "recall this message" will not work, rather it will
> send a further email to the list, each and every time you click it.
> Although perhaps third time's a charm?
> <https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-uk/2013-January/002760.html>
>
> You have been warned!
>
>
> On 2 September 2016 at 07:09, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 01/09/16 22:49, Chris Withers wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > What's the current state of play with job ads and this list?
>> >
>> > Last I knew, they weren't allowed. Seems to be the majority of list
>> > content now...
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
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>>
>> As people have mentioned, the consensus that I've seen is that posting a
>> job ad is fine so long as it's not recruiter spam.
>>
>> Of course, recruiters advertising for a specific job with an appropriate
>> level of detail about the job in question (location, salary, expectation
>> of role, desired skills and experience, information about what the
>> company does) is also fine.
>>
>> What is recruiter spam? How about, "exciting opportunity for Python
>> ninja in green-field project at one of London's most exciting employers"
>> is, IMHO, NOT welcome. It's just meaningless noise and probably
>> recruitment phishing.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> N.
>>
>>
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