Recruiter-Rater

CyberCoders
42 Discovery
Irvine, CA 92618
info@cybercoders.com
ph: 866.421.0200
fx: 949.885.5150
Various recruiters

I received this email some time ago:

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Hi (name),

I noticed your background in my searches and thought that you or someone you know would be interested in the position below.
For more details about this position and/or to apply directly on-line, please click the link below:
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Not a fit for this position? Please click the link below and search all of our open positions nationwide:
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The job description:
Test Technician for Medium Voltage Switchgear

Established, 30+ year firm with extensive success in providing electrical design services to heavy industry has an immediate need for an Electrical Test Technician that can work on Medium Voltage Switch Gear.

In this role you would be responsible for Testing and Quality Assurance Electrical Switches for Medium-voltage applications. You must have a minimum of an Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics, technical trade school formal certification, or equivalent. Must have at least 1-2 years of work experience in a similar role.

Some duties include:
~Testing electrical and mechanical characteristics of circuit breakers and switchgear;
~Performing qualitative and quantitative analysis;
~Set up and use test boards and instruments;
~Conduct final tests on regular line breakers;
~Read and interpret complex drawings, schematic diagrams, specification sheets, performance charts, test standards, etc.

Who we will hire:
~Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics, technical trade school formal certification, or equivalent.
~Must have at least 1+ years of work experience in the field.

This strong, stable employer is offering a competitive Salary, with Insurance benefits and a 401(k).
Not quite a fit? Click the link below and search our other open positions. If you know someone that would be a great fit for this position, simply forward this email to them and refer them to us. If they get any job with CyberCoders through your referral, you will receive a one thousand dollar referral fee after their 90th day.
Interested? Please simply click the link below and upload an updated resume.
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Thank you,
Chris Westcott - Senior Recruiter - CyberCoders - Chris.Westcott@CyberCoders.com - 949.885.5126

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Since this is pretty much what I do, I decided to give them a call. I speak to Chris, or some other recruiter. Honestly, it's been so long that I really forget who it was. I'll call him Chris just because. Anyway, Chris tells me about the job, the pay range, and where it is.
I'm pretty wary about any position (other than a union job) that has a specific pay up front, but this is just a range, so no big deal. What throws me off is the fact that it's two counties away, in another city. When I mention that, Chris tells me that "he's plugged my zipcode into Mapquest and it's only about a 30 mile drive." Now, I never gave Chris my resume with an address on it. He has my online profile, which has my name and city/state, but no zipcodes. (BTW, it's 50 or 66 miles, depending on highway or interstate/highway routes. About 70-80 minutes either way because of traffic and routing, and the main routes now go through very heavily developed and congested areas that are a stoplight nightmare. If you take the upper exurbs and use that as your starting destination, it's about 35 miles.) It's going to be a hellish drive, but the good pay, the fact that I want out of my current position so bad, and that I have family in this city that I could stay with if I ever got snowed in or stuck there late make me tell Chris I will persue the position.
I'm already on guard because Chris has made some information up, but I give him a real resume with a real address. No comments. We break off with a "I will submit your resume to the company, and see what happens. You fit very well, blah, blah, etc."
I (have to call him to) speak to Chris again in a week. He tells me that my resume is submitted, and that they like what they see. Would I be interested in interviewing. Uh, yes! Why do you think I called? Why didn't you call me? Chris tells me that he will call me back shortly with times, and if I do not hear from him within a few days, to call him.
Of course, I do not hear from him in a few days, so I call. When I ask about the interview, he shuffles papers (which I can hear over the phone) and says "Let me look and see what they said..." He then goes on to act confused, saying "They didn't reply on this. They've hired from me before, I'm not sure why they didn't call back..."
At this point, I decide that Chris is either making things up or really isn't representing the company except by means of "I found this job online, can I submit you," and has no real contacts at the company. I ignore the rest of what he says, which is something about "I will call you in a given-time-period" and thank him. I never hear from him again.
This contact seems to be about par for the course. A heapin' helpin' of lies with a side of cluelessness, and a slice of chutzpuh pie for dessert. How do they stay in business?

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