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DHI Partners = recruiting spammers?

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I got my first piece of apparently serious recruiting spam today, from a certain “Denise Moore” of “DHI Partners” or perhaps “DMSearch” (a Google search produces no results for such a person). The alleged client, “Irving Oil,” is seeking a Senior Manager of Marketing. I’m flattered, Ms. Moore, but I do not meet any of the qualifications listed, including interest.

Hey Irving Oil, are times so hard that you’ve turned to spammers for your executive search? You’re better off selling shares in you Nigerian operations, don’t you think?

Dear Gene,

I am an executive recruiter with DHI Partners. We are currently retained to find a Senior Marketing Manager for the Residential and Commercial Energy Services business of Irving Oil. A position description follows for your review. Energy experience is not required; they would love someone with a consumer durables background. I am hoping that you might know of someone to refer, and any referrals are greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,
Denise Moore

The Globe published my letter

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Back in college I used to write the student paper frequently and got published more than a few times. ‘Course in the Real World, it’s a spot harder getting a letter published (especially when those letters involve the comics pages) so it was pretty exciting getting my response to an Op-Ed on Thursday in printed today’s Globe. Of course, after reading it in print I wished I’d written it better, but so it goes. The study I allude to in the letter is here.

A healthy computer on every desk

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After a week of hard pounding, my computer is still up and running. I think it’s all healthy again (after a complete Windows reinstall). I lost so much time on that thing that it would have been worth buying a new one rather than go through all the troubleshooting steps (remove all AGP and PCI cards, reinstall, crash…).

When in doubt, format and reinstall Windows… painful, but sometimes necessary 🙁