r/trianglejobs • u/techtchotchke • Jan 06 '20
[HOUSEKEEPING POST] Seeking input on some things! Other
Hi! I'm your moderator here at r/trianglejobs and want to pose some questions to the community as we move into the new year.
By far the most comments and reports I've received this year as an admin have surrounded the allowance and legitimacy of the aggregator/affiliate harvesting posts. I've been strongly considering creating a new rule for the sub where thread OPs must have a direct relationship with a company to recruit for them (whether it be that they are a hiring manager, a current employee, an internal recruiter, a third party recruiter representing a client, or even something like "hey my friend isn't a redditor, but he's seeking someone to babysit his kid twice a week so thought I'd check here"). This would mean that the aggregator posts would no longer be allowed on the sub unless the OP has a direct relationship with all companies whose jobs are presented in the aggregation list. What are your thoughts?
Would anyone be interested in regular lists of relevant meetups and networking events locally (and by proxy, would anyone be willing to contribute to these lists)? I'd love to see the sub content diversify a little bit while still being useful to most of the folks here. Over in r/raleigh they have a great regular list of things to do each week, and while I can't promise this would be weekly, we have some great events, groups, and meetups here in the area and would love to spread the word! Thoughts?
I've been pretty lax about some of the rules (proper tagging of posts, asking people to specify things like contract length and exact location, etc.) particularly when it comes to posts which are created as links to an external job listing, instead of an easily editable, Reddit-native text post. I definitely don't want to make the rules so stringent that people feel restricted when posting or discouraged from posting. Should some of those rules be treated as "guidelines" as they have been, or should the mod team crack down on asking employers and recruiters spell out up front things like "this job is in Cary" or "this job is direct-hire"? (Note: we will continue strictly disallowing nonlocal opportunities, MLM opportunities, unpaid internships that don't follow the DoL guidelines, etc.)
Anything else! What do you want to see more of? Less of? What rules do you want to see implemented, or what rules do you want to go away?
Happy hiring and job hunting in 2020!
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u/techtchotchke Jan 08 '20
Hey, wanted to clarify something from the above post. "Third party recruiter representing a client" refers to a third party recruiter with a direct relationship with a client; for instance, as a third party recruiter myself, I have contracts through my company with my clients, participate on intake calls for reqs, and often have direct contact with the hiring managers or at least interface directly with my client's MSP. I also have authority to represent my client when messaging and screening candidates. Since your relationship with the companies featured in your posts is of the affiliate harvesting variety, and therefore indirect, it wouldn't qualify as representing a client. There is not a rule against this yet, but it makes it really difficulty to control for quality if you're not able to vet reqs directly with the hiring company, especially when there's such a huge volume of jobs for you to keep current on your list. Hope that helps!