shopzilla evaluation?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could comment on any experiences they
had with Shopzilla. I had an experience that I may be interpreting
incorrectly.

I was contacted by a recruiter located in Los Angeles while I was
still in Florida. I sent my resume to him and he sent it in to
Shopzilla (then Bizrate.com). I heard nothing back from Shopzilla.

In the meantime, I got to Los Angeles about 2 weeks later to start
working for Valueclick. It was at this time that I got an email from
someone at shopzilla inviting me to call and talk about an interview.

Now, it *seems* as if this was an attempt to get a resume and then
contact the candidate directly but I'm not sure. First, any serious
agency, puts their address on your resume before forwarding it on. In
my case, though, it would be rather easy to find my resume on the
internet. Second, perhaps something got lost in the recent switch from
bizrate to shopzilla but they still had the resume? Third, I can't be
sure that it wasn't just an internet search that found me, although
the email was worded in a way that the recruiter there thought that he
had talked to me before.

One thing that sort of seems odd about Shopzilla is that they cater
lunch for you - almost as if they don't want you to leave the building
during work hours or something. I think I'm probably just misreading
their intentions on this.

Terrence -

First, congratulations on the new job!

Second, relax about the contact.

The original recruiter doesn't own you forever. If he had an agreement
with shopzilla at all, any resumes were surely valid for a fixed amount
of time, say 3 months. After that time, the company would be deemed to
have "passed" on you, and they are not obligated to the recruiter at all
anymore.

A manager (not necessarily the same one) may spot your resume for a new
position (or maybe the same one is still unfilled). As you noted, the
recruiter probably put his contact info on the resume, but having been a
hiring manager, I can tell you that some are stupid and forget to do
that, or some are so well known by the company and so trusted that they
feel they don't need to do that. Even so, if your resume is "in play",
it is easy to get your address from an internet search as you noted.

Many companies provide meals for workers. It is a "benefit", likely to
both sides. The dot com era saw many companies providing breakfast,
lunch and dinner. google has upped the ante (surprise!) by hiring only
gourmet chefs at their cafeteria.

Worry about that when the company offers midnight snacks and foldout
cots in every cube


Best,

Barry Caplan

www.DigimediaFinance.com
"Bringing Investors and Entertainment Together"
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Terrence Brannon wrote:

>Hi, I was wondering if anyone could comment on any experiences they
>had with Shopzilla. I had an experience that I may be interpreting
>incorrectly.
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