The name on a Yahoo e-mail address does not validate authenticity.  Anyone can create a Yahoo e-mail account with the name of their choice.  The point is, if jobs are posted on an ARMA website, they should be verifiable by applicants prior to submitting.  Is ARMA acknowledging responsibility for problems that may occur here?  That is what is being implied in some responses.  Before I apply for a position, I want to know about the company.  You don't know what your personal information is being used for by applying to an add that is worded as this one is.  There have been a number of assumptions in responses, that is how people get into trouble.

Robert Soutar

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Walsh
Sent: January 25, 2005 11:20 AM
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Subject: Re: Records Management Program Co-ordinator Position

 Folks -

Quick search - Jean-Pierre Carrière shows up as a consultant in 2002 at the Records Management Institute (President of "Gestion de documents Carrière Inc" - translation - Carriere Records Management Inc).  The RMI, as some readers will know from John Gervais' past postings, was originally founded to promote and exchange information on records management in the Canadian federal government.  It may be that Monsieur Carriere is screening applications for a client, following the process outlined by Peter.  You can find out more about his company at: http://www.gdc-crm.com/

Uncommon in terms of email addresses, yes, but given Ginny's comments, there is no doubt that this is a real person with a real company.  The other points that should be remembered are (a) the posting is on an ARMA website and (b) the notification of the posting came from an active and well known participant on this list.

Cheers!

Mark


G. Mark Walsh, C.A.
Records & Information Analyst
Records Management and Imaging Services
Library of Virginia
(804) 692-3650

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