I seem to have struck a chord with this post. A lot more comments than I expected, and sixty points added to my karma. Thank you for helping me reach an impor

I seem to have struck a chord with this post. A lot more comments than I expected, and sixty points added to my karma. Thank you for helping me reach an important decision. For some time now I've been puzzling over the idea of offering a consulting service in which I would screen resumes for a fee. After a chat with a friend who is a manager with an eCommerce startup, I've decided to pursue it. I didn't have a clue as to how to get started. He suggested I do it for free for a little while, to build my reputation. That's what I'm going to do. I expect it would help to register a domain for this specific service, rather than use the rather eccentric website I presently have. I don't know yet what the domain will be. I need to catch some ZZZs, so I'll deal with it tomorrow. I mentioned this in one of my comments below. Someone pointed out that background check services already do this. Actually I would be quite different from a background check, in that I would screen resumes _before_ the interviews, so you don't have to interview clearly unqualified candidates. Also I'd be looking into their technical qualifications, not their criminal record or record histories. This is just what headhunters are supposed to do. It's not that they couldn't screen resumes - but they don't. -- Mike