[TriLUG] Hiring Good People [was Re: OT Humor (at least to me)]

[Jeff Ellis]

IMHO the people who are the best at their jobs are the most interested and invest some of their free time improving their skill set(s).  This makes user groups a great place to recruit.  The best people generally have jobs already though and aren't necessarily actively looking to move, so having something extra to offer is a big help.  As expensive as recruiting and hiring new talent is, I'm often surprised at how little employers do to retain good people.  

I highly recommend Chad Fowler's book "My Job Went to India - (and All I Got Was This Lousy Book)".  It's a great resource for anyone wanting to become one of those "best" people, and for anyone looking for them to hire.

Jeff

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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:08:00 -0400
From: Jason Tower <jtower at cerient.net>
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT Humor (at least to me)
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
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same here, everyone i've hired (either full time or for contract work) has come 
from trilug or via personal recommendations.  in *any* business networking is 
one of the single most important factors, and IT is no exception.

jason

Christopher L Merrill wrote:

> > We were in the same position as you, recently.  Out of 3 hires, we've only
> > kept one.  That one came from one of the local developer group meetings.
> > 
> > We got a lot of junk leads from Monster, Hot Jobs, etc, but not much quality.
> > 
> > 
> > Work your network!
> > 
> > C
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> > Ron Joffe wrote:
>   
>> >> On the subject of employment we are in the process of trying to hire a few 
>> >> programmer types. I am looking for suggestions as to how best a small company 
>> >> can go about finding resources without spending a huge amount of time 
>> >> interviewing folks who do not have the proper background.
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