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

[Jim Ray]

You hit the nail on the head. Folks that like what they do are generally
better at it. You don't have to run around checking up on folks that are
cerfing the web when they are interested in the work at hand.

Retaining good folks has a lot more to do with interpersonal
relationships than anything else. If you treat people nice, they stick
around. You still have to pay well and make sure the job gets done.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
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From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Jeff Ellis
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:00 PM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: [TriLUG] Hiring Good People [was Re: OT Humor (at least to me)]

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
> > 
> > 
> > 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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