Anyone worth a crap is not out looking for a job these days. Sent from my iPhone
> On May 30, 2019, at 10:51 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > A couple of thoughts: > > Many of these type of people will be working on something interesting > in their own time. Maybe some probing questions about what they > have done on their own. Depending on what you're looking for, things > like 'have you ever played with an arduino? Raspberry Pi? etc?' > might help. > > Have you thought about what would have attracted you to a job listing? > That might be a good starting point. > > > >> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 6:28 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for a >> bike ride. I never really specified where, and just kept ranging >> farther and farther from home. I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, >> climbing fences, walking through woods, construction sites, quarries, >> and basically anywhere else I didn't get kicked out of. I got there on >> my bike so in terms of parental permission I put it all under the >> category of "going for a bike ride". I only got arrested once, but I >> probably deserved it a few more times. >> >> I also took things apart and used bits of wire and a battery to play >> with the components. At an early job they were impressed that I >> correctly used the word "potentiometer" in a sentence. I also plugged a >> DC motor into a 120V AC outle --a valuable lesson there. I also melted a >> NiCad battery on the carpet when I left it on the charger too long. >> >> My hobbies included model trains and my RC car. I could tell you the >> difference between a parallel and series circuit when I was 10. I tagged >> along with my brother when he went out shooting with his Ruger 10/22. I >> slept out in the woods for the fun of it, and sometimes didn't bring >> anything but matches. Played with fireworks, made my own fireworks with >> homemade black powder and/or match heads. >> >> My dad made me do drywall, set fence posts, change the belt on a >> lawnmower, and so on. >> >> Every success and every failure contributed to a set of skills that I >> took for granted until I encountered people who didn't have them. Things >> like spatial reasoning, basic electricity, use of basic hand tools, and >> a general sense of time, distance, and direction. >> >> So the question for AFMUG is how do you find out whether a job applicant >> is the curious explorer who wants to know how everything works? How do >> I attract that applicant to begin with? I may want specific skills too >> like a juggler who can juggle, but I really want people who can figure >> stuff out and won't be deterred by every little bump in the road. >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > - Forrest > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
