hi all, at the end of last week's meeting i was chatting with sean quinlan (the speaker of the evening) about the problem of hiring qualified perl hackers. one idea that came up was companies sponsoring training. i ran with the idea and have spoken to several HR types and others and i have an interesting proposal. i want to put it out here in a loose form and get feedback and then work on making it a reality.
the general idea is that i will produce a class for perl hackers who are actively looking for a new perl job. the classes will run over 5 days and will be FREE (as in beer) to all participants (probably including free lunch and such). there will be a limit of 30 seats and participants will be vetted for basic perl skills (no total newbies) and desire to climb the professional perl ladder. the classes will be taught by THE damian conway. he is on board and loves the idea of training paid by prospective employers. the classes to be taught are undecided now but my goal is to have a set of them aimed at raising your perl skills to the solid intermediate level. there will be a admission process with code samples, a resume and a couple of short essays. candidates have to be properly qualified to make this attractive to hiring companies. if you are a potential candidate let me know (i am sure i can find 30 students for a free week of damian classes! :). resume editing services will also be provided to help candidates effectively present themselves to the sponsoring companies. perl employers will sponsor this event with a fixed fee (around $4k is my first estimate). what they will get is very valuable and a good deal for that fee. they get direct access to 30 perl hackers who are seeking work in the boston area (could be some ny and telecommute too). the candidates will have just finished a top quality course bringing their skills to the level needed to hire junior/intermediate perl hackers. during the classes they can observe candidates, chat with them during breaks and have a 5 minute slot to plug their company. interviews can be scheduled after classes are over. there will be a discount on placement fees for any hirings of candidates by the sponsors. that discount will easily make up for the initial sponsor fee. so this is a win/win/win all around. hiring companies get access to a large number of qualified and motivated candidates. perl job seekers get top quality training for free. damian gets needed income and can visit the states more often with less risk (no one company can back out and screw up his trip like this past summer). the target dates for the first class would be in march/april 2008. of course all of the facts above are subject to massive change as this is totally pie in the sky right now. the reason i am emailing this is to get a bigger sense of the interest on all sides. if your company has hired perl hackers recently or plans to do so over the next year, take this idea to the proper powers (HR, hiring managers, fearless leaders) and see what they think. i have heard from 2 HR managers who like (one LOVES it) the idea. have the powers that be contact me directly if they want more info (which there isn't much of as i said). as the interest develops i will put more onto some web pages and promote it all over. so any potential candidates and employers, please email me <off list> with interest, questions, ideas, etc. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
