> From Adrian Magenau, > I can only praise Net24 for calling into this forum, it shows that it > works. I think a lot of us would like to see it happening more often. Or > probably is already happening, the connections between potential employers > and potential candidates I mean, during the BBQ or other activities, > without coming into full view, which is even better, but this is the first > time I see it and hear about it first hand.
Anecdotal evidence would suggest that what you describe above is happening -- I've heard of positions/people via talking with folk at the CSI BBQ and Elevator Cafes. And I've been contacted by people asking if they can come along to those events to see if they can make suitable contacts for job hunting -- when they have, I've made an effort to introduce them to someone I know from the same software area. (After all, today's competition may be tomorrow's employer..or employee!) > This however points to some issues with the ads in the Jobs Wanted > section and for that matter with the entire section. I am sure Lee went Yes, it's an area that needs developing, but we (that is, the CSI committee, and specifically me as current CSI Web wrangler) have been concentrating on other areas of the Website. One way of trying to cover the bases in the interim was the hook-up with Real Contacts, as well as the simple listing on the Website. > there first and didn't see anything suitable. No wonder! From all the ads > there only one points to an email address in New Zealand (incidentally > mine). And none (mine included, mea culpa) says anything about the > candidate being located in Christchurch or Canterbury (though I am). I would have assumed that the listings there are either from people who are local or are planning on becoming locals. We've kept an eye on it from time to time to eliminate any "spammy" listings offering discount developers from obscure countries, but have pretty much left it alone. > So a hint for job seekers: if you look for a job with a company that is in > this forum, say it clear that you are located here. You will probably have Good thought -- I think you've got a good listing there Adrian, as it's always helpful to know exactly what a person is offering (and great to see a special offer for CSI folk too :-). > delete your own ad) but because the list can only hold a certain number of > ads. And is prone to abuse. Right now there is a same jaffer79 with the > same ad posted four times. > I know there are costs involved in maintaining this list, but wouldn't it > be worth having a moderator for it too? Like the one we have for this forum > and who's doing a great job with it? Whoops, I missed those double-ups, my apologies. We'll pull the duplicates off (there's always a tension between the time/cost in human management and the convenience/abuse of automation...). We've usually tried to leave the listings on for a good long time, just to give an indication of the activity and areas of interest. One of the things we've been hoping with getting our facilitator is to put some time into looking at the IT job market in Christchurch. Monitoring jobs, following up on what has been filled (and what not), asking about possible positions during CSI member/company visits etc all provide info useful for assessing the needs and health of the software industry (as well as being of practical helop to the people and companies involved!). To be truly effective, it may well require a more proactive approach than we are able to give it at this point, given the limited resources and broad strategic areas CSI hopes to cover. But I'm sure any of the CSI committee members would be delighted to be buttonholed on how we can make improvements in this area, if there are any strategic alliances that could be useful and so forth. Fire away! Cheers, Vicki Hyde CSForum moderator ====================================================== SPIS Ltd, Box 19-760, Christchurch, NZ http://spis.co.nz * FREE TurboNote+ sticky note trial: http://TurboNote.com --> via Canterbury Software email forum: Success through Connections Email your messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave or rejoin the list: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/forum.htm
