Year Up is a great group in NYC. The organizers really worked with the employers and expect a lot from their students.
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Gilbert Wilson <[email protected]>wrote: > One of my clients in DC has just started working with IT interns from > the Year Up program. They may be a good resource for you. If you're > looking to provide a lot of opportunity with some mentorship to > motivated young people they'd be a great place to look. > > http://www.yearup.org/ > > Gil > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Group, > > > > Good morning everybody. I currently have a position for a Jr. Systems > > Administrator available in the Northern Virginia area (I've already sent > out > > an email to the group about it last week) and have been having difficulty > > locating qualified and motivated candidates. > > > > The position will pay 50-65k depending on experience and is fairly entry > > level so I don't feel the wages are a hindrance to finding candidates. > > However, I've only managed to receive a limited number of resumes so far, > > almost entirely from people who would not be a good fit the position. > > > > Would some of you with hiring experience share what has worked for you? > I've > > posted the position on reddit.com/r/sysadmin jobs a couple times in > addition > > to using mailing lists, all without any success. > > > > I realize using a recruiter may be what becomes necessary but I'd rather > use > > that money in my budget to pay for a better qualified candidate rather > than > > having that money go to a recruiter if at all possible. > > > > > > Any insight into things at all would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Evan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > > http://lopsa.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- Joseph A Kern [email protected]
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