On May 5, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
Philip Hallstrom wrote:
Other than working with a recruiter or posting jobs on craigslist,
dice, or this group, do people have any suggestions for good
resources
for finding developers in the bay area or philadelphia?
I disagree with most of Philip's recommendations:
- jobs.rubynow.com seems to get a lot of eyeballs.
Well, maybe. I didn't care for that site last time I looked
(admittedly
a while ago); workingwithrails may be another good choice. Or perhaps
the 37signals board...
- make it clear if it's on-site or if telecommute is okay.
Yes, yes, yes! (But for God's sakes, don't say "no remote work"
unless
you really mean it.)
Be VERY clear whether you really *need* a developer in a particular
location. You are going to artificially limit the pool of potential
developers. Since you already seem to have two locations and I bet
they have to cooperate remotely, you can almost as easily have a fully
remote tele-developer.
You also need to decide if you want to find developers or help them
find you. You might have tons of responses to wade through with a
post to a job listing, but my best clients have come from them
contacting me directly rather than my responding to a listing. You're
probably going to check out the links anyway, you might as well start
from your own set first. If you aren't finding anyone available, at
least ask for referrals from the developers that you contact from your
own efforts.
- tell us the name of the company. no way i'm responding to
"[email protected]
" without knowing at least something about the company.
Totally disagree. Recruiters usually can't divulge the names of their
clients. Besides, why shouldn't you respond to a good job posting no
matter where it comes from?
However, I'd add one: sanity-check the job posting. Nothing turns off
developers faster than a posting written by a recruiter who doesn't
understand what skills he or she needs to find for the job. And make
sure spelling and grammar are correct. Should be elementary, I know,
but I've seen far too many postings fail in these respects.
Since the OP specifically excepted recruiters or craigslist, I really
have to agree with Philip here. Let me know who you are, what the
company is, and how to learn more (a link to a company web site is
perfect).
- avoid the terms: ninja, pirate, jedi, rockstar, "eat and breathe
____", etc.
I'm OK with one of those. Once. If you *really* mean it.
Nope, those terms are not OK. (Unless the job is for a dojo, ship, or
band, of course.)
This of course is only true for myself of course...
Good luck!
-philip
Best,
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