Re: Internship Job Description?
Hatton, I've had good luck with emphasizing the learning potential of a position. Often young developers, especially those who are just getting into the field, or still studying in college, are really excited at the idea of getting to work on real-world projects with a mentor, and having the ability to build their portfolio at the same time. Sonya Hughes Circle Star Consulting, LLC -- Original Message -- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: cf-jobs-talk@houseoffusion.com Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:10:43 -0400 On 3/20/07, Ben Doom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Primary job functions include: Assisting in PHP and ASP profiling and programming HTML and CSS development Maintaining paperwork including billing and change requests Secondary job functions include: Scut work Shit jobs Taking blame Fetching coffee Any other damn thing I can think of This is a less polite, if accurate, description of a couple jobs I've had. Wow, Ben, tell us how you really feel ;) Actually the interesting thing of this job is the fact that there isn't so much HTML/CSS as we have the design folks for that. I'm actually just concerned with building whatever dynamic elements a web application needs. Hatton ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3294 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Great article on Telecommuting
It's important to acknowledge that as a group, techies (i.e., us) are more used than most to asynchronous and electronic communication. After all, humans are social great apes - evolved to respond below the conscious level to touch and presence. Many just don't feel comfortable working with people they can't talk to f2f. Okay, that's the psych degree coming out. ;-) There are also security and IP considerations - sure, at some point you have to trust your employees at least a little (even if you're the CIA or NSA), but it's still easier to control materials and data within a centralized workplace than in a distributed organization. ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3295 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Great article on Telecommuting
Given the amount of lost personal info that companies have, I'm not quite convinced that it's easier to control centralized data. At 10:18 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote: There are also security and IP considerations - sure, at some point you have to trust your employees at least a little (even if you're the CIA or NSA), but it's still easier to control materials and data within a centralized workplace than in a distributed organization. -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: http://www.dot-com-it.com My Podcast: http://www.theflexshow.com My Blog: http://www.jeffryhouser.com Connecticut Macromedia User Group: http://www.ctmug.com ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3296 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Great article on Telecommuting
ListFindNoCase(easier, easy,sure-fire, ,) EQ 0:-) Somewhere recently I saw another statistic relating to lost stuff: in addition to all the laptops, PDAs, etc the FBI misplaces every year, hundreds of their firearms go missing too. The situation is much improved over a few years ago, but still I never got around to the point in my previous email: there are sometimes real reasons - whether concrete or warm-and-fuzzy - that telecommuting is disallowed. On the other hand, if you can get a potential employer to realize they're wasting their money and discounting excellent prospects by disallowing telecommuting for no good reason, you're helping them and yourself! On 3/21/07, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given the amount of lost personal info that companies have, I'm not quite convinced that it's easier to control centralized data. At 10:18 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote: There are also security and IP considerations - sure, at some point you have to trust your employees at least a little (even if you're the CIA or NSA), but it's still easier to control materials and data within a centralized workplace than in a distributed organization. -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: http://www.dot-com-it.com My Podcast: http://www.theflexshow.com My Blog: http://www.jeffryhouser.com Connecticut Macromedia User Group: http://www.ctmug.com ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3297 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Great article on Telecommuting
Steve Runyon wrote: ListFindNoCase(easier, easy,sure-fire, ,) EQ 0:-) Pedantic I know NOT(ListFindNoCase(easier, easy,sure-fire, ,)) ;) ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3299 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
Re: Great article on Telecommuting
Hah! Well, since it's 2 a.m. where you are (right?) I'll have to let that one go. ;-) On 3/21/07, Adam Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve Runyon wrote: ListFindNoCase(easier, easy,sure-fire, ,) EQ 0:-) Pedantic I know NOT(ListFindNoCase(easier, easy,sure-fire, ,)) ;) ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3300 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
