Re: We Do Three Types of Jobs Here
Hal Helms Clark Valberg gave a good preso at ColdFusion United called Changing the Game. It was about how to win more profitable work. The materials may still be on the CF United 2008 website, if not on Hal's own site/blog. It was very interesting and worthwhile. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Ravi Gehlot r...@ravigehlot.net wrote: At times, I get requests from people wanting me to build websites for them. Such websites range from a simple layout, in css without any server side scripting, to complex websites like those of social networks. These same people want the work to be done in an unbelievably short amount of time and with little to no budget. So I kept thinking on how to approach these people and explain this would cost time and money to deliver quality work. In turn, the old saying A picture is worth a thousand words comes to mind and this picture surely explains my feelings towards this situation. Check it out: * http://tinyurl.com/humorFreelance *Ravi.* * ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4166 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: Junior to Intermediate CF Developer (Greater Toronto Area)
Having said all that, I've seen a lot of cover letters today for someone who doesn't have an open position to fill. :) On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Ravi Gehlot [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi Virginia, I have lived in the United States for about 9 years and I am a green card holder. How hard would it be to sponsor a VISA to work in Canada? Thanks, R.G. On Fri, 2008-09-26 at 14:23 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am working with a client in the Greater Toronto Area that is looking for a Junior or Intermediate Coldfusion 8 developer (CF 7 is alright as well) with solid Oracle 9i or 10g experience. Minimum 2 years experience. Other desirables: -javascript -CSS This company designs webpgages and applications for SMBs and first tier healthcare companies. If you like working in a small environment (team size is approximately 10), multi-task, and would like the opportunity to grow your skills, then please contact me. This position is full time and will pay up to 60K, however, depending on how strong one is, they are willing to pay more. They want to hire the selected candidate by the end of next week (Oct 3/08). Contact information: w: 416-225-5599 x 297 c: 416-432-2807 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virginia Davidson Professional Placement Consultant Manpower Professional 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 706 Toronto, Ontario M2N 6K1 T: 416-225-5599 x297 F: 416-225-9096 C: 416-432-2807 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.manpowerprofessional.ca This e-mail and its attachments may contain Manpower Inc. proprietary information, which is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, or subject to COPYRIGHT belonging to Manpower Inc. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and may be UNLAWFUL. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Thank you. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-jobs-talk/message.cfm/messageid:4028 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: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there?
Agreed on just about everything but the health insurance. Full-time telecommuters still often require full benefits with regard to health insurance, 401k, etc. True, you still save money on the overhead. I happen to be on my husband's insurance, but many are still the sole providers. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Phillip M. Vector [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I've got a major bias here, but I'll say it anyway. carl starm wrote: Our preference is for someone to work at our location in NYC. Carl, there are several good people out there that you are bypassing because you are wanting someone in NYC. Did you consider the following? 1) A remote location person can be as connected with your team (perhaps more so) then someone on site via IM, email, video conferencing, etc. 2) By not asking them to take transportation every day to work, you are helping the planet (Ok, perhaps you aren't interested in being green, but perhaps you are). 3) This one is usually the one that grabs peoples attention. Hiring a telecommuting person not only means that you have more people to select from, but it may be CHEAPER... Consider the cost of living in NYC. It's pretty high. Now compare that to the cost of living in (let's say) Montana. I would presume that it's much less. It would probably cost less to hire a programmer there. Not only that, but you don't need to provide space in the office, a computer, worry about lunch breaks, health insurance, etc. Seriously. Unless you have something you are working on for the government that requires top secret clearance, then you should seriously consider telecommuting. Heck, I wouldn't mind the job, but I also need to be at home at this stage of my life, so you are missing out on (what I consider) a pretty kick ass CF developer. :) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3987 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: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there?
That's your prerogative. I just don't want people misled that hiring telecommuters necessarily means not having to provide benefits. While many telecommuters are contracted, many are not. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Don Bellamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been in business for myself for 14+ years. Have always paid for my own health insurance, it can be had for pretty cheap, got full coverage with a $5k annual deductible for $280 per month for a family of 6. Adjust your hourly rates accordingly if that seems high. I for one don't want anyone else in charge of my health care or anything else important to me such as my 401k plan. Don -Original Message- From: Vicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:07 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there? Agreed on just about everything but the health insurance. Full-time telecommuters still often require full benefits with regard to health insurance, 401k, etc. True, you still save money on the overhead. I happen to be on my husband's insurance, but many are still the sole providers. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Phillip M. Vector [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I've got a major bias here, but I'll say it anyway. carl starm wrote: Our preference is for someone to work at our location in NYC. Carl, there are several good people out there that you are bypassing because you are wanting someone in NYC. Did you consider the following? 1) A remote location person can be as connected with your team (perhaps more so) then someone on site via IM, email, video conferencing, etc. 2) By not asking them to take transportation every day to work, you are helping the planet (Ok, perhaps you aren't interested in being green, but perhaps you are). 3) This one is usually the one that grabs peoples attention. Hiring a telecommuting person not only means that you have more people to select from, but it may be CHEAPER... Consider the cost of living in NYC. It's pretty high. Now compare that to the cost of living in (let's say) Montana. I would presume that it's much less. It would probably cost less to hire a programmer there. Not only that, but you don't need to provide space in the office, a computer, worry about lunch breaks, health insurance, etc. Seriously. Unless you have something you are working on for the government that requires top secret clearance, then you should seriously consider telecommuting. Heck, I wouldn't mind the job, but I also need to be at home at this stage of my life, so you are missing out on (what I consider) a pretty kick ass CF developer. :) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3990 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: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there?
My last FT job was 50% on site / 50% telecommute, and I can certainly vouch for being able to get more coding done at home than in the office. Not only do people tend not to contact you unless it is truly important... but personally, I feel more guilty (for lack of a better word.. I'm no slouch in either scenario) when taking a break at home vs. taking one at work. I tend to take less breaks at home, and I also tend to use the time I save on commuting for active coding. Not to mention, there's nothing like being able to remote in at 10pm right when a good idea or a resolution to a problem hit me like a ton of bricks! I have overseen other telecommuters, and it is as easy to know if they're not getting their work done as it is in the office. Easier, in fact. Especially when using a shared repository of files that are checked in and out. I've always been of the opinion that if you can't trust the person working for you, then they shouldn't be working for you. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Dave Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a full-time permanent employee of a Fortune 500 company and am a full-time telecommuter. I live in Arlington, Texas and my boss and *most* of my team members are in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It works out really well. I have full benefits as I am a regular employee. I have also managed employees remotely, and while I will admit that there are some challenges to managing remote employees, from a development perspective, you can collaborate and work together just as well remotely as you can in person, and in some cases, are even more productive. The issue that I think most managers have with hiring remote employees is TRUST. They don't trust the employee to be in front of their keyboard 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. What they fail to realize, is that most employees in an office aren't in front of their keyboard 8 hours a day either. There's chatting with their co-workers, going to coffee or smoke breaks, long lunches because you have to drive 15 minutes to a restaurant, etc. Also, you are more likely to be interrupted when someone (especially the end-user) can walk by your desk than if they must pick up the phone or IM you. In fact, if you're busy, and someone IM's you, just ignore it and answer later. If you're busy and someone phones you, ignore it and answer later. But if you're busy and someone walks by your desk, what are you going to do, say, sorry, I can't talk right now, can you please leave? No, you're going to stop what your doing, and interruptions can cost 2-5 times more than the actual time of the interruption (for example, interrupt a programmer for 10 minutes, and it could actually be a loss of 20-30 minutes because of the time it takes to get ramped back up and 'in the zone', depending on what they were doing at the time of interruption. All that is said to say this: When I become a manager again, I won't have any problem hiring remote employees. If they don't produce, then I will let them go and get someone who will. The bottom line is that most remote employees (if they have experience being remote) knows that and they will produce oftentimes, even better than someone 'in the office'. Results are what matters, not how much time is spent tapping on their keyboard. Are they meeting deadlines? Are they producing quality code? Then who cares where they are located! Dave Phillips -Original Message- From: Vicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:40 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there? That's your prerogative. I just don't want people misled that hiring telecommuters necessarily means not having to provide benefits. While many telecommuters are contracted, many are not. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Don Bellamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been in business for myself for 14+ years. Have always paid for my own health insurance, it can be had for pretty cheap, got full coverage with a $5k annual deductible for $280 per month for a family of 6. Adjust your hourly rates accordingly if that seems high. I for one don't want anyone else in charge of my health care or anything else important to me such as my 401k plan. Don -Original Message- From: Vicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 11:07 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there? Agreed on just about everything but the health insurance. Full-time telecommuters still often require full benefits with regard to health insurance, 401k, etc. True, you still save money on the overhead. I happen to be on my husband's insurance, but many are still the sole providers. On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Phillip M. Vector [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I've got a major bias here, but I'll say it anyway. carl starm
Re: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there?
Sorry if this is a repost. It bounced as a body too long :) My last FT job was 50% on site / 50% telecommute, and I can certainly vouch for being able to get more coding done at home than in the office. Not only do people tend not to contact you unless it is truly important... but personally, I feel more guilty (for lack of a better word.. I'm no slouch in either scenario) when taking a break at home vs. taking one at work. I tend to take less breaks at home, and I also tend to use the time I save on commuting for active coding. Not to mention, there's nothing like being able to remote in at 10pm right when a good idea or a resolution to a problem hits me like a ton of bricks! I have overseen other telecommuters, and it is as easy to know if they're not getting their work done as it is in the office. Easier, in fact. Especially when using a shared repository of files that are checked in and out. I've always been of the opinion that if you can't trust the person working for you, then they shouldn't be working for you. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3994 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: What Cold Fusion Job boards are there?
The thing about IM / email communication is that you don't have to sit there unproductive while staring intently at someone to make sure you hear every word and then try to mentally reflect back on the whole conversation in order to give a complete answer. You can keep on coding throughout the discussion, looking up and scrolling back as necessary. You can also toss people quick reference links. If you know you're about to regurgitate the basic purpose of a MOD operator before discussing its application in a particular scenario, you toss up the link to the CF doc. When the person asking is caught up, then you can get down to the specifics of its application with regard to the project at hand. (That's a simple scenario.) And the most beautiful thing about it all is that you can have 3 such coversations going on at once. Finally... which is more productive... a daily hour long round robin cram session during which nothing gets done... or an ongoing chatroom transcript where people can tap into each other as needed on an ongoing basis? Bonus: A log to reference. Personally, I think whether or not telecommuting is suitable depends on the nature of the project. And frankly, whether one telecommutes or works on-site, most people work much more efficiently indeed without a micro-manager breathing down their necks. A good manager has a well-oiled machine that will run whether or not he's walking from cube to cube nagging people for the proverbial TPS reports. If someone must be micromanaged in order to assure that they complete their tasks... get rid of them! On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Phillips wrote: I don't think the point here is that a project lead or client shouldn't be able to ask the developer a question. That's kind of ludicrous. However, calling and asking a question in detail is just as weasy as turning around and asking a question in detail. Not for everyone! Some people are more comfortable in person than on the phone or over IM. And, better yet, quick questions done over IM usually don't turn into long conversations, like they can in person. My experience is that 'quick' IM conversations with clients can often stretch; just like in person conversations. But, I think it all boils down to trust and communication. As long as developer and manager can communicate; they'll work well together. Some people communicate better in person. -- Jeffry Houser Flex, ColdFusion, AIR AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- Adobe Community Expert http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/JeffryHouser.html My Company: http://www.dot-com-it.com My Podcast: http://www.theflexshow.com My Blog: http://www.jeffryhouser.com ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:4000 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: Telecommute Question
Speaking of telecommuting, does anyone know of any legitimate sites/sources for finding telecommuting work (not just for programming, but data entry and other legit kinds of jobs NOT involving sales calls, etc.)? On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Bryan Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Andrew, Now I don't have any concrete experience, but I do see a lot of telecommuting posts here. My trick knee says that it's tough enough for US residents to find telecommuting work with US companies. So being a fellow Canuckyou may find it challenging to say the least. I would tend to think the further east you are and the further east the US company may be could help as there is simply a lot of CFers out that way in both countries (I'm west coastand their ain't many of us here). Best of luck in the job search Cheers - Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com Notice: This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 11:49 -0400, Andrew wrote: Hi All, I live in Canada and I'm considering part time telecommute work. I'm having an issue finding information about what US companies are required to do to hire a Canadian telecommuter. I'm concerned that there could be a lot of extra work for a company to hire a Canadian telecommuter, which in turn would make applying for jobs a waste of time. Does anyone have links or firsthand knowledge about this? Thanks, Andrew ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3960 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: CF programmer with experience building Social networking sites
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Judith... Far as I'm concerned, someone posting a position should be professional and include some manner of contact info within the body of the post. The *one* email generated per such thread asking for further contact info doesn't warrant you or Michael going out of your way to fix this issue in addition to the many responsibilities you already have. You're too kind. :) I'll step in and defend the logic and time that was taken for them to be too kind... I'm saying the time they took already to set it up the way it is appears to be fine from my end. Apparently, I'm not seeing the same thing others are. I was saying to deal with this any further would be too kind. The amt of email generated asking for further contact info: 1. Amt of email generated to fix the issue: 20. (Granted, it's on the talk list, so I'm not complaining... just saying...) The mere fact that they host this list is, imo, kind. It appeared to me she was having to go above and beyond the call of duty to protect ppl who either need to post better contact info or pay attention to what they're doing. If, in fact, some ppl hit reply... see the poster's email addie... and yet somehow unknowingly post to the list, then that's obviously a different issue and I stand corrected. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3937 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: CF programmer with experience building Social networking sites
Ditto that. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Maureen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this case, even sending resumes to the email of sender is eliciting no response, so the request for contact info was valid. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Cameron Childress [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahhh... I see. Sounds like MD should/could unmask emails for the CF-Jobs list... -Cameron On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Dave Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cameron, Some people read these in the forum through their browser, and there, if you 'reply', you are replying to the 'post' and your reply will go to the list, not the original sender. Some also read in digest mode, so it is definitely a requirement to post your contact e-mail if you want EVERYONE to be able to respond. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3916 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
