Essentially I'm just trying to use our small/local network to my advantage if possible. I find that there's a lot of extra trust and responsibility in doing so and I like that. I find that both sides of the table work harder to make sure both parties are happy with the fit. With both reputations on the line, there's rarely as much information-hiding, gamesmanship, etc -- so while I may go through Dice/Monster/etc, this group will be my first attempt.
For whatever reason, I like the Hacker News model. They just post a link sometime during the month called "Who's Hiring <Month> <Year>" and lots of companies respond. You can then be sure that these opportunities are fresh. That may not work as well for an email list, though, as it could generate a lot of traffic when a compilation by one person (as Melissa suggests) might be better. -- Nate On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Melissa Rice <[email protected]> wrote: > To add to the chorus of specific suggestions, there is also the extensive > jobs page at Python.org, which perhaps everyone is already aware of. > > However Nate also makes the point that SeaPIG has a jobs page which is not > always very current. So perhaps it is worth discussing more generally: > > 1. Is there some utility to having a jobs page at SeaPIG? I would say an > advantage is that the focus is on local jobs compared to the > national/international focus at Python.org, for instance. > > 2. Since the jobs page at SeaPIG is self-serve (true?) then why are job > offerers not using it? Are they not aware of it? Not aware how to use it? > Other problems? Perhaps someone is interested in putting some energy into > investigating and addressing these issues? > > 3. Is there some other jobs-related resource that could be offered by > SeaPIG and if so, who is interested in participating in developing it? For > instance, if it were useful, someone could add a page to the wiki with links > to other resources on the web for python job-hunters. Or perhaps there is > already such a page? Perhaps jobs-hunters themselves could be encouraged to > participate in the creation/maintenance of such a page? > > 4. To understand Nate's question better, I wonder if he is asking: > > a. Is it appropriate to post a regular monthly jobs listing to list? [I > would assume this is absolutely ok and one of the purposes of the list.] > b. Does someone want to take on the responsibility of compiling such a list > each month? > > So, whether a monthly jobs announcement on the list occurs seems to me to > depend on there being some person who is volunteering to do it. Or perhaps a > group of people might be more workable. But short of volunteers for this > appearing perhaps it would suffice to discuss what actions we might take to > make our community aware of the existing jobs page and make sure they are > able to effectively use it. > > As an all-volunteer, no-dues organization I think it is great for us to > think in terms of "Here's what I'd like from SeaPIG and here's how I am > willing to contribute to making it happen." > > Thoughts? > > Best regards, > > Melissa > ----- > Dr. Melissa Rice, PhD > Full Moon Technical Solutions, LLC > 14202 60th Ave, NW > Stanwood, WA 98292-4808 > email: mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > phone: 360-654-0709 > cell: 425-923-7713 > > > > Thursday, August 11, 2011, 12:14:02 PM, Nimret Sandhu < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > check the archives - I thought I saw someone post a job a few days ago. > > nimret > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Sean Ochoa <[email protected] > > wrote: > You should post your resume to both dice and monster, and tailor it > accordingly. I've had zero problems finding python specific jobs. > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Nate Sanders <[email protected] > > wrote: > I notice the SeaPIG jobs page hasn't been updated in a while and I haven't > seen many job postings on the list lately. Would it be inappropriate for us > to have a HackerNews-style "Who's Hiring August 2011" on the list? > > I'm looking to change jobs soon and would prefer to work with Python if > possible. Rather than making this about me/my particular interests/skills, > maybe this could just be a fresh call for jobs? > > Thanks, > Nate > > > > -- > Sean | (206) 962-7954 > > > > -- > Nimret Sandhu > http://www.nimret.org >
