OT - Linux help needed

[Jerry Feldman]

Rich,
I think this area does not have a lot of qualified talent currently=20
looking. But I also feel that you may be making a mistake by not using=20
agencies.

Why not post a requirement to this list and see what you can flesh out.


On 11/18/2008 12:23 PM, Rich Braun wrote:
> After this morning's meeting with the boss, I felt I had to vent a litt=
le
> frustration here on the list.  Every day since September, I pick up the=

> newspaper and see how the economy has supposedly gone south.  But I loo=
k out
> the office window and see backhoes, construction cranes and a flurry of=

> economic activity.  Just 3 weeks ago, a crew showed up to break ground =
on a
> new office tower here across from CambridgeSide Galleria.
>
> Here's my frustration with this economic reality:  I can't find good Li=
nux
> people.  The boss just shot down my latest pair of applicants.
>
> What I do:  data center management for an online dating site, specifica=
lly,
> the deployment of a technology that I call Instant Linux which allows a=
 small
> team of us to get a lot more systems put online in a hurry, with better=

> monitoring and higher availability.
>
> Why it's cool:  we're pushing the envelope in terms of adopting new
> applications, crafting better tools and reaching a wider base of users =
who
> count on us every day.
>
> Why you should get in touch with me about this:  I've built this team f=
rom
> scratch from just myself a year ago to 4 people working for me today.  =
I'll
> have 9 people working for me this time next year, if I can find the rig=
ht
> ones.  The departmental budget is larger than any I've ever had for a t=
eam
> this size, thanks to the efficiency tools that have been developed
> already--basically, we run  more computers with fewer sys admins and to=
ols
> developers.  I've got many more tools to get in place, and your help's =
needed!
>
> Why aren't enough qualified applicants coming in the door?  I don't kno=
w.=20
> Maybe because it's a gay site?  Nah, that's not controversial anymore--=
the
> experience we're getting here will be gold on any future resume.  Maybe=

> because the economy's actually booming and the newspapers aren't tellin=
g the
> real story?  Maybe because the economy's so bad that no one's willing t=
o jump
> ship on what's been a stable job?  I'm betting the latter.  I have an a=
nswer
> to that:  we get our revenues direct from customers who give us what am=
ounts
> to micropayments each month, and the trend has been up rather than down=
 since
> the recession hit.
>
> The job postings are in the careers section of the online-buddies.com w=
ebsite.
>  Or just send me your resume or refer your friends.  Surely SOMEONE nee=
ds
> work.
>
> Sorry for venting.  I'm just frustrated that I'm not getting the right
> applicants so far, and that the rate of new applicants has been way too=
 low.=20
> We don't use recruiters and the online sites like dice.com, monster.com=
 et al
> have not been producing the right results.
>
> -rich
> Production Systems Engineering
> Manhunt.Net
> Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
>
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