OT - Linux help needed

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what skill sets are you looking for and what is the salary range ?

On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 12:23 -0500, Rich Braun wrote:
> After this morning's meeting with the boss, I felt I had to vent a little
> 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 look 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 Linux
> people.  The boss just shot down my latest pair of applicants.
> 
> What I do:  data center management for an online dating site, specifically,
> 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 from
> 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 right
> ones.  The departmental budget is larger than any I've ever had for a team
> this size, thanks to the efficiency tools that have been developed
> already--basically, we run  more computers with fewer sys admins and tools
> 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 know. 
> 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 telling the
> real story?  Maybe because the economy's so bad that no one's willing to jump
> ship on what's been a stable job?  I'm betting the latter.  I have an answer
> to that:  we get our revenues direct from customers who give us what amounts
> 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 website.
>  Or just send me your resume or refer your friends.  Surely SOMEONE needs
> 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. 
> 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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