OT: Frustated hiring here

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Another approach if you are uncertain about a person’s qualities, is to hire them as a contract worker and convert to full time should they demonstrate the needed skill set and aptitude for the job.

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[quote=flu]
So let me ask is almost $100k/year such a shabby deal for someone with 6-8 years of relevant experience?[/quote]

$100k is in the ballpark. I certainly wouldn’t go less than that with a qualified candidate that you want to hire.

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[quote=flu]
So let me ask is almost $100k/year such a shabby deal for someone with 6-8 years of relevant experience?[/quote]

$100k is in the ballpark. I certainly wouldn’t go less than that with a qualified candidate that you want to hire.

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[quote=flu]
So let me ask is almost $100k/year such a shabby deal for someone with 6-8 years of relevant experience?[/quote]

$100k is in the ballpark. I certainly wouldn’t go less than that with a qualified candidate that you want to hire.

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[quote=flu]
So let me ask is almost $100k/year such a shabby deal for someone with 6-8 years of relevant experience?[/quote]

$100k is in the ballpark. I certainly wouldn’t go less than that with a qualified candidate that you want to hire.

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[quote=flu]
So let me ask is almost $100k/year such a shabby deal for someone with 6-8 years of relevant experience?[/quote]

$100k is in the ballpark. I certainly wouldn’t go less than that with a qualified candidate that you want to hire.

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flu, you left out a key piece of information: are you looking for a one man band or do you just want to wrap a spec around a banana, toss it over a cubicle wall and have a defined module show up in CVS a couple of days later?

You can get the latter for quite a bit less than $100k (unless there’s a banana embargo). Architect level prima donnas will be way over your budget.

Pick your poison: both approaches have drawbacks.

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flu, you left out a key piece of information: are you looking for a one man band or do you just want to wrap a spec around a banana, toss it over a cubicle wall and have a defined module show up in CVS a couple of days later?

You can get the latter for quite a bit less than $100k (unless there’s a banana embargo). Architect level prima donnas will be way over your budget.

Pick your poison: both approaches have drawbacks.

[drboom]

flu, you left out a key piece of information: are you looking for a one man band or do you just want to wrap a spec around a banana, toss it over a cubicle wall and have a defined module show up in CVS a couple of days later?

You can get the latter for quite a bit less than $100k (unless there’s a banana embargo). Architect level prima donnas will be way over your budget.

Pick your poison: both approaches have drawbacks.

[drboom]

flu, you left out a key piece of information: are you looking for a one man band or do you just want to wrap a spec around a banana, toss it over a cubicle wall and have a defined module show up in CVS a couple of days later?

You can get the latter for quite a bit less than $100k (unless there’s a banana embargo). Architect level prima donnas will be way over your budget.

Pick your poison: both approaches have drawbacks.

[drboom]

flu, you left out a key piece of information: are you looking for a one man band or do you just want to wrap a spec around a banana, toss it over a cubicle wall and have a defined module show up in CVS a couple of days later?

You can get the latter for quite a bit less than $100k (unless there’s a banana embargo). Architect level prima donnas will be way over your budget.

Pick your poison: both approaches have drawbacks.

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Cricket:

I’d point out that some of those hyper-specific job postings are likely designed to meet the minimum advertising requirements for H-1B visas (so that the company can higher the “only” person that fits the bill, on an H-1B). Not passing judgment on that, but it certainly happens, and companies that specialize in H-1B compliance will help do it.

Also in that vein, it may be internal rehiring / re-shuffling requirements for various public (and some private) bureaucratic hiring policies.

FLU:

Is 100K it? Or is there equity too? Phone apps currently seem to be “the future”, but I’m not sure 100K would entice me (new jobs are risky for both employer and employee; in this economy, if it ain’t broke…). But I’ve been lurking here for a long time, and over the last couple years your side project has piqued my curiosity.

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Cricket:

I’d point out that some of those hyper-specific job postings are likely designed to meet the minimum advertising requirements for H-1B visas (so that the company can higher the “only” person that fits the bill, on an H-1B). Not passing judgment on that, but it certainly happens, and companies that specialize in H-1B compliance will help do it.

Also in that vein, it may be internal rehiring / re-shuffling requirements for various public (and some private) bureaucratic hiring policies.

FLU:

Is 100K it? Or is there equity too? Phone apps currently seem to be “the future”, but I’m not sure 100K would entice me (new jobs are risky for both employer and employee; in this economy, if it ain’t broke…). But I’ve been lurking here for a long time, and over the last couple years your side project has piqued my curiosity.

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Cricket:

I’d point out that some of those hyper-specific job postings are likely designed to meet the minimum advertising requirements for H-1B visas (so that the company can higher the “only” person that fits the bill, on an H-1B). Not passing judgment on that, but it certainly happens, and companies that specialize in H-1B compliance will help do it.

Also in that vein, it may be internal rehiring / re-shuffling requirements for various public (and some private) bureaucratic hiring policies.

FLU:

Is 100K it? Or is there equity too? Phone apps currently seem to be “the future”, but I’m not sure 100K would entice me (new jobs are risky for both employer and employee; in this economy, if it ain’t broke…). But I’ve been lurking here for a long time, and over the last couple years your side project has piqued my curiosity.

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Cricket:

I’d point out that some of those hyper-specific job postings are likely designed to meet the minimum advertising requirements for H-1B visas (so that the company can higher the “only” person that fits the bill, on an H-1B). Not passing judgment on that, but it certainly happens, and companies that specialize in H-1B compliance will help do it.

Also in that vein, it may be internal rehiring / re-shuffling requirements for various public (and some private) bureaucratic hiring policies.

FLU:

Is 100K it? Or is there equity too? Phone apps currently seem to be “the future”, but I’m not sure 100K would entice me (new jobs are risky for both employer and employee; in this economy, if it ain’t broke…). But I’ve been lurking here for a long time, and over the last couple years your side project has piqued my curiosity.

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