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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:59 pm
by Cakedaddy
All of my tech hires have been word of mouth. Where do you advertise job openings these days?
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:20 pm
by GORDON
Temp agency?
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 6:39 pm
by Cakedaddy
They cost a lot and lie about what their people can do. At least when a direct hire lies to me, it doesn't cost as much. But ya, it's getting to that point.
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:24 pm
by TheCatt
Craiglist, linkedin, company website... but referrals are best way to get people. We use contracting agencies as well, but the quality is very inconsistent.
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 8:40 am
by Leisher
Craiglist, linkedin, company website... but referrals are best way to get people.
Yep.
You also can get good candidates out of the local paper, just be aware that it also brings in the crazies. (Were you there when Michelle and I interviewed "the trees" guy?)
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:33 pm
by Cakedaddy
I tried Craigslist and got one potential out of about 20 that flooded in. And I'm not sure that one was really a potential or if it was trying to make at least one of them work. It also cost $25 to post it, and $25 more each time I want to bump it to the top of the list. We got responses for about two days before it was too far down the list to be noticed.
And holy shit the number of bachelor degreed people looking for a job not even remotely related to their education.
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 1:38 pm
by Malcolm
Cakedaddy wrote:And holy shit the number of bachelor degreed people looking for a job not even remotely related to their education.
Even the ones with relevant degrees suck balls 50-75% of the time.
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:01 pm
by Troy
Local college job boards are good if you are just looking for someone who will be "engaged" in their work, and provided you have the time to train them up.
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:22 pm
by Cakedaddy
That's where I'm now concentrating my efforts (as of yesterday).
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:35 pm
by GORDON
Don't hire anyone under 40 is probably the best advice I can give. Find some retired genius electrician who doesn't really need the money but likes having something to do part time.
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:08 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:Don't hire anyone under 40 is probably the best advice I can give.
Yeah, but then who will be able to do the work after 3pm?
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:10 pm
by GORDON
Malcolm wrote:GORDON wrote:Don't hire anyone under 40 is probably the best advice I can give.
Yeah, but then who will be able to do the work after 3pm?
Under 40 they don't wake up until 3pm, and then they have to get their bake on first.
Well, maybe under 30.