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From: "Derek Kinzel" <dkin...@hirestrategy.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:45:50 -0500
Local: Mon, Feb 15 2010 10:45 pm
Subject: RE: [dcphp-dev] Re: PHP Developer
I have never attended a DC PHP Dev monthly meeting or drinking session at Four Courts in Arlington, have never coded in PHP, barely passed my high school course in C++ Programming, but I am a member of this group and enjoy seeing the emails going back & forth between group members. Whether it be asking for help in a certain situation, a particular place to look for answers, a certain file, etc...I like to view & see what is being said. It helps me in my professional career of being an IT Recruiter here in the Washington, DC Area. If I can pick up 1 thing from these emails, that will help me understand something, and will help me do my job in the future...then it was worth it. I enjoy learning new things, gaining some kind of new insight into something unkown or unfamiliar to me. I enjoy pushing the boundaries, and ultimately finding new ways to find top talent and fill the positions I have open. Whatever the case, I am by no means an expert in anything. I am not an expert in Recruiting. I am not an expert in Watching Television, and will never be... nor do I want to be an expert in PHP Programming. But what I will say is that I am Open to new things. I don't make fun or direct negative comments to individuals who are just sharing information. So what if someone is looking for a PHP Developer, who is a "Master" in Database Development, and has a User Interface Design aspect to their abilities, and is an Administrator to Top it Off! This individual was just passing off information. You can either read it or choose not to. There is no harm in sharing information, something that each and every one of you does on a daily basis while being a member of this group, and asking for help. I think we all need to re-evaluate ourselfs when making knit-picking comments. Everyone knows that a job description is a list of information, job responsibilities, desired technologies, and qualifications. The individual who is constructing this job requirement is making a WISH LIST, a Christmas List to Santa, a long winded call-out / cry for the PERFECT Candidate to fill some urgent need. In all Honesty, the individual who might possibly fit this 100 point job description, doesn't exist, doesn't live within 25 miles of the job location, makes $40 grand higher in compensation...and probably died 13 years before. It is a Job Description to say the least...and that is all. What is the problem with someone sending out a job description that has all these skills? Is that a crime? Do you feel in-adequate that you can't fill this role yourself? I mean seriously - just sit back and laugh it off if you think it's a joke...chuckle for a minute or two...maybe an hour or two. But don't hide behind your keyboard, computer, or email address and send off some Reply-All trying to cut someone down just to get the praise & applause of everyone else. It is just a job opening. You can delete it, print off a copy of it and put it on your cubicle wall so you can look at it and smile everyday, spam it, whatever you choose. - Derek Kinzel ________________________________ From: washington-dcphp-group@googlegroups.com on behalf of D Keith Casey Jr Dan Drinkard wrote: Completely agreed... but personally, I'm glad they're being open about it. > That said, I do feel this is pretty representative of the area job > market right now. Shops are using the slow economic recovery as an > excuse to get away with murder. It allows me to add interesting notes in my fully up to date CRM.. and reminds kc -- -- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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