AtlantaPHP February 2018 Meeting

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Chris Spruck

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Jan 22, 2018, 10:15:50 PM1/22/18

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Announcing a new Meetup for the AtlantaPHP User Group!

When: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 — 7pm-9pm

Please RSVP at: https://www.meetup.com/atlantaphp/events/247040142/

PRESENTATION: Current Trends in the PHP Job Market in 2018 by Ari Waller, Chief Recruiting Officer at Thompson Technologies, @ariwaller

Ari will give an overview of current PHP job market trends in 2018. He examines the current and future state of the PHP development languages’ supply and demands in the marketplace, as well as conducts a career-oriented Q&A (resumes, interviews, and overall job hunting tips and strategies). This will include:

IT Career Trends
Trending PHP & Open Source Career Opportunities
Atlanta Job Market specific to PHP & Open Source
Future PHP Job consideration
Salary Survey Data for 2017/ 2018
Preparing for Success
Q & A

About Ari: Ari is the Chief Recruiting Officer of Thompson Technologies where he is responsible for the "hands on" oversight of all recruiting operations including: day-to-day recruiting, recruiting team management and sourcing strategies. He started his career at Thompson Technologies as a Technical Recruiter, and has personally placed over 1000 information technology professionals in both the national and local Atlanta IT markets. Despite the fancy title, Ari is passionate about the daily grind of technical recruiting, and takes a "hands on approach" in day-to-day staffing operations with his team. He and his wife Donna have 6 children (including two 2 year-old twins), and they are expecting baby number 7 in June.

Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/N2F52DZs9Cs (parking deck entrance, 600 building is due north of the deck)

Directions: Take I-285 to Cobb Parkway/US-41. Go south & turn left on Akers Mill Rd. At the 2nd traffic light, go left into Cobb Galleria, then an immediate left into the parking garage. Enter the 600 bldg & tell security you’re there for AtlantaPHP, 14th floor.

SPECIAL NOTE: Building security has become a bit more strict, so please do your best to arrive before 7pm. On arrival, you may need to mention that you are there to attend a meeting at ShootProof.