We’re currently looking for Web Developers here at LeadLog to work on Dashboard. If you know anyone… send them our way! We received tons of spam in response to our job ads on Startuply, Krop, Craigslist & Career Builder. We’re also placing ads on SnapTalent, 37Signals & Monster, but we’ll save that for another post.
We’ve been able to get a few qualified applicants, and we’ve set them up for interviews.
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update
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Obviously, these came out all wrong or MORE wrong than right. Obviously he wasn’t trying to get the job, rather advise us on how much we should pay for this position.
There are great programmers out there, I’m sure most of you are. I’m also sure I can’t afford most of you. What we need is not superman, what we need is a great guy with a great attitude.
I think the wording in the blog post could have been better selected and we’ll bite our tongue for that.
You can still send us your comments and we will read them.
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One of the people that is very a suitable candidate, really boosted his chances with this cover letter:
I understand you are on a budget and you can only pay what
that budget will allow. But, I, a web developer with 10
years experience and still can not fully meet your
requested requirements, ask that when you do find that
developer, that you do not assume that all
developers are as incompetent as the one you’ll end up hiring.You are going to get what you pay for.
And when you ask for this level of technical skill at that
level of pay it is very apparent that you yourself do not
fully understand the complexities of PHP and JavaScript,
let alone CSS, which is the hardest of these 3 to become truly adept at.In my experience, at the rate you are offering you are only
going to find candidates that can NOT write code by hand,
must us a GUI like Dreamweaver and likely relies on table-based design.No one with my experience, which is what you desire, will
touch this for less than $ XX k. Below is my work experience
that may help you further assess your situation.
I’m currently employed on contract earning $ XX /hr.
My previous job at [redacted] paid $ XX k annually
when I started and $ XX k/yr by the time I left.
Nothing says “dedicated, easy to get along with & hard working” like someone who is concerned with the salary of the position and nothing more. To be clear: we want people who are interested in working on something innovative, who are passionate & have tremendous growth potential. We’ll take care of you if you are dedicated to your work, trust me.
So here is to you… Extra comma using, CSS “is the hardest language to become adept at”, salary sucking Man.
FROM A BIZZ CONSULTANT PERSPECTIVE:
—thrill
“We’ll take care of you if you are dedicated to your work, trust me. ”
“That cuts both ways – I’ll work hard for you if you pay me a lot from the get
go – trust me.—-
Studies show that “hard workers” work hard. Regardless of what they are paid. Good bosses reward performance. Bad companies reward everybody and die (see Auto Industry, Airline Industry, AOL, AIG, FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE.)
Yankees 2.3 Million per win v. Marlins 250K per win. The Marlins have the most profitable ROI in baseball and young players who would be AAA players in any other organization get to be MLB everyday players. To quote Marlins Team president David Samson ” If you are good you’ll get paid.” see Detroit’s ex-Marlin Millionaires who make money for sucking for Tigers.
Add Value make a winning product and you’ll win professionally and financially.
Bad waiters complain about everyone else getting better tips than they do.
Calls it like I sees it.
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