Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
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Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
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Re: Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
#2They just don't have the time or the tools. But if you can make it easy for them, then wow! This is a big win for everyone.
Resumes, recruiters, job ads -- yuck! Hacker communities -- yay!
Re: Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
#3You know, open-source sites and User Groups already get job postings.
But I like your idea: The programmers should say "come, make me an offer", so long as you can make sure the offers are good.
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#4If people want to do open-source as a way to get a job, they should be contributing.
But not every GitHub account gets job offers. If you're an acitve part of a community, then absolutely, it would be for their good and yours if they can help you get a job.
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#5If people want to do open-source as a way to get a job, they should be contributing. But not every GitHub account gets job offers. If you're an acitve part of a community, then absolutely, it would be for their good and yours if they can help you get a job.
Businesspeople love 'networking' and social networks have conquered 'The Network.' So why can't we geeks get it together and network among ourselves! Any tool that makes this happen - and specifically, in the area of jobs - is a good thing.
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#6You know, open-source sites and User Groups already get job postings. But I like your idea: The programmers should say "come, make me an offer", so long as you can make sure the offers are good.
The job market is messed up. Why can't hackers do something about it, at least for the jobs that WE want???
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#7Just one caution - when I was helping to set up a local user group, a lot or companies wanted a guarantee that no poaching would occur, and tried to make that a condition of their participation.
Of course, we couldn't do that, but at the same time, we wouldn't make it a prominent part of the user group's mission either.
So, great initiative, but if you're gonna bring this into your community, just consider the effects (if any) on corporate sponsorship.
Re: Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
#8StackOverflow does have Careers 2.0: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/ . Is StackOverflow a "software community" for the purposes of this article? I used StackOverflow a lot at one point, and i got a job out of Careers 2.0, so it looks roughly like it to me.
I suspect Five Year Itch probably see Careers 2.0 as a competitor, or at least a resident of a nearby niche, so they may have a deliberate blind spot towards it.
Re: Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
#9It is fairly simple: having a GitHub account and being active on StackOverflow don't appeal to the majority of developers. Those sites will capture far less than 1% (made up, but probably close) of developers making them not the best location for hiring managers to look.
IMO, if you want to find developers to hire then LinkedIn and recommendations from other developers are still the best route. Having a successful GitHub project doesn't always translate to "great team developer" as different skills are required for each. Being helpful on StackOverflow for a very specific thread doesn't always mean you are a master of your craft. Having both experience and recommendations from the industry and category being hired for is more of a "guarantee".
Disclaimer: I use both GitHub and SO.
Re: Why don't software communities serve as job hubs?
#10It is fairly simple: having a GitHub account and being active on StackOverflow don't appeal to the majority of developers. Those sites will capture far less than 1% (made up, but probably close) of developers making them not the best location for hiring managers to look. IMO, if you want to find developers to hire then LinkedIn and recommendations from other developers are still the best route. Having a successful Gi…
> GitHub ... and StackOverflow don't appeal to the majority of developers. Those sites will capture far less than 1%
Yes, exactly. That's what the proposal at the OP link is aimed at: Letting experienced developers sign up to be poached, but using their affiliation with an online community as proof of their seriousness.
That's less valuable than a good GitHub repository, but the usual interview process can take it from there.