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Cal Evans:
What do developers look for when they scan a job ad?
byChris Cornutt Apr 28, 2016 @ 14:20:15

Recently Cal Evans took an informal survey of fellow Twitter users and asked them what they thought was most important to see in a job ad for a developer position. In this new post he shares some of the results and responses to the question (with a surprising range of answers).

In my book “Culture of Respect” I have a section on writing job ads that will attract developers. I am in the process of revising that chapter, so I thought I would ask the people who actually read the job ads what they look for. The results weren’t that surprising to me. Having read a lot of job ads though, I am guessing that the results will be surprising to some managers out there.

He's embedded the tweets themselves in the post (straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak). Responses touch on subjects like:

  • salary requirements
  • clear definition of duties
  • less "buzz words"
  • well-defined list of technologies they'll be working with

The results are interesting and a definite must read for anyone coming up with job postings for open developer roles in your company.

tagged: developer job ad posting requirement opinion twitter poll

Link: https://blog.calevans.com/2016/04/20/what-do-developers-look-for-when-they-scan-a-job-ad/

Reddit.com:
Where do people put good PHP job ads now?
byChris Cornutt Jun 14, 2013 @ 16:08:46

On Reddit.com there's a post sharing some opinions on where to look for PHP jobs and find "the good ones" out of the sea of positions.

I don't want to make this a "hire me" post, because that would and should get downvoted, but where would a person go to find interesting PHP related job ads in 2013? Some of the older big job sites like Monster and Dice are a barren wasteland of boring recruiters hiring for defense contractors, health insurance companies and low end agencies. Github has a small but decent section. Stack Overflow has some decent ones. Hacker news has a monthly thread, but a strong anti-PHP hipster bias. Reddit, at least from search has so few that I find 2 year old ones.

The responses range from links to specific companies looking for people out to some more general resources like LinkedIn, Craigslist, and yes, even recruiters (just be sure to pick a good one).

tagged: position posting jobs opinion reddit

Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/comments/1g59kb/where_do_people_put_good_php_job_ads_now

Job Posting:
Crave Online Seeks PHP/LAMP Developer (Los Angeles, CA)
byChris Cornutt Mar 10, 2008 @ 21:45:06
Company Crave Online
Location Los Angeles, CA
Title PHP/LAMP Developer
Summary

PHP4/PHP5, Perl, HTML, XML, JavaScript, MySQL, Linux

Crave Online is searching for a few brilliant free radicals to help our portfolio of destination sites reach critical mass. If you're experienced with high volume platforms or have developed cutting edge web applications AND you're the kind of person who thrives in a fast-paced, creative and energetic environment - we want to meet you!

You'll be working with an established team in a dynamic and ever evolving environment where your work will be seen and used by millions each day. We currently need highly skilled innovators adept at both web application development and partner integration. The projects require solid design fundamentals working with Apache/MySQL database-driven web applications. Those with more advanced skills writing in Python/Ruby/shell are highly desired.

Responsibilities:

  • Pure development
  • Data migration
  • Create scalable solutions
  • Software Architecture

Requirements:

  • Beyond "outside the box" thinker
  • Able to provide code samples
  • Active participant at work AND in the community
  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering
  • 5 to 7 years OO PHP4/PHP5
  • 1 to 2 years PERL
  • 5 to 7 years HTML/JavaScript
  • 4 to 5 years MySQL (using stored procedures/clustering/replication)
  • Experienced w/Linux flavors (Redhat/ CentOS/ Ubuntu)
  • Advanced Programming Knowledge (OOP, UML, Use of Frameworks)
  • Experience with MVC
  • Experience with Subversion or CVS
  • Experience with Apache
  • Experience with parallel coding / testing in Scrum environment

Plusses:

  • Java/Python/CSS/XML/Action Scripting
  • TDD/QA/Bug Tracking Skills
  • Prior C# .NET framework/projects
  • Advertising agency experience
  • Major web/internet/startup experience

About Us
Crave Online (Craveonline.com) is a next-generation male lifestyle site web destination that covers topics that young men 18-24 "crave” and whose topics include Movies/TV, Video Games, Garage, Extreme Sports and Viral Video. In addition to its own editorial team, Crave Online has access to content created by its affiliates, which are some of the leading affinity sites such as Comingsoon.net, ActionTrip.com, Bloody-disgusting.com, Superherohype.com, SpikedHumor.com and Sherdog.com.

Other relative information:

  • Full time position
  • Salary D.O.E.
  • Health/Vision/Dental/401k/Long-term and Short-term Disability
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Job Posting:
Elluminates Software Seeks Software/Systems Architect (Chantilly, Virginia)
byChris Cornutt Jan 15, 2008 @ 21:08:31
Company Elluminates Software
Location Chantilly, Virginia
Title Software/Systems Architect
Summary

Junior, Mid-Level & Senior Positions Available

We are looking for a full-time system/software architect. This person will be part of a high-performance team made up of an elite group of architects and developers. Strong communication and conceptual thinking is a must. This position is for someone who enjoys complex technical challenges and working with other senior level architects to build a system. Our architect is hands-on and performs other activities such as writing, analysis on alternative design paths, and diagramming design application interconnects.

Our architect is our representative to technical managers and clients in our high-performance, defense and security-minded environment.

In order to be considered for this position, you must:

  • Be able to obtain a security clearance
  • Have hands-on development using object oriented principles, software patterns, algorithm analysis, language specific experience – J2EE or .NET
  • Experience with designing Oracle database and SQL Server based applications and systems.
  • Experience with clustering (e.g., Microsoft Clustering, Oracle clustering, Weblogic clustering or Load balancing).
  • XML knowledge (SOAP, REST, etc)
  • Have experience with Capacity Planning
  • Have security experience, be familiar with software/system attack vectors such as buffer overflows, etc and be able to explain how the attacks work
  • Be comfortable in speaking in front of technical individuals and management
  • Thrive wearing multiple hats, be flexible, and be able to work effectively in an informal entrepreneurial setting.
  • Have an exceptional level of integrity, raw intelligence, creativity, energy, and passion.
  • Have outstanding communications skills.
  • Have a technical BS degree or higher.

Pluses:

  • DITSCAP, FISMA or related process experience with custom applications

For more information on Elluminates Software see their website

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Job Posting:
Elluminates Software Seeks Software/Systems Architect (Chantilly, Virginia)
byChris Cornutt Jan 15, 2008 @ 21:08:31
Company Elluminates Software
Location Chantilly, Virginia
Title Software/Systems Architect
Summary

Junior, Mid-Level & Senior Positions Available

We are looking for a full-time system/software architect. This person will be part of a high-performance team made up of an elite group of architects and developers. Strong communication and conceptual thinking is a must. This position is for someone who enjoys complex technical challenges and working with other senior level architects to build a system. Our architect is hands-on and performs other activities such as writing, analysis on alternative design paths, and diagramming design application interconnects.

Our architect is our representative to technical managers and clients in our high-performance, defense and security-minded environment.

In order to be considered for this position, you must:

  • Be able to obtain a security clearance
  • Have hands-on development using object oriented principles, software patterns, algorithm analysis, language specific experience – J2EE or .NET
  • Experience with designing Oracle database and SQL Server based applications and systems.
  • Experience with clustering (e.g., Microsoft Clustering, Oracle clustering, Weblogic clustering or Load balancing).
  • XML knowledge (SOAP, REST, etc)
  • Have experience with Capacity Planning
  • Have security experience, be familiar with software/system attack vectors such as buffer overflows, etc and be able to explain how the attacks work
  • Be comfortable in speaking in front of technical individuals and management
  • Thrive wearing multiple hats, be flexible, and be able to work effectively in an informal entrepreneurial setting.
  • Have an exceptional level of integrity, raw intelligence, creativity, energy, and passion.
  • Have outstanding communications skills.
  • Have a technical BS degree or higher.

Pluses:

  • DITSCAP, FISMA or related process experience with custom applications

For more information on Elluminates Software see their website

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PHPBuilder.com:
Using cURL with PHP
byChris Cornutt Feb 03, 2007 @ 00:41:00

On PHPBuilder.com today, there's a new tutorial spotlighting the use of the cURL library with PHP:

cURL is one of the most powerful PHP extensions. It stands for Client URL, and allows you to communicate with other servers using a wide range of protocols. Perhaps that sounds fairly uninteresting, but give it some more thought.

As food for thought, they give a few examples of the use of this handy library - a script to look up the meaning of a word, how to access password protected pages, getting the information about a file from a remote server, posting to a remote script, and FTPing a file to a remote server. This flexible library allows all of these without making things overly complex and unmanageable.

You can check out the full list of features for the extension on this page of the PHP manual.

tagged: curl tutorial lookup protected posting ftp curl tutorial lookup protected posting ftp

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PHPBuilder.com:
Using cURL with PHP
byChris Cornutt Feb 03, 2007 @ 00:41:00

On PHPBuilder.com today, there's a new tutorial spotlighting the use of the cURL library with PHP:

cURL is one of the most powerful PHP extensions. It stands for Client URL, and allows you to communicate with other servers using a wide range of protocols. Perhaps that sounds fairly uninteresting, but give it some more thought.

As food for thought, they give a few examples of the use of this handy library - a script to look up the meaning of a word, how to access password protected pages, getting the information about a file from a remote server, posting to a remote script, and FTPing a file to a remote server. This flexible library allows all of these without making things overly complex and unmanageable.

You can check out the full list of features for the extension on this page of the PHP manual.

tagged: curl tutorial lookup protected posting ftp curl tutorial lookup protected posting ftp

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Job Posting:
South Walton Fire District Seeks PHP Porgrammer/Network Admin (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
byChris Cornutt Oct 11, 2006 @ 17:29:00
Company South Walton Fire District
Location Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Title PHP Programmer / Network Administrator
Summary Full-time position, Excellent benefits. Two years experience in the following: Object Oriented Programming in PHP/MySQL, Unix/Linux type OS (prefer Mac OS X), Windows 2000 Server, MS SQL Server, Windows XP, Wireless Networking, WAN/LAN/VPN set-up/maintenance. Submit resume to SWFD, PO Box 1226, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 / Attn: Executive Assistant or email to dbrown at swfd dot org
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Job Posting:
South Walton Fire District Seeks PHP Porgrammer/Network Admin (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
byChris Cornutt Oct 11, 2006 @ 17:29:00
Company South Walton Fire District
Location Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Title PHP Programmer / Network Administrator
Summary Full-time position, Excellent benefits. Two years experience in the following: Object Oriented Programming in PHP/MySQL, Unix/Linux type OS (prefer Mac OS X), Windows 2000 Server, MS SQL Server, Windows XP, Wireless Networking, WAN/LAN/VPN set-up/maintenance. Submit resume to SWFD, PO Box 1226, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 / Attn: Executive Assistant or email to dbrown at swfd dot org
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Job Posting:
Partners Consulting Group Seeks Sr/Jr PHP/LAMP Developers (Redwood Shores, CA)
byChris Cornutt Oct 10, 2006 @ 18:34:49
Company Partners Consulting Group
Location Redwood Shores, California
Title Senior or Junior PHP/LAMP Developers
Summary A permanent, full time position developing customer-centric solutions for our client company and it's partner websites using PHP/MySQL on Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris. Develop specs for yourself and your teammates. Design databases and code scripts that get used thousands of times per day. Share the fringe technical skills you happen to have expertise in. Create APIs to promote both programmer and runtime efficiency. Scale applications beyond where you've ever scaled them before. Lead development projects of one to six weeks in length.
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