[wellylug] Finding Linux Skills

[Cliff Pratt]

On 16/10/10 10:13, Rob Giltrap wrote:
> I know I can't 'advertise' job opportunities on this list so I'll
> take a different approach to instead solicit advice.
>
> In the Wellington IT market at the moment it's nigh on impossible to
>  find staff (In terms of staffing I'm not seeing any recession!).
>
> With hair starting to grey I'm not as hip and cool in the social
> networking scene as I should be, but I'm fairly convinced that they
> old school way of hiring people through recruitment agencies is no
> longer the best way to get to tech savvy Linux people.
>
> So my question is... where do the hip young linux peeps hang out
> these days if you wanted to talk to them about a career in the Linux
> world?
>
> Thanks, Rob.
>
Networking is the way to go and always has been. Many, but not all, 
agencies don't have a clue.

Cheers,

Cliff