Comments on: Why is it so hard to find good developers? http://www.dianazink.com/blog/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-good-developers/ This blog is about the web: the ideas behind it, the design that represents it, and the engineering that makes it tick. Read, share, discuss, and enjoy! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Diana Zink http://www.dianazink.com/blog/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-good-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Diana Zink Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:35:50 +0000 http://www.dianazink.com/blog/?p=28#comment-478 You are right Barrett, it takes two to Tango. Good developers do seek good jobs and in the previous post ( http://www.dianazink.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/03/recruiting-and-retaining-people-2-0/ ) I have also mentioned some of the elements in a job that would attract quality developers. When it comes to bringing people to the level a company needs them to be there are also two different criteria for quality: Aptitude and Attitude . Many companies choose between one or the other, as there is often a difficulty in finding both at the same time. For many reasons it seems to be better to hire for Attitude and then try to boost Aptitude. Yet the sad part is that many companies forget to nurture the Attitude part after hiring... and then wonder why it is so hard to find good people. "Evil spirits" can rub off on entire teams. You are right Barrett, it takes two to Tango. Good developers do seek good jobs and in the previous post ( http://www.dianazink.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/03/recruiting-and-retaining-people-2-0/ ) I have also mentioned some of the elements in a job that would attract quality developers.

When it comes to bringing people to the level a company needs them to be there are also two different criteria for quality: Aptitude and Attitude . Many companies choose between one or the other, as there is often a difficulty in finding both at the same time. For many reasons it seems to be better to hire for Attitude and then try to boost Aptitude. Yet the sad part is that many companies forget to nurture the Attitude part after hiring… and then wonder why it is so hard to find good people. “Evil spirits” can rub off on entire teams.

]]> By: Barrett http://www.dianazink.com/blog/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-good-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Barrett Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:49:15 +0000 http://www.dianazink.com/blog/?p=28#comment-477 To hire an A developer you need to have an A class job. I get a steady stream of recruiting keyword searched job offers in the mail for 4-6 month contacts in another city or state even with no information about the hiring company. I think there is one more type of developer you left out that sits in the middle of your two type paths. Someone can skip Design and span HTML/CSS all the way to JSP/PHP/ASP. My experience trying to hire additional developers has been similar to what you spoke about. I have had the best experience taking people with no experience or skill and training them to be in that middle ground reliably. I could ramble for a while but I just wanted to say that to catch a big fish you have to have the right bait. More often than not your stuck with bread crumbs for jobs to offer. To hire an A developer you need to have an A class job. I get a steady stream of recruiting keyword searched job offers in the mail for 4-6 month contacts in another city or state even with no information about the hiring company. I think there is one more type of developer you left out that sits in the middle of your two type paths. Someone can skip Design and span HTML/CSS all the way to JSP/PHP/ASP. My experience trying to hire additional developers has been similar to what you spoke about. I have had the best experience taking people with no experience or skill and training them to be in that middle ground reliably.

I could ramble for a while but I just wanted to say that to catch a big fish you have to have the right bait. More often than not your stuck with bread crumbs for jobs to offer.

]]> By: software_developer http://www.dianazink.com/blog/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-good-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-371 software_developer Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:54:49 +0000 http://www.dianazink.com/blog/?p=28#comment-371 good notes, thank you Diana.. good notes, thank you Diana..

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