Rails - Jul 2005 - Apologies to the community should have made myself clear !! Please see the attached Job Specification

Open Source Evangelists Required Ruby on Rails Developers


I have become embroiled in the Ruby on Rails environment, an incredibly
exciting environment to be in; however I really am in need of some help.

I now have number clients who require commercial Ruby on Rails developers.

The most recent project is for a client of mine, based in Leeds they
developing a major site, including 11 subsidiary sites + 3 dependent sites
on each of the 11, giving a total of 34 sites. All being driven by a
sophisticated Content management system. There will be a lot of upfront
development, followed by smaller implementations.

As a matter of course the client, wants all code to be documented, any
undocumented code will be treated as unusable code - you will also be using
Rdoc, as a matter of course.

My client does have a mature approach to development and home/distance work
may be an option as all the tasks will be objectified.

Many thanks

Ian,

isimpson-DVlt95AHyCUFZYWR8B6FNPEFw0jia7JU@public.gmane.org
idmsimpson-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

best regards,
Ian Simpson
New & emerging technologies consultant

tel: 0161 838 5699
fax: 0161 838 5611
www.rethink-recruitment.com 3rd Floor 
The Triangle 
Exchange Square 
Manchester 
M4 3TR

ReThink Recruitment Solutions Limited

 

 





best regards,
Ian Simpson
New & emerging technologies consultant 


 


tel: 0161 838 5699
fax: 0161 838 5611
www.rethink-recruitment.com <http://www.rethink-recruitment.com/>  

3rd Floor 
The Triangle 
Exchange Square 
Manchester 
M4 3TR 


ReThink Recruitment Solutions Limited

 

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From: Ian Simpson
[mailto:isimpson-DVlt95AHyCUFZYWR8B6FNPEFw0jia7JU@public.gmane.org]
Sent: 18 July 2005 13:53
To: ''rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org''
Subject: Apologies everybody i didnt make it clear who to respond to !!

 

Please see an amended Spec''

 

Public (at http://idmsimpson.backpackit.com/pub/166762)

 

 

 


Many thanks

 

 

Ian,


best regards,
Ian Simpson
New & emerging technologies consultant 


 


tel: 0161 838 5699
fax: 0161 838 5611
www.rethink-recruitment.com <http://www.rethink-recruitment.com/>  

3rd Floor 
The Triangle 
Exchange Square 
Manchester 
M4 3TR 


ReThink Recruitment Solutions Limited

 




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Do we all just love it when an idiot like this says to someone that
they aren''t qualified for a position? Makes you wonder what possible
qualifications they have for their position. Posting employment
opportunities properly certainly can''t be on that list.

-- 
John W Higgins
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On 7/18/05, Ian Simpson
<isimpson-DVlt95AHyCUFZYWR8B6FNPEFw0jia7JU@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>  
>  
<snip horrible html>

:-(  

Ian, it''s considered poor form to post HTML emails to public mailing
lists.  Especially when there''s nothing in the post that would
necessitate HTML.

Joe

Ian Simpson wrote:
> The most recent project is for a client of mine, based in Leeds they 
> developing a major site, including 11 subsidiary sites + 3 dependent 
> sites on each of the 11, giving a total of 34 sites. All being driven by 
> a sophisticated Content management system. There will be a lot of 
> upfront development, followed by smaller implementations.
A major client in Leeds, huh? Is it too soon to make "suicide bomber"
/
Al-Qaeda jokes? Probably. Nevermind.

Yes John, please continue to tell people offering real paying Rails jobs
they are "idiots".  That''s really the best way to make sure
that more
recruiters come to the list asking for Rails developers.

Of course, if your intention is to keep Rails underground so that you
can continue to feel "l33t" then you''re on the right path. 
You''ll soon
be working in a framework that''s just as popular as APL.

Zed

On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 06:20 -0700, John Higgins wrote:
> Do we all just love it when an idiot like this says to someone that
> they aren''t qualified for a position? Makes you wonder what
possible
> qualifications they have for their position. Posting employment
> opportunities properly certainly can''t be on that list.
>

Hi Ian,

I have some friendly advice for your future postings which should help
you (and other recruiters) to meet potential workers.

1. Use Text formatting not HTML for your e-mails.  HTML in e-mail is
distrusted because of spammers using it to inject viruses and other
nasty things.  Also, some people are elitist jerks who refuse to use a
modern client that can render HTML.
2. Keep your subject short.  I would have written, "3 Ruby on Rails
Developer Positions"
3. Keep in mind that many people have a "Leeds" in their country, so
specify the location more exactly.
4. Use a more succinct e-mail that doesn''t try to "sell" the
position
too hard.  Stick to the facts, get to the gist of what they''ll be
doing,
and try to include the salary.  When I see a posting that doesn''t
include the proposed salary I say, "Great, they''ll charge 150/hour
and
pay me 30/hour."
5. Ignore anyone who insults you or calls you an "idiot".  They do not
represent the majority of the community on average and usually end up
being little people with low self-esteem who need someone to beat up.
6. It looks like English is not your native language, which is fine, but
you should have a native speaker proof your e-mail before you send it.
The main reason for this is that spammers tend to use poor English so
doing the same makes people suspicious.
7. Finally, make sure the contact information is clear, with only one
contact person.  This makes sure people will respond.

Hopefully this helps you do more meaningful postings to the mailing
list.  Also, don''t get discouraged if people here seem to insult you.
Many times the rude ones are just having a bad day and don''t represent
the majority of the community.

Zed


On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 14:14 +0100, Ian Simpson wrote:
> Open Source Evangelists Required Ruby on Rails Developers
> I have become embroiled in the Ruby on Rails environment, an
> incredibly exciting environment to be in; however I really am in need
> of some help.
<snip>

On 7/21/05, Zed A. Shaw <zedshaw-dd7LMGGEL7NBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Hopefully this helps you do more meaningful postings to the mailing
> list.  Also, don''t get discouraged if people here seem to insult
you.
> Many times the rude ones are just having a bad day and don''t
represent
> the majority of the community.
+1

-- 
Regards,
John Wilger

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