NYCPHP Meetup

[Brian Dailey]

I completely agree that the quality of the job posts is pretty poor. I 
don't think it's just the NYPHP jobs list: it's just job-posters in 
general. I've been blogging a "Hall of Shame" (mostly Craigslist posts), 
an example here:

http://realm3.com/articles/hall_of_shame_-_youtube_and_ebay_for_3500

It's obviously hit a nerve - got about 10k hits from reddit/programming 
in one day a week or so ago.

I almost wrote up a vitriolic reply to the last post to nyphp-jobs 
("PhP,  .net,  sql,  C sharp,   ajax , soap calls") but I stopped 
myself. As a favor to those of you posting jobs on this list - just 
don't do that. I've had people complain that they posted a job to the 
list and got absolutely no quality responses back, and it's no wonder 
why when posts don't contain any information about the company, are 
highly unprofessional, etc, etc. You'd think in a tight job market these 
recruiters/HR guys would put a little more effort into it.

- Brian D.


Vaughn G. Frost wrote:
> Yep… I agree… I’m beginning to think that this whole thread (nyphp-jobs) 
> is nothing more than a resume-collecting scheme.
> 
>  
> 
> My misguided understanding was that there were actually end-clients 
> looking for work to be done – and done directly by individuals that have 
> the skills and availability to assist them in short-term projects.
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> OK.. I left my salutation on this… let’s see who disagrees or calls me.
> 
>  
> 
> **Vaughn G. Frost***
> *Data/Information Architect
> 
> **+1 480 993 2230 (Home/Office)**
> 
> **+1 480 226 2838 (Mobile)**
> 
> //vaughn at service4gis.com// <mailto:vaughn at service4gis.com>
> 
>  
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> *From:* RDP [mailto:webmiester at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:24 PM
> *To:* Megan McNulty
> *Cc:* jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> *Subject:* Re: [nycphp-jobs] PHP Developer - NYC - Schematic
> 
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> Please!!
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> What the hell is a "world-class" PHP Developer??
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> And why would you send this to us "mediocre" people?
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> R.
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> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
> 
>     *From:* Megan McNulty <mailto:mmcnulty at schematic.com>
> 
>     *To:* jobs at lists.nyphp.org <mailto:jobs at lists.nyphp.org>
> 
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:41 PM
> 
>     *Subject:* [nycphp-jobs] PHP Developer - NYC - Schematic
> 
>      
> 
>     Schematic, one of the nation's leading interactive agencies, is
>     seeking world-class PHP Developers (all levels) to join our New York
>     Open Source Platforms Group.  Schematic provides both design and
>     technology solutions for a variety of platforms including the PC,
>     mobile and television. Our mission is to create simple yet powerful
>     solutions to our clients' business challenges. Some of our clients
>     include ABC, Fox, GE, MTV, Motorola, and Microsoft. Read more about
>     our company at www.schematic.com <_http://www.schematic.com_>  
>      
>     Ideal candidates will have a minimum of three years experience
>     creating large-scale web applications with PHP and MySQL or
>     PostgreSQL. Experience with PHP 5 and object-oriented PHP is
>     required. You must be able to architect complex applications, write
>     well-structured classes, and have a solid working knowledge of
>     inheritance, interfaces and design patterns.
>      
>     You must also be comfortable working with Apache, the Unix command
>     line, and in team-based production scenarios, using CVS or
>     subversion and bug reporting tools such as Mantis. An excellent
>     grasp of SQL is a must, and you should have experience administering
>     relational databases. Pluses include development experience using
>     other programming languages and experience with data modeling,
>     Oracle, PL/SQL, scalability techniques, UML, Unit Testing,
>     release management, e-commerce, XML, SOAP, and Flash.
>      
>     For consideration, please forward your resume to John Hanks,
>     _jhanks at schematic.com
>     _--
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