<p dir="ltr">The scary thing is, those questions aren't close to difficult to answer, and I've been "off the tools" for a while now.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ask the same questions with a Linux flavour, and I'd struggle a little more. :)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 May 2016 9:52 AM, "Cameron Murray" <<a href="mailto:cameron.murray@gmail.com">cameron.murray@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">This is a example of the questions we ask recruiters to screen with, 100% we ask for an interview. Generally most people candidates get between 15 - 20 correct.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Cameron Murray <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.murray@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.murray@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We want people who understand clients but also have the skills to be able to support them. We have a simple question list, get 100% you get an interview - Nothing spectacular<div><br></div><div>Attached for your thoughts.</div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Sean Finn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean@wikwok.com" target="_blank">sean@wikwok.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Thays becauae entry point for a dual or tri weilding Dev with Net AND Sys Ops experience is well above 100k. You need someone who wont stuff up and has been through the wringer in multiple areas AND has a human capability to be both presentable and able to communicate not only with non technical people but between technical camps of people. </p>
<p dir="ltr">You're describing humble rockstar talent, mythical creatures are going to be that rare. (And expensive).</p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 May 2016 8:37 AM, "Skeeve Stevens" <<a href="mailto:skeeve%2Bausnog@eintellegonetworks.com" target="_blank">skeeve+ausnog@eintellegonetworks.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Most people are having trouble at the moment.<div><br></div><div>It is an interesting time that I've spoken about at Commsday events, talking about the void of skills in certain areas:</div><div><br></div><div>- Cloud specialisation and experience (AWS, Azure, Google Compute)</div><div>- DevOps skills - Ansible, Puppet, Chef - with deployment experience</div><div>- Network (Cisco/Juniper/etc) + Linux + NetDevOps experience</div><div>- Anyone with actual experience on SDN</div><div>- IoT infrastructure experience - even using the AWS/Azure tools</div><div>- Languages like Golang</div><div><br></div><div>It isn't that the people don't exist, they are just extremely rare right now with most Network Engineers not having started, or only just starting their DevOps journey.</div><div><br></div><div>Employers are aware of the need... but there is no pool of available talent for the number of jobs out there. I've been doing some consulting for a couple of tech recruitment firms advising them how to talk to their customers about the need to take someone with 'certain' skills and grow them in the right direction as opposed to pre-built people with experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Right now I've seen jobs posted, and literally zero applications for 100k jobs. I think we're in a new era where the certification market hasn't entered yet, so there is no body of even offshore resource pool with the right skills.</div><div><br></div><div>Those who re/up skill now will be the most valuable in the market... especially good network engineers who learn Linux and how to code... that is gold.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br>...Skeeve</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Email: </span><a href="mailto:skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com</a><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> ; Web: </span><a href="http://eintellegonetworks.com/" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">eintellegonetworks.com</a></div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px;margin:0px">Cell <a href="tel:%2B61%20%280%29414%20753%20383" value="+61414753383" target="_blank">+61 (0)414 753 383</a> ; S<a>kype: skeeve ; </a>LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; Expert360: <a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" target="_blank">Profile</a> ; Keybase: <a href="https://keybase.io/skeeve" target="_blank">https://keybase.io/skeeve</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Cameron Murray <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.murray@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.murray@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="ltr">Guys,<div><br></div><div>Looking for recommendations for recruiters in Brisbane who have experience placing candidates for a MSP role.</div><div><br></div><div>Currently we have 4 - 5 roles and having a difficult time filling the positions.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Cameron</div></font></span></div>
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