[AusNOG] Job: Head of Network Operations - NEXTDC - SydneyC

Sun Feb 22 09:37:26 EST 2015

But, while the industry is small overall, we (people like you and I) know a
hell of a lot of people.

And we also don't know who :

a) is available
b) willing to consider a move
c) might not have thought about moving until they see a particular position
they might find affinity with

...Skeeve

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On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Matthew Moyle-Croft <mmc at mmc.com.au>
wrote:

> Lots of hard work.  You have to seek people out not wait for them to come
> to you.  Good people come from employee referrals as well as providing a
> place where there are interesting problems to solve. Often you’re really
> only targeting a small handful of people who you’d want to do it. - you
> need to reach out to them individually, make them interested.  Blindly
> emailing around as a third party isn’t the right way of targeting these
> kinds of jobs.
>
> MMC
>
>
> On 21 Feb 2015, at 12:56 pm, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+ausnog at theispguy.com>
> wrote:
>
> Phillip/Cameron,
>
> Are you guys finding it hard to find good candidates?   There are decent
> people out there, but also a lot of very average people.  Experience in
> working in large environments seems to be the biggest missing bit... which
> given the size of the industry in Australia is very understandable.
>
> I'm seeing a massive amount of foreign application these days (90%) but
> equally missing relevant experience and the certifications rarely seem to
> be as 'solid' as locals.
>
> What strategies are Google/AWS using to find good candidates locally - if
> you don't mind telling us?
>
> Or... what advice would you give to engineers who might be missing in some
> experience, to help them fill the gaps?
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Phillip Grasso <phillip.grasso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Love the job hiring threads - I can't help myself. As always Google is
>> looking for folks - head over to browse Google.com.au/jobs
>> <http://google.com.au/jobs>
>>
>> Our networking team in Australia covers many different aspects of
>> networking from basic corporate operations, systems admin, optical
>> engineering to writing software for SDN and advanced network software.
>>
>> If your interested in a conversation about jobs, networking, other
>> initiatives (except selling me stuff) send me a note off list.
>>
>> Best regards
>>    Phill.
>> On 20/02/2015 5:55 pm, "Cameron Ferdinands" <cameron at jferdinands.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for _many_ Network Engineers -- in Sydney! At different
>>> experience/skill levels!
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/269255/-amazon-web-services-network-engineer
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/303812/network-development-engineer-amazon-web-services
>>>
>>> Shoot me a message to find out more!
>>>
>>> On 20 February 2015 at 09:13, Jared Hirst <
>>> jared.hirst at serversaustralia.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am also after a network engineer!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://jobsonthecoast.com.au/centralcoast/jobs/level-3-network-administrator/
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:29 PM, Skeeve Stevens <
>>>> skeeve+ausnog at theispguy.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Seek.com.au <http://seek.com.au/> -
>>>>> http://www.seek.com.au/job/28150202?pos=1&type=standout
>>>>>
>>>>> I know a bit about this role, so feel free to chat to me offline if
>>>>> you are wondering if you are suitable.... or just apply directly :)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm helping them find the right person... hardest thing is knowing who
>>>>> is out there and looking for a role like this.  I will be in Japan at the
>>>>> Apricot/APNIC conference in a couple of weeks if you're there and you are
>>>>> interested in the role and would like to catch-up and chat about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...Skeeve
>>>>>
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