[AusNOG] Off Topic - Brisbane recruitment recommendations

[Cameron Murray]

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.

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Cameron Murray <cameron.murray at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
> Attached for your thoughts.
>
> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Sean Finn <sean at wikwok.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> You're describing humble rockstar talent, mythical creatures are going to
>> be that rare. (And expensive).
>> On 12 May 2016 8:37 AM, "Skeeve Stevens" <
>> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>>
>> Most people are having trouble at the moment.
>>
>> It is an interesting time that I've spoken about at Commsday events,
>> talking about the void of skills in certain areas:
>>
>> - Cloud specialisation and experience (AWS, Azure, Google Compute)
>> - DevOps skills - Ansible, Puppet, Chef - with deployment experience
>> - Network (Cisco/Juniper/etc) + Linux + NetDevOps experience
>> - Anyone with actual experience on SDN
>> - IoT infrastructure experience - even using the AWS/Azure tools
>> - Languages like Golang
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
>> *Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect* - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd
>> Email: skeeve at eintellegonetworks.com ; Web: eintellegonetworks.com
>>
>> Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; Skype: skeeve ; LinkedIn: /in/skeeve
>> <http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; Expert360: Profile
>> <https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9> ; Keybase:
>> https://keybase.io/skeeve
>>
>> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Cameron Murray <cameron.murray at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>> Looking for recommendations for recruiters in Brisbane who have
>>> experience placing candidates for a MSP role.
>>>
>>> Currently we have 4 - 5 roles and having a difficult time filling the
>>> positions.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Cameron
>>>
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