[AusNOG] Off Topic - Brisbane recruitment recommendations

[Robert Hudson]

The scary thing is, those questions aren't close to difficult to answer,
and I've been "off the tools" for a while now.

Ask the same questions with a Linux flavour, and I'd struggle a little
more. :)
On 12 May 2016 9:52 AM, "Cameron Murray" <cameron.murray at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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