At 11:40 AM 9/1/2005, you wrote: >Hi, > >I'm looking to expand my business and would like to hire an employee. At >the present moment I would imagine there would be only about 20 hours or >so a week. > >As I'm based in the UK (London) I would imagine there are not a huge >amount of good CF developers?
I thought there was UK CF User Group. You might start there. >My questions are: > >1. What sort of wage would a telecommuter expect if they had an above >average level experience with CF MX. In my experience it ranges from $10 to $100 (US Dollars). Expect more if you're hiring a company with a location, etc.. That doesn't give you a lot of "narrow-down" range, does it? Too many factors are involved. I haven't investigated oversees pricing (or contractors), so your mileage may vary. >2. What recommendations do you have so that the developers do the work >timely, correctly and of the standard required. Can you put such issues in the contract? Something along the lines of "Missed deadlines, or shoddy work are cause for us terminating your contract." (That is not lawyer speak). If they aren't doing it in a timely fashion, then you'll know as soon as the first deadline is missed. If they aren't doing it "correctly" then you'll discover that when you test their code. Do you have documented standards for them to follow? If so, then a quick code review will be easy to tell if they are following those standards (or not). Are there other standards you are worried about? Perhaps you should start w/ a small project and see how it goes. >3. I've trust issues... what levels of access should be granted to the >developer in the beginning stages? How can you ensure that they will not >use the information, data & code they receive to their's rather than the >businesses advantage? It's common practice to put this sort of thing into an NDA. A contract (and/or NDA) does not prevent others from doing whatever they want, it only gives you the write to sue them for it later (once again, UK laws may be different). That said, don't hire someone whom you don't trust. >4. What is a good way to conduct a telecommuters interview? The best ones I've taken use advanced coding questions. They usually consist of 3-5 questions and usually take me 4-8 hours to complete. For example: "Here is a UML diagram for [x]. From this diagram, build the database tables, CFCs, and CRUD web interface." -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2765 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
