On 8/15/14 12:44 PM, Kim, Bohyun wrote: > I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for > programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever dev, > the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a more > experienced dev in a higher classification, the competitive salary amount > exceeds what my library cannot afford. So as a compromise I am thinking about > going the route of posting a half-time position in a higher classification so > that the salary would be at least competitive. It will get full-time benefits > on a pro-rated basis. But I am wondering if this strategy would be viable or > not. > > Also anyone has a experience in hiring a developer to telework completely > from another state when you do not have previous experience working with > her/him? This seems a bit risky strategy to me but I am wondering if it may > attract more candidates particularly when the position is half time. > > As a current/past/future library programmer or hiring manager in IT or both, > if you have any thoughts, experience, or ideas, I would really appreciate it.
I definitely think it could work. But then, I just sent you my resume off-list, so I might be biased. :) -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com
