On Oct 26, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Amos Shapira wrote:
Speaking of a global market, and NOT to put you off, good luck competing with the rates that can be found at http://www.google.com.au/search?q=hire+a+programmer&ie=UTF-8
The nature of employment is that until you go low enough to reach zero, there is always someone who will be willing to underbid you. Sometimes it's because they can (they pay their employees less), they work for some other reason (interns, religeous workes, lower rates somewhere else), or marketing (get the job at any cost so that they can use it for a reference, or an "in"), etc.
The only way to counter it is to present yourself as better value for money. If you can't do that, either take a job as an employee, or find a good marketing agent.
You also need to make sure you are appropriate to the job. Someone who wants a "script kiddie" is not going to hire a PhD in computer science with 20 years experience, no matter how willing you seem, or vice versa. I know someone who posted a low level part time clerical job. Shuflling papers and putting things on shelves. They got applications from people who had PhDs and other advanced degrees. One person followed up their application with emails, phone calls, and glowing recemendations from co-workers who when questioned said they never even met the person they were just passing on the email.
Not only did that person not get the job, but if the hiring manager was not so nice, there would have been a restraining order for stalking taken out against the applicant (it was that bad).
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