gabor - i think you (and most of the community) missed a major factor - the job should be interesting/challenging/rewarding, and the system being developed should be interesting/challenging/rewarding.
the reason i don't look for "perl jobs", is because they tend to be about "more of the same" - i.e. doing things i already did, or doing things that many others did before, or they seem to be too simplistic, system-wise. besides, i don't view myself as a "perl programmer" to begin with - i'm a something-else programmer, and i use perl for various parts of the larger job (not in the current work-place - it turned into a C+python workshop ;) --guy Gabor Szabo wrote: > Hi all, > > Recently I talked to many people about an idea on how to improve > the communication between companies using Perl and the open source > Perl community. Many managers at companies told me the number > one problem they are facing with Perl is that they cannot find good Perl > developers. On the other hand many good Perl developers I know complain > that there are no good Perl jobs on the market. > > What is the reason for this contradiction? Is this because the job > opportunities > are in different locations than the developers? Is this because there > is a gap in > the meaning of "good Perl developer" and "good Perl job"? > > In order to try to understand the problem I created a small poll > trying to figure > out what are the expectations of a Perl developer from an employer or a job > opportunity. > > In addition to this poll I am also preparing a white paper for companies to > help them understand how they can find more and better Perl developers. > If you are interested in it or you would like your boss to read it, > please let me know. > > http://perlide.org/polls/the-most-important-features-of-an-employer-or-job-opportunity/ > > regards > Gabor > http://szabgab.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Perl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
