Re: Guerilla Job Marketing Article

2006-08-04 Thread Damien McKenna
t I did and while I was working through #2 a job from #1 fell on my lap - magic! -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include ~| Introducing

RE: Too much experience

2006-02-13 Thread Damien McKenna
n engineering starts to face as they get experienced, part of the problem becomes finding companies that won't dismiss you out-of-hand because they're unwilling to pay for your skill, they just want some 20-something relative newbie. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EM

RE: 2006 Turn Around?

2006-01-19 Thread Damien McKenna
neak in as much geeking as they can anyway :-) -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:1

RE: I hate MS Word

2005-07-13 Thread Damien McKenna
More specifically, use OpenOffice to manage your documents and export them as PDF / DOC as needed. -Original Message- From: Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 7/12/2005 8:49 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Cc: Subject:Re: I hate MS Word http://www.openoffice.org/ ~~~

RE: Cold Fusion Job Resources

2005-06-10 Thread Damien McKenna
You might also try the forums on WebHostingForums.com, there are often job advertisements there. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include

RE: Typing test for programming?

2005-06-01 Thread Damien McKenna
your typing skills against them. Its really fun, I got it for my wife a number of years back and she loved it :) You should be able to find it in stores for $10 or less. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 40

RE: Typing test for programming?

2005-06-01 Thread Damien McKenna
> Mavis Beacon? Mavis can be had for as little as $5 in the bargain bins in most electronics stores. Of course she doesn't like it when I say it like that, she feels belittled. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ -

RE: What makes a programmer look low level

2005-05-12 Thread Damien McKenna
OK, I'll bite. Why would you *not* use standard CFML tags for the purpose they fullfill? -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include > -Original Message- > From: Glenn Saunders [ma

RE: What makes a programmer look low level

2005-05-09 Thread Damien McKenna
> -Original Message- > From: Simon Horwith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'd love to know how ou "find" code that an applicant wrote 3 years > ago. Contributions to OSS? -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www

RE: Where are all the mid-level CF developers?

2005-04-29 Thread Damien McKenna
> -Original Message- > From: Simon Horwith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > but Java pretty much "forces" you to use good coding techniques > moreso than CF. The Java code at one of my first real jobs was an abomination, utter drivel, so I'd have to disagree

RE: From Across The Atlantic

2005-04-26 Thread Damien McKenna
ll have yet to finish my bachelor's degree (though I did pick up an Associate of Science degree along the way). Research, research, research, as my father-in-law says "proper prior planning prevents p### poor performance". -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Lim

RE: which one of these things is not like the other...

2005-04-08 Thread Damien McKenna
How did you know it was RHT? ;-) I ended up getting the job though, they were happy enough with my background and test results, and I got on well with the hiring manager. Still here -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407

RE: which one of these things is not like the other...

2005-04-08 Thread Damien McKenna
I can't imagine ever using it myself, it doesn't take that much effort to do what it does manually and better. CFGRID - for when you are 100% lazy, or hate life. As for certifications, I need to see if my manager will spring for one of those. -- Damien McKenna - Web Develope

RE: which one of these things is not like the other...

2005-04-08 Thread Damien McKenna
I took a test in February of 2004 in PHP and CFML. I scored a mid-80's on the PHP and a low 70's in the CFML. The reason for this was that the CFML test used CFGRID a good deal, and I'd never used this tag as it wasn't in the book I used to learn CFML X-) Go figure. --

RE: Non Disclosure Agreements

2005-03-28 Thread Damien McKenna
information to their competitors. Personally, I work during the day for a company that supplies a health suppliment and at night for a HR company, so there's no problem. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #in

RE: interview questions

2005-03-24 Thread Damien McKenna
praising us in person. I'm sure glad I'm not there any more. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company - http://www.thelimucompany.com/ - 407-804-1014 #include -Original Message- From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, Marc

RE: Salary change when rolling permanent

2005-02-18 Thread Damien McKenna
and it should be up to that person to decide how much the new hire is paid depending on the skills needed for the job, not personality match with the HR person. No offense intended to anyone here, just a general annoyance. -- Damien McKenna - Web Developer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Limu Company