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suggestions on finding experienced sysadmins?



On 06/10/2010 10:57 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
> OK, you need experienced sysadmins. That means that you are
> expecting to pay reasonably high-end salaries, right?
>
> Put a salary range in the ad. Explain why your company is really
> interesting, and good at what it does. Talk about what you're
> doing now, and what you want to do in future.
>
> Describe your on-call rotation. "This position has overnight
> on-call three nights per week." "One week per month." "24/7
> on-call, but we only need to see you in the office 2 days per
> week." Whatever it is, describe it accurately.
>
> Put in the URL of your company. Make sure that if there's a
> "Careers" or "Jobs" section of the website, that this appears on
> it.
>
> Run your ad by a bunch of experienced sysadmins, first. Then put
> it on Craig's List.



I have covered most of these in my job posting on craigslist.  The major 
thing that isn't currently listed is a salary range.  I suspect I could 
expand more on current goals and future goals / projects.

Thanks,
Ryan






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