Re: [Linux-aus] job database

[Anand Kumria <wildfire@progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 01:00:40AM -0800, Kimberly Shelt wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 07:37:54PM +1030, David Lloyd wrote:
> > There are a few jobs generally listed on the Linux Australia web-site.
> > They're probably suffering the same problem as the Mojolin mob in that
> > not everyone who has a job on offer has put it up there.
> 
> Agreed, I looked aroudn the site a little more after posting and
> see they do have more jobs available in other countries and more
> recently posted than the only .au one. :)
> 
> The concept is good, although I "think" LinuxAust.. is trying to
> focus on at home first ?.. 
> 
> Perhaps a committee member from LA could contact the Mojolin people
> and organise a cadge of the code ? then modify it to suit ?

We already have a database backed site - I don't think modifying the
code base would be to any huge advanateg. The only thing they do, we don't 
do is host resumes. 

Apart from your suggestion we haven't seen anyone else suggest this 
so perhaps not many people are interested in posting their resumes.

>From examing the jobs@slug.org.au experience it seems that posting
resumes / availability notification attracts around 1 person per month
whereas position posting attracts 2.3 posts per month (total 21). Of
course take this with a grain of salt of course.

Over the same time period (June 2002 - till now), jobs@linux.org.au has
posted 27 positions. I don't know what kind of feedback the slug guys
are getting but some of the companies who send through their
requirements have indicated they don't bother using other avenues apart
from jobs@linux.org.au -- having said that it could probably be better
advertised.

Regards,
Anand

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