Re: Please Help: How to Hire an IT Admin?

* Andrew DeFaria <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi folks,

> >We have placed an online ad, but have received very limited response.  
> >Here's our ad:  
> >http://stepstone.de/offers/offer_detail.cfm?click=yes&id=260297
> >
> >1. Are we doing something wrong? What?
> 
> Well it's in German! :-)

And you're missing an email address.

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BTW: if you outsourcing instead of hiring would also be okay, 
feel free to contact me personally ;-)

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> >2. Should we include what benefits we offer?
> 
> People are generally more interest in what their paycheck says not 
> benefits. Many times benefits are assumed...

Well, not always.
I personally (as a freelancer) like to think about some more facts, ie. 
+ are there any resources I could probably use (hardware, bandwidth, ...)
+ which grade of availability do I have to provide, how free am I in 
  doing a (larger) break for some other things (as a representative 
  I've got a lot of political work, meetings over meetings, etc)
+ how is the general social climate in the company ?
+ how much of the work can my done at home (in my favourite working env) ?
  (this isn't unintersting for productivity and regeneration)
+ can I delegate some of the work to others easily ?

Of course, I'm speaking from the view of an freelancer, who has lots of 
other occupations beside the job (well, in fact several jobs at a time).
I can't speak for the 99% of mass folks - perhaps they're trivial enough 
that the paycheck is the only intersting ...

> >3. Do qualified persons not want IT admin jobs?
> 
> Huh? That question doesn't even make any sense! It's clear that there is 
> a field called IT admin. Why would a qualified IT admin not want a job?!?

Well, the intersting question is: what kind of qualification.
Again, speaking just for myself: I'm a coder (not just as a job, also
as a way of life ;-)), so the typical admin stuff isn't always what
makes greatest joy to me, but I'm *able* to do this work (at least 
think so ;-)) and, if the conditions are okay and I'm not really 
occupied with more important things, I'll do that job. Thats business.

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> >4. What minimum salary and/or benefits should we be offering?
> 
> Obviously more than you are offering otherwise you'd be innovated with 
> responses! :-)

Well, I didn't see any salery facts in the announcement. 
BTW: I'm not really sure, if it's wise to do so.


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