Re: who wants to hire my friend Ian?
James Doepp <[email protected]> Sat, 18 Jul 2020 17:37:09 -0400
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--===============1146356575675467514== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001d99e905aabe14eb" --0000000000001d99e905aabe14eb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm also a self-taught programmer, and I've been looking unsuccessfully for a developer job in the UK for over a year now (living in the US, UK/US dual citizen). I think what makes it difficult in my situation (besides being overseas) is that I've been working as the only Python developer in the same company for 8 years - for senior roles companies want developers who have had experience within a Python team, and 8 years experience is too long to be considered for other roles. Jim On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 15:40, Harry Percival <[email protected]> wrote: > hang on a minute, it's been like, more than 3 days, and I find out none of > you has hired Ian yet? are you mad? this is a self-taught programmer we're > talking about here! these people are some of the most motivated, > hardworking, innovative people in the industry. > > and he's making a career switch! so you can have someone with actual > experience of working in a real job, a proper grown-up, but for > almost-as-cheap as a 20-year old who struggles to get out of bed before > 10:30am. > > this man is like gold dust people! snap him up! > > On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, 12:07 Harry Percival, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ian (cc'd, [email protected]) has been a hobbyist developer for years >> but has decided it's time to make the transition to being a proper nerd. >> He's too embarrassed to say it, but he has a substantial amount of >> self-taught experience, mostly Python/Linux. You can see a selection at >> https://www.ushills.co.uk/ >> >> I reckon whoever snaps him up will be extremely lucky! Birmingham or >> commutable (London, Manchester... I mean is anyone commuting these days >> anyway?) >> >> all the best! >> Harry >> > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > --0000000000001d99e905aabe14eb Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I'm also a self-taught programmer, and I've been l= ooking unsuccessfully for a developer job in the UK for over=C2=A0a year no= w (living in the US, UK/US dual citizen). I think what makes it difficult i= n my situation (besides being overseas) is that I've been working as th= e only Python developer in the same company for 8 years - for senior roles = companies want developers who have had experience within a Python team, and= 8 years experience is too long to be considered for other roles.<div><br><= /div><div>Jim</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl= ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 15:40, Harry Percival <<a href= =3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote= :<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.= 8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"au= to">hang on a minute, it's been like, more than 3 days, and I find out = none of you has hired Ian yet? are you mad? this is a self-taught programme= r we're talking about here! these people are some of the most motivated= , hardworking, innovative people in the industry.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></di= v><div dir=3D"auto">and he's making a career switch! so you can have so= meone with actual experience of working in a real job, a proper grown-up, b= ut for almost-as-cheap as a 20-year old who struggles to get out of bed bef= ore 10:30am.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">this man is= like gold dust people! snap him up!</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo= te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, 12:07 Harry P= ercival, <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail= _quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204= ,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ian (cc'd, <a href=3D"mai= lto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected].= uk</a>) has been a hobbyist developer for years but has decided it's ti= me to make the transition to being a proper nerd.=C2=A0 He's too embarr= assed to say it, but he has a substantial amount of self-taught experience,= mostly Python/Linux. You can see a selection at <a href=3D"https://www.ush= ills.co.uk/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ushills.co.uk= /</a><div><br></div>I reckon whoever snaps him up will be extremely lucky!= =C2=A0 Birmingham or commutable (London, Manchester... I mean is anyone com= muting these days anyway?)</div><div><br></div><div>all the best!</div><div= >Harry<br></div></div> </blockquote></div> _______________________________________________<br> python-uk mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">python-uk@python.= org</a><br> <a href=3D"https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk" rel=3D"noref= errer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk= </a><br> </blockquote></div> --0000000000001d99e905aabe14eb-- --===============1146356575675467514== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk --===============1146356575675467514==--