Re: job available

This is not specific to China - adequate staff is rare and on top of it,
Linux is not mainstream.

Why not trying zhaopin.com, 51job or even xianzhai?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Cousins" <simon-MTRkitCQmL6jF/[email protected]>
To: "'Beijing LUG general non-technical discussion list - Not
publiclyposted'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:37 AM
Subject: RE: [blug-general] job available


> > On Wednesday 07 April 2004 11:19, Simon Cousins wrote:
> > > If any of you know of an English-speaking young person who is
interested
> > in
> > > the role, and if that person has a strong grip of Linux fundamentals,
> > > apache, postfix, and a fair degree of HTML/PHP/MySQL, I'd be most
> > > appreciative of your leads.
> >
> > And whilst you're at it can we have the formula to turn dust into gold.
;)
> >
> > Wish you all the best Simon. Our super-duper new linux sysadmin failed
to
> > show
> > up for his first day of work! Unreal.
>
> Not to be condescending, but for the benefit of our honoured Chinese BLUG
> members, this is an apparently common phenomenon over here in China.
>
> Today, I had organized appointments for five applicants for the job.  All
> had submitted CVs (all CVs sounded excellent).
>
> 4 of the 5 had practically zero Linux experience, even though my
advertised
> 1st prerequisite was "strong Linux fundamentals" (yes, in both languages).
>
> The 5th didn't bother to come for the interview.
>
> The best Linux I got all day was "well, I know ls and pwd, but my Windows
> 2000 is very good!".
>
> Literally.  Ls and pwd.
>
> Its disappointing, but tomorrow I shall renew my passion for China (after
> drowning my sorrows in a zhongguo pijiu or two tonight) and keep looking
for
> a young girl or guy with a clue.
>
> I think my problem is mine, not China's.  I'm obviously not advertising in
> the right places.  Qinghua, BNU, Peking U.  Any clues?  I really need some
> help and the job is interesting, well-paid and fun.
>
> /src
>
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