[portland] Job Board/Postings

[Michelle Rowley]

Hey Matt,

On the subject of a mentorship board, we're planning to build something
like that for the new Code Scouts platform. It wouldn't be Python/Django
specific, but would of course have search options.

In the spirit of not duplicating efforts, maybe you'd be interested in
chatting with Andrew about how to work together? (That would be awesome!!!)

Thanks!
Michelle

Michelle Rowley
http://www.michellerowley.com/
Organizer, Portland Python User Group <http://www.meetup.com/pdxpython/>
Executive Director, Code Scouts <http://www.codescouts.org/>


On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Matt Foster <matt.foster.c at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey, Matt here. I'm helping coordinate the Django pdxpython.org project at
> hack nights. I can see the pros and cons of a Python specific jobs board. I
> do tend to think duplication of effort is not good. Maybe we can build
> something that serves a different purpose? Our community has a genuine
> interest in mentorship and I think a board to connect new Pythonistas and
> Djangonauts with skill building opportunities would be a great help. It may
> be best to stipulate open source projects only to avoid any exploitation.
> What do you all think?
>
> Also, regarding it being hard to find Python / Django contractors in
> Portland, throw those jobs up on this list! I check here on a regular basis
> as do a few contractors I know. I also try to forward projects to other
> devs in my network who I think would be a good fit.
>
> Thanks!!
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Jeff Schwaber <freyley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd prefer to link to something like silicon florist jobs than duplicate
> > the effort and water down a local resource or make employers post more
> > times. *shrug*
> >
> > Unless there's something wrong with them? I've never used them
> personally.
> >
> > Jeff
> > On Aug 20, 2013 10:05 PM, "Thomas Hamlin" <thomas at metaphorlab.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I no longer respond to job offers if they do not come with pizza or
> beer.
> > >  Preferably both.  :o
> > >
> > > But seriously.  I'm never offended when someone posts jobs here, and
> > we've
> > > done so for my employer (cloudboltsoftware.com).  There are other
> > > channels that likely work better, though.
> > >
> > > Small projects are definitely tough to staff up and I think developing
> a
> > > long-term relationship with a small shop/collaborative might be the
> best
> > > approach because they'll have other work to fill gaps and be able to
> more
> > > easily shuffle dev time around to meet tight timelines.  That can be a
> > real
> > > win-win.  But you'll still have to buy them pizza and beer from time to
> > > time to fend off others vying for their skills.
> > >
> > > Enjoy the summer everyone!
> > >
> > > On Aug 20, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Michael Schurter wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Pythoneers!
> > > >
> > > > I was chatting with a friend at a design agency who was really
> > frustrated
> > > > with how hard it was to find a Django contractor in Portland
> (hopefully
> > > > more details on that opportunity coming soon).
> > > >
> > > > It's not a permanent position, so buying pizza for the meetup just to
> > > get a
> > > > contractor seems a little excessive. Is our mailing list the only
> other
> > > > option? Do people find job postings to this list helpful (either an
> > > > employer or employee)?
> > > >
> > > > Also, I'd love to see http://pdxpython.org get some love (perhaps
> from
> > > some
> > > > kind webdevs at a monthly hack night?). The Meetup page is pretty
> > > inviting
> > > > for people wishing to attend meetups, but the wiki is pretty
> > frightening
> > > > for people curious about the Portland Python community in general -
> > > > especially since it's had a big red warning at the top since January!
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