OT: Going rate for LAMP jobs

[geoffrey mendelson]

On Oct 26, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Amos Shapira wrote:
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> Speaking of a global market, and NOT to put you off, good luck
> competing with the rates that can be found at
> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=hire+a+programmer&ie=UTF-8


The nature of employment is that until you go low enough to reach  
zero, there is always someone who will be willing to underbid you.  
Sometimes it's because they can (they pay their employees less), they  
work for some other reason (interns, religeous workes, lower rates  
somewhere else), or marketing (get the job  at any cost so that they  
can use it for a reference, or an "in"), etc.

The only way to counter it is to present yourself as better value for  
money. If you can't do that, either take a job as an employee, or find  
a good marketing agent.

You also need to  make sure you are appropriate to the job. Someone  
who wants a "script kiddie" is not going to hire a PhD in computer  
science with 20 years experience, no matter how willing you seem, or  
vice versa. I know someone who posted a low level part time clerical  
job. Shuflling papers and putting things on shelves. They got  
applications from people who had PhDs and other advanced degrees. One  
person followed up their application with emails, phone calls, and  
glowing recemendations from co-workers who when questioned said they  
never even met the person they were just passing on the email.

Not only did that person not get the job, but if the hiring manager  
was not so nice, there would have been a restraining order for  
stalking taken out against the applicant (it was that bad).

Geoff.
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