[LRUG] Rails developers needed

[Pierre Nel]

Stephen: In all honesty, Progressive gets a thumbs up from me.

P

On 20/02/2008, Capron, Stephen <s.capron at progressive.co.uk> wrote:
> P,
>
> Surely the question was of recruiter's candid nature, and accurate
> rhetoric... Not our ability to Code. I understand what my Clients want,
> and facilitate the hire etc...
>
> Now there are varying standards of Consultant, as there are Programmers
> but as a rule we understand the industry dynamics not the "ins and
> outs".
>
> Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org [mailto:chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org]
> On Behalf Of Pierre Nel
> Sent: 20 February 2008 15:09
> To: London Ruby Users Group
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Rails developers needed
>
>
> *lol* If recruiters knew the ins & outs of  programming & "Web 2.0" (gag
> reflex), they would be programmers, and not recruiters. Surely?
>
> It's like a person without a drivers licence trying to convince you to
> buy a Porsche that's actually a Skoda.
>
> P
>
> On 20/02/2008, Capron, Stephen <s.capron at progressive.co.uk> wrote:
> > Andy,
> >
> > There is and we do rather well...
> >
> > Stephen Capron
> >
> > Senior Consultant
> > Business Intelligence & Analytics
> > Progressive
> >
> > Tel: 020 8971 8787
> > mailto:s.capron at progressive.co.uk
> >
> > To view the Progressive E-Brochure visit
> > http://www.progressive.co.uk/docs/eBrochure/Progressive_ebook.pdf
> >
> > To view a selection of our available Candidates visit
> > http://www.progressive.co.uk/resumes
> >
> > Or to view our full range of Client and Candidate facilities go to
> > http://www.progressive.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org [mailto:chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org]
> > On Behalf Of Andrew Stewart
> > Sent: 20 February 2008 14:58
> > To: London Ruby Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [LRUG] Rails developers needed
> >
> >
> >
> > On 20 Feb 2008, at 14:46, David Salgado wrote:
> > > Also, when was the last time you saw a vacancy for a mediocre
> > > developer? Just curious.
> >
> > It's the same adjective inflation you find with estate agents:
> > stunning this, outstanding that.
> >
> > I'm certain there's a gap in the market for (brutally) honest
> > recruitment agents.  They could also translate candidates' CVs ("I
> > have four years of Rails experience" -> "Has no idea").
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andy Stewart
> >
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