<div dir="ltr">IMHO a lot of companies have an irrational aversion to junior devs. Get a junior dev pairing full-time with a senior and they should be in a position to provide tangible value to your organisation within a few weeks (hardly a massive outlay, given the cost of recruitment in general). That's assuming they are enthusiastic and have some sort of programming experience at home/school/uni, but surely that's pretty much invariably the case. <br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-05-21 16:41 GMT+01:00 Ian Moss <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hello@ianmoss.com" target="_blank">hello@ianmoss.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I've just started reaching out to 2nd and 3rd year Computer Science /<br>
Software Engineering students in Manchester to get involved with 196<br>
destinations on a contributory / for experience basis. Pleasantly<br>
surprised with getting 5 or so interested, given I've not had much<br>
response from local experienced rubyists, who are happy with their day<br>
rate, rather than taking a big risk on a startup. (Understood).<br>
<br>
If any of your juniors are in the Manchester area and want to get<br>
involved on a similar basis, then it'd be great to hear from them. A<br>
real opportunity to help shape a new company :)<br>
<br>
Front-end developers as well as server-side specialists are needed.<br>
(Ideally with a love of travel, and a team orientated sociable outlook).<br>
<br>
We're an early days startup, with a partnership with several big travel<br>
companies in place. Pre-revenue & pre-investment, but lots of potential,<br>
with the right help.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
--<br>
Ian Moss<br>
<a href="http://196destinations.com" target="_blank">http://196destinations.com</a> - capturing your travel dreams & helping you<br>
get on the plane!<br>
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<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/alteris" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/alteris</a> //<br>
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----- Original message -----<br>
From: Thayer Prime <<a href="mailto:thayer@team-prime.com">thayer@team-prime.com</a>><br>
To: London Ruby Users Group <<a href="mailto:chat@lists.lrug.org">chat@lists.lrug.org</a>><br>
Subject: [LRUG] Juniors<br>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 14:22:07 +0100<br>
<br>
Hi LRUG<br>
<br>
I often come across juniors in my work (few a month), and almost none<br>
of my clients ever want junior ruby developers, I get like 1-2 junior<br>
roles in a team once or twice a year, sadly. And even then they're<br>
often "juniors" that must have 2 years exp and a PHD and and and ;-)<br>
<br>
If any of you ever do want juniors (and I mean 0-1 years experience<br>
types), drop me a line. If I have any at the time you're welcome to<br>
them free of charge as I'd really like to help more juniors get into<br>
our industry.<br>
<br>
Seems strange that there's so much talk about skills shortages and yet<br>
not many companies seem prepared to train their own. *shrug*<br>
<br>
Thayer<br>
<br>
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