Talking with so many people in the community, a subject that comes up often is that of “How do I find good people?” I’ve actually been doing some education with those looking to staff up their projects or organizations (see my “I need a SharePoint Guy” slides on slideshare.
So it comes as no shock the post Catrina Fake (co-Founder of Flickr) just made about the challenges of finding the right people. But her take is somewhat different than many of the staffers I’ve talked to. Her view is that finding good engineers isn’t as hard as some might claim, but it’s the finding of the cross disciplined engineer that’s the difficult task.
So for those of you out there looking to make a move, check out the things that she mentioned and consider adding something besides that next level of recursive optimizations to your resume. Check out a user group on a subject you’re not familiar with. Try out a role you haven’t done before. Take on a task that you have been avoiding because it’s just “not in my job description.” It might just pay off – with both better job offers and a better understanding of the whole software/tech industry.
