On 2015-07-22 13:18, Nathan England wrote: > The company I currently work for has 3 developer position openings and > in 4 months we've had only two candidates apply. That seems to me a > real need for developers. Either that or the job description is too > complicated for them to get past. > City of Chandler PD is looking for 2 LAMP developers and apparently are not getting a very good response either. This is a great job from what I can tell. $70,000 or so with lots of holidays, vacation, sick leave, and the best part is state retirement. There must be a LAMP shortage hu? > Nathan > > On 2015-07-22 10:45, Keith Smith wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I posted for an entry level LAMP developer a week or so ago figuring I >> would find a number of people wanting to break into LAMP development. >> What I received was a lackluster response. I was offering $22/hr 1099 >> with the potential to bill 40 hours a week. I figured by the time >> that person pays for health insurance figured at $250/mo, pays he self >> employment tax, and takes some vacation time and holiday time off, >> this compensation would be about $18 an hour W2 or $36,000 a year. >> >> Here is the contract description: >> >> I am looking for an entry level LAMP developer. Would like someone >> with entry level PHP skills and entry level Linux skills. Stuff like >> the ability to add a user, add a sudo user, and configure vhosts on >> apache. I will give directions with examples and they will be working >> on a development VPS so if they blow it we just spin up another. As >> for PHP skills if this person knows how to write a MySql connection >> string and is able to insert, update, delete and list.... this person >> could be what I am looking for. This is a maintenance job. This >> person would need to know some HTML and CSS. jQuery would be a plus. >> >> This contract could last as long as 2 or 3 years. At that point we >> would need to either up the compensation or understand when this >> person takes off for other opportunities. >> >> Is the compensation fair? Any ideas why I received such a lukewarm >> response? >> >> >> Your feedback is much appreciated. >> >> Keith > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss