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Author: JD Austin
Date:  
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Php developer positions
I didn't see your original post (had to seach for it...); since you asked
for feedback I'll give it (grin)


---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 12:19:56 -0400
> From: Tim Thomas <>
> Reply-To:
> To:
> Subject: [AzPHP] PHP Web Developer Position - Local Motors
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is an awesome opportunity with Local Motors, a new american car
> company that co-creates cool cars right in Chandler! The best part is that
> we are spinning off our Internet-based vehicle co-creation site and need
> really talented people to make this happen.
>

So far so good...

>
> Here's the posting for the "PHP Web Developer", but there are also postings
> for "Web Designer/Front End Developer" and "LINUX Systems Administrator /
> MySQL DB Administrator" here http://www.local-motors.com/static.php?p=jobs




>
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> = - = - = - = - = - = - = - = - =
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> Local Motors (www.local-motors.com) has created a game-changing experience
> of designing, building, and retailing very cool cars. Our web site is
> central to our business model, as we are co-creating our amazing vehicle
> designs from the best transportation designers in the world. Now Local
> Motors is building a new web site which will deliver vehicle co-creation to
> the individuals and Fortune-500 companies alike.
>
> YOU:
> Have you built LINUX servers just for fun? Are you CREATIVE, like to do
> make NEW and DIFFERENT things? Do you look for web 2.0 sites because you
> love checking out other developer's innovative solutions? Do you want to be
> a part of changing the world in a meaningful way? Can you write a "module"
> to cache a home page, and if not, would you be excited to and capable of
> figuring that out? Has anyone called you "anal" about naming conventions and
> documenting, but it's just that you are driven to make the code base easy to
> understand?
>
>

Put the questions on separate lines.

Are you positive, supportive and inspiring to others? Do you get things
> done? Are you independent, and yet take direction well? Are you passionate
> enough to work in a start-up?
>
>

Up to here other than the formatting you had me interested...

> You may be a student or recent graduate with relevant school projects or
> endless hours of relevant tinkering behind you. You may have a couple of
> years experience under your belt developing the company web site. Either
> way, you are talented.
>
>

I think I get your intention here... you're not so interested in formal
education; just raw talent (good).


> Our playground:
> LINUX, Apache, PHP 5, MySQL 4, Javascript, SVN, HTML, CSS, Python
>
> YAY!



> Do/are/have you:
> know the differences between "$this" and '$that' in PHP
> handy with GREP and RSYNC
> really get object oriented programming
> performed a LEFT JOIN
> programmed something very cool
> Are flexible and open-minded, not defiantly religious about just the
> languages & frameworks you know and like
>
> This part made me smile :)


> And a quiz:
> It's 11:00 PM on Friday and you just peeked at the company web site. You
> realize that the release that your co-worker pushed out yesterday afternoon
> (bug free) for some reason has now disabled the community section of the web
> site. What do you do?
>
>

*I think you may have lost people here. Not enough information and for many
inpossible to answer without just asking questions such as...*

   - Is the site built such that configuration files determine what appears
   on the website?  If so were configuration files changed as part of the roll
   out?
   - Is the site based on a framework of any kind?  If so which one?
   - As part of the change where file permissions changed?
   - Was the associated database modified?  If so How?
   - Beyond that...
      - Are you using some kind of versioning system that can allow for
      rolling back
      - If it is 'bug free' then why does it have a side effect of disabling
      the Community section?




> Send your resume and a few sentences answering the question above,
> explaining why you are a good fit and demonstrating your excitement about
> cars to .
>
>



On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:11, Tim Thomas <> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I recently posted positions trying to locate candidates for a php web
> developer position, but I am hardly getting any responses, either through
> plug postings or otherwise.
>
> Can anyone comment on the market for php developers in Phoenix? Is it the
> local market or perhaps my posting that is the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
> Local Motors
>
>
>
> Tim Thomas
> CIO Local Motors
>
> @IMStarboard
>
> I don't think it is the local market; there are a lot of talented people.

And with the current job market many people looking for jobs; I'd apply but
I'm not looking for full time anything :)
JD
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