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We have partnered with HotLinuxJobs to provide KernelTrap readers with a new Linux Job Board dedicated to helping you find employment in free and open source technologies. The list of jobs on our website will be automatically updated as new jobs come available, and can be found by clicking the 'Jobs' link in the menu at the top of every page. When you find a listed job that you're interested in, follow the link from the job board to sign up for the free Jobs Email List. A HotLinuxJobs recruiter will then personally work with you, interviewing your over the phone before sending your resume to the potential employer, and protecting your confidentiality. You may sign up for the Jobs Email List even if you currently find no matching jobs, and a HotLinuxJobs recruiter will contact you when a match is found. Their website explains:
"[HotLinuxJobs is a] search firm specializing in the placement of Linux / Open Source professionals, providing both contract and direct hire services to our clients. Our knowledge of the Linux / Open Source landscape and employment marketplace make us your most efficient recruiting resource. If you are looking for exciting opportunities and want to work for leading companies adopting Open Source technologies, please contact us and send us a copy of your resume and sign up for our jobs email list."
Their website goes on to explain, "HotLinuxJobs is NOT a job board site. We operate much like a traditional recruiting firm, which means that you get personal attention from one of our recruiters."
Employers can visit this page if interested in working with HotLinuxJobs to find candidates.
KernelTrap's involvement in this new partnership is to connect talented Linux candidates with HotLinuxJobs recruiters. By following any of the links on our job board and signing up for the free Jobs Email List, if you are subsequently connected with a job, KernelTrap earns a commission. Long time readers will know that this is our second attempt at setting up a useful job resource for KernelTrap readers, a new partnership that we hope addresses all of the concerns and feedback received in response to our earlier attempt.
We welcome all comments, criticisms, and suggestions on how we can improve this service.
recruiters? no thanks.
I haven't been a KernelTrap reader long enough to remember the first attempt at a job board, but I have an allergic reaction to recruiters. The ones I've dealt with in the past have been generally clueless. Maybe "HotLinuxJobs" are more clueful, but that would make them the exception.
I get pinged by company recruiters pretty often these days, and wish that I had somewhere to send them where they could directly contact interested kernel developers looking for jobs. I guess I can point them at this new board (not my problem, after all), but it still doesn't seem like a great solution to me.
Joel Spolsky's job board seemed pretty nice in terms of structure -- no recruiters allowed, only direct company -> candidate communication allowed. Too bad it only has fluffy web 2.0 stuff on there. ;)
$0.02
Re: recruiters? no thanks
Alex,
Thanks for your concerns. They are well-founded. There are plenty of recruiters out there that produce negative feelings toward our industry. I hope that we are an exception.
Just a little background on us. We have been involved in the Linux/Open Source space for over 8 years. During that time, we have spent at least 65-70% of our time working on positions that involve Linux kernel work. So, we hope that we have gained some good understanding throughout the years in this niche.
I presented at the Ottawa Linux Symposium this year, and was fortunate to have a fairly good turnout and response from some very strong kernel engineers in the field. I take that as a good indication that we continue to be headed in the right direction. That knowledge has assisted us in putting a number of people in positions that contribute a fair amount of code back to the open source community. So, if either yourself or anyone you know is looking for a position in the future, hopefully you will give us a try. We would look forward to assisting you.
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Brent Marinaccio, SPHR
Director of Open Source Recruiting
HotLinuxJobs
877-548-0003 x3015
www.hotlinuxjobs.com
irc.freenode.net #hotlinuxjobs
skype: bmarinaccio