21 jul 2011

How to hire good Java developers?

Comparto unas líneas traídas desde Java.net, entiendo que no todo es fácilmente aplicable pero no deja de ser un punto de vista interesante independientemente del lenguaje que utilicemos.
Destaco el punto 2, que me gustaría ver mucho mas seguido en empresas de estas latitudes, de corolario un palito para los fanáticos de las "métodos ágiles":
How to hire good Java developers?
Just in case you are seriously looking for good Java developers, some hints:
  1. Raise the salary (no excuses).
  2. Offer learning as part of the job benefits (conferences, books, courses, etc).
  3. Allow your developers to take project decisions.
  4. Use modern Java technologies (Still using Java 1.4?)
  5. Give the developers some stability and carrier perspective, and don't try that in a bureaucratic way.
  6. Flexible working time and remote office should be available.
  7. Give the developers more than water and coffee.. how about fruits? cokes and other beverages? How much it costs for you to buy 1 coke per developer a day? If you think it is too much, please leave the market :)
  8. Don't try poor copies of Google and IBM ideas, these companies are just richer than yours. Be creative and honest with your developers.
Good luck :) Java market is dry, good developers are scarce.. it is time for smart managers to raise the salaries and catch the good ones, the rest can be shared by people reading Scrum and Kanban manuals.
Y ojalá no les toque como a mi que tuve que arreglar mi propia silla :(


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