We started a recruiting firm almost six years ago. At the time, I thought
about the number of telecommuting positions we would get moving forward;
after all, we were working with professionals doing Open Source development.
It only made sense that the outcome of the Open Source model, successful
off-site collaboration, would result in corporations letting these people
work off-site. For the last six years, I've found it to be quite the
opposite. Granted, there are many developers who are allowed to work
remotely, but not as many as I originally thought. So the question is, "Why
is that so?" I'm going to repeat what we've been told by the management
class, but I'm ultimately going to argue corporations have to offer this
option more routinely.
The process of Open Source... (more)
A job search can be one of the most daunting challenges one faces in his
lifetime. Fortunately, the current economy offers a plentiful supply of
opportunities. Even with that said, a number of factors always come into play
like which company should I choose, and should I relocate for an exciting
opportunity, or what opportunity is best for my career, and does the
opportunity give me the ... (more)
Welcome to my first installment as a LinuxWorld Magazine writer. I'm taking
over from my colleague Rob Jones and I hope to continue on the same track of
providing information on certifications, as well as discussing the nuances in
the Linux/Open Source recruiting landscape.
For this article, I decided to focus on one of the relatively new Open Source
certifications that are permeating the... (more)
For this installment of my recruiting/certification column, I have decided to
turn my attention to the MySQL certification. It's another one of the open
source-based certification programs that seems to be gaining a lot of
traction in the marketplace. We, as most of you probably know, continue to
see companies implementing MySQL as an alternative to proprietary databases
on the market. A... (more)
Brent Marinaccio has been with HotLinuxJobs since its inception in early 2000. HotLinuxJobs is a recruiting firm that specializes in the placement of Linux/Open Source professionals. As director of open source recruiting, Brent has gained considerable insight in the subtleties of recruiting in the Open Source world.
Keith Bergelt
Gaurav Mantri
Aditya Banerjee
John Karamitsos
Kaj van de Loo
Bob Little
Alois Reitbauer
Chris Schin
Richard Gordon
Anil Parambath
