> Unfortunately, in my experience anyway, good agents are rarer than gold dust in the IT industry.
Considering all the gold in computer parts (or so I've heard), seems like we get a good deal then. (/pedantic)
Is it even a good idea for a startup to try and recruit through classifieds? In small teams it seems like knowing people beforehand goes a long way to quickly integrating into the team (and thus going along with the "release fast and often" we all so cherish). People in startups probably know other relatively smart people, and the cost of learning the tools would seem to be outweighed by the advantages brought by the social dynamics.
Do people in startups have friends? Do they find the time to hang around with people outside their own business to work on those sorts of relations?
Considering all the gold in computer parts (or so I've heard), seems like we get a good deal then. (/pedantic)
Is it even a good idea for a startup to try and recruit through classifieds? In small teams it seems like knowing people beforehand goes a long way to quickly integrating into the team (and thus going along with the "release fast and often" we all so cherish). People in startups probably know other relatively smart people, and the cost of learning the tools would seem to be outweighed by the advantages brought by the social dynamics.
Do people in startups have friends? Do they find the time to hang around with people outside their own business to work on those sorts of relations?