Re: FN-FORUM: What's the best way of recruiting a new .Net developer?

date posted 19th November 2007 11:13



Peter Ebdon wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We need another developer with a couple of years of experience of developing
> .Net web applications with SQL Server database and Javascript knowledge and
> the ability to hand-code HTML. We're based at Harwell near Newbury (M4 J13).
>
> I know we could go the agency route but have any of you had any success with
> advertising directly for the post in a publication or on monster, etc?
>
> I can't stand recruitment agents and would like to avoid their fees if
> possible. Any help much appreciated.
>
When we were looking for graduate programmers at the place I worked
until a couple of years back advertising in our local paper worked out
pretty well. I don't know if it would work for someone more senior but
given the relative cost compared with an agency it's worth a shot.

You could maybe try advertising at some of the smarter places like
thedailywtf.com or http://jobs.joelonsoftware.com/ as well. I don't
know how those work out ( the dailywtf one seems pretty quiet ) but they
attract slightly more savvy developers so might be worth a shot.

-ben