[LA.pm] Finding a job for a beginner

[Andrew Solomon]

NOTE - I've already sent an email on this topic to sanfrancisco-pm, so if
you're on that list - apologies, and read no further.

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I'm looking for people's advice [1] on finding a job on the West coast for
a Perl beginner[2].

Here's the deal: I'm teaching Perl (online) and one of my students lives a
long way from any Perl shop, but he'll happily relocate to the West coast
if that will get him a Perl job. If there's a company which would consider
taking on a beginner, I'd happy to provide an honest appraisal of his skill
set. So my questions:

 * Are there any companies open to taking on beginner developers?
 * Are there any recruitment agents who specialise in Perl and would go
the extra mile to find a placement for a newbie?

Advice and opinions are what I'd like, and if you're a company or
recruitment agent who's interested you're welcome to email me off list.

Thanks in advance!

Andrew

[1] If you're wondering why I'm so ignorant it's because I live in London
and I haven't been to Los Angeles (outside the airport) since 1983
[2] When I say 'beginner' I mean he hasn't had a job writing Perl, but I've
got him writing packages with unit tests and using references...


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Andrew Solomon

Mentor at Geekuni http://geekuni.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/asolomon
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