[DUG] How hard is it to get Delphi developers?

[Rohit Gupta]

Connor,

We discovered that in 2000.  Since then we have been advertising in 
India.  One ad in Times of India (in 3 cities) usually generates 100s of 
applicants.  Thrice now, I have picked the top 5, asked them to do a 
project.  Then I have picked the top 3 and only interviewed them in 
person... and selected one.

Conor Boyd wrote:
> We've advertised twice in the last year for experienced Delphi devs 
> based in Christchurch.  Our positions would have been advertised on 
> Seek and RealContacts, and maybe elsewhere too.
>  
> My recollection is that we had maybe around 10-15 applicants each 
> time.  A number of those applicants would have been overseas 
> applicants basically fishing for jobs in NZ, and whose skills didn't 
> realistically meet the requirements of the job as advertised, and 
> weren't considered further.
>  
> From the CVs, each time there were probably only 2-3 that appeared 
> worth pursuing further.
>  
> So, for us, not a large pool from which to draw.
>  
> HTH,
>  
> C.
>
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> *From:* delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz 
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] *On Behalf Of *Sean Cross
> *Sent:* Monday, 15 September 2008 2:43 p.m.
> *To:* delphi at delphi.org.nz
> *Subject:* [DUG] How hard is it to get Delphi developers?
>
> I am working though succession planning at the moment.  In the event 
> of my departure or untimely demise, Catalyst would need a replacement 
> Delphi dev. 
>
>  
>
> How hard are these to find?  We could place the hypothetical somebody 
> in Auckland, Napier or Wellington so location would probably not be a 
> problem.
>
>  
>
> An alternative is getting a trainee developer ahead of time, but I am 
> not sure how many Delphi trainees are available either.
>
>  
>
> Regards
>
>  
>
> Sean Cross
> CIO
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