Re: PHP jobs

> Rasmus, just wondering, any species requirements from that moneky to learn > PHP? It would be interesting to see a gorrila and a lemur coding in > PHP, side by side :) First, it is a given the person has significant experience with C, C++ or Java, Perl or Python or Ruby, Apache, and XML. If the resume doesn't hit those basic points, toss it. Next I look for interesting project experience and pick out the people who have done things along the lines of what my current requirements are. -Rasmus > On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > > They are, but personally when I hire a "PHP" programmer I don't look for > > PHP skills. I look for other skills that show that the person is bright. > > I can teach a moderately intelligent monkey to use PHP. > > > > I think most people look at things too much from a tool perspective. You > > don't hire a newspaper writer because his resume says he knows how to > > type. You look at what he has written. He may not be able to type at > > all. > > > > -Rasmus > > > > On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, RS Herhuth wrote: > > > > > > > > I hear from a lot of different sources that PHP is the next "Big" thing. I > > > have been using PHP myself for some pretty serious web application > > > development for my current job for well over a year now. But my question is > > > in searching for potential PHP related employment there isn't much of > > > anything out there. So who is using PHP and why aren't they hiring? > > > > > > R > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >