Being Inspired by John Battelle’s posts about: Office Manager/Person Friday and Wanted: Write Hand i am going to write about someone who I am looking for to head our Technology department.
Well i am known for being naive and wishful thinking but well i will post this article anyway.
I am looking for a proactive person to join our team.Being pro active means you are willing to go the extra miles and be responsible to your work. From “7th habit of highly effective people”proactive people are resourceful and use their own initiative to find solutions and not just reporting problems. It’s not the question of why this issue can NOT be solved, it’s the question of how to solve this issue in the most efficient and effective way, knowing our limitations and other constrains.
Great at web programming (PHP is preferred) is a must of course. We are looking for a senior person with at least 3 or more years of experiences. You are free to choose your own staff/whom you want to be in your development team. We are not in a cost cutting phase in any sense, however, we need to justify your proposal with good planning and reasoning. It’s pretty much like a start-up experience where you have an idea and you want to build a team to work on it. Initially, you may need to work on everything because you haven’t found anyone to join your team so minor programming tasks are often there. Since this role is rather senior, management skill/team building skill is a plus.
If you are just looking for an 8-hour job, this position is not for you. The ideal candidate should have a burning desire to do great work, create exceptional products and don’t mind working hard to achieve it. Attention to detail will also be a key because no one will have time to double-check your work, trying to figure out loose ends due to sloppy coding. I am after a long-term partner that can be with us for at least 18 months. So if you have any other plan after 1 year, this is not for you also.
If you want to stop your current job and start your own business because you have an idea, we may be a good fit for you because we can give all of support you need from a secure monthly income to support yourself/family, a nice place to work with joyful people around while you can run like building your own start-up. Entrepreneur spirit and a Can do attitude is what we are looking for really.
Attitude is a particularly big with me. If you have an Ownership mentality, you will work very well with me. I don’t care much about red tape or tradition, i am after simplicity, efficiency and values to prospective customers, users etc…. You can ask any questions that you want, debates & argument are welcome. However, once we decide on certain things all parties need to move in that direction. We decide based on mutual consensus and logical approach.
As for the real day-to-day work that you will be doing, It will be a mixture of supporting other part of the businesses and working on a couple of special projects. We have quite a lot of client’s projects to work on.
Special projects will be slightly complicated and fascinating. They are not rocket science but they do need certain research into marketing and finance. Familiar with different API feeds or being able to build one will give you a head start.
Am i asking for too much? Well may be yes. But i believe we can offer something in return for a good partner. Our culture is very friendly and open. Change is the only constant and we are after long-term benefits, not short-term quick fix. We are not pressure by day-to-day monetary issue hence we can afford to take a long-term view. This can be extremely valuable during the current economic crisis in Vietnam. While the base salary would be enough for you to have a comfortable life, you won’t get rich with your salary, or at least not the level of richness that we are after. We follow a Give and Take model and try to be as reasonable and fair to every team member as we can, including yourself.
So if you are interested and not being discourage by all the constraints/disadvantages from above, email me at singaporesem@gmail.com or just leave your comment here and i will contact you.
Have a nice weekend ahead,
Chandler
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Good luck with these hires! Admirable that you’re putting it out there and hope it bears fruit.
From a fellow e-Cruiter