I had the same kind of problem when I was managing a team at a college. I found that, once I developed a good screening process, I was able to find an occasional "diamond in the rough", somebody without the experience to pull a large salary and with enough drive and potential that I could train them up relatively quickly. There were bad hires and most of the good ones went on to get high-paid positions after a few years. Even so, I was able to keep costs down and contribute to the talent pool. A win-win for me.
Be clear about what you want in the job description, including salary. The more clear you are the more likely you are to get the candidate you want and you will get fewer uninteresting/uninterested candidates. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Jason Healy <jhe...@logn.net> wrote: > On Sep 10, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Yves Dorfsman <y...@zioup.com> wrote: > > > - $ compared to the rest of the industry in this geographical area. If > you don't mention it, I'll assume you pay less than average. > > As a small K-12 that's about to post for a net/sys admin next week, this > is always the killer for us. I'll try to mention all the fun stuff we do > and job perks (low stress, lots of variety, semi-flexible schedule, free > food). However, when it comes to selling the low salary it's tricky. > > That said, are there any objective measures of salary for sysadmin work in > .edu? I'm told that we're paying market rate compared to other small K-12, > but haven't been able to vet that. Additionally, if that truly is market > rate in our sector, it's well below that of other industries (that's part > of why I'm looking for someone new). > > Just trying to figure out if we are paying something "reasonable" or if > we're doomed to lose people once they get better offers. > > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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