Re: [LUG] Newton Abbot IT Job.

A tad harsh, Martin. Variable pay offers depending on experience is very common now - even where wages are stated, they're often modified with "depending on experience" / ranges / starting at. By them submitting what they're working for now, it saved them wasting time coming for an interview if it's completely disparate. We're up-front about it - many aren't. We're also up-front that we're a charity, and rates of pay are not always competitive with other businesses; but not everyone is in the market for money above everything else.

And of course, all the employer does is make an offer for services rendered. If the potential employee doesn't think it's fair, they're not being held by gunpoint.Â

We're undergoing IIP level 2 accreditation this week as it happens, having passed Level 1 three years ago, and several people from this lug have worked for or with us over the years - so shysters screwing staff isn't a reasonable stab either. There's a number of benefits we offer beyond the legal minimums, and our retention is generally very good.

But, I guess I won't be seeing your application then, and that's probably for the best for both of us :)

(FWIW, we've had a very good level of response with four excellent candidates (and quite a few who saw 'Administrator' in the title and applied without any IT experience), and I'm interviewing next week.The advert did its job, regardless of your personal feelings. If anyone else here is still interested, we'll be closing applications by end of the week, so get a wiggle on!)

On 29 June 2016 at 18:00, Martin Gautier <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"The rate of pay will be dependent upon relevant experience but applicants are encouraged to provide details of their current earnings or future expectations."

That's more that a little cheeky too. Name your price, too high and you won't get an interview, too low and you'll work for peanuts.

It tells me that they're either too incompetent to know their market and the salaries required to hire the correct people or they're shysters trying to screw their new staff.

Thanks, but no thanks.

On 29/06/16 17:06, Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint wrote:

maybe it change since i last was looking for a job in IT/programming
but most places just assume you have a car and driving licence. I was
told by an agency it would really limit my chances, which it did. I
even had one that refused to refund travel costs(the agency did and
then deleted me off there books)

mark

On 22 June 2016 at 18:58, Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 22/06/16 17:49, Simon Avery wrote:

We're looking for a good IT person based at Newton Abbot. Mixed windows
and
Debian...

http://www.indeed.co.uk/cmp/The-Mare-and-Foal-Sanctuary/jobs/IT-System-Administrator-72cde8bbb22f338c

Good that the advert mentions really wanting a driver.
With the last job I applied for this wasn't made clear until the second
interview.

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