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So, you need to hire someone with some technical savvy to run your website?

Don’t do what the company that Angie is talking about here did:

People who might actually have these skills will never respond to this ad. There are a few people out there who may have 95% of the skills you’re looking for, with nearly all the experience you require. There may be quite a few people who have 75% of the skills you are looking for. These are all very talented people, to have even met 75% of the goals set out by this job ad. But by putting together a job ad like the one above ó something that absolutely screams ìWe don’t know what we’re doing!î ó you’ve guaranteed that none of these very talented people would ever want to come to work for you.

Even in this recession, where there are more out-of-work tech people than ever, employers and employees both have to remember that there is such a thing as mutual respect. If you want us to learn your business, take a bit of time to learn ours. At the very least, avoid laundry lists of requirements if you have no idea what they mean. Build up a relationship of trust with us and we will reward you with loyalty and dedication, not to mention the inevitable overtime that most tech people go through at least occasionally. Don’t insult us, and we won’t insult you.

Angie disects the job posting that she saw quite well, and it’s great lesson for anyone that might work in HR to learn, and for anyone in a ‘hiring authority’ position to know, just in case you have to hire through your HR department.