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Also keep in mind benefits are increasingly important. If you offer a good job at a decent salary that is not as stressful as some of the higher paying jobs that is a big deal. I have a colleague who just took a $15,000 pay cut to go to work for an ivy that she loves. Edward Iglesias On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Eric Phetteplace <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My first thought was a project-based contract, too. But there are few > programmer projects that would require zero maintenance once finished. As > someone who has had to pick up projects "completed" by others, there are > always bugs, gaps in documentation, and difficult upgrade paths. > > So I have no solutions to offer. Enticing people with telework is a good > idea. It's disappointing to see libraries (and higher ed more generally) > continuing to not invest in software development. We need developers. If we > cannot find the money for them, perhaps we should re-evaluate our > (budgetary?) priorities. > > Best, > Eric > > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Sean Hannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Would it be possible to re-write this position as a project-based > contract? > > > > Such a position is more appealing for short-term (part-time) gig-type > work > > and telework types. Also, it helps you out in that if the telework thing > > doesnıt work for various reasons, youıre done with it at the end of the > > contract. You could always offer an opportunity to renew the contract for > > a new projects if it does seem to work for the both of you. > > > > -Sean > > > > On 8/15/14, 12:44 PM, "Kim, Bohyun" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > >I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for > > >programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever > > >dev, the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a > more > > >experienced dev in a higher classification, the competitive salary > amount > > >exceeds what my library cannot afford. So as a compromise I am thinking > > >about going the route of posting a half-time position in a higher > > >classification so that the salary would be at least competitive. It will > > >get full-time benefits on a pro-rated basis. But I am wondering if this > > >strategy would be viable or not. > > > > > >Also anyone has a experience in hiring a developer to telework > completely > > >from another state when you do not have previous experience working with > > >her/him? This seems a bit risky strategy to me but I am wondering if it > > >may attract more candidates particularly when the position is half time. > > > > > >As a current/past/future library programmer or hiring manager in IT or > > >both, if you have any thoughts, experience, or ideas, I would really > > >appreciate it. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Bohyun > > >