Thursday, November 10, 2005

Internet job search engines

I don't even remember the last time I posted something in this Blog, the MBA doesn't leave with to much free time...
But today I was shocked by this email:

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Hola Ruiz,
en Monster hemos encontrado un puesto que te puede interesar. Pulsa en Solicitar online si quieres optar a este trabajo.
Puedes encontrar muchos puestos más en buscartrabajo.monster.es y asegúrate de que has enviado tu CV en micuenta.monster.es.

Atentamente
www.monster.es

ES-CAT-Barcelona-Programadores Junior ASP

Nuestro cliente es una joven y muy dinámica empresa de software actualmente en modo de rápida expansión, enfocada especialmente en el desarrollo de negocio a nivel internacional y precisa incorporar:
Programadores Junior ASP

Funciones:
Formando parte de un equipo de jóvenes profesionales de la programación, emplearán sus conocimientos de ASP y SQL en el desarrollo de nuevas modalidades de las exitosas aplicaciones que comercializa la empresa.

Requisitos:
Experiencia profesional de al menos un año desarrollando en entorno ASP con SQL.
Ganas y capacidad de aprender y actitud orientada al trabajo en equipo.

Se Ofrece:
Sueldo: 15.000 ? - 18.000? según experiencia.
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For the non-Spanish speakers this basically means that Monster found my ideal job based on the data I stored in its site.
And basically in accordance with them, my ideal job is to program ASP applications for 15.000 EUR before tax a year, which makes about 1.000 EUR a month, having a month 160 hours we get to the thrilling figure of 6,25 EUR per hour. Grrrreeeaaaat!!!

Not needed to say that an average programmer in any other European city like Dublin or London is making 250 EUR per hour, and YES the cost of life in Barcelona is not THAT low. So I don't see the bargain, maybe for the company you might think, but I rather think that the problem is that this "youth and very dynamic software company, which expansion is focused in developing an international business ", and which wants you to "develop new version of its successful applications" cannot afford to pay more to its employees because its poor quality standards and ridiculous business skills. If at leat they would use this cheap workforce to developed salable software like India.

And this isn't only about Engineers, I guess the same happens in many other professions and you may know better than me.
I don't have too much to add appart from being grateful to the web site Monsters, which by the way broadcasted a one million dollars Ad in the Super Bowl break time some years ago, for giving me the opportunity to apply for this astonish job offer.
Oh Lord blessed the day I decided to escape from the Spanish's software industry evil power.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Juanjo, probably you will understand when you finish the MBA, but the idea is the following...

be the CEO to F... the rest! remember KISS, is so simple as Pay as less as you can..., nothing about competitiveness or other bullshits!!....Hire becarios, practicas, ....

PD The time that you have to spend in an investment banking position probably will bring you also to 6,45 € /hour (no te enganyes)