[UbuntuWomen] Choosing a job wisely (Re: Article: Computer World: Why women quit technology careers)

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On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Tricia Bowen <tricia.bowen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Jacinta Richardson
> <jarich at perltraining.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> Unarguably the *best* jobs that exist are the ones you can find through
>> networking.  So put LinuxChix, UbuntuWomen and any other group of contacts

Linuxchix has a moderated list (jobposts) for this. Suppose we allow
folks to post job openings on this list with a [jobs/commercial] tag
...would that annoy the list members a lot ? Thoughts ?


> I've tried applying for jobs at local colleges, which have jobs with sane
> hours and healthy work environments, but I keep getting the "over qualified"
> response. I was told by one woman that she couldn't see how I would be happy

In India, most would be rejected for being under-qualified or not
having the right pedigree (read not from prestigious colleges/univ),
or not being able to communicate well. But there are some firms[0]
that dont care so much for pieces of paper. Exceptions to the norm,
but its nice that they exist :)

[0] http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/22221105/Office-boy-turns-programmer-s.html

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