NewsForge: Finding an Open Source Programming Job

“Brian Aker, director of architecture for MySQL AB, says one
good way to find an open source programming job is to contact him.
He’s looking. And his criteria are uniquely open source. ‘I’m not
looking for someone who sends a resume to my mailbox and hasn’t
looked at our product,’ he says, ‘or who has a resume that has the
all hottest current skills and every popular certification listed
on it.’

“Aker is more interested in accompishments than credentials. He
checks who’s speaking at software conferences, and regularly checks
open source project updates listed at freshmeat. ‘People whose
names show up there frequently tend to get my notice,’ he
says…”

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