http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html Mon, 21 May 2012 13:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html/comment-page-1#comment-778 Thomas Thym Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:29:31 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html#comment-778 Thanks for sharing that enlightening interview! Thanks for sharing that enlightening interview!

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html/comment-page-1#comment-777 stormy Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:45:50 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html#comment-777 Very good point, Jack. Not only is it easy to see what they've done but it's also really easy to find people that have worked with them to ask about their work. Very good point, Jack.
Not only is it easy to see what they’ve done but it’s also really easy to find people that have worked with them to ask about their work.

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html/comment-page-1#comment-776 Jack Repenning Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:14 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/03/companies-fostering-or-controlling-communities-an-interview-with-kim-weins.html#comment-776 An aspect you didn't touch in this interview: I believe that working on open source projects can enhance your employability, even by non-open-source companies. When you work on an open-source project (even when paid to do so by a company like Red Hat, OpenLogic, or my own CollabNet), you work in the open. Prospective employers can see your work, your discussions, and your persistence. Your work doesn't make it into the release until it's passed review by your peers and betters. Your work probably doesn't make it into the release until it's been improved in response to review, and reviewed again. Your communication style and team building are also easily seen. As a frequent hiring manager, I know I find a quick search through open-source mail lists to be far more effective than a hurried, formalized interview, and we've had far, far higher success in the outcomes, too. An aspect you didn’t touch in this interview: I believe that working on open source projects can enhance your employability, even by non-open-source companies. When you work on an open-source project (even when paid to do so by a company like Red Hat, OpenLogic, or my own CollabNet), you work in the open. Prospective employers can see your work, your discussions, and your persistence. Your work doesn’t make it into the release until it’s passed review by your peers and betters. Your work probably doesn’t make it into the release until it’s been improved in response to review, and reviewed again. Your communication style and team building are also easily seen. As a frequent hiring manager, I know I find a quick search through open-source mail lists to be far more effective than a hurried, formalized interview, and we’ve had far, far higher success in the outcomes, too.

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