Talking with so many people in the community, a subject that comes up often is that of “How do I find good people?”  I’ve actually been doing some education with those looking to staff up their projects or organizations (see my “I need a SharePoint Guy” slides on slideshare.

So it comes as no shock the post Catrina Fake (co-Founder of Flickr) just made about the challenges of finding the right people.  But her take is somewhat different than many of the staffers I’ve talked to.  Her view is that finding good engineers isn’t as hard as some might claim, but it’s the finding of the cross disciplined engineer that’s the difficult task.

So for those of you out there looking to make a move, check out the things that she mentioned and consider adding something besides that next level of recursive optimizations to your resume.  Check out a user group on a subject you’re not familiar with.  Try out a role you haven’t done before.  Take on a task that you have been avoiding because it’s just “not in my job description.”  It might just pay off – with both better job offers and a better understanding of the whole software/tech industry.

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I normally don’t post contest links, but this one is for a fully loaded HP TouchSmart TX2 (if you’ve seen me around, that’s the one I’m using) so I thought I’d better get the word out.  It’s a simple contest and one that can help out with your visibility or just give you an excuse to try something new, so again – I figured why not?

So what is it?  All you need to do is write up a article for Code Project targeted for a Windows 7 client project that you have done.  It’s that simple.  The details are at http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9702416 – but it’s a great chance to get your name out as someone who’s up on the platform, a credit for your articles list, and a chance to win a really great laptop.  And when you submit your article, leave a comment with a link to it, I’d love to see what everyone is doing!

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This started out as a not for myself, but since it was so useful, I thought I’d pass it on.  I’ve been finding some really neat new features that slipped in on the Zune 4.0 or even the 3.0 update that I missed.

http://forums.zune.net/513727/ShowPost.aspx

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John just let me know that he’s just re-launched his TechNet radio program today with an interview with Deborah Lovell – AITP president. 

You can find his relaunch show at http://edge.technet.com/Media/TechNet-Radio-Community-Corner-with-John-Weston-Episode-1/ and keep an eye out for follow up shows at http://blogs.technet.com/jweston/default.aspx

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