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June 21, 2005
Now Hiring
LinkedIn is a great concept for hiring through referrals, even referrals you never knew you could get. I decided to post the following opening on LinkedIn (also because the first month was free):
Title: CIO / Technology Director
Company: Colegio Interamericano
Type: Full-time
Experience: Associate to Mid/Senior level
Function: Information Technology
Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
Location: Guatemala City (Guatemala)
Salary: USD $20,000 + housing
Date Posted: May 26, 2005
K-12 School District of 1400 students and 150 employees seeks a CIO to manage IT Department and make all technology decisions. Technology department is 4 FTE, supports 250 devices, and manages 8 web/DB apps. Key technologies in use include Server 2003 AD, SQL Server, Basic PHP/Web authoring.2-4 years experience including IT project management required. English must be your first language, and rudimentary Spanish is helpful but not required. Applicants from IT departments, engineering, and management/IT consulting are preferred. Work experience in educational institutions is valued.
The school is an American School in Guatemala City, Guatemala (pop. 3M) where English is spoken 90% of the time. There is a vibrant social community of young American and Canadian teachers. Relocation benefits, full medical, and corporate housing with utilities are provided above salary. The $20,000 salary in the context of the local economy has the purchasing power of about $30,000 in most US cities. This is a one year contract, and should be viewed as a short-term international business experience.
I had the surprising experience of receiving applications from two CIOs of Fortune 500 companies, names you would definitely recognize (but I omit here). I emailed one and called the other wondering if it was some sort of mid-life crisis, and tried to politely inform them I thought they might be overqualified.
That's when the miscommunication became clear: They thought the compensation was monthly. I am a Dilbert cartoon.
Posted by Jeff at June 21, 2005 05:53 PM
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Jeeeebus. I bet they saw the summary (in bold) and were thinking, damn, $20k a month in Guatemala? I'll live like a king. And then they read the description and saw that it's equivalent to $30k in purchasing power, and thought, "fuck king, I'll be a frickin' emperor".
I do wonder in what universe do you think to yourself, "hmm... making $240k a year in a poor Central American country to do computer stuff for a high school... yeah, that's plausible."
/ac
Posted by: Alex at June 22, 2005 11:16 AM
Jeff, send it to Scott Adams, he gets most of his material now from people who e-mail/write him. give it a shot.
Posted by: nate at August 2, 2005 07:27 AM