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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks Raymond for the explanation… just to be clear… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is a real opening and we do NOT have an incumbent in the seat. The client’s list of “required skills” is their wish list. If someone can come close to meeting most of these requirements, we would for sure take a look.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> clue-bounces@cluedenver.org [mailto:clue-bounces@cluedenver.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Raymond DeRoo<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> CLUE's mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [clue] Immediate Need<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paul:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I think they think we are asking for a set of skills that you can't find in one individual/animal... techies!<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_squirrel#Purple_Squirrel_.28Employment_Term.29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_squirrel#Purple_Squirrel_.28Employment_Term.29</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lisa hit the nail on the head. Often postings like this are written so an internal candidate is the only one who can really fill role, but the need to perform a public search exists. As such, the job req is written such that no one can fill it. Let's be honest, how many *senior* Unix guys ( any flavor of unix ) have you met that are also good Java developers AND have in depth knowledge of SANs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Quentin did give us a another good endorsement though... you must have made a great impression on him :)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>The original post is saved by Quentin's endorsement position not only being real, but obtainable. Now we move the debate to whether or not Quentin is a mere mortal but in fact a demi-god living among us. ;)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Raymond<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>