| Doug Stewart on 10 Jul 2011 11:44:26 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Volunteering |
Mag: Apologies for the brevity of my first reply. I'm the co-organizer of the Philly WordPress Meetup (our main site is at http://phillywp.org) and we meet monthly at Future Media Concepts (down near Independence Hall). All are welcome to come out and we have a diverse group, by age, experience, sex and pro/hobbyist. If you're looking for a good jumpstart, we've just started doing mini-hackathons (our first was just this last week in Chestnut Hill) and are hoping to continue such. Additionally, we will be hosting WordCamp Philly, a full-day event dedicated to all things WordPress, tentatively scheduled for early November at Temple. I'd be happy to answer any and all questions you might have. -- Doug Stewart On Jul 10, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for both of your replies. > > Doug, > Interesting you mentioned. Wordpress. Very nice article below. > > http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/how-to-accumulate-business-analyst-experience-by-finding-volunteer-positions/ > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Conor Schaefer > <conor.schaefer@gmail.com> wrote: >> I recommend she head to GitHub and search projects there for two qualities: >> interesting to her, and within her skillset (what language the project is in >> can be a big barrier, for instance). It is not a bad approach to use Google >> to search for project ideas and try to find someone, or a group of people, >> who has started work already. >> >> If your friend claims she enjoys programming, then surely she must do it in >> her free time. Tell her to follow that passion and find a collaborative >> project that results in code she herself really wants to use. The trouble >> with getting hired thus far is understandable. It's not just the bad >> economy, but also the lack of independent projects in her portfolio. I would >> no more hire a developer without projects than I would a musician who's >> never composed, but states that music is fun. >> >> On Jul 10, 2011 8:36 AM, "Doug Stewart" <zamoose@gmail.com> wrote: >>> WordPress (wordpress.org) is a good place to start. >>> >>> -- >>> Doug Stewart >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2011, at 8:29 AM, Mag Gam <magawake@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> My friend has been looking for a IT job for the last 1.5 year and its >>>> been an up hill battle ever since. She submitted more than 100+ >>>> resumes and had some interviews but to no avail. She understands she >>>> does not have a lot of programming experience (she is coming from the >>>> business side) but would like to step into it since she enjoys it. I >>>> told her volunteering to an opensource project would be ideal but I >>>> too am confused what would be a good project to volunteer. >>>> >>>> Can anyone recommend a project she can get her feet wet with? Are >>>> there any projects where mentors or senior people are assigned to >>>> newbie volunteers? Has anyone had experience (good/bad) with such >>>> projects? >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org >>>> Announcements - >>>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >>>> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org >>> Announcements - >>> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >>> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org >> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> >> > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug