PHPDeveloper.org http://www.phpdeveloper.org Up-to-the Minute PHP News, views and community en-us Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:13:44 -0500 30 <![CDATA[PHPClasses.org: Top 10 tips to get better PHP jobs]]> http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/9908 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/9908 On the PHPClasses.org blog, there's an article from Manuel Lemos that gives ten tips trying to help you get a better PHP job (they're all the way at the bottom, just scroll down).

The list of tips include things like:

  • Qualify yourself to stand out from the crowd
  • Get more exposure to yourself in the PHP community
  • Do well on job interviews
  • Evolve in your career making your employer profit more

Check out the post for more great tips.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Developer Tutorials Blog: Find your next PHP gig]]> http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/9601 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/9601 For a lot of developers, just finding good resources to look for a job is half the challenge. Sure, there's the big guys, but what if you need something a little more focused? The Developer Tutorials blog has a few suggestions you can try.

Many position-based boards are full of employers who don’t understand the value of quality code. [...] There are really only two ways to find a decent PHP job, then: find freelance projects from clients that will pay for your expertise, or get a full time job. Here are some good destinations for each.

Their suggestions are broken up into two different categories - freelance or waged. The freelance list includes Elance and PHP-Freelancers while their waged list includes the Zend Job Board and the PHPJobs.com website.

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