Re:Ask HN: How would you recruit developers to move to the C...
by gamechangr on Thursday May 21, 2015 @05:09PM
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As an american Project Manager, I originally was recruited to working in the South Pacific with a very similar situation.
Set terms is critical! Usually it does NOT end up being that important in the end, but at the beginning it can be very difficult to say "YES" to moving when you have six figure options that you always know that you can quit and walk across the street and get another well paying job. That's not the case on the Island I lived on.
Re:Ask HN: How would you recruit developers to move to the C...
by caruana on Thursday May 21, 2015 @04:52PM
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WOW, your company sounds great! I agree with point 2, but not sure 1 & 3 are economically feasible at that scale.
Re:Ask HN: How would you recruit developers to move to the C...
by theGREENsuit on Thursday May 21, 2015 @05:54PM
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Where do I apply? I spend too much time surrounded by snow and not enough time near a beach.
We do a couple of things:
1) Throw money at them, starting salary of $250,000 plus a bonus multiplier of 0.5x to 2x gets you some very good candidates.
2) Emphasize these two things: http://www.cayman.com.ky/caymans-tax-free-status and http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=4421,1&_dad=po...
3) pay for trips home, give them $10,000 for travel a year and let them book their own flights.
Also it helps if this position is a set term, ie 2 years. I find having a definitive end date makes most things bearable as it gives people certainty about when their expat trip will be over. This is especially critical if there is a spouse or family that will be coming along with the employee.
Let people know that after their 2 year stint is up they are welcome to move to your head office if there is one somewhere else.
EDIT the salary and bonus I mention, only to make the point of paying well. The type of person we typically hire is very in demand, hence the pay.