> A probation period is OK but a year is far too long for it. It's up to<br>
> the employer to take active steps to determine whether the employee is<br>
> suitable and to do that as quickly as possible. I'd say three months<br>
> would be reasonable.<br><br>Agree, but nowadays most companies give 6 months for probation period.<br><br>Sunny<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Bernard Peek <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bap@shrdlu.com">bap@shrdlu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On 01/02/11 10:55, Karanbir Singh wrote:<br>
> Hi Guys,<br>
><br>
> As someone who believes in the apprenticeship model I'm trying to get<br>
> my $DayJob to hire graduate's interested in the sysadmin way of life<br>
> and as a professional career path.<br>
><br>
> So what would people consider a 'reasonable' salary, it need not be<br>
> market-leader compensation grades. Were looking for graduates with 65%<br>
> or better aggregate results in computer sciences / IT. Working in<br>
> North London. Initially it will only be regular work hours, after a<br>
> few months expanding into doing on-call 24/7 cover.<br>
><br>
> I dont like the word probation, but the terms of employment would be<br>
> along those lines. One year of the probationary setup leading upto a<br>
> permanent job and a XX % bump in salary. I honestly feel it would be<br>
> more like an apprenticeship leading upto them being able to sit<br>
> through a platform specific interview. Perhaps an RHCE at the end of<br>
> the year ? We might even throw in the costs for the exam's if that<br>
> helps bring in interest.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div>A probation period is OK but a year is far too long for it. It's up to<br>
the employer to take active steps to determine whether the employee is<br>
suitable and to do that as quickly as possible. I'd say three months<br>
would be reasonable.<br>
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