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ticalc.org Hiring Again
Posted by Michael on 5 September 2008, 20:47 GMT
We need new staff members to handle our file archiving. You could be one of the people we're looking for.
The main thing required here is time. We get many files submitted every day, and it is important that they be processed as quickly as possible.
Experience with multiple calculators is a big advantage; we try not to put a preference on any calculator model or platform. Owning a lot of calculators is not required, but having some general experience is a plus.
We're looking for a long term commitment, as well as a high availability. You all know what our users think when there are weeks without updates. If you can work 8 hours a day now, but expect not to be able to keep that up for more than a couple of months, this is not what we want. Expect it to be quite time-consuming, but certainly rewarding. Once you're familiar with our system, file archiving usually takes an average of 5 minutes per file. We get about 30 to 80 files submitted per week, depending on the season.
Finally, if you can increase the staff's demographical diversity, that's a plus, but not a requirement. We encourage people, both male and female, from all countries to apply.
If you're interested, contact us at newstaff@ticalc.org. Please include the following information: - Full name
- Email address
- Preferred IM screen name and protocol (AIM, MSN, etc.)
- Age
- Current level of education (finished or unfinished)
- Where you live (town/state/country)
- Approximate amount of time you think you can contribute per week
- Which calculators you have experience with or access to
- A quick explanation of why we should pick you
Also, based our previous experience, it's worth mentioning that this is not a paid job. Applications are due on Friday, September 19, 2008.
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elfprince13 
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quite honestly, the time expected to put into this job don't seem to have any correlation with amount of time the ticalc.org staff put into actually selecting the new staff from the candidate pool. Every time this has happened in the 4.5 years I've been hanging around this site, dozens of committed TI community members apply, and do not even receive a "thank you" for their application, while a couple of people get hired, have their interview in secret, and then disappear into the unknown once again. If the ticalc.org staff spent a little more time reviewing their applications, staffing the file archives wouldn't be such a perennial problem.
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8 September 2008, 14:55 GMT
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Henry Chang
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I hope someone reads this.
It may be easier in the long run to have an AUTOMATED filing system... so no manual labor is necessary..
JUST A THOUGHT!
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9 September 2008, 04:17 GMT
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Jodi Schmidt
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I think the website should to hire many archivers. If they do all 10 minutes of the day with 6 archivers that is more than the website needs. I think this would be most easyest for all.
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14 September 2008, 02:23 GMT
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Help!
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Michael Ride
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Help! Whenever I try to send programs to my 84+ SE, it says 'Access is denied'. No matter what I send, it doesn't work.
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17 September 2008, 11:48 GMT
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andrew hudson
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It looks that TICalc.org got a good file archiver! I'm seeing new files every day. Keep up the good work!
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17 September 2008, 23:26 GMT
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