Recruiting Programmers

[AlexD744]

I had a similar experience as tori as well, except in my case, a week before build season I found out that the programming mentor from out team was not going to be there during build season (family issue). However, most students are not as driven as those that are one these forums.

Therefore, it is one of my goals next year to find and teach a student programming. Is it the most glamorous job? No, in fact you are typically the first person blamed when a mystery problem arises. Sometimes for good reason, sometimes not. However, that is a fact of life and whoever you find needs to be ready to deal with a heavy work load if something goes wrong. You need to find and inspire someone to be able to put in time and then persevere through the stress of those "mystery problems" that we all face.