Technology Musings
by John McDowall


Friday, August 16, 2002  

When are you a Guru ?


So I just got one of those annoying headhunter calls offering me two outstanding web services "gurus". The first question that leapt to my mind was how can anyone be a guru in a technology that is less than two years old? Do I need to address engineers I work with as guru now as most have been working on web services since mid to late 2000? (The answers I got fell into two catagories, unprintable and "does that mean I get free beer?"). I actually think I like my gurus well rounded (like the Budda) and have them be deep technologists with the ability to learn new technologies quickly, like web services.

So if any of you fast talking recuiters read this - do not send me web services gurus (or whatever the next next cool thing is), send me bright, motivated and articulated people want to build the future.....

posted by John McDowall | 12:42 PM
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