<p>This is no way pre-epts the post meeting noms and glugs at Meltons either :-)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 20, 2011 5:33 PM, "arxaaron" <<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> <br>> Our speaker, Ari, informed me that he will be bringing<br>
> light refreshments to the meeting as well!<br>> <br>> Edibles are, of course, the best form of SWAG. :-)<br>> <br>> On 2011/04/15, at 16:40 , Aaron Ruscetta wrote:<br>> <br>>> The feature presentation for our ALE Central Meeting<br>
>> at 7:30pm on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 will be:<br>>><br>>> "Landing that Liberating Linux Job"<br>>> presented by Mr. Ari Waller, Vice President of Recruiting,<br>>> Thompson Technologies.<br>
>><br>>> Synopsis:<br>>> -- The presentation will be an overview of the current employment<br>>> market for Linux IT professionals and FLOSS developers with<br>>> attention to trends being seen in the Linux Administration, LAMP<br>
>> Development and the over all OpenSource (FLOSS) Technology<br>>> market in the Atlanta area. Based on these trends of supply and<br>>> demand, we will discuss points of resume and interviewing, as<br>
>> well as job hunting tips and strategies, with additional Q & A<br>>> welcomed. We will also discuss how to work with recruiters<br>>> effectively, with a focus on how to help recruiters be more<br>
>> effective for you.<br>>><br>>> Bio:<br>>> -- As the Vice President of Recruiting, Ari Waller is responsible<br>>> for providing management and recruiting leadership for<br>>> Thompson Technologies, where he has been employed for<br>
>> nearly 15 years. Despite the fancy title, Ari's professional<br>>> passion is technical recruiting, and he takes a "very hands"<br>>> on approach in the day-to-day staffing operations with his<br>
>> team. Ari joined Thompson Technologies in 1996 as a<br>>> technical recruiter and has progressively expanded his duties<br>>> and expertise. As one of the lead technical recruiters, a role<br>>> which he held until his promotion to Manager in 2005, and<br>
>> Director in 2006, Ari has personally placed over 600 technical<br>>> professionals nationally and locally in a variety of skills sets.<br>>> He is responsible for the overall recruiting and sourcing strategy<br>
>> for Thompson Technologies' in the local Atlanta area and<br>>> Nationally. He also has Account Executive responsibilities<br>>> for strategic client relationships.<br>>> -- Ari has been residing in the Atlanta area for the past 15<br>
>> years with his wife and three children, with one more child<br>>> on the way in July.<br>>><br>>> =============<br>>> The meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our<br>>> usual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.<br>
>> Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm<br>>> Directions to Emory Law School can be found at<br>>> <<a href="http://ale.org/?page_id=2">http://ale.org/?page_id=2</a>><br>>><br>>> As always, this information is also posted at<br>
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