Kelly Services, a human resources employment resource, has opened its own island in SL, making it part of what seems to be a growing trend of such businesses attempting to shift around the way we think about seeking work. I started to wonder, though: isn't part of the evaluation process how someone presents themselves, how they perform? Or is it all taken on faith after receiving an applicant's resumé? How much of this can be done virtually? I'm sure Kelly's a worldwide business, but is there an expectation of physical presence at some point? Do papers need to be signed? I've been extremely fortunate to have had a fairly steady job for the past few years, so I've not been keeping myself up-to-date on job seeking practices. Is this the new way?
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Well, maybe there will be tea there. There will certainly be booze and food. Linden Lab Boston is getting into gear under the leadership of Pathfinder Linden, and is recruiting. If you're in the area, and 
Well, this particular posting bypasses the gauntlet of Human Resources - your application goes to Philip directly. Basically Philip's looking for someone to head up technical operations. In his own words: "We are managing thousands of Linux-based servers in 2 locations, use over 6Gbps at peak, do 100M MySQL transactions daily, will soon need to have datacenters in multiple locations around the world, and are watching all these numbers grow at 10-20% monthly."
