Standout Jobs

The job market is a tough one. Smaller companies, with lesser known profiles, have a tough time hiring top talent.

Recently we published a video job ad for The Financial Aid Network/Edvisors seeking web developers.

Now they’ve told me they’re offering $10,000 as a referral fee. If you refer someone to them, they hire that person, and the person stays on for more than 90 days, they’ll pay you $10,000.

As Chris Penn of The Financial Aid Podcast pointed out:

Typically, when using a recruiter, a company has to pay 30% of base salary to the recruiter as a finder’s fee. I’m betting on my community instead - you guys. If we hire a candidate you refer and retain them for more than 90 days, we will pay you $10,000 cash.

Cash referral fees are quite common, but $10,000 is quite the number!

Chris also sent along the “toolkit” — pieces of information you’ll need to determine if you’re referring the right person for the job:

• Job Posting: http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/2007/06/19/wanted-senior-phpmysql-developer/
• Promotional Video #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbjqSnuXrE
• Promotional Video #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg4T6h2ziPU
• Email address: jobs@edvisors.com
• Corporate Home Page: http://www.edvisors.com/about/employment.html

If you know a top web developer in the Boston-area that might be interested in this opportunity, let them know about this job. It just might be worth $10,000 to you.