RustyBrick PHP JobsYesterday I wrote about a really bad interview I experienced. So today, I thought I share tips on how to land a job as a PHP or Web programmer at RustyBrick.

There are first some basic requirements we have:
- You must know PHP
- You must know MySQL
- You must have basic knowledge of HTML and CSS
- You must be willing to work in Suffern, NY

If you meet those requirements, then comes the process.

Requesting an Interview:
(1) Let us know you are interested in a job
(2) We review some basic information in your resume and in that form
(3) We ask some to complete our application, which is basically a test on PHP, MySQL, CSS and other key elements we need to test
(4) Then we may ask to have you come in for an interview (most people don't get this far)

The Programmer Job Interview:
(1) Schedule a time to come in and be 5 minutes early, not 30 minutes early.
(2) Ronnie and I chat with the candidate for about 30 - 45 minutes
(3) Ronnie gives you a small task to program onsite, which can take 5 minutes to complete (some people stick around for hours)
(4) We thank the candidate and the interview is over

Some RustyBrick Interview Tips:
- Do not wear a suit
- Do not come too early
- Research the company before coming, there is plenty of information about us out there
- Research those people who will be interviewing you, again, plenty of information
- Don't make these mistakes
- Come ready for an on site test
- Show your personality

How do we decide on who to hire? Well, that is basically a compilation of all these different steps. Yes, we are still looking to hire developers, so if you know any, please send them our way.