[UPHPU] Resumes & Attracting New Blood

[Velda Christensen]

Jennifer Charrey wrote:
> Maybe they'll let you put out some cards separately though...
Agreed on not stuffing books.  Every time I get a magazine I go through 
and tear out all the cards and front-to-back ads without even reading 
them (unless the ads are really fabulous and then I only look at them to 
see how they did it.)  And while uphpu is  noble cause, you know you 
wouldn't dream of email spamming about uphpu, so I don't think book 
spamming (especially without permission) would be any more appropriate.

However I do think asking if we could leave a few cards never hurt 
anyone (the worst they could do is say no).   It would also be nice for 
us to have some cards to carry with us and give people when we meet 
them, or to give to professors to give to their students, etc. Might be 
good to look up local php web hosts and offer them some cards for their 
clients.  We're constantly referring people out to their local php user 
groups (and sometimes to this one, right Jay? :-))

I know overnightprints.com has a deal right now for $10 off.   With the 
coupon I just had a short run of 100 CMYK/CMYK cards + trimmed corners & 
uv coating printed and shipped for under $17.  I've used them before & 
they do a great job.  We could get enough cards to give a dozen to 
anyone who wants to take them.  Maybe make them useful by putting some 
tips on the back, though I don't know what tips you'd use.  Or 
programmer jokes maybe, I dunno, make them worth keeping though.

Here's another thought.  If you want more php users, why not try to help 
the newbies?  I know I read alot of posts, especially when it comes to 
jobs and the market, about the problem with php being that there are too 
many newbies who think they're programmers.  How about instead of 
intimidating them, help them?  I know you do already in the list alot of 
times.  I would -love- to see a breakout group at meetings for newbies, 
with emphasis on best practices.