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Life at Atlassian
As a part of our latest recruitment push, we've put up a page entitled Life at Atlassian covering the various reasons working for us is... well... something you should definitely consider!
One of my learnings over the last 4 years is that recruitment is really all about marketing. I've often wondered about putting our Marketing Director in charge of recruitment for a period of time. Explain the value proposition, track measurable results, traffic and eventual 'sales'. Perhaps a new market for Omniture.
Anyway, I hope it explains things. Any questions, let me know and I'll make sure it gets updated!
(PS. As always, we're hiring :))
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Ahh, but marketing is all about making an awesome product. So you're work with the vision and culture of the company are infinitely more important then a 'value proposition', although that's worth thinking about. As Mr Druker said, the only two functions of a company that matter are "Innovation and marketing".
Instead, I'd suggest you get your HR person to read Solution Selling by Mike Bosworth - how to sell complex things.
http://www.amazon.com/Solution-Selling-Creating-Difficult-Markets/dp/0786303158
First off, I must say, I haven't seen you on IRC in about a good three years (I'm MeLearnin). I'm glad to see Atlassian has been doing very well and I wish you all the best, career and health wise.
Best Regards,
Richard L. Burton III
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