Comments on: Vive la France – Day 2

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:57:58 +0000

Great pics. I just moved to Belgium from the US and I live about 2 hours from paris. We took a trip there last month as well and that roundabout was absolutely insane to me! Absolutely no order whatsoever.

By: Dominique Lahaix

Dominique Lahaix — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:01:48 +0000

Hello,

I’m french and I happend to read your blog. I used to live in Paris (now owns a startup in the South … preparing to move to Silicon Valley).

If you need any help / or suggestions… drop me an email…
and I’ll do my best. If this is your first time in Paris, then you’ll have to go to Eiffel Tower & Trocadero , Montmartre, Louvre, Orsay Museum & Opera (the old one) then if you’ve time “Le marais” and the Latin quarter (students area). Versailles is also an option … with RER C train- direct and convenient . For restaurants, you should use the “Michelin guide” (www.via-michelin.fr) and select one star or resaturant ranked between 10-13; above … it’s usually pricey and unless you’re a french cuisine connaisseur, not really worth it. Enjoy your stay.

By: Mike Taber

Mike Taber — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:35:01 +0000

True. But most companies I’ve worked with make you sign agreements that state that you will not work for their customers or competitors within 1 year of terminating your relationship with them. You also can’t solicit their employees, and they won’t solicit yours.

I think a lot of larger companies do this, as well as startups. Microsoft, Google, Oracle, etc. They all enforce similar employment agreements.

By: Luc Raymond

Luc Raymond — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:56:15 +0000

I've seen this often. You meet with a client and boom, there is a job offer after a couple of days. I think it's the best way to change your job. You get to know your employer before signing the contract.

Enjoy your trip and good luck picking the right candidate

Luc
MCSE/MCDBA

By: Mike Taber

Mike Taber — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:01:55 +0000

Luc, I'm not actually doing interviews here. Last Monday, I posted a job opening on a few job boards for a job opening in my office in Massachusetts. Later that day, I was contacted and begged to change my plans this week and come to France by one of my clients.

So, what's happened is that I posted a job opening and I'm getting all of these resumes, some of which are extremely well qualified. I can't afford to simply wait until I get back to respond to them. I've been emailing the most promising ones, explaining the situation, and asking when we can talk.

If I went too long without responding at all, I would likely run the risk of losing some very well qualified people. So, that's why I'm following up on resumes while I'm out here. It's not as if anyone else can do it for me.

Incidentally, I've been here only two days and I've already been offered a job.

By: Frederic Jean

Frederic Jean — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:17:06 +0000

It is “Vive la France!” — Fred

By: Luc Raymond

Luc Raymond — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 03:46:05 +0000

it’s ‘Vive la france’. Why are you doing interviews in Europe when you live in the US?

Bon voyage mon ami!

Luc ‘the french’ Raymond

PS: I live in Quebec, CA