[trevelyan]

We're in China and hiring locally. Most of the people I see on the market know ASP or .NET or Java. Experienced LAMP developers are harder to get.

We hire smart people with the understanding that they won't necessarily have been trained to do what we need. We give them challenging work and train them in the skills we want over time. Then get them to teach and train each other. This makes it difficult to grow rapidly (work outstripping staff) and requires tech-savvy management. If you can't communicate with your staff it is harder.

China is also a lot of fun. If anyone is considering coming here and wondering about the language, I'd recommend ChinesePod.com.