IMHO it should look close to a regular job application? maybe less personal stuff and more job/experience-related content
Wouldn't these be much more effective as project proposals than job applications? The core goal is to create value for BTS and demonstrate why any project will do so. So we need to be able to compare the strategic advantages of different work directions. I also suspect most of the community can't easily judge the skills of a developer (CNX itself seems best placed to do that), but they can make judgements on the cost/benefit of a project.
Project proposals would normally include, amongst other things:
- description of project
- benefits
- costs
- risks
- timeframe
- resources
Exactly who implements is a secondary consideration, as long as CNX is internally comfortable with feasibility and availability of resources.
I think such project proposals could in principle be formed by anybody in the community, with input from CNX. Although it is only to be expected that initially most projects will be put forward by CNX or individual developers.