Quote :

"IIRC Almost everybody at I-Cubed was a State grad. "

Yeah you're right. I'm just guessing based on the atmosphere as I remember it. They didn't put any specific emphasis on it, but that was definitely their favorite "talent pool".

3/9/2009 10:45:26 PM

Quote :

"Definitely not true in the Northeast, especially NYC. The job market is just way too competitive up here."

I guess it's a lot different in the southeast. I-Cubed, my last company, and my current company are/were all having problems finding qualified candidates to fill their open positions. My last company, not so much any more because their VC went south. But I-Cubed is still desperate to hire good people as is my current company. There's plenty of candidates, just nobody that stands up to scrutiny I guess.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 10:48 PM. Reason : For the record I meant to edit my last post but forgot.]

3/9/2009 10:48:18 PM

thats a problem here, too.

still the fact remains, "software engineering" is a nebulous concept and has no body to enforce standards or even present a set of agreed-upon qualifications.

any bloke off the street can call himself a software engineer. if he has the technical ability to program in the language being sought, and can talk the talk in an interview, he will get hired.

this is generally not the case for EE, CPE, ME, etc.

3/9/2009 10:53:44 PM

Quote :

"I like that Golovko skedaddled when you asked about his degree"

umm lol? I have a job...and when I got laid off from my previous job in September I found a better position in this shitty economy the same day I started looking. So I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say here...

I've also said this before and you have yet to respond but... who the hell are you anyway? The only ernie i've ever heard of has a brother named Burt.

3/9/2009 10:54:50 PM

sorry to break this to you...

but Ernie and Bert are not brothers.

3/9/2009 10:58:00 PM

I make fun of your degree (?) and you make fun of my TWW username. Great volley.

If you're going to crack a Sesame Street joke, the least you could do would be to properly spell 'Bert'

Back to the thread, though

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 10:59 PM. Reason : ]

3/9/2009 10:58:40 PM

from working side by side with EEs, CpEs, and MEs,

that shit's just as nebulous. Joe's biased.

3/9/2009 11:00:16 PM

maybe he's hot for the other Burt?

3/9/2009 11:00:32 PM

^^^seriously? lol

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2009 11:00:43 PM

yes, srs.

if you had completed a real degree, you would know how to spell.

Q.E.D.

3/9/2009 11:02:43 PM

^Sorry, they didn't let us watch Sesame Street in school because well we had already learned our ABC's before getting to college. Might have been different for you though (sounds like it at least) *shrug*

3/9/2009 11:06:08 PM

no swordfighting

3/9/2009 11:08:57 PM

Quote :

"we had already learned our ABC's before getting to college"

yeah.... but that will only work if you actually GO to a real college.

Cartaret County Tech School Diploma Certificate Program doesn't cut it.

3/9/2009 11:09:09 PM

no swordfighting

3/9/2009 11:09:48 PM

^^Glad I didn't go to a community college then

^Joe brought a knife to a sword fight and that knife is called ernie.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 11:10 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2009 11:10:06 PM

yeah, so where did you go, then?

what's your diploma in, and from where?

that's after you, um, "transferred" out of NC State.

3/9/2009 11:11:46 PM

no swordfighting

3/9/2009 11:14:11 PM

^^I went to Cartaret County Tech School Diploma Certificate and majored certified in TWW.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 11:16 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2009 11:16:11 PM

It's an easy question, Norm

A baby could answer it

3/9/2009 11:18:03 PM

Last time I'll say it as to not clutter another thread with your baiting.

Quote :

"^^I went to Cartaret County Tech School Diploma Certificate and majored certified in TWW."

3/9/2009 11:19:40 PM

that's pretty much what I thought.

3/9/2009 11:20:13 PM

So no degree, huh?

No wonder you're on that side of the argument.

3/9/2009 11:20:28 PM

I'm on 'that side of the argument' partly because of a kid with a CSC degree from NC State that we interviewed a month or so ago. But i won't give out any details incase he's on TWW.

3/9/2009 11:24:07 PM

So why are you dodging the question? There's nothing shameful about not having a degree; plenty of people couldn't finish school for any number of legitimate reasons. You could at least man up and stop making yourself look even more foolish.

3/9/2009 11:28:29 PM

i dropped out of the EE program for 2 years due to some variant on the typical crazy-drunk-crackhead-bitch problem.

but i went back and finished up.

it's no big deal.

3/9/2009 11:31:32 PM

Yeah, five and half years here

Big deal

3/9/2009 11:33:03 PM

i have to admit, breaking it up does make it harder. you get removed from the fundamentals, and have to catch back up.

3/9/2009 11:34:55 PM

Quote :

"I guess it's a lot different in the southeast. I-Cubed, my last company, and my current company are/were all having problems finding qualified candidates to fill their open positions. My last company, not so much any more because their VC went south. But I-Cubed is still desperate to hire good people as is my current company. There's plenty of candidates, just nobody that stands up to scrutiny I guess."

I'd be interested in hearing more about this. What constitutes "qualified" for your employer and how did applicants fail to meet that standard? Also, since this is a jobs thread and I need a job, are they still hiring?

also, if anybody else is interested in hiring a tww genius, let me know. earlier in the thread i said i was looking for Charlotte, but now I'm thinking I want to relocate. Raleigh preferably, but any reasonably metropolitan area is up for consideration

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 11:42 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2009 11:39:32 PM

pm sent

it's nice to be back on topic

3/10/2009 12:25:40 AM

^ I wrote up quite a lengthy response to some of the degree-toting douchebaggery going on in this thread, but miraculously my post timed-out

3/11/2009 12:43:21 AM

Honestly, that discussion had nothing to do with degrees and everything to do with making fun of Golovko

I'm sorry I had to fight in the middle of your Black Panther party

3/11/2009 1:11:15 AM

^^ please do try to recap the essentials, if you dont mind.

i want to see this at page 5 by friday.

3/11/2009 1:16:45 AM

I've heard tell of several companies Microsoft was prepared to buy, until their senior developers didn't pass the interview process.

3/11/2009 6:05:28 AM

Quote :

"CIOs were asked which technical skill sets are in the greatest demand in their IT departments. Their response? Administration, support, and management skills are golden. The top responses, according to Robert Half International: 1. Network administration (LAN, WAN) 2. Windows administration 3. Desktop support 4. Database management What do all these skills have in common? They can each be learned in an associate's or bachelor's degree program online. Bachelor's degrees in computer science, information science, or management information systems (MIS) are generally considered ample training for administrators."

http://education.yahoo.net/degrees/articles/featured_top_demand_careers.html

3/11/2009 11:18:22 AM

the highlightable parts, i think, is here

Quote :

"They can each be learned in an associate's OR bachelor's degree program online."

[Edited on March 11, 2009 at 1:06 PM. Reason : ]

3/11/2009 1:06:16 PM

well yea, my point was to demonstrate what the CS degree was surrounded by...

[Edited on March 11, 2009 at 1:34 PM. Reason : s]

3/11/2009 1:34:28 PM

ah, yeah, i see your point. and in that light, make sure we dont overlook the key phrase

Quote :

"Bachelor's degrees in computer science ... are generally considered ample training for administrators."

where "ample" is a just nice way of saying "overkill" in reference to most typical IT jobs








[Edited on March 11, 2009 at 4:18 PM. Reason : ]

3/11/2009 4:13:09 PM

Anfield Inc. has one opening for an Instructional Designer. If you are interested, please send a copy of your resume to info@anfield-information.com .

To view our website, go to http://www.anfield-information.com . We have recently moved and the new HQ office is located at 2501 Blue Ridge Rd. Suite 210 Raleigh, NC 27607.

3/12/2009 10:45:51 AM

Quote :

"1. Network administration (LAN, WAN)"

Quote :

""They can each be learned in an associate's OR bachelor's degree program online.""

I'd disagree with that one. I've yet to hear of any undergrad program that produces decent network admins/engineers.

3/15/2009 11:25:06 PM

because.... it takes a PhD candidate from MIT to maintain print servers?

3/16/2009 11:11:51 AM

Thanks for proving my point, troll.

3/16/2009 1:44:11 PM

any time

3/16/2009 2:20:31 PM

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-Detailed knowledge of dynamic HTML, XML, C#/ASP, .NET, JavaScript, JSP, CSS, and Web
communication protocols
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and Internet technologies, services and open standards, database systems, and information
security
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-Manage all on-site and off-site SEO initiatives with the goal of increasing search engine rankings
and organic traffic.
-Manage all aspects of SEO campaigns from generating reports to conducting site audits to
researching keywords.
-Establish and maintain strategic SEO plan, setting priorities and driving projects.
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that maximize ROI and increase rank of natural search result listings.
-Provide SEO insight and guidance on all online projects / strategies
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marketing
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techniques.
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3/16/2009 10:45:16 PM

you can have this for free: the guy in the corner scares me a little. auto-play audio is almost never a good idea.

i'd like to have that pay though

3/16/2009 11:21:57 PM

yeah it's a little tacky and definitely gimmicky

but at least it was done well. i remember early in the decade when people were trying to do that effect and it almost never worked and when it did it usually looked horrible

[Edited on March 16, 2009 at 11:28 PM. Reason : .]

3/16/2009 11:25:38 PM

^^^

Quote :

"Compensation: $50,000 - $150,000 Annual Income Potential"

Potential? what the hell does that mean?

you guys pay on commission?

or in V.C.-backed stock "options" ?

or does the swarthy fellow in the corner just take a cut?






[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 3:52 PM. Reason : ]

3/17/2009 3:46:26 PM

Main Entry:
1po·ten·tial
Pronunciation:
\p?-'ten(t)-sh?l\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English potencial, from Late Latin potentialis, from potentia potentiality, from Latin, power, from potent-, potens
Date:
14th century

1: existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality <potential benefits>
2: expressing possibility ; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in “it may rain”

3/17/2009 7:30:55 PM

Got a heads up you guys might be interested in. Let me know, sorry for the shitty formatting.

Quote :

"Hi Dakota, I hope you're doing well and having a good start to the week! Your resume was given to me by my colleague, REDACTED,LOL, who you have worked with in the past. I wanted to touch base with you regarding a Software Engineer opportunity I am currently hiring for here in Raleigh, NC. We are looking for someone who has experience developing with C/C++ and PCL within embedded software. I left a message at REDACTED,LOL and wanted to follow-up with an email in order to reach you the best way possible. If this does not turn out to be an opportunity of interest for your pursuit, we are offering up to a $1,000 referral bonus for anyone you send our way who accepts the position, so feel free to forward my information to anyone who may be interested. I have attached the position description for your review. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you! REDACTED,LOL"

Quote :

"Are you looking for a great opportunity with a Fast 50 Company? Are you a PCL guru? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Duties/Responsibilities: * Design, execute, assess, and troubleshoot software programs and applications including but not limited to configuring, coding, developing, and documenting software specifications throughout the project life cycle * Independently design, code, and test major features, as well as work jointly with other team members to deliver complex changes * Interact with key partners and internal users regarding timelines, technical issues, and infrastructure integration * Define, design, and implement, object-oriented software applications * Analyze and suggest improvements in the overall development process * Construct design documents and documentation to aid in maintenance and code reuse. Experience & Education Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field with five plus years of practical knowledge and experience in software development * Minimum 3-5 years experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of embedded applications in Windows XP Embedded or other system environments * Prior experience required in object-oriented design methodology and application development in PCL5, PCLXL(6), C/C++, C#, .NET, UML design * To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a working knowledge of object-oriented design, network protocols (TCP/IP), PCL, and HTTP * Experience with Linux is a plus"

3/17/2009 9:24:09 PM

instead of spending 10 seconds apologizing for the shitty formatting, why not spend 20 seconds fixing it in a basic fucking text editor?

3/17/2009 11:23:52 PM

^jesus christ dude, you've been a real bitch on here lately. go get laid or something

3/17/2009 11:26:37 PM