Re: programming job market in bay area in US
- From: rem642b@xxxxxxxxx (Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t)
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:15:06 -0700
> You should be sending your resume to every company you can find
> hiring for anything even remotely resembling your skill set.
Continuing my previous response, this time I'm looking at CraigsList.
The most recent software job is from just yesterday:
http://www.craigslist.org/sby/sof/81052792.html
but it gives no idea where the job is located, so I have no idea
whether it's within commuting distance of my residence or not. So I'm
not going to bother with the details of the ad. Working backwards, the
next one is:
http://www.craigslist.org/pen/sof/80930468.html
in Menlo Park.
>> The ideal candidate will:
>> -Possess two years of directly related Software QA experience
I have no such experience whatsoever except for 22 years experience
testing my own software and finding bugs in software I find on the net.
When I was using the computer at M.I.T. I found two different bugs in
the MacLISP floating-point software package that had been believed
bugfree for years prior to my discovery, because I was doing an
intensive algorithm (adapted from Gosper's verbal explanation of
Schroeppel's idea for finding approximate linear relations using vector
space basis operations).
>> -Strive for excellence
If you mean software that functions correctly, yes.
>> -Be committed to producing quality software that meets or exceeds
>> customer expectations
It depends on whether those expectations are reasonable. If my software
is supposed to read their mind, forget it!
>> -Work with developers to identify, debug, and resolve software bugs
Yes, I can do that.
>> -Be capable of communicating status and progress, in both written and
>> verbal forms
Yes, I can do that.
>> -Be able to follow both written and verbal directions
Yes, I can do that.
>> -Work effectively without constant supervision
Yes, I can do that.
>> -Work comfortably in a dynamic, energetic, dog-friendly environment
I really don't like dogs defecating in my lap or on my keyboard, or
licking my hands while I'm trying to type, or drooling on the computer
or keyboard or mouse, or knocking over my work, or scattering my
papers, etc. You keep your dog in your office or otherwise leashed
away from my work and we'll be fine.
So since the job is vaguely similar to what I've done, should I apply
for the job? Yes or no.
.
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