as a mechanical engineer trying to shift toward software/web development, this thread makes me feel great

4/27/2014 10:16:29 PM

Ready? Set? GO!

4/28/2014 12:47:55 PM

seemed easy in matlab, was not

fuck 2³² size restrictions :/

4/28/2014 2:47:03 PM

How did u type 2^32??

4/28/2014 2:54:42 PM

The picture was used by Google as recruitment when Google was starting out. Pretty creative and really filters out potential employees.

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/news/2004-10-13/google/

4/28/2014 3:52:23 PM

Technical screening interview scheduled this afternoon with a State alumnus working for redhat!

4/29/2014 10:36:08 AM

How about this one??

Do I need to know all those techniques, or Java is basically all I need to know now?


2-3 years experience in following technologies preferred - but experience will all is not required.
JAVA/J2EE, Spring, Struts, Ruby on Rails, Hibernate, WebServices, EJB, HTML, CSS, AJAX, Javascript,
Maven, Git, Subversion and Oracle database

Specific Duties:
* Complete code and other deliverables on schedule.
* Use Source Control to manage project versions and code changes.
* Participate in production deployments.

The following skills, knowledge and experience are required for this position unless noted otherwise:
* Ability to debug and solve complex problems.
* Candidates must have the following skills: JAVA/J2EE, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, WebServices, EJB,
HTML, CSS, AJAX, Javascript, Maven, Git, Subversion and Oracle database
* Candidates with the following skills are preferred: Jboss Application server, Linux experience

Other Requirements:
* Ability to Multi-task
* Self-motivator
* Excellent Written and Verbal skills
* Experience with Iterative project methodology

5/7/2014 7:21:59 PM

Quote :

"all is not required."

5/7/2014 10:46:19 PM

Oh, I miss that. Thanks.

5/7/2014 11:03:54 PM

can someone please ban shoot from posting in this thread? all he does is post job descriptions with a bunch of acronyms he doesn't know and then ask if he's qualified.

5/9/2014 12:32:47 AM

Yeah, I'm trolling, bitch.



[Edited on May 9, 2014 at 9:14 AM. Reason : ;]

5/9/2014 9:11:35 AM

^^People usually aren't banned from posting in thread that they started

5/9/2014 9:34:16 PM

The three core technologies/skills to me are:
1st, Programming Languages----Java, .net, C++, Java script, etc
2nd, Software Engineering----Agile methodology, scrum
3rd, Data Structure and Algorithm----linked list, matrix, tree, graph, etc

Then:
4th, Database Knowledge
5th, parallel computing & computer network
6th, AI, machine learning, even robotics, maybe too fancy

[Edited on May 13, 2014 at 11:10 AM. Reason : ;]

5/13/2014 11:03:29 AM

Quote :

"Do I need to know all those techniques"

got damnit shoot the more shits you know the better it is for the company and chances of you getting hired. let me ask you this..."wtf can you do?"

5/13/2014 11:59:21 AM

^^ So, your first set of skills includes one that you can't even type correctly. That's good. I'd never hire a javascript developer who called it Java script, but that's just me.
Your second is a set of buzzwords, that's good.
Your third includes a "matrix" as a data structure. Congratulations, you know how to use a 2-dimensional array!

5/18/2014 12:33:29 AM

agile, scrum are buzzwords??? Do you have a computer science degree?
Don't you know matrix can be any dimension more than 1?
java script or javascript I don't care. Everybody knows what it is. Only dumb think that matters.

5/18/2014 9:20:41 AM

99 times out of 100, yes, it's a buzzword.
Oh, there can be a 3-d array? Congrats, you still know how to use an array. You will surely go far with that advanced data structure!
And the first test of knowing if someone knows anything about a subject is if he can spell/type the name of the subject correctly. It's the reason I cringe at an NE professor who says "nucular." It's the reason Apple would never hire someone who calls their product a MAC. An interviewer who sees "Java script" on a resume is going to throw that into the trash immediately. And I say this as an interviewer who has thrown resumes with similar mistakes (Dot net) into the trash.

5/18/2014 5:57:08 PM

The agile concept has been out there for 10 years. Why is it still a buzz word? It has been taught in any master-level computer science lessons of software engineering. Oh, maybe you haven't been to graduate school ever. Sorry.

Math is a basic skill for data structure.

You are not a responsible recruiter. You are a nightmare to your company. Stop doing that!

5/19/2014 10:23:15 AM

What aaronburro is saying is similar to how I view resumes. We recently had someone list the client program they used on projects as the 'repository'. This was a red flag to me because it shows a fundamental lack of understanding on a key topic.

I even take this one step further. I will inspect resumes for grammatical mistakes and use of contractions. And if I see spelling issues? You are done. Granted I work for the test department in my company, so I'm holding candidates to a certain standard where if they cannot scrutinize their own work (the resume), they shouldn't be allowed to scrutinize others.

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And as part of a company that switched to agile 2 years ago . . . yeah, its a buzzword. Simply putting 'Agile' and 'Scrum' on your resume in that format shows a complete lack of understanding of what it actually is. The term has been hijacked by people peddling their cheap services to manager looking to put new buzzwords on their yearly reviews.

Most companies that use 'Agile' and 'Scrum' formats don't realize they are actually just doing waterfall in much smaller increments. That's not at all what Agile is at all.

Placing the term 'Agile' in a comma delimited list screams buzzword. To be fair, this works very well with HR, but any engineer worth their salary will catch it quickly. Its like putting 'programming' in your set of skills: Vague, pointless, useless. The term would go much better in a past experience section describing what you actually did at a previous position.

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To be fair, though, I'm still not convinced you aren't just another alias troll. If you are, I give you kudos for being very committed to the cause.

5/19/2014 10:52:11 AM

I'm not trolling.

Agile methodology has been officially taught in every computer science class, not even master-level class, just bachelor class. This is considered as one of the most fundamental concepts in software engineering progress. If you still think it's a buzz word, you are out of date. Not to say scrum. In group project of software engineering lesson, every student is asked to complete an agile project with others. It's already written in the syllabus 3 yrs ago when I learnt it.

The way of you looking through resumes and throw them into trash bin just because of a typo is rude. People will never apply your company again.

5/19/2014 1:46:20 PM

It's rude to waste my time with poorly written resumes.

5/19/2014 3:25:26 PM

I don't think making a typo mistake can be considered as poorly written.

5/19/2014 3:31:55 PM

In a resume, absolutely it can. You have unlimited time to proof it.

5/19/2014 3:55:43 PM

That's fine. I agree.

5/19/2014 4:03:16 PM

Traditional software developer role has died!
Now it merges into web app designer and mobile app designer

5/30/2014 2:24:01 PM