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Does anyone else find it suspicious that he almost exclusively studied in the computer science field and yet did research in lasers? I worked in the lasers industry for a number of years and I know for a fact that its not really software intensive. I just find it odd that someone with a CS degree would be given a research position that would most likely be awarded to an individual with a physics/optics/ee background. And then to land a gig as a developer for a company even remotely tied to lasers seems a little too convenient to me...

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:59 pm
konamouse
Ignu5 wrote:
lostgunslinger2 wrote:
2. What the hell is an FTE, and why did Gough need 14 of them...?


FTE = Full Time Employee. As for wanting 14 of them, uhh... budget cuts?


14 FTEs = 560 man hours in a work week. Can be divided up among 14 full time (40 hr work weeks) or multiple combinations of full time and part time employees.

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:50 pm
Ignu5
lostgunslinger2 wrote:
2. What the hell is an FTE, and why did Gough need 14 of them...?


FTE = Full Time Employee. As for wanting 14 of them, uhh... budget cuts?

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:41 pm
intersect
i originally sent 2 as well, within minutes of each other, realized i forgot to add the position to the first one..

So i was re-reading the complete trailhead letter on CNET, and was pondering a few things...

1. How does one go from Weapons Physics (?!!) to a start up hologram company?

2. What the hell is an FTE, and why did Gough need 14 of them...?

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:11 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
I thought I was the only one that had trouble crafting the initial email in these things.
I also got the generic reply to my 1st email. But Anne should have 3 emails from me. I'll just wait for her to work her way down the stack.

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:35 pm
celina63
Received same response from HR as the folks who, like me, forgot to specify a position to apply for!

Responded expressing my desire to apply for the Sr. Software QA Engineer position and requested job description details.

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:26 pm
addlepated
I cannot BELIEVE that they're customizing these emails. Those poor people are gonna get swamped!

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:47 pm
intersect
lol, I don't, not yet anyway...

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:42 pm
Darren Knight
Still no reply on my end. Obviously I am unwanted and unloved =( Maybe they are still going through the stack...hopefully... my resume must give off a bad vibe. lol

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:42 pm
enaxor
Nighthawk wrote:

Senior Software Engineer

This Software Development candidate will work...

I actually *do* qualify for that position... I wonder if it pays well? Laughing


According to the CraigsList ad: "Compensation: $100,000 - $140,000, plus options based on performance.

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:42 pm
Nighthawk
lostgunslinger2 wrote:
I got two:

The first was the same email, the one that states they'll move my app up in the stack...

and a job description in the other (Senior Software Engineer):
wrote:

Oh. That helps.

Here's a job description.

Senior Software Engineer

This Software Development candidate will work as part of a team to design and develop a variety of rich internet applications, internal and external.

Responsibilities:
The candidate will work as part of a team to design, develop and implement highly scalable and reliable enterprise applications with Java and/or Microsoft technologies (C#) in multiple environments.

Skills/Qualifications:
? 3-5 years of experience developing for a high traffic Internet site, preferably in Java (JSP, Servlets) on UNIX, Linux, and/or Windows, such as C#.
? Experience using relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2).
? Experience using Web Servers (Apache, IIS) and Java EE Application Servers (WebLogic, Dynamo, JBoss, Resin).
? Experience with XML and Web Services.
? Experience with mission critical, high volume OLTP systems.
? Experience with full development life cycle.
? Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
? Creativity, Intelligence, Integrity


I actually *do* qualify for that position... I wonder if it pays well? Laughing

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:30 pm
konamouse
Mine had an interesting salutation:

Quote:
Hi there (squeek?)


Looks like they are responding "by hand". Wonder how long that is taking. My email didn't have anything in the body (stupid me) and all it was my "squeek" at the end of the page.

When I sent my original email, I did not know about the different jobs. When I finally got access to the job page on holomove.com, I responded in the contact field with my "resume" for Executive Chef. Wonder if they can put the two together (I used the same name/email).

Just in case, I have responded to Ms Goldstein

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:45 pm
Greg
I got an email back too, mine was for the senior assistant.
Seems like she lost my resume though.


Quote:
Hi Greg,

We've got several recruitment puzzles, and this one has stumped more than 90%
of our prospects.

We'll move your resume up in the stack (and there's quite a stack),
but in the meantime, if you'd like to see what life on the inside is
like, one of our new hires has started a blog (complete with video).

Here's the URL:

http://codewtrn8.blogspot.com/

Again, nice work on the puzzle. You're in good company.

Regards,

Annie Goldstein
Senior Recruiter.

PS. The Senior Assistant II position requires significant night and weekend work, FYI.

PPS. Did we get your resume? My desktop is buried! Forgive me if I misplaced it.



PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:40 pm
intersect
I got two:

The first was the same email, the one that states they'll move my app up in the stack...

and a job description in the other (Senior Software Engineer):
wrote:

Oh. That helps.

Here's a job description.

Senior Software Engineer

This Software Development candidate will work as part of a team to design and develop a variety of rich internet applications, internal and external.

Responsibilities:
The candidate will work as part of a team to design, develop and implement highly scalable and reliable enterprise applications with Java and/or Microsoft technologies (C#) in multiple environments.

Skills/Qualifications:
? 3-5 years of experience developing for a high traffic Internet site, preferably in Java (JSP, Servlets) on UNIX, Linux, and/or Windows, such as C#.
? Experience using relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2).
? Experience using Web Servers (Apache, IIS) and Java EE Application Servers (WebLogic, Dynamo, JBoss, Resin).
? Experience with XML and Web Services.
? Experience with mission critical, high volume OLTP systems.
? Experience with full development life cycle.
? Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
? Creativity, Intelligence, Integrity

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:33 pm
redct
I got the same exact email, except with names replaced.

Quote:
Hi Rob,

We've got several recruitment puzzles, and this one has stumped more than 90%
of our prospects.

We'll move your resume up in the stack (and there's quite a stack),
but in the meantime, if you'd like to see what life on the inside is
like, one of our new hires has started a blog (complete with video).

Here's the URL:

http://codewtrn8.blogspot.com/

Again, nice work on the puzzle. You're in good company.

Regards,

Annie Goldstein
Senior Recruiter.


I guess we have something to do with the blog now...

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:20 pm
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