Got laid off
10-24-2002 | 02:51 PM
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Got laid off
Ok it's my turn! 
Got laid off today along with 40 other people. 
But it's all good, I've been there 4+ years, I'm ready to move on.
I plan to investigate what it takes to start up my own gig (game development), but I won't be saying no to salary jobs if I find one. Having said that, anyone in the tech industry know of any openings for which the following skillsets apply?
Are they still paying 60-70k for this sort of stuff?
Got laid off today along with 40 other people. But it's all good, I've been there 4+ years, I'm ready to move on.
I plan to investigate what it takes to start up my own gig (game development), but I won't be saying no to salary jobs if I find one. Having said that, anyone in the tech industry know of any openings for which the following skillsets apply?
- MS SQL Server (mastery, scripts, admin, schema design, interfacing via ADO, archiving)
- ADO (mastery)
- Visual Basic (mastery)
- C/C++ (experienced)
- COM object development (experienced)
- 3-tier object development (experienced)
- 6 total years of technical work experience
- Serious development experience since '94
- B.S. in Computer Science from UCI
- And of course, what I hope are excellent communication skills.
Are they still paying 60-70k for this sort of stuff?
10-24-2002 | 03:01 PM
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Wow Steve, your resume sounds just like mine. Just replace the C/C++ with ASP and basic MCSE/CCNA sysadmin stuff, we'd have identical resumes! While I'm still sortof employed, I might not be for much longer, so if you hear of anything, let me know!
10-24-2002 | 03:16 PM
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Steve,
A friend of mine forwarded some job descriptions to me as her company is hiring. This is for a securities brokerage firm in Bevelry Hills.
Software Architect
Responsible for full life cycle application design and development as well as management of existing applications. Requires development experience using EJB and JSP. Experience with JBoss application server and writing SQL queries to connect to relational databases. Review, analyze and evaluate business systems needs. Supervise internal programmers and external vendor resources. Strong Unix (Sun Solaris) and Linux skills. Informix and 4GL experience a plus. Prefer brokerage or financial industry experience. Degree in information systems, computer science, or a related technical discipline and 6-8 years of programming, system integration and database experience. Reports directly to the CTO. Excellent communication skills, flexible, looks to improve operations across the organization, not just within his/her project, self-starter as well as a team player and a work ethic that includes a sense of urgency.
Java Programmer
Fantastic opportunity for a Java programmer to join a dynamic team to help build an online trading application. Strong experience with J2EE, EJB, and JSP. Good understanding of Object Orientation, Exception handling, and other basi Java concepts. Very good interpersonal skills, excellent problem solving skills, good written and verbal communication skills. Strong Unix (Sun Solaris) and Linux skills. Informix and 4GL experience a plus. Prefer brokerage or financial industry experience. Degree in information systems or equivalent and 3 or more years of programming and database experience.
PM me if your interested. I'll give you my friends contact info.. so you can apply.
Jeff
A friend of mine forwarded some job descriptions to me as her company is hiring. This is for a securities brokerage firm in Bevelry Hills.
Software Architect
Responsible for full life cycle application design and development as well as management of existing applications. Requires development experience using EJB and JSP. Experience with JBoss application server and writing SQL queries to connect to relational databases. Review, analyze and evaluate business systems needs. Supervise internal programmers and external vendor resources. Strong Unix (Sun Solaris) and Linux skills. Informix and 4GL experience a plus. Prefer brokerage or financial industry experience. Degree in information systems, computer science, or a related technical discipline and 6-8 years of programming, system integration and database experience. Reports directly to the CTO. Excellent communication skills, flexible, looks to improve operations across the organization, not just within his/her project, self-starter as well as a team player and a work ethic that includes a sense of urgency.
Java Programmer
Fantastic opportunity for a Java programmer to join a dynamic team to help build an online trading application. Strong experience with J2EE, EJB, and JSP. Good understanding of Object Orientation, Exception handling, and other basi Java concepts. Very good interpersonal skills, excellent problem solving skills, good written and verbal communication skills. Strong Unix (Sun Solaris) and Linux skills. Informix and 4GL experience a plus. Prefer brokerage or financial industry experience. Degree in information systems or equivalent and 3 or more years of programming and database experience.
PM me if your interested. I'll give you my friends contact info.. so you can apply.
Jeff
10-24-2002 | 06:32 PM
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Bummer Steve - it sucks not having a gig. I manage a team of developers but we are not adding anyone for the forseeable future. However, I do know a few people that might be. Are you looking for a DBA/developer role?
Our department is hiring a network admin but I don't think that's what you'd want. JZR, would you be interested? Let me know.
See ya Sunday.
jd
Our department is hiring a network admin but I don't think that's what you'd want. JZR, would you be interested? Let me know.
See ya Sunday.
jd
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10-24-2002 | 06:45 PM
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Steve,
If you're interested in game development, then you might want to consider applying at Blizzard. They're currently looking for a UNIX admin. Details below:
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/unix-admin.shtml
I know a couple of people who work at the company, so if I can help, let me know. Also, I believe EAP is looking to expand its staff to include some new coders. If you send me your resume, I can forward it to some influential people over there.
If you're interested in game development, then you might want to consider applying at Blizzard. They're currently looking for a UNIX admin. Details below:
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/unix-admin.shtml
I know a couple of people who work at the company, so if I can help, let me know. Also, I believe EAP is looking to expand its staff to include some new coders. If you send me your resume, I can forward it to some influential people over there.
10-24-2002 | 08:45 PM
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Sorry to hear that, bro. I have no connection for you at my work either... we're on a hiring freeze.
If it'll help you get a job at Blizzard, you're welcome to play Warcraft III with us after work, though!
If it'll help you get a job at Blizzard, you're welcome to play Warcraft III with us after work, though!