Tag: JOB

As we continue hurtling headlong into the Golden Age of App Stores, a job posting from Microsoft hints that there's at least one more around the corner. Yes, Office 15 (probably due in 2013) could very well be getting a dedicated app store. It all starts with a job posting from Microsoft, which states that it's looking for a marketer to head up its Office Managed group. Nestled in among the ...

If we're to believe this new job posting over at Valve, reports of Steam for Linux's death may have been greatly exaggerated. As you can see, Valve is on the hunt for a senior engineer who can port Windows games to Linux. If you recall VP Doug Lombardi's actual words, he never said Steam for Linux was dead -- only that they weren't currently working on it. Maybe that's because they just hadn't ...

Quick! Are you a Mac programmer? An open source advocate? Well, VLC has a job for you! You've always wanted to lead up an entire development branch of the world-famous VideoLAN Client, right? It seems, through gradual atrophy and a steep learning curve that prevents developers from just 'jumping right in', VLC for Mac now has zero developers; none, nada, zilch. Looking at the time stamps on ...

Is LinkedIn starting to feel more heat from Facebook? The San Francisco-based company is looking for an on-site Developer Network Manager to act as an intermediary between the company and API developers. The ad (registration required) says they're looking for someone with a combination of marketing, technical, and communication skills and also outlines pretty clearly that the job entails a lot of ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/programming/Resume_tips_for_software_developers'; While we are on the subject of jobs, here are some tips on how to make your resume sing. This should improve your chances of being noticed by potential employers. Some of these tips are obvious, some may be new to you, but all of them are from my personal experience so YMMV. ...

Ever wonder what it's like to work at Microsoft, Yahoo!, or Google? No, not the perks, salaries, or hours, but the good stuff, like who throws the most parties, or gives away the most junk like T-shirts? A former Microsoft and Google intern who now works at Yahoo! has written up a summary of his experiences with each company. The low-down? Yahoo! has too much bureaucracy, Google has the best ...

Isn't everyone in the Web 2.0 blog-o-sphere starting a job board? JobCoin takes just moments to set up and get running, and provides website owners an extremely easy solution to jumping on the bandwagon starting your own job board . Site owners set their job ad rate, and JobCoin skims 30% off the top for providing their unique platform. JobCoin doesn't recommend charging for postings unless you ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/programming/Is_your_first_job_more_exciting_than_your_current_one'; As the senior manager of the software development team, part of my duty is to interview job candidates. One thing that jumped out to me a while ago as I was going through a resume is that a lot of candidates have more interesting jobs at the beginning of their career than their latest employment. My ...

Proving that job interviews are as formulaic as you think, (Where do YOU see yourself in 5 years?), InterviewStream has launched a new job interview prep web site called InterviewTRUE. The idea is that you sit in front of a Internet-connected computer with a webcam and microphone and answer questions as if you were in a real job interview. When you're done, you can playback your job interview and ...

Download Squad is looking for some new blood to add to our team. If you have a passion for software and web services, enjoy installing new apps on a daily basis, go to great lengths to get the most out of your computing experience, and have impeccable grammar and spelling, you might be what we're looking for. To apply, send an e-mail with "DLSQ" and your full name in the subject line to ...