El,
But wait there's more...
Compaq must be doing SOMETHING (right or wrong).
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Mild shakeup in technology hiring
CMP Media Inc. - Saturday, December 04, 1999
Dec. 03, 1999 (Computer Reseller News - CMP via COMTEX) -- Special From
Electronic Engineering Times-Although the first of two earthquakes in Taiwan set
production of motherboards and graphics chips back by weeks, it has not slowed
the steady hiring by U.S. computer companies. Still, engineers in the computer
industry should not be overconfident, said David Jordan, president of EPC
Associates, Wagontown, Pa.
"I get candidates that come to me and are puzzled that they can't get whatever they
want," Jordan said. Companies are not as patient as they used to be when it comes
to training new hires or pursuing candidates that are not just right. "You've got to fit a
requirement like a glove," he said.
Things may get even tighter for software prospectors panning for Y2K gold. "I'm
starting to see a lot of Y2K consultants soliciting me," Jordan said. "If they're not
sharpening their skill sets for some of the newer technologies, they're going to fall
flat."
Trends toward E-commerce and Web-based applications are affecting the job market
for engineers, said Greg Koslowski, president of Advanced Computer Resources
Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. "There was a time of high demand for the network people, but
I'm seeing a flood of that experience in the market," said Koslowski, whose company
places up to 10 people a month.
But for those with a good dose of cold fusion, active server pages and enterprise
resource planning opportunities are much wider. Koslowski said he is working with
companies looking for batches of 40 or 100 people with those skills at a time.
On the PC platform side, Compaq Computer Corp., Dell Computer Corp. and
Gateway Inc. have plenty of openings for engineers in both their hardware and
software units. Dell, Austin, Texas, in particular has hundreds of technical openings.
Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, Calif., at press time had more than three
dozen software and hardware engineering jobs, including openings for experienced
MTS designers and CAD engineers. Qualified candidates for the latter slots should
have an MSEE and a background in CAD and VLSI. In Florida, Silicon Graphics has
openings for EEs in Maitland, near Orlando, including ones for senior system
engineers.
Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, Calif., at press time had more than two dozen
openings for engineers of various stripes. There is one for an audio software engineer
with a B.S. or M.S. in computer science and two to four years' experience in C and
C++. "Fresh grads with little industry experience who are capable of great things
should apply," said Apple.
Apple also was looking for a senior engineer with a B.S. or M.S. and six to eight
years of experience-a Ph.D. shortens that requirement to four years-for its All-In-One
enclosures effort, which includes building iMac displays and power supply units. And
Apple had room for a senior consulting engineer in Raleigh, N.C., with a B.S. in
computer science and two to four years of applications development experience.
Applicants, who should have one to four years of software engineering experience,
must be familiar with OO development, Objective-C, Java, C++ and Windows NT.
The job deals with sensitive data and requires security clearance, fingerprinting and
drug testing. |
