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Paid Technical Internship – Identity and Security Management (Summer 2010)

April 29th, 2010

Paid Technical Internship – Identity and Security Management (Summer 2010)
Company Name: Novell
Location (City, State): Provo, Utah 84606
Requisition: 2530

Novell is seeking two talented interns to join the Identity and Security Management Business Team. The primary responsibilities include assisting Software Engineers in their testing and configuration of both software and hardware. This position will require helping maintain lab equipment/infrastructure. Candidates will need to have a strong understanding of both Linux and Windows Administration as well as Virtual Machine experience. There efforts may also include writing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Case execution. This is an ideal position to work in an exciting, progressive environment with a global software technology leader.

This position is paid and will last through the end of August, 2010.

Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, EET, MIS or equivalent.
- Basic programming skills in Java and scripting languages (JavaScript, VBScript, Ruby, etc).
- PC architecture knowledge and troubleshooting experience.
- Basic knowledge with communication protocols such as LDAP, TCP/IP, and HTTP
- Ability to work independently as well as on a team

Apply Online at Novell.com

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Presenting at Utah County Job Club Tomorrow

April 20th, 2010

I’m presenting at the Utah County Job Club tomorrow on how recruiters view your resume.  This event is held in the North meeting room of the East Bay Cafe on the Novell campus. Novell* graciously donates this space for the club’s use to the community. Come and see what “recruiter blinders” are and how your carefully hand-crafted resume actually looks from my eyes (hint: I don’t see what you see)

Also, check out/join the Job Club community on LinkedIn. If you can’t come tomorrow (or you might), at least participate in the conversation and share what you know!

Directions to the Meeting

The Utah County Job Club meets every Wednesday at 8am-9am at East Bay Cafe, the Novell Cafeteria. There is no fee to be a part of the group and you’re welcome to buy something to eat at the East Bay Cafe. This group is about providing a place where job seekers can connect to support each other and learn about effective job searching.

Address/Directions:
1800 South Novell Place
Provo, UT 84606


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Parking available on the south end of the campus – near the large main building H. Walk along the west side of Bldg H back to the East Bay Cafe (you’ll see a large orange sign). The meeting is held in the conference room on the far north end of the cafeteria area.

In the mean-time, here’s how to write the perfect resume. (finally!) Also a post of mine on adjusting your LinkedIn profile to act like a resume,  and below is a great SlideShare presentation called “Resume Zen” by Chris Ferdinandi over at EMC Career Services.  I’m too ADD to listen to the audio track without skipping here and there, but I agree with the content!

Resume Zen by Chris Ferdinandi
Resume Zen

*Novell is my employer

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Seeking Advice on Salary Negotiations

April 15th, 2010

A colleague of mine is doing a presentation on Salary, or Offer Negotiations and I thought it might be interesting to experiment with a little crowd-sourcing. Please comment or blog about this topic and link back here so I can see your thoughts on the matter.  The commenting tool below should allow you to easily sign in with OpenID, twitter, gmail, yahoo or MSN. Engage in the conversation and see what we can all come up with together!

How do you negotiate salary/pay?

Do you believe the “rules” of salary negotiations have “changed”? Salary.com does–do you?

Should you negotiate even when the offer is already more than you expected, but below your target?

(“Unlucky” over at JibberJobber says:

Salary negotiation when the number is put on the table is easy. Yu go higher, and wait for the counter. BUT ,when you are in desperate need of the job, and the offer is suitable, I take the offer and do not negotiate. Best next thing, is prove yourself and later , negotiate for higher number, evidencing proof of you work accomplishments.

  • Do you agree with Unlucky? A better question is… do you do the same thing?

Do you play “games” with the recruiter/hiring manager? Good-cop/bad-cop? MN Headhunter says: “There are many schools of thought about salary negotiations and it appears that a great many of them involve game playing, duplicity, and tiptoeing around an actual number.”

  • When do you reveal your “number”?
  • Do you force the company/client to reveal their number first?

Justin Kownacki gives these 5 things to remember while negotiating… do you agree?

5 Things to Remember About Yourself When Negotiating

  1. Your work matters, or they wouldn’t have hired you in the first place.
  2. It’s not your job to always make the offer.
  3. What would they have to pay in order to replace you?
  4. You’re doing your employer a favor by allowing them to employ you.
  5. Your job is not a jail cell; you can always leave.

PayScale posts the following strategy:  Does this help?

  1. Do your homework.
  2. Know your needs and wants.
  3. Learn a methodology for handling the questions, “What are you looking for?” and “What kind of salary do you want?”\
  4. Know your options and ask, ask, ask.
  5. Always negotiate in person.
  • Do you “Always negotiate in person”?

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12 Ways to Make a Bad First Impression

April 14th, 2010

Liz Seasholtz at WetFeet.com gives 12 really smart ways to fail your first impression in a job interview, and how you could avoid them or turn them around (if possible)

In the book You Are the Message, media executive Roger Ailes wrote that you only have seven seconds to make a first impression. With a job on the line in an interview, the pressure to immediately impress is even more intense. No wonder we get flustered.

Here’s the 12 ways to under-whelm that she mentions.  What are yours?
(click through for her good advice for each)

  1. Show up sick.
  2. You have a black eye (or other injury)
  3. You have a nose-ring (unless it’s the right culture for that)
  4. You’re sweating.
  5. You’re underdressed.
  6. You’re late.
  7. You’re early.
  8. You misuse your lobby-time.
  9. Your handshake isn’t up to par.
  10. You’re bad at small-talk.
  11. You haven’t done your research.
  12. You have a personal tick.

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Intermediate to Senior Level Developer

April 7th, 2010

Company Name: Beyond Oblivion

Location (City, State): Salt Lake City, Utah

Beyond Oblivion is revolutionizing the digital music industry from the business model to the way people discover and consume music. With unlimited access to music, and an online/offline catalog of music that reaches in to the tens of millions of tracks, the way people think about their personal music collection changes. Beyond is looking for a Senior Python/Django developer who has the energy and dedication required by a revolutionary startup.

Description:
Hire will be a key developer in our music recommendation system team. Hire will help implement simulations, prototypes, and our production solution. Must be self-motivated and work well removed from supervision.

Required skills:
- SQL – MySQL
- Python
- PHP
- C++
- excellent communication
- resourceful

Bonus skills:
- Postgres
- Lisp experience a plus
- 32/64bit assembly experience a plus

Logistics:
- this is a contract position (for now)
- work from home
- highly competitive rates
- 20 to eventually (very soon) 40hrs/week

No recruiters please.

Apply By Email: nleippe@beyondoblivion.com

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Product Manager – Collaboration – US-UT-Provo

April 6th, 2010

Company Name: Novell

Location (City, State): Provo, Utah

Product Manager – Collaboration
Location: Provo, Utah
Req: 2091

**Note: This posting has been updated and revised to reflect new position requirements as of 4/6/2010 *

Novell is immediately seeking two Product Managers to join our Collaboration business unit. This is a front-line position with responsibilities that include determining our next generation collaboration infrastructure strategy as well as managing existing product portfolios.

The right person for this job will have experience with:
- Defining a Vision and strategy about a product or product set and taking it to market.
- Evaluating market demands and creating go-to-market strategies
- Background/experience with collaboration tools.
- Passionate about collaboration and hungry to make a difference
- Thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
- Familiar with agile/scrum methodologies and willing to work within that style of environment.
- Quick-hitting, agile, and entrepreneurial.

Some qualifications for the position include:
- Bachelors Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Proven success in fast-paced environments developing and launching “1.0″ releases of products.
- Experience in the collaboration software space.

Disclaimer: This job description is for informational purposes, to describe the primary duties, skills and abilities necessary to meet the requirements of this position. This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all requirements or essential functions; it is subject to change at any time.

Novell is an equal opportunity employer and an advocate for workforce diversity.

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Apply By Email: rmerrill@novell.com

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