Sounds like you weren't a particularly good manager, keeping talent around like that.
I can never understand companies/orgs that keep people around that habitually under-perform.
Both are available online (amazon etc) in hard copy and digital.
If you only have time for one, read the former, and peruse the latter. If you find that you are getting interviews but failing to get through the technical questions, you will definitely want to read all of "How To Crack..."
Employers (especially the big name ones) aren't looking for you to get the right answer when they ask you something, and they aren't looking to see that you have great memorization skills either. They want to see your thought process. How do you approach a problem? Can you debug your code? Do you think about what you're writing before you jump in and start making assumptions? Do you ask questions to eliminate ambiguity? Are you cold and focused only on the work at hand, or are you bright, interested, and pleasant to be around (Culture fit)? This is what the interview process is about.
Maybe you aren't saying the right things on your resume. Maybe you aren't highlighting your projects, and you are only highlighting your skills (does your resume read more like a job description than a list of accomplishments?.. Start there).
Some of the other comments mention networking, and that you should have been looking for your job since your freshman year - interning, making connections, and seeing where you are a good fit. The job search doesn't start graduation day. These mistakes could really put you behind the curve. Hopefully you have a good network established that you can tap into. Ask your professors, your old classmates (Have they been hired? Where? What are they doing? How did they make it past the HR nazis? Take a look at their resumes and see why you're not getting any callbacks), talk to recruiters and job placement specialists that your school may have. You have resources all around you that you have built up over the years - utilize them!
I would like to see this study re-done with a third group who uses a note taking appliance such as the Surface Pro with OneNote and a stylus. Does the stylus and the act of 'writing' instead of typing change the results?
I would imagine someone with an organized method in a program like OneNote that is purpose-built for note taking would have a leg-up on the paper/pen crowd.
I assume it has an inflated pagefile, as well as a hibernation file (unless this is disabled on the surface?).. Could probably just reduce the pagefile to something reasonable, and get rid of hibernation (who is going to use that on a tablet?)
Working as the IT Director for a copier/MFP sales and service dealership, I can tell you within the past 5 years, nearly all of my clients have converted to sending faxes through the network (using a network fax driver,) and receiving faxes either to a networked folder, or a shared fax e-mail address with strict spam filters... I can't imagine that Joe Schmoe's Realty on the corner is running a more advanced fax environment than the likes of PayPal, Amazon, etc.
This seems very trivial indeed.
...quite possibly the most interesting part of the story:
"...One of my friend(s) who lived at the 20th floor of a condo building in a nice neighborhood saw an intruder in the middle of one night while he was sleeping..."
I'm going to have to say that the real problem that I have with iTunes is the limit to authorization.
I don't exactly have the time to de-authorize my computer (nor does it even cross my mind) before I re-format it. What happens when I transfer the music that I backed up back to my computer? I have to authorize it again. What happens after you've done this 5 times? You can no longer listen to the music that you paid for.
I'm going to have to say that this is the sole reason I don't buy music from them.
Yeah, sure, there are ways around it, but I'd rather spend the 30 cents in gas to make it down to my local Borders, and purchase something tangible that I can have explicit rights to once I have it in my hands.
My point though is that it seems as though they are targetting their major competitor here. Couldn't they just as easily drop the price of the Dell DJ for a limited time to 99 dollars if they really wanted to rid their stock? This would probably be a better solution as it would open up the deal to everyone, not just past-customers of their competitor.
Even if they didn't drop the price, and just set up a rebate option (without requiring you to donate your ol' iPod), they would probably sell a lot more products... And honestly, what percentage of people do you think actually turn in those rebates? A lot of people put it in their "to-do" stack and never really get around to it.
Assume I have a dead 1st generation iPod that is completely useless to me.
I turn this iPod Into Dell for a 100 dollar rebate, and spend 99 dollars on a Dell DJ.
I sell my Dell DJ on Ebay for 200 dollars. (I am now ahead of myself 100 dollars).
I muster up another 100 dollars and buy a 15gb Ipod.
So, dell is making it possible for me to turn my dead 1st generation iPod into a brand new 3rd generation 15gb for just 200 dollars?! oh THANK you dell. ^^.
In All seriousness, I think dell would be better off spending their money making the Dell DJ a more desirable product. This would probably proove to be more ethical, rather than offering good money for their lead competitor's product, No?
Well, personally, i agree with you. Internet Explorer is far inferior to a lot of the other browsers out there.. The thing is that it's bundled with windows, and most people out there quite frankly aren't very computer literate, and more than 1/2 I would bet don't even know other web browsers exist.
True, no? Any comments to that?
I also work for a hefty little internet company. Our main webpage is homesnet.com. I know what he means about the whole looking over your shoulder thing. Always trying to make sure that you can impress the boss in a way that the other guy can't. And also if you make a small mistake (like today i deleted some attachments of pictures we were sent to put up on a page) it's just downright nervewrecking.
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Sounds like you weren't a particularly good manager, keeping talent around like that. I can never understand companies/orgs that keep people around that habitually under-perform.
I highly recommend reading the following books (both from the same author):
Both are available online (amazon etc) in hard copy and digital.
If you only have time for one, read the former, and peruse the latter. If you find that you are getting interviews but failing to get through the technical questions, you will definitely want to read all of "How To Crack..."
Employers (especially the big name ones) aren't looking for you to get the right answer when they ask you something, and they aren't looking to see that you have great memorization skills either. They want to see your thought process. How do you approach a problem? Can you debug your code? Do you think about what you're writing before you jump in and start making assumptions? Do you ask questions to eliminate ambiguity? Are you cold and focused only on the work at hand, or are you bright, interested, and pleasant to be around (Culture fit)? This is what the interview process is about.
Maybe you aren't saying the right things on your resume. Maybe you aren't highlighting your projects, and you are only highlighting your skills (does your resume read more like a job description than a list of accomplishments?.. Start there).
Some of the other comments mention networking, and that you should have been looking for your job since your freshman year - interning, making connections, and seeing where you are a good fit. The job search doesn't start graduation day. These mistakes could really put you behind the curve. Hopefully you have a good network established that you can tap into. Ask your professors, your old classmates (Have they been hired? Where? What are they doing? How did they make it past the HR nazis? Take a look at their resumes and see why you're not getting any callbacks), talk to recruiters and job placement specialists that your school may have. You have resources all around you that you have built up over the years - utilize them!
I would like to see this study re-done with a third group who uses a note taking appliance such as the Surface Pro with OneNote and a stylus. Does the stylus and the act of 'writing' instead of typing change the results? I would imagine someone with an organized method in a program like OneNote that is purpose-built for note taking would have a leg-up on the paper/pen crowd.
I assume it has an inflated pagefile, as well as a hibernation file (unless this is disabled on the surface?).. Could probably just reduce the pagefile to something reasonable, and get rid of hibernation (who is going to use that on a tablet?)
Working as the IT Director for a copier/MFP sales and service dealership, I can tell you within the past 5 years, nearly all of my clients have converted to sending faxes through the network (using a network fax driver,) and receiving faxes either to a networked folder, or a shared fax e-mail address with strict spam filters... I can't imagine that Joe Schmoe's Realty on the corner is running a more advanced fax environment than the likes of PayPal, Amazon, etc. This seems very trivial indeed.
Duh.
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First 6+ visible comments are all rated Funny? Am I the only one who is disturbed by this?
...quite possibly the most interesting part of the story:
"...One of my friend(s) who lived at the 20th floor of a condo building in a nice neighborhood saw an intruder in the middle of one night while he was sleeping..."
This just in!:
LOLOLOLLLOLOLOLOLL!L!1!1!1!1one1!1!11
Do they offer free wifi service? =/...
lolhammer.
I'm going to have to say that the real problem that I have with iTunes is the limit to authorization. I don't exactly have the time to de-authorize my computer (nor does it even cross my mind) before I re-format it. What happens when I transfer the music that I backed up back to my computer? I have to authorize it again. What happens after you've done this 5 times? You can no longer listen to the music that you paid for. I'm going to have to say that this is the sole reason I don't buy music from them. Yeah, sure, there are ways around it, but I'd rather spend the 30 cents in gas to make it down to my local Borders, and purchase something tangible that I can have explicit rights to once I have it in my hands.
Buy it now! $5,000 USD. lol0bids. That is all.
I'd like to point all of you slashdotters who aren't as lazy as I am to this link-b rsrtZlQQsosortorderZ2QQsosortpropertyZ3
http://search.ebay.com/broken-ipod_W0QQfromZR8QQs
Anyone who doesn't have a decent mp3 player yet.. why not buy a broken iPod and make some use out of it with this offer, eh? *nudge nudge*..**
**I am in no way affiliated with Dell XD!
Hmm, yes I see what you are trying to say.
My point though is that it seems as though they are targetting their major competitor here. Couldn't they just as easily drop the price of the Dell DJ for a limited time to 99 dollars if they really wanted to rid their stock? This would probably be a better solution as it would open up the deal to everyone, not just past-customers of their competitor.
Even if they didn't drop the price, and just set up a rebate option (without requiring you to donate your ol' iPod), they would probably sell a lot more products... And honestly, what percentage of people do you think actually turn in those rebates? A lot of people put it in their "to-do" stack and never really get around to it.
Assume I have a dead 1st generation iPod that is completely useless to me.
So, dell is making it possible for me to turn my dead 1st generation iPod into a brand new 3rd generation 15gb for just 200 dollars?! oh THANK you dell. ^^.
In All seriousness, I think dell would be better off spending their money making the Dell DJ a more desirable product. This would probably proove to be more ethical, rather than offering good money for their lead competitor's product, No?
Microsoft's software doesn't have any problems, it's always at the fault of the user.
*rolls eyes*
"Thats when you point her IE shortcut at Firefox... I mean come on,,, Just tell her it is the new IE." XD hahahahaha
ha!... tried that.. they just complain. lol. Change is not good for old people, they're just set in their ways. ; ;...
Well, personally, i agree with you. Internet Explorer is far inferior to a lot of the other browsers out there.. The thing is that it's bundled with windows, and most people out there quite frankly aren't very computer literate, and more than 1/2 I would bet don't even know other web browsers exist. True, no? Any comments to that?
I also work for a hefty little internet company. Our main webpage is homesnet.com. I know what he means about the whole looking over your shoulder thing. Always trying to make sure that you can impress the boss in a way that the other guy can't. And also if you make a small mistake (like today i deleted some attachments of pictures we were sent to put up on a page) it's just downright nervewrecking.