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I've only had one job after college (for about 3 years), and I've only ever interviewed for a few entry-level positions. So I don't know much about hiring in the software world. My question that maybe some more experienced people can answer is this: how serious about "requirements" are companies that ask for X years of experience in technology Y. For example, say an ad wants "1+ year of Perl experience." Does that have to be hands-on at work? Or does it count if I know Perl and have used it in my spare time at home? Any insights would be appreciated.
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Most will mean commercial experience, some may count non-commerial experience if you can demonstrate it (like a good website you did for your local scout group or something). When I was looking for a job in .NET for the first time I took my laptop along to show off my skills. (Just make sure you make the desktop clean and remove that picture of your favourite pin-up or movie)
If you are going through an agency then remember that they are keyword finders. They know nothing about the technology, so if you say something like: I've got 2 years experience of C#, they'll often come back and say sorry, their client is looking for someone with Visual C# and .NET and no amount of persuasion will shift some of these idiots once they've made up their mind that you don't have the skill they need and are now trying to talk your way out of it.
If you are applying directly to companies then they tend to be more flexible, unless they have been overwhealmed with CVs.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
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Also i have seen listings where they want 5+ year in .Net or they will not look at you. I have chatted to them and they believed that there are people out there will 5+ years in it. I would not put something done on my resume or on an application where I had not done either a perfessional project using the technology or unless I use it heavily for my home business. Just using Perl in your spare time at home does not sound like you have coded up or debugged alot of sites with it. Everyone can lookup information on Perl, but they want someone that has used it. Even if its a person site/project.
I also know a guy that could not get hired as a programmer with only an associates and no experience. He eventually did get hired because he was a go-getter and learned things fast. I also gave him a good recommendation, and that turned out good for everyone involved. So I think its also who you know too.
For my current job, one of the things that I think helped me is that I try to keep up on the latest technology (hardware and firmware) and so did the hiring manager. So now after meetings we talk about his X800 video card and his A64 FX51 cpu and how well it plays Doom3. Being a geek can help too.
Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD
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Windows Software Engineer (Bangalore, India)
Send resumes to munish@fastvdo.com
Essential Duties:
·Participate in the development of software architecture and specification.
· Develop Windows application programs in C and C++ (GUI, directX),
· Regularly documenting findings, recommendations, software programs etc.
· Work closely with other team members to quickly integrate fully functional products.
· The candidate should be able to function within highly talented specialized team environment with limited supervision and is expected to coordinate with others to accomplish project tasks.
Qualifications:
· MUST have BSCS/BSEE (MS preferred) and 2+ years of related experience.
Required Experience:
· Extensive Experience in C, C++, Win 32, ActiveX, COM application programming.
· Working experience with DirectShow.
· Extensive GUI design experience.
· Hands-on experience in Windows MediaPlayer or QuickTime applications
· Experience in video-streaming is a plus
· Experience with Windows CE (CE.NET) operating system
· Digital audio and video experience.
· Graphic card and File system drivers
Please send resume to munish@fastvdo.com
Salary will be competitive along with stock options.
About FastVDO
FastVDO was founded in 1998 to commercialize advanced research in image processing and video compression technologies. Currently the company is privately held with equity stakes by various investors. The company's research into advanced imaging systems also has been funded by multi-million US Government contracts.
Regards,
Munish
Lead Engineer
FastVDO RMC Pvt. Ltd.,
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hi,
For which company ? tell me the url of u'r company.
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Can I apply for Job
i had 10 month EXp (including Training)
if yes, i will post the RESUME,iF NO 
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Alok Gupta
visit me at http://www.thisisalok.tk
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Hi all, i've just passed my MCAD in C# and i'm looking now to move into development full time (currently i do part development part support).
I'm struggling to find companies that develop in .Net in the midlands. I was hoping someone would be able to reccomend an agency or a company that is currently recruiting.
Anyways, any help would be appreciated.
Kev Pearman MCAD
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Thanks for that, I'll check the link out when i get home.
Kev Pearman MCAD
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Hey everybody!
I have an interview coming up in 3 days for a .NET programmer position. This is an entry level position. I have never had a programming interview before but I already know that this one will not be too intensive.
I am planning on bringing some .NET code with me, hard and soft copies of the source as well as the executables. I already know they like to ask questions about database normalization.
Anybody have any good advice or care to share their experiences for programming interviews? Any info is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Depending on the fact who's interviewing you:
knowledge questions:
* three pilers that make-up OO programming
* if you have to do some I-net stuff know the difference of PUT, GET, POST, ...
* now your sorting, eg. We have 1 million records, how would you find the record with following specifications...
* What does 'inhertitence', 'polymorphism', ... mean? + difference
other:
If it's human resources or manager:
* 10 qualities (bad, good)?
* Why should we hire you?
* Why is the lit of a manhole round and not a square? (yes they asked me that one once  )
* How much would you like to earn?
* ...
Also:
Make sure you know the company, what do they do, why do you want to work there? Where they on the news or in the newspaper for some reason, make sure you mention you have read it ... etc.
Good luck!!
"If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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I would also have a few questions ready for them. This way you can show them that you have prepared. for my current position, I asked them about:
- the use of IM
- about working from home during the winter (we can get alot of snow here)
- what is used for source control
- what type of process is used for the development
- how many meetings a week are there
- I also asked the hiring manager what technical websites / magazines does he read. I thought of that one at the last minute, but it made the manager think for a minute. I wanted to see how technical or pointy-haired he was. Glad to see that he was a very technical manager. During the interview he got his laptop and came to CP and checked out my articles that I had written.
One thing to think about when you do a technical interview is that there will be some people that talk to you that are non-technical people and then some others that will be programmers. I had some non-technical people ask me to explain some technical things and I know that they would not know if I was right or not. But that can be hard to tell. Alot of times they just want to make you think about how you will approach the problem and how you go about getting things done. You could be in left field with your actual information, but your way that you got there is important too. Like the interview question about "How many pizza places would you need if you were creating a new city, the size of LA, from scratch?" There is no right or wrong answer, just how you got there.
One last thing - be upfront about things. If you don't know or can't remember something, tell them that. This will help to eliminate some fumbling for the wrong answer. And alot of technical people will understand that you can't know everything. but them also tell them how you would go about looking it up, it that fit what they were asking.
Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD
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A company in Cleveland, OH is looking for degreed Extreme Programmers with strong C# and OOD skills. The positions are either direct or contract-to-direct. The company employs 3000 IT professionals, and they are looking to boost this amount by 40%. If you are interested and qualified, please submit resume to bgcamps@comcast.net.
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bgcamps wrote:
A company in Cleveland, OH is looking for degreed Extreme Programmers with strong C# and OOD skills.
Please clarify, do you want extremely good C# programmers or extremely bad ones? If you need both, then count me in. 
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I think he meant someone with a college degree and who knows Extreme Programming. Extreme programming is a method of coding.
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hi ,
i want to obtain mcsd certification in vc++ . can you suggest me with the exams i have to take . any help would be much appreciated . thanks in advance.
regards,
vinod
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http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/requirementsdotnet.asp
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thanks ryan , i had been to that site but i could not find much information on visual c++ certification . all it says is about visual basic.net and visual c# . net . i am very much intrested in vc++ certification and i was wondering is there any certification for vc++ after 6.0 . any help would be much appreciated . thanks in advance .
regards,
vinod
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Unfortunately it doesn't look like they currently offer the .NET exams in c++. You would have to revert back to 6.0. If you enjoy the syntax and general c++ style, I would recommend the c# exams, they should be more to you're liking.
Ryan
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Hi Vinod,
I believe that the MCSD (not MCSD.NET) in C++ track is being made obsolete. So you will have to wait for VC++.NET certifications (yet to be announced) or switch over to C# or VB.NET.
Regards
Vipul (MVP)
MVP, MCAD
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Hi,
I'm studying for my first exam for MCAD. I's self-study and I'm using the microsoft self-paced training kit. I have the transcender exams.
I cannot find any descent info however on the internet. Yes, sure what are the exams and stuff is easy to find, but I'm looking more in the line of: what should you be aware of, how much (%) do you need to pass the exam. What is the avarage amount of time needed to study for an exam. and so on.
(My experience is avarage. I'm a C++ developer, but have some Java, JSP, ASP, ASP.NET, HTML, XML, ... experience)
any links, info is welcome.
tnx for your time.
"If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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Hey V,
If you go to this link, and click on any individual exam, it has a fairly specific break down of exactly what to study at the bottom of the page.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsd/requirementsdotnet.asp
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tnx man,
I didn't see this site yet, so it's quite usefull 
"If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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Hi,
I wanted to go for some certification on C and C++. Recently I have cleared the BrainBench certifications. Can you suggest me if some other certification is available for C/C++. It will be better if I can write it free of cost.
Thanks,
Ashok
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You can achieve the Microsoft MCSD through Visual C++, well atleast the 6.0 version of it. Unfortunately, it is not cost free, most exams are about a 150 bucks a piece.
Ryan
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