Sup 4chan. I'm an intern at Viewpoint corporation, and they are looking for a C++ programmer. Since I have no fucking idea where to look for such things (I'm simply an intern who's still looking for a REAL job), I'll post the requirements here.
Position: C++ Software Engineer - Mid and Senior positions available
As an engineer, your role will be to define, develop, enhance and improve Viewpoint's core technologies, adding new features and maintaining current ones. You will be working with a team of talented people. You’re position in the team will depend of your experience and knowledge.
You should have a very strong C++ programming background and should consider yourself an expert. Having some 3D or 2D rendering technologies experience is a plus. You should be self-motivated and be able to contribute and propose new ideas to bring the technology to its next step.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* 2+ years experience in software application engineering.
* Extensive C++ knowledge
* Experience writing graphic applications using 3D or 2D a plus.
* Knowledge of COM and Win32 a plus
* Knowledge of Flash Development a plus
* Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with other departments and staff.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Excellent problem solving skills.
* Self-directed.
* Willing to take initiative.
Education:
Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent degree.
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Anonymous2006-10-24 15:47
who the fuck would want to work at viewpoint, fotomat sucks
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Anonymous2006-10-24 20:59
C++ and COM?
Hahaha, fuck that.
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Anonymous2006-10-24 22:46
The real WTF is you're advertising it on 4chan
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Anonymous2006-10-25 1:46
This looks like every job listing ever.
>> * 2+ years experience in software application engineering.
This is companyspeak for "we want another company to train whoever we hire, because we're too cheap and inept to do it."
Too bad every single company does this, shutting off the industry to entry-level people. No wonder these kind of jobs are being outsourced.
>> * Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with other departments and staff.
>> * Excellent attention to detail.
>> * Excellent problem solving skills.
>> * Self-directed.
>> * Willing to take initiative.
You don't need these skills to be a useful programmer. Your expectations are unrealistic, and you're never going to find a shining perfect model citizen with these credentials. You and your company can fuck right off.
On the contrary, problem solving skills and attention to detail are very useful.
All that other stuff is just the usual shite they put in these hiring ads. I mean, obviously if you work in a team you have to be able to communicate with them.
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Anonymous2006-10-25 5:41
attention to detail
aka never getting anything done
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Anonymous2006-10-25 7:08
>>5 obviously doesn't know how to read hiring ads.
what all that shit really means is "we have no idea what programmers do or what qualifications they should have, so we're just going to hire some idiot who can't even write hello world in BASIC."
No it means paying attention to things when you do them
There's a big difference between attention to detail and perfectionist
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Anonymous2006-10-25 8:39
>>9
'paying attention' should be a given, attention to detail goes way beyond that
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Anonymous2006-10-25 8:53
10 PRUNT'HELLO WOERLD;
20 EMD
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Anonymous2006-10-25 11:10
OP here. Dudes, it's not like I enjoy working here, nor would I ever work here as a full-time career. I just have no idea where to go for recruiting purposes, since all job recruiting sites charge a fee. I couldn't care less, nor give a shit if this company ever finds their programmer.
Yes, like every other company, they want somebody else to train their new graduates. I fucking hate it, a few months out of University, and I still can't find a job, because every single job out there asks for 2+ years experience.
"Attention to detail" is implicit in being a programmer. When you STATE IT EXPLICITLY on a JOB POSTING for a TYPE OF PERSON WHO IS ALREADY ATTENTIVE TO DETAIL BY DEFAULT then yes, that job listing can easily be interpreted as "WE WANT A PERFECTIONIST WHO MUTTERS OVER HIS PAPERS EVERY TIME HE'S ABOUT TO INPUT 4 LINES OF CODE".
OP here. Dudes, it's not like I enjoy working here Dudes, it's not like I enjoy working here Dudes, it's not like I Dudes
Sage.
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Anonymous2008-03-17 16:59
there's no way i could ever respect myself for working for a spam or solicitation company. that's somewhere along the same level of crackwhore, or crackwhore trainee.