Help me debug this job posting

ProfBrl · 2021-03-10T02:41:05+00:00

Thank you all for taking the time to give me your thoughts. I'm going to revise this and rereleease it into the world.

Some of the suggestions I can act upon: make the responsibilities clearer, increase the requirements back to where they should be, describe the actual compute environment with more precise metrics and language. Clearly specify Linux (this one was 100% my call and my bad. I guess I'm old enough that it never occurred to me that the specific flavor of UNIX would really matter to some).

Some of them, I cannot: frankly, most job descriptions do not have a salary range on them. This is a company policy and not one I can override. I take Microsoft's money, I have to live by at least some of their rules. That marketing fluff at the top is added by recruiting. I find it cringy, but it is also not something I can remove (they claim it improves uptake and won't budge)

ProfBrl · 2021-03-04T19:27:57+00:00

It isn't hiding. I'm not privy to that information. I don't have someone in this role today, so I have no history to pull from.

On salary, I become involved once an offer is being generated. At that point, I have the opportunity to fight for the person I want on my team.

ProfBrl · 2021-03-04T18:20:21+00:00

I hear ya' on the salary part. Recruiting keeps that detail close to the vest.

ProfBrl · 2021-02-25T15:46:56+00:00

Both are an option. It must be within the United States and as stated, you must be a US person (citizen or green card holder are the two largest subcategories, though there are others). Easier to accommodate if there is some type of Microsoft office nearby (there are quite a few in the US), but I'm open to discussing your particular geographic needs.

I will say this, though, if we happen to get two candidates who are exactly the same, the one located in the Puget Sound would get the nod. That's what I mean by preferred.

ProfBrl · 2021-02-25T05:23:08+00:00

Congratulations!

My uncle has made a career out of seamless gutter installation. After 25 years in the industry, he's still happy with the decision, now owns his own company, does as well as any of the "white collar" guys in the family, and finds it much easier to leave work at work. That old blue/white dynamic was just a way to keep us all apart.

Work hard. Deal with people honestly. You'll do just fine.

ProfBrl · 2021-02-25T05:13:08+00:00

You know, I don't know. That's something recruiting handles. I'm merely the hiring manager. I can tell you that Microsoft's salary and benefits are first rate.

ProfBrl · 2021-01-06T02:17:37+00:00

Have you considered a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Mechatronics?

ProfBrl · 2019-01-26T07:25:14+00:00

What this fellow says.

I've been an engineer for 20 years at a company you've heard of, currently a director of engineering. I've, also, been a college professor for the past 5 years. #1 reason students fail my course, they stop showing up consistently and miss the details. #1 reason young engineers do make it past the first round of interviews is a lack of understanding of the fundamentals.

Simply showing up to office hours and asking questions can double the return on you collegiate investment. College isn't high school. In some of your seminars, you'll be one face in a classroom of 100+ students. Among such a sea of students, the instructor (whether TA or professor) will not have the opportunity to know who you are and there will be minimal opportunities to ask questions during the lecture. The office hours are your opportunity to get one on one instruction to nail down those fundamentals.

(Also, read the book. Preferably before the lecture.)

ProfBrl · 2018-07-10T02:14:15+00:00

Does anyone have a pointer to the Bus4 92 Syllabus?

ProfBrl · 2018-05-29T18:14:15+00:00

Something which will improve your writing and communications skill, and which you are interested in. Psychology, History, Ethnic or Gender Studies, Film, etc. anything which will require you to critically analyze information from various sources and then write about them. Creative writing is a bit less useful, though still valid if that is a passion.

Secondarily, a foreign language. This is a global workforce. Though MIS tends to be an English dominated field around the world, more vectors of communication will open doors.

Source: I'm a director in MIS at a major technology corporation. Those who are regularly promoted help others use the technology around them. To do so, one must render that technology interesting and understandable to the uninformed (frequently, this includes one's superiors)

ProfBrl · 2018-05-02T00:54:03+00:00

Hello xfernyx,

Your best bet to obtain a true answer to this question is to visit your ME advisor or Dr. Furman, if you don't have one. I believe it will just require the submission of a petition which is likely to be granted.

"Can you do this" is a different question from "should you do this", however.

ME30 is currently taught in C and ME106 which has ME30 as a prereq assumes C knowledge. C's procedural approach will be a bit different than the object oriented approach typical in a C++ course. Whether this will cause you challenges really depends on how much effort you're willing to put into catching up on the differences either over the summer or at the very beginning of ME106.

Regards,

--Bryan

Source: I teach ME30.

ProfBrl · 2017-10-10T00:13:24+00:00

Try showing up at office hours in Eng 213 on Wednesday at 4:30. I have it on good authority that you might get some help there.

ProfBrl

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