>Do you find differences in the quality of person >if they work for a large company versus a small startup?
not really. sometimes super good people accidentally^H^H^H i mean, decide, to go to large companies. kidding of course - i just personally prefer smaller ones, but i've worked with incredbile engineers that cut their teeth at very large corporations - and many large corporations have amazing engineers at them. it's a great way to get into things, get some training, etc. in my opinion, where a candidate worked at, and what they were doing, most recently, seems to be one of the better success indicators. but this is just a general rule, and hiring people is really more art (and luck) than science. anyway, do one of those 'top 50 engineers department' searches from newsweek or whatever, and then figure out which one will accept you and go there. don't be afraid to leave utah for a little while - expand your horizons. ;-) Josh Coates www.jcoates.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grant Shipley Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:43 PM To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: Languages and Books On 7/22/05, Josh Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have been in the position of hiring many, many engineers, and > interviewing many times more than that. the first thing i look at is > where (if) they went to school, and where they worked last. this is a > typical method of skimming resumes because it generally produces good results. Just curious what you look for in "where they worked last"? Do you find differences in the quality of person if they work for a large company versus a small startup? -- Grant .============ | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `============ .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
