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| bwright | welcome to the TCES chatroom, if anyone has questions let me know |
| LCKid | bwright: what does TCES do? |
| bwright | TopCoder Employment Services finds contract and perm placements for our members for corporate clients |
| LCKid | bwright: what types of skills does TCES look for? |
| bwright | it will depend on what the client is looking for |
| Abednego | do you guys know why every character in the menus is a rectangle for me? |
| bwright | in Tampa we have clients looking for .Net and Java |
| kittlek | hello all...i am a recruiter for tces |
| bwright | enterprise systems for retail customer in .net for example |
| LCKid | bwright: are there many positions for C/C++? |
| bwright | in what kind of environment? |
| bwright | unix or linux? |
| Peterpay | hi TCES's |
| Peterpay | are there any positions for C#, C++, for spanish speakers? |
| LCKid | bwright: I have a little experience in both as well as windows(from school) |
| bwright | primarily are clients are looking for enterprise systems in Java and .Net |
| ecspike | what range of exp are you looking for? Any positions for recent grads? |
| bwright | .NET if you have a year or to |
| bwright | two |
| Peterpay | kittlek: are there any positions for C# or C++ programmers i'm from mexico, i want to know if there are some visa sponsored vacancies |
| bigbug | I have the highest rating here, I rule :P |
| Xiph | lol |
| Xiph | i can by your lieutenant of darkness? |
| ecspike | kittlek: 4 or so, am more proficient in Java though alot of concepts transfer |
| Xiph | s/by/be |
| bigbug | Xiph: Sure :) |
| Xiph | bigbug: excelllllent |
| Peterpay | **Peterpay and what skills are you looking in .NET (C#) programmers |
| bwright | ecspike: what kind of systems |
| kittlek | to touch on a few questions from earlier... |
| kittlek | the clients in tampa don't sponsor at this time, only us |
| bwright | ecspike: in .NET we're looking for people who have done enterprise type systems, rdbms, sql skills |
| kittlek | in terms of proficiency...if any of you are interested, we can certainly set up a time to talk after the chat |
| ecspike | ecspike: oh ok...haven't done any enterprise stuff |
| Xiph | and for java? |
| bwright | ecspike: what kind of stuff have you done? |
| bwright | ecspike: three tier, rdbms? |
| Peterpay | kittlek: what are the programmer skills that are you looking for? |
| bwright | Xiph: Java is for a mid level web application? |
| bwright | Xiph: sorry web application developer |
| bwright | Xiph: its in the telecom industry, but prior industry experience is not required |
| lordhiru | bwright: hi im skilled and experience in .net and java development, but i m in sri lanaka |
| Xiph | bwright: and its contract work? |
| kittlek | we have several clients in tampa... .net and java |
| lordhiru | bwright: do you think i ll have a chance |
| bwright | lordhiru: you need to be able to work in Tampa for the stuff we are talking about specifically here |
| ecspike | bwright: mostly small utils, mostly grunt work...nothing impressive, still trying to break in |
| bwright | ecspike: where are you located? |
| LCKid | kittlek: I recently graduated and am looking to break in to the industry. |
| lordhiru | bwright: i would like to, but i dont have visa |
| ecspike | bwright: Seminole/Pinellas Park area |
| thesilentkiller | bwright: is doing the work somewhere else, with occasional travel, an option? |
| nieboster | are you looking for students from other countries too, which obviously cannot go to US now? |
| bwright | ecspike: I'm not familiar with that area, is it near Tampa |
| kittlek | first and foremost our clients are looking for solid talent...experience is not always the end all be all |
| thesilentkiller | is doing the work somewhere else, with occasional travel, an option? |
| ecspike | bwright: yeah in the St. Pete area, within the Clearwater-St-Pete-Tampa area |
| bwright | thesilentkiller: what ara are you in? for the specific stuff in tampa, you need to be onsite |
| LCKid | kittlek: what is the attitude toward not knowing the language, but willing to learn? |
| Peterpay | kittlek: i've profency in Webservices, MultiThreads, Web Mining, and Regular Exp. all in C#, Python and Perl. are thera some opportunities for me? |
| bwright | ecspike: these companies are near TPA if you can commute there, great. |
| ecspike | bwright: about 25 miles from Tampa |
| ecspike | bwright: not a prob at all...commuting is a way of life here |
| kittlek | Peterpay: sorry guys...still new to this. to answer your question, we can definitely talk about other opps if the .net doesn't seem to make sense |
| Peterpay | bwright: i've profency in Webservices, MultiThreads, Web Mining, and Regular Exp. all in C#, Python and Perl. are thera some opportunities for me? |
| bwright | Peterpay: where are you located? |
| Peterpay | bwright: mexico |
| bwright | Peterpay: these positions that we are looking to fill you need to be able to work in tampa, fl, usa |
| Peterpay | bwright: mm, there is not visa sponsorship? |
| bwright | Peterpay: the .net stuff, definately not, I dont know for the java |
| kittlek | LCKid: i completely understand...this particular client does require .net, but perhaps there are other opps that might be more flexible |
| bwright | just so everyone knows, there are more positions out there then just the Tampa stuff |
| Peterpay | ok, thanks bwright |
| bwright | some of our customers may have positions in other countries or have visa sponsorhships |
| kittlek | there is a general email on the website for those interested in other positions...will try to find. in the meantime kkittle@topcoder.com |
| Peterpay | what other countries bwright ?? |
| bwright | I don't know any in Mexico :( |
| crystalsoft | bwright: bwrigth :how to apply the job for other counties ? |
| bwright | some of our customers are international or global |
| bwright | and have positions in other places |
| bwright | I don't have all the details |
| crystalsoft | bwright: that's very nice |
| bwright | if you are interested email kittlek |
| crystalsoft | bwright: please give us e-mail address "kittlek" |
| bwright | unfortunately, we're focused on the Tampa positions for this chat, so that is where I have the details for. |
| crystalsoft | bwright: hmm |
| crystalsoft | bwright: with in 25 miles |
| bwright | kittlek> there is a general email on the website for those interested in other positions...will try to find. in the meantime kkittle@topcoder.com |
| crystalsoft | bwright: thanks bwright |
| bwright | crystalsoft: what is your experience? |
| bwright | crystalsoft: .NET or Java or other? |
| kittlek | fyi...if some of you are interested in opps outside of tampa, please email tces@topcoder.com |
| ecspike | are there any jobs in the travel or financial industries? |
| crystalsoft | bwright: i can code in java, c, c++, vb , php, asp,asp.net |
| bwright | crystalsoft: looking for contract or perm? |
| lpereira | What are the kinds of job offerings? |
| crystalsoft | bwright: contract |
| crystalsoft | bwright: perm is also better |
| kittlek | ecspike: we can talk about other opportunities in those specific industries if you would like |
| bwright | crystalsoft: you should email kittlek |
| crystalsoft | bwright: ok thanks |
| bwright | crystalsoft: generally .net working on logistics systems |
| bwright | lpereira: sorry |
| kittlek | crystalsoft: absolutely, email away |
| bwright | lpereira: see what i sent cr |
| bwright | lpereira: crystalsoft |
| bwright | lpereira: and also java on web applications |
| ecspike | kittlek: cool...I worked for a major airline and well money always interested me, lol |
| lpereira | So, it's programmer's work. |
| bwright | lpereira: three tier, rdbms, etc |
| bwright | lpereira: what are you looking for? |
| kittlek | crystalsoft: money never hurt nobody :) |
| lpereira | I was expecting something more than just programming :-) |
| bwright | lpereira: management? |
| bwright | lpereira: qa? |
| bwright | lpereira: dba? |
| lpereira | bwright: research & development. |
| vinnath | Do any of the companies sponsor a visa? |
| kittlek | vinnath: the client in tampa does not |
| kittlek | vinnath: there could be other positions in the future |
| bwright | lpereira: VeriSign and NSA are both clients, they *miight* have R&D positions |
| bwright | lpereira: but the Tampa stuff is not R&D |
| andydufresne | so who exactly are the clients in the Florida area?? |
| kittlek | where did you go andydufresne? |
| kittlek | the clients in atlanta are Gentive, Talbots, Verisign |
| kittlek | sorry, i'm in atlanta...cilents in TAMPA!!! |
| lpereira | bwright: sorry, I've lost my internet connection. |
| lpereira | bwright: You asked me about qa, dba, etc. and I answered research & development. |
| bwright | lpereira: yeah Tampa stuff is not R&D |
| bwright | lpereira: but some other companies might have R&D |
| bwright | lpereira: at VeriSign or NSA they *might* be looking for that kind of stuff, but I'm not sure |
| bwright | lpereira: are you looking for contract or perm? |
| kittlek | lpereira: i can drop you an email and we can talk about other positions if you'd like |
| kittlek | for anybody that recently joined, do you have any questions? |
| igorsk | are there any opportunities for students, e.g. summer internships? |
| lpereira | bwright: what is verisign looking for? |
| bwright | verisign has numerous positions available around the globe |
| bwright | most of them are Java |
| kittlek | i can provide link for verisign, give me a second |
| bwright | they touch on a variety of product lines |
| lpereira | bwright: Java is fine to me, but it seems that are only positions to Java+Web |
| bwright | they have C++ as well |
| kittlek | http://www.verisign.com/verisign-inc/careers/jobs/index.html |
| kittlek | just pick your location |
| bwright | lpereira: if you have something in particular that you are looking for, we can try and match that up with the reqs we have |
| bigbug | What happened to the igorsk's question? :) I liked that one |
| bwright | bigbug: what was it? |
| kittlek | bwright: what was it bigbug? |
| bigbug | bwright: "are there any opportunities for students, e.g. summer internships?" |
| bwright | internships: not taht i know of |
| bwright | internships: although TopCoder did have one last year |
| kittlek | bigbug: big |
| bigbug | I see |
| igorsk | thanks |
| lpereira | bwright: I have nothing in particular, thanks. I was thinking about some job programming was a part of it, but not 100% of time. |
| kittlek | bigbug: bigbug...we might have some stuff, but not in tampa |
| bwright | lpereira: none of these jobs would be 100% programming |
| lpereira | kittlek: thanks for the link |
| igorsk | kittlek: where would it be then, if not tampa? |
| kittlek | bigbug: no problem |
| lpereira | kittlek: I am not able to program Java for web, nor .net in general. |
| kittlek | igorsk: not 100% certain, but we can look into it, maybe MSN |
| lpereira | kittlek: I could work with other Java systems properly, though. |
| bwright | lpereira: whats your language of choice? |
| lpereira | kittlek: sorry, bwright, the two above messages were for you. |
| lpereira | kittlek: C++ |
| lpereira | bwright: C++. |
| lpereira | bwright: C++ |
| bwright | lpereira: gotcha |
| bwright | lpereira: what kind of systems? |
| lpereira | bwright: Porting existing systems to different S.O or architecture, Distributed Systems programming, Database driven applications. |
| bwright | lpereira: are you looking for perm or contract? |
| lpereira | bwright: Probably contract, since I am not US native. |
| Ikki | I saw achilles here... |
| lpereira | bwright: (I have not even ever lived in US). |
| lpereira | bwright: Also, I want to keep on my studies afterwards. |
| bwright | lpereira: ok |
| ryager | Hello kittlek omw to play ;-) |
| ggupta12 | hey admins |
| ingvarrr | Will you put the chat transcript on the website? |
| Gaisan | GOOD LUCK! |
| kittlek | hey ryager! c |
| bwright | lpereira: maybe in redacted form |
| bwright | lpereira: but most likely |
| ryager | looking forward to that phone call in the afternoon |
| ingvarrr | bwright: Ok, thanks! |
| bwright | ryager: i'll be talking to you! |
| ryager | oh, great!! |
| lpereira | bwright: Thanks for everything, I have to enter the contest by now :-) |
| bwright | thanks everyone for chatting and good luuck |
| Gaisan | Good Luck! |
| ryager | l8r |
| bwright | any questions can be sent to kittlek at kkittle@topcoder.com |
