Microwave Engineers - Six Month Contract (anywhere in U.S.!)

Are you a Microwave Engineer looking for a six (6) month contract and willing to go anywhere in the U.S.?

Here's what you'll be doing: developing microwave designs for wireless broadband networks; designing high quality microwave networks using PathLoss; assisting in selection of cell sites and selection of the optimum locations; and working aggressively and within tight timeframes to complete the project.

Here's what you'll need in your toolkit: a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering or similar field; experience in microwave designs in 4G wireless networks; knowledge of IP networks and strong Path loss experience; and finally, strong microwave wireless network experience.

Please forward your resume to Rozlyn Ackermann: rackermann@expertalent.com, and note "Microwave Engineer - WJ" in the subject line.

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Converged Core Engineer - Seattle, WA (Long Term Contract) 3 positions

If you have an interest in this position, please forward resume to Roz Ackerman - rackermann@expertalent.com.

Description:
Commissioning, Integration and Datafill of HLRi, C-NTDB, UMA, AAA. Onsite support, Log collecting and Troubleshooting. Acceptance Testing for above products.

The following provisions will be provided:
Mobile phone, car, local accommodations, laptop, and access to site.

Expenses:
There will be a max of $2000 per month for travel expenses (hotel-$100/nt Max; Meals-$50/day Max; Auto Rental-$50/day Max; Airfare-$500/RT Max) only outside of Seattle.

Requirements:
Hands-on experience with NSN HLRi, C-NTDB, UMA, AAA products. Must be able to troubleshoot the problems independently and collect logs and alarms for further troubleshooting. Strong Customer communication skills. Self motivated and well organized.

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Lead Warehouse Engineer - Hot Web 2.0 Company (Newton, MA)

If you are interested in joining a super-hot Web 2.0 company with great people in an exciting industry, please send a resume and cover letter to dennis@wirelessjobs.com.

Extra bonus: If you've worked at either Google, VistaPrint, Lycos, or Monster, you've got a leg up on the competition.

The Lead Warehouse Engineer is part of a small Warehouse team at this company in South Boston (MA). The Data Warehouse is a critical component of the overall technology architecture. He/She will have an opportunity to make an impact and should be excited about being part of the team that makes a difference to the daily lives of our consumers in other parts of the organization, such as Sales, Marketing, Content and Engineering.

This engineer will act as the technical lead/architect of the 12 terabyte data warehouse system. This position requires that the engineer roll up their sleeves and write code. This is NOT a design and blue sky only role.
The qualified individual will have a proven track record delivering high quality results, while thriving in a quickly paced environment.

Responsibilities:
- Techincal direction for the following warehouse systems
- Core relational warehouse database
- Microsoft Analysis Services
- Microsoft Reporting Services
- ETL system currently used to populate core warehouse
- Ensuring warehouse systems are in place to deal with our explosive growth
- Leading and mentoring other members of the team
- Work with the team on items such as DBA related work, cube creation, and maintenance, ongoing optimization of the existing data structures, creating user friendly reporting systems
- Help in developing SSIS Packages, scripts, programs, and schemas to facilitate data movement and cleansing for both internal systems and external data feeds
- Maintain and monitor all the warehouse systems to ensure their proper operation, performance, and availability
- Responsible for writing reports for different business constituents within the company

Requirements:
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent (MS a plus)
- 3+ years of experience on SQL Server 2000/2005. Experience with other relational databases is a plus.
- Warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, star schema
- 2+ years of experience with very large data warehouses including design and tuning
- SQL Server Analysis Services - 2005 OLAP experience including design and deployment of complex cubes
- Proficiency in Transact-SQL (SQL Server 2005 specific), complex queries, stored procedures, fu nctions and other related system objects
- Proficiency in SQL tuning, understanding optimization (index types, search arguments, covered indexes, etc.)
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- Organized, self-motivator, great communicator and detail oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Sense of humor and good people rapport
- Ability to deal with the pressure of juggling lots of tasks
- Ability to prioritize or learn how to shift projects quickly
- Experience as a programmer in a JAVA/.NET technologies (C#, VB) environment is a definite plus
- Exposure to SharePoint
- Exposure to Performance Point Server 2007
- Exposure to Ominiture / Visual Sciences

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Director of Sales, Western Europe

Does this look like your Performance Appraisal for the first half of 2008?

Performance Appraisal: Allison "Sales Guru" Smith - 2008

* Obliterate Sales Quota and Set New Sales Record: Exceeded Expectations

* Achieve 100% Account Penetration in Tier 1 and Tier 2 GSM Mobile Operators : Exceeded Expectations

* Blow Away Competition Due to Expertise in Wireless Network Optimization Software: Exceed Expectations

* Become Most Recognized Sales Leader in the Known World: Failed to Achieve Expectations
(but only because you weren't working for us).

We can help you change that last one. But not until you decide that you're ready for the fame and fortune that goes with being the Sales Director whose solutions revolutionize the customers ROI (that's what happens when the wireless networks are optimized efficiently), and they save billions (okay, maybe millions) of dollars. All because of you. Well, us too. But we'll give you all the credit.

We're ready to talk. Put us on your calendar. Start by sending an email to: dennis@wirelessjobs.com.

Tell me, in one paragraph, your most significant accomplishment of 2008.

If it's cool enough, I just might call you the Queen (or King) of the Known Sales World.

I'm waiting. But not for long.

T-Mobile: Featured Employer @ WirelessJobs.com

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Director of Engineering - Wireless Platforms(Nielsen Mobile - Dallas)

Director of Engineering - Wireless Platforms

Nielsen Mobile, the world's largest provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets, is seeking a Director of Engineering. Nielsen Mobile is a service of The Nielsen Company, the world's largest and oldest market research firm. This position ideally would be located in either San Francisco, CA or Dallas, TX.

Job Summary:
The Director of Engineering, responsible for the Consumer Experience platform, will be responsible for all the engineering related activities for this platform from system architecture, through design and implementation. The Consumer Experience platform is a series of products that test the performance of both voice and data wireless networks in the USA and overseas. This role involves managing multi-discipline teams working on various components of the solution.

The Engineering team is responsible for validating collection platforms identifying key wireless metrics to collect
build Data Warehouse systems to store large volumes of data developing customer friendly and intuitive reporting systems for delivering the data to our clients.

The Director of Engineering will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the group, supervising the execution of the software development process along with providing leadership on how the group carries out their functions in the areas of methodology, organization, compliance, architecture. The Director of Engineering, will be expected to oversee efficient application of Nielsen Mobile’s Systems Development resources to business problems, and drive and validate successful and timely outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with Nielsen Mobile program managers and VP Systems Development to assign appropriate engineering resourcing to task assignments. Consider the effective use of both onshore and offshore resources.
On a daily basis, oversee performance of the group against those assignments. Continually validate that development teams are on track and fully enabled to achieve desired results. Solve problems impeding progress.
Validate engineering approaches, including evolution of and compliance with best practices for application architecture, testing, and deployment. Assist with prioritization and resource assignments for problem solving, including managing escalations from the user community. Manage vendors of tools and services. Conduct structured debriefs of in-field problems, including identifying proper long-term remedies. Influence towards appropriate architecture and best practices. Participate in planning, for resourcing and budgeting. Drive preparation of initial scoping as part of ongoing roadmap process. Maintain operating costs and capital expenditures budget and forecast models.

Requirements:
At least 5 years’ hands-on experience developing software applications, including in a data-centric environment.
Multiple years’ experience as a technology manager.
Experience working in a co-sourced environment, including outsourced staff.
Proven experience with problem management, including managing escalations and high-priority problems.
Proven experience with budget process, including mapping expectations to required resourcing, and maintaining capital expenditures.
Demonstrated knowledge of software development lifecycle and methodologies.
In-depth working knowledge of software architectures, and IT deployment architectures.
Awareness of and demonstrated experience interfacing with other groups within an organization, ideally in a production environment.
Solid leadership skills, including communication skills.

Next Level Requirements:
Exceptional team building, people management and retention skills.
Exceptional management/organizational skills.
Exceptional process definition and measurement skills.
Provide insights and advice to Product Managers for interaction with customers; participate in direct face-to-face with customers where necessary.
Interact with Product Managers in assisting product definition, features, and roadmaps

Unique Requirements:
Knowledge and experience of Telecommunications industry
Experience developing or deploying solutions in the Wireless space
Wireless Technology knowledge and expertise is a plus
Background in managing Data Warehouse applications.

Apply at http://www.nielsenmobile.com/careers.

Technology Communications Manager - Nokia (Palo Alto, CA)

You can get the ultimate "dark knight" phone.

Now, get the ultimate job:

Technology Communications Manager
To communicate thought leadership, demonstrated by Nokia in new technology areas by artfully sharing the breadth and depth of the technology and research portfolio of Nokia through creative and engaging storytelling.

Main Responsibility Area
The Technology Communications Manager will take ownership for the development of executive speeches, talking points and web content for the Office of the CTO (OCTO). This person will be responsible for working with the CTO in developing and supporting internally and externally-focused executive communications and marketing programs with the goal of evangelizing awareness and understanding of the company's technology vision, thought leadership and strategy. In addition, the position will be responsible for working cross-functionally within senior research and strategy management of Nokia to ensure engaging Op-ed pieces are being crafted and published by Nokia that drive the technology agenda forward across the industry. This position is a key role within OCTO’s growing Technology Insight & Promotion team, based in Palo Alto, CA..

Responsibilities
• Craft story lines, write and edit speeches, talking points and other communications material for the CTO.
• Assist in the identification of new technology areas, and their associated impact to individuals, industry and Nokia.
• Be the local source of information regarding what is happening in the technology arena in other companies globally that could have a collaborative or competitive impact on the overall direction of Nokia.
• Act as liaison to both strategy and product groups across Nokia to ensure tight integration of outbound messaging.
• Work collaboratively to identify captivating ways of communicating key concepts through graphic visualizations.
• Anticipate internal and external business issues and developments within the industry; use knowledge to focus work and drive improvements

Success Criteria
In order to be successful in this high profile role, you must have superior written and oral communication skills, with a broad-based education and an interest in as many subjects as possible. The ideal candidate will be an avid reader, a confirmed techno geek, will have had direct public speaking and presentation experience of their own, and a proven ability to balance competing demands in a dynamic environment. Finally, to blend well with the team, you should exude contagious energy, and a great sense of humor!

Scope
Individual Contributor - Can readily aggregate, analyze, and articulate concepts and solutions as the communications owner. You will need to routinely work outside of your own technology competence area, heavily leveraging subject matter experts throughout Nokia. Distils big picture into articulate, compelling stories. Makes decisions about and prioritizes own work. - Ensures existing plans are put into operation. Acts with independence and discretion. Develops appropriate solutions. This position will proactively work with other functions within the Corporate Development Office of Nokia, including Corporate Strategy and Communications. He or she will be expected to identify platforms and other opportunities for executive keynotes and networking opportunities. An acclaimed specialist in one area; demonstrates depth/breadth of knowledge/skills in own discipline. Anticipates needs, investigates the underlying causes and identifies short and long term solutions.

Requirements
• Experience engaging directly with and influencing C-level executives
• Demonstrated ability to build a reliable network of contacts and to cultivate relationships across cultural and geographical distances to help achieve fast and exemplary results
• Proven project management experience, preferably creating and executing major communications plans (examples of executive speeches, product launches, media strategies)
• 5-7 years experience in technical marketing
• Direct experience working in and around Silcon Valley technology culture.
• Technical/Engineering Degree, with either an MBA in Marketing or an MS in English/Communications.

Interested?

Email Aimee Cook and give her five great reasons why you are the ultimate "dark knight" candidate for the ultimate job: ext-aimee.cook@nokia.com

Sr. Software Dev Engineer @ Microsoft

Sr. Software Developer (web services experience is HUGE, as well as C#, C, C++, IIS, SQL, and Perl).

Email Dennis @ v-desmit@microsoft.com.

The Manageability Services group is growing our Core technology teams. The Manageability Services Group (MSG) is a strong and innovative team spearheading solutions in a number of areas, including cutting-edge service manageability infrastructures, scalability solutions, monitoring and Software Development Frameworks. Lowering cost and increasing agility through infrastructure is the key to our success on the web and on managing large scale services. In MSG you will build the technology foundation and the framework to run the Global Foundation Services datacenters worldwide and will work with platforms around the company such as Microsoft System Center, Live Search, Cloud Infrastructure Services, and Windows Live Core to enable end to end manageability and reliability of Microsoft services.

We are seeking skilled, highly-motivated individuals to join a dynamic and strong Development organization. You will design applications, tools, frameworks and services that allow users to deploy and maintain online services around the world.

We’re looking for a senior and passionate Software Developer with a deep understanding of engineering processes and challenges to make a big impact on the entire company. This is a great opportunity to make a noticeable difference in the way we managed and deploy services at Microsoft!

A developer on our team is responsible for designing, implementing, and shipping the user experience components to manage and operate a worldwide system of multiple datacenters supporting hundreds of thousands of devices and hundreds of applications, and hundreds of applications and services. This problem space extends from complex user interface problems, through the web services, down to the underlying data storage layer. Integration with large, existing systems is a significant part of the work.

Qualifications:
Interested candidates should possess a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle from specification, through implementation and unit testing, to final deployment and operation.
Passion for distributed systems, fault tolerance and recovery, and geo-distributed solutions.

Must have practical and hands on knowledge of C#, C and C++

5 years experience as a Software Developer Engineer

Two product ship cycles

Excellent Troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of IIS, SQL, Perl and Web Services is a plus

Strong technical skills in platform and/or application model design

Communications excellence including cross collaboration, presentation and documentation

Strong customer focus

BS or MS in Computer Science or related areas is preferred and we will take experience and a proven track record over other requirements.

Carrier Development Test Engineer - 1 year Contract (Hillsboro, OR)

Interested? Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

In this position you will be testing WiMAX based devices against operator and service provider networks. Your daily responsibility is to execute lab and field test plans.

About Our Client:

This company is the world's largest manufacturer of computer chips founded in 1968. Their core competency is based not only in its chip design capability but in its world class manufacturing operation. The company is at the leading edge of advanced process technology and also has advanced research projects in all aspects of semiconductor manufacturing. Being one of the largest IT organizations in the world, they have succeeded in meeting the unique needs of IT customers while providing a means for effectively managing the costs of their services.

This is an estimated 1 year contract position through Volt Technical Resources, a member of the Volt family of companies and a publicly traded, nationally recognized leader in providing staffing and information services. VTR is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating under the strictest code of business ethics.

Requirements:

Required Skills for this Carrier Development Test Engineer position includes 5 - 10 years in the following:

* SW validation experience

* Field testing experience

* Wireless system testing experience

Bonus skills:

* Software and Windows network configuration experience

* Knowledge of cellular radio and backhaul networks

This position is urgent and you will be given immediate consideration
should your resume meet the job requirements.

Special Instructions to begin the process:

* Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

* Please use the entire job posting number in your subject line to ensure it gets routed to the correct Recruiter: 300280-7386-12-221735

* Please include on the subject line the website where you saw this posting.

For further information regarding this posting, please contact the Recruiter via E-mail ONLY, using the email address listed on this posting and again by placing the entire job number in the subject line.

Please rest assured that if your resume matches what is reflected in this job posting, you should get a phone call from a Volt Recruiter to discuss this position with you.

No Phone Calls Please for this position.

Thank you for your attention to these details!

The Recruiter for this position will now have your resume handy to discuss this position with you!

Volt has a talented and upbeat staffing team focused on the quality of your career.

Volt is a world leader in the staffing industry, boasting over 50 years experience. We work with many of the Fortune 500 and 1000 companies to provide workforce solutions. We offer our contractors competitive pay and benefits, as well as education programs and re-deployment assistance. We also offer many direct hire full-time positions.

To learn more about Volt Information Sciences, please visit: http://www.volt.com and to see more of our job postings, please visit: http://jobs.volt.com.

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
is dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace.

Interview: John Carney, CEO, Affinity Mobile

I had the pleasure of spending a few minutes last week with John Carney, former Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations at T-Mobile, and currently the Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Mobile, a global provider of mobile financial services.

John Carney is nothing if not passionate about the mobile industry. In this interview, he shares his vision for Affinity Mobile, and how their mission sets them apart from other companies in the mobile space.

Thanks to John and Cinco for inviting me to visit their new HQ offices in Plano, TX. It's going to be interesting to watch how Affinity Mobile impacts the mobile financial services piece of this industry.

Disclaimer: In the interview, I introduce John Carney as the co-founder of Affinity Mobile, when actually, he's the co-founder of Affinity Global Services.

UMTS Engineers (5) Detroit, New York, Seattle, Spoke - 100% Travel

Urgent requirement for five (5) UMTS Engineers for Detroit, New York, Seattle, and Spokane.

Min 2 years of UMTS Design and Optimization experience.

This is a "Direct" hire by Mycom with full benefits.

Base location is Dallas with 100% travel.

Email Marie Velazquez today for a quick response: marie.velazquez@mycom-usa.com

RF / Wireless Network Engineer, ATT - Orlando, FL

Marketing Yourself - Wireless Recovery

Source: WirelessJobs.com ( by Harry Daniel Richards)

I was laid off from my job in March of 2008. It was the most painful separation I have ever experienced and since I came to LA 5 years ago to work for this company, I am feeling very disconnected. I was responsible for the companies wireless technology and have been in wireless since 1985.

This the longest time I have ever been unemployed since I graduated from college in 1977. In this time, (spent wandering around through my network looking for a job) I have learned a couple of things.

1. I will never be able to retire as long as I am married to my wife of 30 years - I am driving her nuts
2. I will never be able to retire regardless of who I am married to - I am driving myself nuts
3. I need to simplify my life - its amazing how much money I have spent on stuff I don't need
4. My kids are all out of high school and need to move out
5. Watching other people go to work is depressing when you have no where to go
6. Listening to other people complain about their jobs is infurating when you don't have a job
7. Your resume is never good enough for those people who review them and want you to pay for improvements
8. A lot of the jobs posted on job boards aren't real and are really scams for people who want you to pay them
9. My professional network isn't as good as I thought it was
10. I spent the first part of my career being underqualified - now it seems I am over qualified. When was I qualified?
11. My wife needs to go to work
12. I don't market myself very well

Number 12 is the most painful piece, since I have been responsible for wireless sales and marketing a couple of times in my career. However, all the jobs I have had in the last 15 years have been a result of knowing people so I didn't have to send out resumes and interview - just show up and go to work.

So now the journey begins to learn how to market myself better and here's what I have done so far.

Hooked up with a professional coach - I didn't know they were out there, but I need someone to get me on track, help me plan and hold me accountable. I miss the structure of a job

Went to a local university and met with the Dean of Business (and facility) I am offering to lecture on wireless technology and business in general

Get business cards that identify me as a "Technology Consultant" and start attending some events

Wrote a white paper on mobile marketing to send to ad companies to generate some interest

None of it has generated anything yet, but I have just started to focus on the self marketing aspect so it will probably take some time. I don't really want to start my own business again so what I am really looking for is a job. Nothing fancy, don't need to rule the world or be a CTO, but need something to do for the next 15 years or so.

What I am going to try and do is use this blog to track my efforts. Anyone that wants to jump in is welcome.

Anyone that wants to give me a job is more than welcome!

Dan

Director, Product Development (T-Mobile - Bellevue, WA)

T-Mobile is recruiting for a very 'cool' position called Director of Product Management for the Connected Life Team in Bellevue, WA.

The Connected Life Team includes “My Faves” (“connecting to the people who matter the most.”). Essentially, they're searching for a person who can leverage a variety of voice and data technology products to solve real customer problems and at the same time, supports the T-Mobile brand promise of enriching personal relationships. This individual must have a passion for social communications and community.

email resume to: tracey.gomora@t-mobile.com

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Senior MAC Software Engineer - ZanderMax.com

Featured Job of the Month:
Salary: Great!
Location: Silicon Valley (aka The Super Bowl of Technology)
Referral Bonus: $1000.00 USD

Senior MAC Software Engineer
Would you like the chance to take part in the implementation of our cutting-edge WiMAX Base Station MAC (media access control) layer and proprietary extensions within a multi-DSP processor environment? We are searching for the right candidate for this integral role to work with MAC layer software, advance your professional skill set with WiMax technology, and work inside a company leading the advance of wireless technology!

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Close collaboration with the Integration & Test team in debugging and tuning of the MAC layer software in lab and field trials.
- Implementation in C++ of the MAC layer for our WiMax-compliant Base Station.
- Integration of the MAC layer software with the hardware, the operating system, and the PHY (physical) layer.
- Close collaboration with the Systems Engineering group in development, optimization, & tuning of the key algorithms for the current and next generation processors.
- This is a full-time position and reports to the VP of engineering.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & SKILLS:
- BSEE/BSCS or degree in related field
- 4+ years experience implementing high-performance networking/MAC software in embedded systems.
- Superb C/C++ coding skills
- Experience with the MAC layer algorithms of OFDM &OFDMA communication systems, and in particular Mobile WiMax (802.16e), is a must.
- Familiarity with hardware/software integration
- Experience writing code using a real-time operating system.
- Expertise with TCP/IP protocol stacks, Network management and embedded SNMP agents, telco FCAPS requirements & implementation, test equipment, and compliance/certification testing are all desirable

Interested? Get in touch with the ZanderMax-man...Samuel Barnes

GSM / UMTS Optimization Engineers - Nationwide US

On behalf of our global telecom client, we are searching for GSM and UMTS Optimization Engineers (post service) across the United States (location does not matter).

These engineers will serve directly with Tier 1 Carriers in contact and regular full-time positions.

For immediate attention and placement email resume and salary requirements to: dennis@worldlink-us.com.

We are moving fast as this requirement will be filled quickly, but there are multiple (yep, MULTIPLE) positions.

I'll be working on this all weekend, so don't hesitate to get in touch.

Head of Marketing Communications - Sony Ericsson, NC

Sony Ericsson is on the cutting edge of one of the most dynamic areas in modern technology. Our devices are multiple award winning, “WOW” devices that make even grizzled hardware reviewers do a double take.

We are seeking an individual to join our incredible team of talented individuals to help us define the next generation in wireless and convergence devices. If you think you are up to the challenge and have the qualifications, drive and innovation required, read on.

Head of Marketing Communications

This Marketing Communications (Marcom) Manager will develop the marcom strategy for our North American Market ensuring a consistent, vibrant and unique approach to attain our goals for market share and brand. This will also be a key position in providing advisory services to the Head of Marketing.

The person in this role is part of the marketing team reporting to the Head of Marketing and works in close co-operation with our phone and Global Customer Unit resources, as well as the sales and customer service groups.

You will identify the market needs and translate them into the marcom strategy.

This is a unique industry and position. Our customers are typically large carriers such as AT&T but there is no denying that we are in a cutting edge consumer marketplace. Because of this our Head of Marcom will participate in account management to ensure identification and implementation of relevant marketing campaigns and strategies with our partners and internal sales and marketing people. We have national and global brand and marketing strategies and in some cases our customers have the same thing. We need to maximize our efforts with theirs and give the end customer a unique but consistent brand experience.

So…. to do that you'll have to develop, coordinate and implement media planning and campaign strategy by working with various media agencies.

You'll serve as the key contact for all regional and local media agencies and you'll need to stay abreast of international and local media developments.

To be successful you'll need a MINIMUM of 3-5 years successful marketing experience in a B2B2C or FMCG environment, proven experience making winning presentations at an executive level in a highly competitive environment, experience with mobile communications technologies and experience working with or at an advertising and/or media agency.

For more information on the details of this job and to apply, go to our web site, www.sonyericsson.com.

If you qualify we’ll be in touch to tell you much more, including a summary of our benefits, which we believe to be some of the best in any industry. FULLY paid family health, dental and vision care premiums, educational reimbursement, company contribution to your 401k whether you contribute or not, sick and kin care days, really too much to mention here.

UMTS Product Manager - Global Wireless Company - Toronto, Canada

I'm not sure if Toronto is a happening place because Jason Davis lives there, or because it's considered the cultural, entertainment and financial capital of Canada.

Either way, 2.7 million people consider Toronto the "place to be." And our client is one of them.

If you have a strong pre-sales support background and are considered the expert at defining customer requirements for the best companies in the world, and, oh yeah, you've got the whole GSM/EDGE/UMTS (UTRAN) thing down cold, we need to talk.

Send your resume to Kiran ~ she's waiting to give you the low-down: kiran@worldlink-us.com

C++ Software Developer - Cutting-edge Development - Dublin, Ireland

Vero Solutions Ireland is looking for remarkable and highly talented C++ software engineers to join its cutting-edge software development team in Dublin.

We are delivering high-end solutions for leading mobile telecoms service providers. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a young and dynamic company at the forefront of VoiceXML and next-generation media platform technology development.

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of next generation computer telephony system components

• Implementation of W3C (VoiceXML/SSML/SRGS) and IETF (SIP/MRCP) specifications

• Develop network-based media resource control frameworks (speech synthesis/recognition)

• Work closely with VoIP (SIP/RTP) and PSTN (SS7/ISDN) telecommunications paradigms

Requirements:

• 5+ years industry experience

• Bachelors degree (or higher) in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering

• Strong server-oriented, multi-threaded, scalable system development experience

• Strong analytical problem solving skills

• Experience in cross-platform C++ development on Windows, Solaris, and Linux

• Experience implementing IETF, ETSI, or W3C specifications

• Experience in telecommunications, speech recognition, or media processing is an advantage

• Experience with Internet protocols and programming paradigms is an advantage

If you are interested, please email leticia.lukacs@vero.ie

or call Leticia on +0 353 12056709

www.vero.ie

Software Development Engineers (Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA)

Our client is a leader in the development of software radio solutions for cellular operators, and has a research and development center in Bangalore, India. This centre is to address and develop 3G and 4G waveforms from India with the technology that eliminates the use of proprietary chip sets for a cellular system's signal processing by developing each wireless standard entirely in high level software running on industry standard hardware.

Job Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA

Required Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics or a closely related field.
• 5+ years experience in software development.
• Hands on Object Oriented Design and strong programming skills in C++
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent team player
• Diverse interests and a passion for technology.

Desired Skills

• Software development in wireless technologies e.g. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G/CDMA etc.
• Knowledge of Perl, Python, or other scripting languages
• Software development on Linux
• Experience on Agile Development Methodology
• Familiarity with Open Source Software
• Network programming and/or developing large software systems.

If you are interested, Pls mail your profiles to : Alexy@ideas.in/alexy.k@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexykuriakose

Software Engineer, Mobile Applications Development - San Jose, CA

Software Engineer, Mobile Applications Development

Overview:

Our client is looking for talented and passionate developers to help define and develop innovative mobile solutions for smartphone devices based on Windows Mobile.

Areas of interests are:

Windows Mobile Applications (Phone dialer, PIMs, Alarm, Task Manager, etc), UI (graphic UIs, animation, Flash, user I/O mechanisms, etc.), Multimedia (codecs, camera application, music player, etc.), Network solutions (client/server applications), Wireless connectivity (Bluetooth, WIFI, etc.)

Qualifications:

- Should have a passion for mobile devices and solutions
- Strong Knowledge in C & C++, native Win32 programming, WTL.
- Knowledge and experience in SW design
- At least 1 year of experience in commercial software product development.
- Experience in Graphics Programming, PocketPC/Smartphone would be a plus.
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in computer science or related technical discipline is preferred.

Email: smithtx@gmail.com

Software Engineer, Device System Software Development (San Jose)

Title: Software Engineer, Device System Software Development

Overview:

Our global telecom / wireless client is looking for talented and passionate developers to help define and develop innovative mobile smartphone devices based on Windows Mobile.

Areas of interests are: various WinCE device drivers, device power management, audio control, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

- System integration for Windows Mobile devices.
- Design and implement, or port device drivers for new hardware.
- Develop unit test tools.

Qualifications:

- Excellent coding/debugging skills using C and C++
- Experience in developing device drivers and embedded system software development, especially for Windows CE.
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Email resume to: wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com

Validation Engineer - Hillsboro, OR (12 Week Contract)

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon

Validation Engineer

Testing, Wireless, PC Skills, Validation

12 WEEK CONTRACT - DAYS 8a-5p

One of the world's largest IT organizations is seeking Software Quality Engineer for a 12 week contract position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform platform validation of mobile components these components are mainly wireless components that go into a notebook platform.

Conduct tests, log results, work with engineers on test results analysis
This is an estimated 12 week position through Volt Technical Resources, a member of the Volt family of companies and a publicly traded, nationally recognized leader in providing staffing and information services.

VTR is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating under the strictest code of business ethics.

Required Skills for this Test Engineer position include the following:

1. College courses (preferably graduate degree) in computer architecture and systems analysis
2. Able to handle both hardware and software easily
3. Able to learn new technologies fast
4. Good communication skills

Additional Requirements:
1. Good written and oral skills 2.Be able to present findings in a logical manner
2. PC experience required – Wireless experience highly desired

Since this position is urgent you will be given immediate consideration should your resume meet the job requirements.

Special Instructions to begin the process:

• Please email your resume to Volt at: amiller@volt.com

• Please use the entire job posting title in your subject line to ensure it gets routed to the correct Recruiter: Validation Engineer

Please include on the subject line the website where you saw this posting

Sales Executive: Ready to Change the World of Wireless?

*** Do not respond to this ad unless you want to change the world of wireline
/ wireless solutions for the mobile community in the United States ***

If you thrive in an environment of constant change and where your day is never done, you need to check out this job.

But beware; you'll never be the same again. And your friends will want to be part of it.

Here we go...

Our client, a global leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, now serves 35 of the world's top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide. They want to change the way we do business within the real of the wireline and wireless marketplace. Think you can keep up with them?

If so, we're ready for you to build a team that will create new business and customers, promote and sell our client's wireline and wireless solutions (LTE / CDMA / Terminals / Optical).

Email me one paragraph describing your most significant accomplishment of 2007, and a resume that doesn't look like the rest of the resumes in my stack.

But before you do…think about what 95% of the Sales Executives will say when they respond to this posting.

Now, tell me what you are going to say that's different.

Dennis@worldlink-us.com

Software Engineer, Mobile Applications Development - San Jose, CA

Global wireless client is looking for talented and passionate developers to define and develop innovative mobile solutions for smartphone devices based on Windows Mobile.

Areas of interest:

~ Windows Mobile Applications (phone dialer, PIMs, Alarm, Task Manager)
~ UI (graphic UI's animation, Flash, user I/O mechanisims)
~ Multimedia (codecs, camera application, music player)
~ Network solution (client/server apps, bluetooth, wifi)

Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates passionate about development on mobile devices and have strong knowledge in the following areas:

C/C++, native Win32 programming, one year of experience in commercial software product development, and experience in graphics programming (pocketPC/Smartphone a big, big plus)

Email resumes to: dennis@worldlink-us.com

Retail Sales Trainer - Denver, CO (24seven)

Retail Sales Trainer - Denver, CO
Contact: Patricia Beasock - pbeasock@24seveninc.com
Company: 24seven

As a Retail Sales Trainer, you'll have the opportunity to travel and train extensively within your division. You will be facilitating instructor-led and Web-based training courses delivered to retail employees in order to prepare them for being the connection for our customers.

Your schedule will be based on market needs that encompass retail store visits and will require 75% travel (telecommuting the remaining 25% will be considered). Our best Sales Trainers have dynamic facilitation and presentation skills and are equally comfortable with both small and large groups. A sound knowledge of the wireless industry and retail management experience are desired in this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

-Build strategic partnerships with field leadership and front line employees

-Coach for content and skill improvement of employees on the front line

-Facilitate effective training which incorporates traditional instructor-led training, co-facilitation, virtual classes and on-the-job-training (OJT)

-Participate as a subject-matter-expert (SME) on teams that create tools or training solutions to address and bridge gaps in knowledge, competency and skills

-Use positive reinforcement and adult learning techniques to promote learning and skill improvement

-Access reports on key sales success factors (i.e., quota, service excellence, audit scores, etc.) and make related recommendations for training or performance improvement solutions

-Develop as a professional training by completing internal and external trainer certifications

QUALIFICATIONS

* 3-5 + years of retail management exp; 2+ years of field sales training exp required
(exp must be w/in a formal training department)

* Bachelor's Degree required/successfully complete and pass background check

* Working knowledge of MS Office applications, including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

* Thorough understanding of Adult Learning Principles

* Ability to model values of the organization

* Talent for facilitating effective and engaging presentations in a variety of delivery formats

* Superb written and verbal communication skills

* Knack for multi-tasking and organization under pressure

*Ability to work effectively both independently and with a team

* Strong work ethic

* Effective management of group process and dynamics, including the ability to smoothly manage group conflict

**Qualified applicants must have training experience**

*** Must live in or near Denver in the region***

Sr. Project Engineer - Rainbird, Tucson, AZ

Position: Sr. Project Engineer
Company: Rainbird
Location: Tucson, AZ
Recruiter: Maria Williams (mwilliams@rainbird.com)

This person will have responsibility for the RF design of new product development projects. Responsibilities include project planning and high-level system design. This person must be a strong project leader and is expected to provide technical leadership. He or she may also be required to lead the development effort of one or more significant project. Frequent coordination with and travel to the manufacturing plant in Tijuana is required.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
* Participate in project management activities, including both in-house and external resources
* Participate in all phases of product conceptualization, development, release and support
* Communicate with management to provide information related to project status
* Define product requirements
* Recommend changes, review progress, and approve cost estimates and proposals
* Ensure products meet marketing, manufacturing, and quality objectives
* Ensure project development efforts follow corporate processes and procedures
* Interact regularly with corporate legal council concerning intellectual property and patent issues for new products

Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* 7+ years experience in new product development
* Experience showing increasing level of responsibility in design and project management
* Theoretical and demonstrated knowledge of RF active and passive circuits
* Experience with some or all of the following principles
*RF propagation principles
*Antenna theory and design
*VHF/UHF transmitter and receiver (transceiver) designs (100MHz to 900MHz range).
*RF amplifiers (Power amplifiers and LNAs)
*Oscillator design, impedance matching
*Saw filter experience
*RF board layout, shielding and EMC
* Understanding of RF engineering tools, RF circuit and/or antenna simulation experience
* Understanding of receiver and transmitter design requirements and experience in utilizing the current VHF/UHF transmitter and receiver chips on the market
* Experience in design and development of high volume cost-effective wireless communication links between electronic devices
* Experience with product agency certification (FCC, UL, CSA, CE, etc.)
* BS in Electrical Engineering
* Excellent communication skills

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Advanced engineering degree or MBA
* Success in working with 3rd party suppliers to develop RF circuitry
* Firmware development experience for 8-bit microprocessors using C and assembly language
* Prior experience using embedded processors such as Atmel AVR, Microchip PIC, 8051, etc.
* Experience in use of advanced development tools: PADS, OrCAD, C compilers, ICE, logic analyzers, etc.
* Prior experience implementing communication protocols in low-cost microcontrollers including creating proprietary protocols
* Knowledge of communications methods and techniques including wireless mesh networks, cell phone, and paging
* Experience with the irrigation industry would be an asset

Femtocell IP Design Engineer - Dallas, TX

The positions will be a key contributor for IP based CDMA product.

Candidate will be responsible for IP Network design and will also be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the IP functionality of the product. Primary responsibilities involve, but not limited to:

product design, algorithmic network design, operator network design and Patent filings. The main output of this position requires capture customer requirements, design proposals, vendor product selection and compliance, oversee product quality, and customer presentations.

The candidate must be detailed oriented and also must have and eye for quality as the job requires taking products from infancy to commercial readiness.

Position requires being on a multi- functional team of CDMA system Design, testing, field engineering, installations and product demonstrations. Will participate in technology trials, launch and support commercial operation of a new wireless system with multiple Major Wireless Operators.

Qualifications:

Must: Experience with IP and IPSec product design and implementation.

Must: Product Dev experience and knowledge of Linux kernel, system calls and CLI

Must: Hands on experience with development stacks such as DHCP, DNS, ARP, L3 Routing tables, IP routing, VLAN, Ethernet drivers, QoS port priority

Must: Development experience with IKEv1, IKEv2, DES, 3DES, AES, EAP-AKA, IPSec NAT traversal

Must: Working experience with RADIUS authentication interface, RTP, TCP, UDP, ARP Cache, MAC address forwarding table

Must: Performed hands on activities including Firewall Rules, ACL, Cisco router/switch configuration, VLAN, static routers, port physical settings

Must: Knowledge of various IP related IETF RFCs

Must: Software development with C, C++

Should: Knowledge of SIP, MPLS, IPv6, RTCP, ROHC, SNMP

Should: Working knowledge of VoIP networks and Femto Cells is preferred

General Qualifications

Must: 5+ years relevant industry experience with BSEE or BSCS or 3+ years with MSEE or MSCS

Must: Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must : Some travel required for customer presentations, design reviews and onsite debugging

Should : CDMA, 3GPP2 knowledge and experience

Should: Hands on ability to establish and demonstrate new technology

Please forward your resume to amy@worldlink-us.com.

Mobile / Handset Test Engineers - Herndon, VA

Do you have 3 years of technical knowledge of wireless device (GSM/CDMA/UMTS) experience?

Can you speak fluent Chinese and English?

Are you comfortable working in a lab testing environment?

This is an awesome job and won't be available for long.

Email us at sandra@worldlink-us.com.

Our client is a large handset manufacturer who is growing within the Dallas market.

Sandra Horowitz
Worldlink Inc.

ATTN SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

3 QUESTIONS:

1. Are you a guru in embedded development on mobile handsets?
2. Are you an A student in "C"?
3. Do you know what DM/DS is all about?

If you answered "yes" to all of these questions, I want to talk to you about joining my client, a leading telecom company in Richardson, TX. You'll get paid a good rate, and sure there are full benefits available on a contract (wow!) AND possibilities for direct hire but as an added bonus, they are a STABLE company with a catchy name…(contact me to find out).

THIS IS WHAT THE JOB ENTAILS:
Design and implement embedded client software for our handset products. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to successfully take the software through the entire development cycle (design, implementation, maintenance).

"OOH... THAT SOUNDS FUN!"

If you are interested in learning more or know a cousin or a friend or a colleague or even a vague acquaintance you never talk to except to get tickets to a sporting event... please contact me with your/their life story... okay- maybe just a resume- with job/salary history to lacy@worldlink-us.com.

Wireless Systems Engineer - Nielsen Mobile (San Francisco)

If you live in the Dallas area and have been in the wireless / telecom industry for a while, most likely you know one of the best wireless recruiters in this area, Tommy Houran.

Tommy recently took on a new role at Nielsen Mobile, and, as usual, he's looking for a few, great wireless engineers.

You can check out Nielsen Mobile's Career Page HERE. But here's one HOT JOB that's currently at the top of Tommy's list:

Wireless Systems Engineer
Nielsen Mobile
San Francisco, CA

The Wireless Systems Engineering (WSE) group is responsible for leading the ongoing technical design, development and support of Nielsen Mobile's core products that are deployed in Wireless networks to provide benchmarking information on the Mobile industry. The WSE team has regular interaction with customers (typically VP/CTO-level leaders and engineers in carrier network operations and engineering functions) and works cross-functionally with other Nielsen Mobile groups – Measurement Science, Development, Product Management, Operations Analysis, Field Operations and Account Management. The WSE team works closely with the Network & operations groups within all the major carriers to define and improve the key metrics used by the wireless industry to measure the performance of the carrier’s networks. This role will present the successful candidate an opportunity to define and develop products that will measure the overall performance of major carrier’s networks.

Responsibilities:

• Define and develop Key Performance Indicators to measure Quality of Service of wireless data services and end-to-end applications that run on top wireless data bearers.
• Design and develop post-processing engines that extract and transform raw low-level performance data into aggregate metrics; automate and parameterize the process for large scale processing in an efficient and timely manner; build-in QC check-points for end-to-end quality verification.
• Develop scripts in macro language and Java for testing applications on various handsets.
• Analyze various products that measure the performance of the data portion of the Wireless networks. The candidate will assist system testers to analyze, trouble-shoot, and investigate normal and abnormal use-cases for data services; trace anomalies to corresponding impact on key metrics.
• Perform vertical (Application Layer through Physical Layer) detailed drill-down analysis in both application layer protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, WAP, SMS and MMS; as well as current and emerging radio access technologies, including GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA/1xRTT, EV-DO, and UMTS/WCDMA.
• Provide testing and quality-assurance guidelines and hand-on lab assistance to junior engineers.
• Provide insights and advice to Product Managers for interaction with customers; participate in direct face-to-face with customers where necessary.


Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is required.
• A graduate degree in the same is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in software system development for wireless devices or wireless network equipment is required.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in participating in the complete software development cycle, including Java ( J2SE ) development and debugging
• Detailed in-depth understanding of wireless systems architecture, protocols, and standards is required. These include GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 suite (1xRTT, EV-DO), UMTS/WCDMA, and iDEN.
• Detailed knowledge of key wireless applications and services, including Voice, SMS, MMS, WAP/HTTP, is desired.
• Familiarity with testing several mobile device products (handsets, PC cards, industrial-grade modems) is desired;
• Strong technical ability, both oral and written communication skills, and ability to quickly learn new technologies are required
• Must be able to develop written reports, technical white papers, summaries, and other technical documents for customers or internal purpose as needed

Network Lab Technician - Chicago, IL

Here's another job from my new recruiting friend, Anthony Miller (Volt):

Job Title: Network Lab Technician

Location: Chicago, IL

Contact: Anthony Miller (amiller@volt.com)

About you:
You seek part time work as a Network Technician and enjoy building and maintaining servers and love working in a lab setting.

What we have available:
A 6-9 month contract position with Volt working onsite at the client in Chicago, IL.

What you will do:
Assemble, build and configure servers and test machines (desktops, laptops, peripherals, etc.), troubleshoot and serve as the primary contact for software and hardware questions.

What you need to have:
- Network and server administration in a lab/testing environment

- Provided advanced support to MS Server, Apple or Unix/Linux

- Wireless AP config and network setup

- R&D break / fix

- VOIP experience

About my company:
Volt Information Sciences, Inc, a Fortune 1000 company, was founded in 1950, and has current annual revenues of over $2.1 Billion. Volt is an internationally renowned leader in recruitment services and workforce design solutions. Sought out by industry leaders in Technical, IT and Engineering firms, Volt Technical Resources, the largest business segment of Volt’s staffing division, seeks to gain access to “the best of the best” in today’s workforce and meet our client needs.

How you can apply:
Please send in your resume to me at amiller@volt.com.

Wireless Database Administrator - Cox Communications

Job Title: Wireless Database Administrator
Company: Cox Communications
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Contact: Trevor.Harding@cox.com (404.269.0874)

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
This position is a hand’s on senior DBA responsible for support of architecture, development and test efforts to meet project requirements. The ideal candidate will haven an expert level understanding of ORACLE RAC environments and associated skills necessary to develop, deliver and support Oracle 9I and 10G RAC implementations.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design of relational database models for J2EE and J2ME applications.
- Data warehouse modeling and implementation.
- Participate in standards bodies.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Seven to ten years with Oracle database design and tuning
- Seven to ten years experience with shell scripting
- Seven to ten years experience with PLSQL
- Seven to ten years experience in data modeling
- Ability to define and articulate style standards
- Work independently with development teams on multiple inter-related projects
- Five to seven years experience working in Unix environments, preferably Solaris
- Excellent communication and peoples skills required
- Masters degree or combination of undergraduate degree and equivalent work experience required

Web 2.0 Must Have's in 2008

Actually, this is the Web 2.0 that Arrington (as in TechCrunch) can't live without, and it's worth a look whether you are a Web 2.0 Geek or not.

He's noted his Web 2.0's faves since 2006, and it's interesting to see what's survived and what has gone by the wayside.

Gone: Bloglines

Gone: Feedburner

Survivor: Amie Street, Netvibes, Skype, Digg

Back: Delicious

My faves on the list: TechMeme , Facebook, and Google Reader.

Arrington's complete web 2.0 list HERE.

Mobile Systems Researcher (Portland, OR)

Company: Volt Technical Resources
Job Title: Mobile Systems Researcher
Location: Portland, OR
Contact: Anthony Miller - amiller@volt.com

Our client is seeking a strong individual contributor to join our pioneering team in developing new wireless protocols and technologies for future mobile systems.

Major responsibilities of the position include:
Development of novel concepts and technologies that require in-depth understanding of communications systems, especially MAC and Layers 2-4 and detailed design with supporting analysis.

Ability to critique proposed standards submissions for technical merit.

Ability to prepare, present and successfully promote standards submissions to bodies such as 3GPP.

Development of high-value intellectual property and patent applications.

Demonstrated success working in a team-based environment.

Must have skills include:
Masters (PhD preferred) in a related field, with outstanding R&D credentials, along with the following:

Strong research background in wireless networking, with emphasis on protocols

Solid understanding of MAC protocols, Link Layer, TCP/IP, QoS and cross layer design

Ability to synthesize new patentable concepts

Motivated and flexible self starter with strong demonstrated communications skills

This is a fulltime contract position located in the Great Northwest in the Portland Oregon area.

To submit your resume, please email amiller@volt.com

Wireless Applications Architect (Alpharetta, GA)

Company: Cox Communications
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Job Title: Wireless Applications Architect
Contact: Trevor Harding: trevor.harding@cox.com

Wireless Applications Architect

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the architectural design of various applications as well as working with the development teams to ensure architectural consistency across a variety of projects that would enable the Cox Communications wireless product. Applications would include: customer facing, system abstraction and back office.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design of J2EE, J2ME applications and relational database models for the wireless product.

The candidate will work with various cross-organizational teams of developers on a variety of projects relating to the wireless product.
- Work with lead developers and development management to design and implement various products based on business and technical requirements.
- Oversee development standards and the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in standards bodies.
- Ability to design and articulate new directions relating to IT infrastructures in support of wireless initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Seven to ten years J2EE experience
- Seven to ten years J2ME experience
- Seven to ten years experience in data modeling
- Ability to define and articulate style standards
- Work independently with development teams on multiple inter-related projects
- Five to seven years experience working in Unix environments, preferably Solaris
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of GoF and J2EE Design Patterns
- Deep subject matter expertise with the entire software development lifecycle
- Deep subject matter experience working with Jakarta products such as Ant, Log4j, STRUTS, Common taglibs, Xerces and Xalan
- Demonstrated UML modeling techniques
- Excellent communication and peoples skills required
- Masters degree or combination of undergraduate degree and equivalent work experience required

The Failed Job Interview

Wireless Cheer!

Updated: Senior Software Engineer - Graphical Tools (Rich UI)

Global telecom leader is currently searching for software engineers interested in working with SVG and implementing graphic intensive features like:

• Workflow designer
• Localization Support
• 3D Model CDATA exports
• Layout Management
• Phone Emulator

Qualifications:

• Seven or more years of software engineering experience desired

Skills/Experience:

• Ability to design and develop dynamic, feature rich user interfaces like Adobe Photoshop
• Experience in developing UI applications with Java, Java 2D
• Solid Visual C++, MFC, GDI/GDI+ STL and DLL development skills
• Experience in developing cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) applications
• Experience in working with Netbeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDEs,
• Experience in manipulating XML data using standards based APIs such as DOM
• Strong analytical, problem solving and debugging skills, attention to detail.

Desired:

• Good knowledge and experience with user interface design patterns, visual design elements, development methodologies
• Solid understanding of object oriented design/development and UML
• Knowledge in porting code from C++ to Java is desirable
• Experience in developing applications for MAC using PowerPlant, XCODE
• Experience in SVG and graphic algorithms is a huge plus

Forward resume to: Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

Christmas for the Geek with Everything: The Corn Hole Set

This is too funny...and, believe it or not, real.

Guess I need to think about getting the Corn Hole Set so our relatives can play when they come to visit this Christmas.

And, if you don't have a clue what I'm talking about (don't worry, it's G-rated).

RecruitingBlogs.com: Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007

RecruitingBlogs.com has launched the 2007 Best Recruiting Blog Awards, and my WirelessJobs.com site has been nominated.

But really, there's some incredible blogs represented here, so if I don't win the grand prize (a trip to Vegas, sponsored by ZoomInfo.com) I won't be too disappointed.

Below is a final list of all of the Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007 that have been nominated.

Good luck to the bloggers, and a big thanks to RecruitingBlogs.com (Jason Davis) for pulling this together.

Gautam Ghosh
Your HR Guy
Recruiting Animal
The Chad
Instigator Blog
CollegeRecruiter Blog
CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Employers Blog
Marketing Headhunter
Xtra Cheezhead
Sourcing Corner
Jeremy Langhans
Jobmatchbox
Secrets Of The Job Hunt
Good To Know
Diggings
Staffing Software Talk
HR Search Marketing
The Hire Sense
MNheadhunter
Hiring Revolution
Wired & Hired
Digital Recruiter
Digital Recruiting
Cheezhead
Jim Stroud
Talent In China
Six Degrees From Dave
CyberSleuthing
Job Search Marketing
Recruitomatic
Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters
Career Hub
Career Waymark
Penelope Trunk
JibberJobber
WirelessJobs.com
Utah Tech Jobs
Executive Restaurant Recruiter
Sitting Xlegged
Neil Hernandez
Recruiting Edge
HRM Direct
Systematic HR
Workfarce
Social Median
One Louder
I, Donato
Checkster Blog
SalesRepRecruiter
Amybeth Hale Blog

Application Developer (Wireless) - Madison, WI

A large wireless/telecom client in Madison, WI is searching for an Application Developer to join their development.

Face it...the wireless business is cool. And growing like crazy. And they need top developers to keeping pushing the envelope and developing applications that make the wireless junkies go wild.

Hard to resist, eh?

If you want to be part of this wireless craziness, and you've got a year or two of development experience, email me: smithtx@gmail.com (App Developer in subject line).

Look forward to talking,

Dennis Smith
Director, Talent Strategy
WorldLink, Inc.
Editor, WirelessJobs.com


*Here's the full techie lowdown on the skills:

Software Engineering: C, PL-SQL, SQL Plus, K Shell

eSkills: HTML/CSS, Java/JSP, J2EE, XML

Databases: Oracle

Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer (Austin, TX)

Job Title: Senior RF/PA Device Design Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Compensation: Very competitive, based on experience, and full benefits
How to apply: email Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

Heavily funded company in Austin, Texas is set to bring it's breakthrough technology products to market in 2008, which will optimize costs for wireless OEM's by digitizing RF signals and amplifying them in the digital domain.

They are searching for a Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer to lead growing team responsible for IC Circuit Design of high power and high frequency RF power devices (transistors).

Requirements:
MSEE + 10 years (or equivalent) RF / MMIC semiconductor circuit design
experience.

Proven experience in MMIC device design in LDMOS or GaAs.

Device power levels of at least 2 watts and operating frequencies of 900MHz
or higher.

Solid working knowledge of associated semiconductor process engineering.

Familiar with semiconductor device failure analysis techniques.

Knowledge of high frequency and high reliability semiconductor packaging.

Knowledge of applicable air interface standards - e.g. IS95 CDMA, W-CDMA.

Skilled in RF measurement techniques such as - IP3, 1dB compression, ACPR,
EVM, etc. and using RF development tools such as ADS.

Proven record of several completed RF device designs from implementation
through production.

Experience in engineering validation, testing, and debugging. 

WinMobile Application Developer - Mountain View, CA

WinMobile Application Developer 
Location: Mountain View, Ca
Email Resume to:  dennis@worldlink-us.com
Subject line:  WinMobile App Dev

Venture-backed startup is out to change the world. Sure, lots of people make
that claim, but they mean it. Their mission is to fundamentally alter the way
people use their mobile devices. They will be moving to downtown Mountain
View with great access to public transport, food and lively fun.

Skills: Win Mobile(5 or 6), OOD, Visual Studio 2005, Visual C++

Job Description:
This is a terrific opportunity to participate in the development of an application
platform to deliver rich media web services to millions of mobile customers.

Job Responsibility:
1.Design and develop cross platform mobile application to support Windows
Mobile.

2.Collaborate with external teams to port the application layers to various
devices and other open mobile operating systems

3.Utilize and evangelize best of breed programming techniques including
design patterns, re-usable and modular development

Required Experience:
3-5 years experience in mobile application development in C++ on Windows
Mobile platform. Demonstrable use of object oriented development, application
frameworks, memory management, file I/O, network & socket programming,
concurrency and multi-threading. Experience with Industry standards and device
porting knowledge is very desirable.

Good sense of humor and can-do spirit.
Education:
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant discipline and experience

Graphical Tool Senior Software Engineer (Dallas, TX)

Wireless client is seeking experienced Graphical Tool Software Engineers for it's HQ office in Dallas, TX - $90k

Duties/Responsibilities:
Design and develop Advanced Graphical UI PC tool. This tool is used to create and download SVG contents for the handset. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to successfully take the software through the entire development cycle (design, implementation, maintenance).

Qualifications:

· Seven or more years of software engineering experience desired

· MSEE or MSCS is preferred

Skills/Experience:

· Ability to design and develop dynamic, feature advanced user interfaces like Adobe Photoshop

· Experience in SVG and graphic algorithms is a huge plus

· Experience in manipulating XML data using standards based APIs such as DOM

· Experience in developing UI applications with Java, Java 2D

· Solid Visual C++, MFC, STL and DLL development skills

· Experience in developing cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) applications

· Experience in working with Netbeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDEs,

· Strong analytical, problem solving and debugging skills, attention to detail.

Desired:

· Good knowledge and experience with user interface design patterns, visual design elements, development methodologies

· Solid understanding of object oriented design/development and UML

· Knowledge in porting code from C++ to Java is desirable

· Experience in developing applications for MAC using XCODE

Please forward resume's to dennis@worldlink-us.com

Rich UI Engineer (Contract) - Dallas, TX

Rich UI Engineer - Dallas, TX (Contract)

Self-driven person with good software architecture background in C/C++, COM, .NET, or JAVA-middleware and/or UI frameworks. The perfect candidate will have Browser framework experience (Mozilla for example)

Experience required:

Strong C/C++ background;

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) and/or CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture);

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

ECMA (Java Script)

Record of architecting and/or leading middleware projects based on the technologies above;

Frosting on the cake:

XUL (XML User-interface Language)

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

XBL (XML binding language)

RDF (Resource Description Framework)

JAVA

Embedded devices experience

Interested? Please forward your resume to Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

WiMAX Validation Engineers (Herndon, VA)

WorldLink, Inc. is searching for a test engineer to join our core WiMAX engineering team in Reston, VA.

This individual will play a large role in the system integration of the WiMAX Radio Access Network and Core Network. He or she will have hands on with technology in the Samsung lab, the customers lab, and in support of field deployments. He or she will be required to also perform new technology trials and support for technical demonstrations. Minimal travel is expected as the Samsung labs and most customer trials are located in the Washington DC area. Regular interaction with the customer is also necessary.

Here's the key technical requirements for this role:

Experience with wireless networks, architecture and protocols
IEEE 802.16e, WiMAX profiles
WiMAX network architecture and interface protocols
IP QoS, End-to-End QoS and traffic shaping, preferably in wireless networks
AAA: Radius/Diameter/PKM/EAP protocols
Wireless data and IP networks
IP mobility and Expertise in Mobile IP
System Integration
System Validation

General Qualifications

OFDM or CDMA background required
Experience with protocol analyzers
Experience with RF Network Test Equipment
3GPP & 3GPP2 Understanding
Experience in network performance optimization
Able to work hands on with the equipment in the vendor and customers lab
Ability to provide technical direction to other Engineers
Ability to work and communicate with a broad set of team members of varying knowledge base
Ability to travel 25% sporadically during the project
BSEE, CE and 5-10 yrs experience preferred

PLEASE SEND RESUME TO AMY@WORLDLINK-US.COM, AND NOTE YOUR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF 2007.

NOC Engineer - WiMAX (Herndon, VA)

WorldLink, Inc is searching for senior level Network Operating System Specialists (Engineers) who will provide first and second level customer support of technical issues related to the Samsung WiMAX network.

Qualified individuals will monitor network events using various surveillance systems & tools. Candidate must have experience with data and voice networks, troubleshooting and knowledge of network elements to clear alarms dispatch personnel for onsite maintenance. Qualified individuals will monitor and manage Samsung's Radio Access Network (RAN) alarms and events.

Key Technical Requirements:

BS in Telecom / Electrical / Electronics / Engineering from a four year college or university or related equivalent experience.

4+ years telecommunications BSS monitoring and testing experience.

Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals and procedures.

Must have previous knowledge of telecommunications test equipment, T1 Tester, Noise Gen. Fader, Spectrum Analyzer, and other RF Equipment.

UNIX in-depth knowledge

Knowledge of Server Based telecommunications network components

Novell and Cisco certifications a plus

Preference for candidates who have experience in a NOC Lab, rather than a remote NOC.

Please forward resume, including a single paragraph describing your most significant accomplishment of 2007 to: Kiran@WorldLink-US.com

Senior Recruiting Manager, T-Mobile (Bellevue, WA)

Although I've moved on to a new venue, I still have many friends at T-Mobile and would enjoy helping the right person land in my previous role.

This role manages the "incredibly awesome" engineering recruiting team, supporting all Engineering and Operations recruiting activity across the U.S., as well as the Network Operations Centers in WA, TX, GA, and NJ.

The right candidate will have experience managing a remote team, and preference goes to those candidates with wireless / telecom recruiting experience (they aren't asking that you know how to change out a radio at a cell site, but it would be a big plus if you have more than a passing understanding of wireless technology).

If you have an interest, send me an email and I will put you in touch with the recruiter.

Dennis

Fashion Geeks, Get Your Wi-Fi On

ThinkGeek just made it easy for wireless geeks the world over. Too lazy to bust out the laptop to see if wi-fi access is available? No prob - as long as you remembered to wear your handy-dandy Wi-Fi Detector Shirt.

That's right.

The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates.

In the words of the ThinkGeek marketeers:

Finally you can get the attention you deserve as others bow to you as their reverential wi-fi god, while geeky chicks swoon at your presence.

Uh, yeah. Anyway, as campy as it is, I'd like to get one of these for my geek recruiting friends for Christmas. They'll love it, won't they?

Google Offers Summer Jobs to Geeks and Nerds

Source: The California Aggie online

Google's Summer of Code program was designed in 2005 as a way to give students paid experience working with open source programming instead of working mundane summer jobs.

Hawthorn said her boss, Chris Bower, originally felt it was a problem that smart college students were wasting their summer flipping burgers instead of pursuing computer experience.

Google created the Summer of Code program that chose students from over 90 countries and financed over 400 student projects the first year, according to Google's website. Interest surged -the second year alone saw a 200 student project increase.

During the summer of 2006, Google spent $3 million financing projects all over the world, which rose to $4.5 million in 2007.

This past summer, students were given stipends to write open source code for about 100 different open source groups, which gave the students a pool of ideas about which to write their codes and guidance when creating codes.

Now students get paid $5,000 if they successfully create software by the end of the summer - paid in increments throughout the summer.

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Total Geeks Build Businesses Faster

BusinessWeek's Karen E. Klein writes about a recent survey which found that employee issues and managing information technology were the top challenges faced by growth-oriented entrepreneurial companies.

I'm sure the survey uncovers a lot of what we all believe to be true. I'm just not sure that these two topics (employee issues and managing IT) aren't the top challenges faced by all kinds of companies.

Klein then posts excerpts from her interview with Harry J. Harczak Jr., CDW executive vice-president, about the findings HERE.

T-Mobile Jobs - the recruiter's chat

T-mobile Jobs - the recruiters chat

Listen to the recruiters of T-Mobile’s Engineering/Operations team discuss their jobs and find out from them why T-Mobile is a great place to work. You’ll hear regional recruiters Dennis Smith, Jen Hinkle, Ryan Pothoven, Mattea Cirrincionne, Kristen Kunath & Sherri Howe. Some of the jobs discussed are RF Engineers, Field Technicians , Real Estate & Zoning Manager and Construction Manager. To apply visit tmobile.com/jobs

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Top 10 Requirements for the perfect Geek Job

ConnorMiddleton brings us the top 10 things a geek should look for in a new job.

Here's the first one:

Relaxed Dress Code

Check out the other nine requirements HERE.

Tech Jobs in Florida

The OrlandoSentinal.com references a recent study today, stating that technology businesses in Metro Orlando and the Palm Bay/Melbourne area are among the state's leading generators of the high-paying jobs.

According to the survey, the Orlando metropolitan area has added about 2,500 technology jobs -- making it the state's third-largest technology hub with 42,639 jobs, according to a report released today.

I guess the magic in Orlando isn't only focused on Disney, eh?

Outsourcing on Steroids

Brilliant at Breakfast points to a new trend in outsourcing..."outsourcing FROM India."

It's absolutely unbelievable to me, that, jobs which were taken from U.S. workers and outsourced to India, are now being outsourced to other parts of the world (all in the name of cheaper/faster/better).

And, pray-tell, what "developing country" is of interest to those Indian companies wishing to outsource? Low-cost areas of the U.S., of course.

Geez. I've got deja-vu all over again.

Read Jill's complete post, HERE.



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Coolest Tech Jobs

PC World just posted an article called, "Coolest Tech Jobs: Driving the Mars Rover."

I think I'll show this one to my daughter, an aspiring astronaut. Hey, she might never make it in to space, but if she can drive the Mars Rover from NASA, who cares!

Check out Todd R. Weiss's article, HERE.



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Tech Jobs ... Recession Proof?

Well, not exactly. However, U.S. IT employment is higher now than it has been this decade --3.58 million IT pros employed, based on second-quarter Bureau of Labor Statistics, compared with a previous high of 3.46 million in 2001 and a low of 3.29 million in 2004.

And, in a recently published InformationWeek article, it states that 62% of companies plan to increase their IT spending, 23% to keep it flat, and 15% to decrease. Bottomline: spending has edged up, but staffs haven't gotten fat. Impact: Better.

Check out this recent InformationWeek article by Chris Murphy to get the full scoop on how Tech Jobs are expected to fare, given that three-fourths of economists say there's a 30% chance or higher chance the U.S. economy will slip into recession.


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British Women Saying Goodbye to Tech Jobs

Interesting article yesterday by special contributor to CNET.News.com, Tim Ferguson.

Appears that women in the UK are bailing out on IT jobs and the widening pay gap just might have something to do with it.

Check out Tim's complete article here:

British Women in Tech Jobs: I quit




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HR Manager, T-Mobile (Parsippany, NJ)

This is an exceptional opportunity for an unusually capable professional who exhibits distinctive traits: unique ideas, special experiences, and a desire to excel in a company striving to be its best.

The HR Manager will be a key contributor in helping T- Mobile USA meet their current and future business needs. This individual will be assigned to personally partner with specific business functions within Engineering and assist them in meeting their overall business needs. We are seeking an HR Professional who will work closely with the Sr Manager in aligning the company's overall Human Resources strategies with T- Mobile USA's corporate strategy.

The ideal candidate needs to be extremely customer focused, team-oriented, and enthusiastic about partnering with management and employees on developing and implementing strategies, which support T-Mobile as the "Best Place to Work".

Check out the detailed job description HERE, and send me an email: smithtx@gmail.com

T-Mobile Jobs - Frisco, TX

Here's a couple of hot jobs my team is currently recruiting in Frisco, TX:

Regulatory Compliance Manager (Engineering)
Are you experienced in the world of wireless site development and regulatory compliance? T-Mobile is searching for a Regulatory Compliance Manager to support it's south region wireless site development.

This manager would be responsible for regional risk management and regulatory compliance on new site build-outs, and will have expertise in NEPA, environmental, and FAA/AM/EME compliance issues and procedures, at national, state, and local levels.

Check out more details of this job HERE.

Systems Engineer (E911, TDOA Network)
T-Mobile in Frisco, TX is currently searching for System Engineers experienced with E911 locating systems. Specifically, this role will be critical in defining the development of the internal processes used for TDOA network design and optimization.

Check out the details of this critical role, HERE.

T-Mobile - Systems Design Engineer (Frisco, TX)

System Design Engineer - Frisco, TX
This position requires a minimum of 2 years of experience working on a GSM/UMTS network; experience on Nokia, Ericsson and Alcatel GSM Call Server/MGWS, MSC & BSCs; forecasting and designing of network elements/interfaces of GSM network for network Capacity & reliability; some experience with Traffic Engineering on MSCs/MGWs; experience writing Traffic Design documents to support BSC/RNC rehomes; and knowledge of routing / data translations, as well as familiarity with LERG and code administration.

Wow, that was a mouthful!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Please apply online HERE, but connect with me also at JobGeeks@gmail.com

Recruiting Manager / Recruiter Seeking New Job Opportunities

No, it's not me! A good friend of mine and former Recruiting Manager on my team is searching for new opportunities.

I don't recommend recruiters lightly, but this one gets my full endorsement! She has several years of experience within the wireless industry, and is a strong manager. While the majority of her recent experience is in the wireless field, she's open to new industries.

Although currently in Texas, she's open to relocation for the appropriate opportunity.

So, who is this mystery job shopper? Well, if you'd like an introduction, email me (wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com). If nothing else, you need to be connected with her - she's a LinkedIn guru.

Director of Global Staffing Wanted

Recruiting Community:

I just spoke with a recruiter @ Arrow Electronics who is engaged in a high-level job search.

Arrow Electronics is creating a Director of Global Staffing position to lead their global recruiting efforts.

If you know of anyone that could be a fit for the role, send me an email (wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com).

I'll send you the H3 link they created for the job - it has a sweet $5k reward bonus.

Recruitment by Attraction

Recruiting with a blog takes courage.

That's the first line in John Sumser's May 29th post titled, Humanizing.

When I added a blog to my recruiting arsenal toolkit back in 2004, I didn't necessarily think it took a great amount of courage. In fact, I felt like I was jumping on the blogging bandwagon a bit late, assuming I would just be one of thousands of recruiting-blogs welcomed to the blogosphere that year.

Funny. Maybe the courage has been more in my decision to continue blogging, in spite of the fact that many recruiters echoed the sentiments of the bandit in the 1948 classic, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre:

"BadgesBlogs? We ain't got no badgesblogs. We don't need no badges blogs. I don't have to show you any stinking badges blogs!"

John's article refers to Kristi Young, a colleague and former T-Mobile team member. Knowing Kristi well, I applaud the fact that she's sticking with her story and using her blog to reach the job-seeker. As John notes, Kristi uses her blog...

"...as a way to humanize and expedite her intense communications processes."

John finishes by adding,

There's a mercenary reason for using public disclosure as a tool. It's simple.
The technique attracts candidates by making the Recruiter (and therefore the
company) more approachable.

Preach it Sumser. That's the heartbeat of why-I-blog.

And while WirelessJobs.com doesn't provide the honey to generate Monster-kinda-traffic, it's solely responsible for connecting me (if even in a small way) to approximately thousands (yes, thousands) of people - most of whom I would have never met otherwise.

Recruitment by attraction? Absolutely.

Gitomer says,

All things being equal, people want to do business with their
friends.

All things being not so equal, people STILL want to do business with their friends.

So, let me ask you this...would you rather develop a relationship with an authentic recruiter who understands the importance of "approachability," or one who has charismatically mastered the art of schmoozing?

That's what I thought.

Me too.

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We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Bloggers

One week ago, Jason Davis did the inevitable...he signed his final post on Recruiting.com.

The comments flowed and colleagues gave their final tributes (save one frady-cat blogger who left an anonymous comment).

It's been a wild ride for Jason. His late nights spent blogging and brainstorming have helped him carve out a legacy (even though he'd never admit it) within the community of recruiting bloggers that will not be soon forgotten.

And, thankfully, we don't have to look far to see what Jason's got up his sleeve. He's had the domain RecruitingBlogs.com for a while, and it's now a full-fledged community - check it out - but when you do, invite me to be your friend.

Finally, I'd like to repeat the comments I left on Jason's final Recruiting.com post. My comments, of course, are tongue-in-cheek, but in every bit of humor, there's certainly an element of truth:

In Jason's honor, let me now wax poetic on this final day with a bit of revised prose from Shakespeare's Henry V, 1598:

KING HENRY (Jason) V:
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And the remembrance of Recruiting.com shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of bloggers;

For he to-day that posts on a weblog with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen across the globe now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That blogged with us at Recruiting.com.

Cheers to you, Jason Davis.

You are the King Henry of Blogging.

Sr. MMS Engineer (Snoqualmie, WA) - $1,000 Referral Bonus!

Not only is Jodi Lovegrove the T-Mobile Recruiter with the coolest last name, she's also the one responsible for the nationwide recruiting activity that supports our National Engineering Operations team.

Wow, it's hard to say all that in one small breath.

Anyway, Jodi just opened an H3 campaign for one of her positions:

Sr. MMS Engineer, Snoqualmie, WA

If you are interested in this position, or, know somebody who is, please access Jodi's campaign by following the link HERE.

Please note: all T-Mobile Employees will follow the standard process (Employee Referral Program) for referring candidates. And, yes, they'll still get their big chunk of change if we make the hire.

However, everybody else can use Jodi's H3 campaign to refer someone for the job.

Did I just hear somebody say,

"Hey, what's in it for me?"

Well, if you refer the candidate that gets the job, Jodi's got a $1,000 dollar bill with your picture on it. And Jodi loves to give away money

So, c'mon, let's make Lovegrove happy,

Click on the campaign and let's get crankin'!

Tell Me Something Good, TechGeek

Deloitte survey finds North American tech CEOs taking their search overseas to solve domestic talent shortage


Chaka Kahn made it popular long before it was playing on the corporate strings:

Tell me something good...tell me that you love me

However, it appears that today's ever-hot technology talent, is still failing to respond to the statement in a way that puts Technology CEO's at ease. In short, while the CEO's do what they can to attract the best, keeping them is a completely different story.

According to a Deloitte survey released today, attracting and retaining top talent has become the leading operational challenge for North American technology CEOs.

As a result, the respondents of this year's Technology Fast 500 CEO Survey-Deloitte's annual survey of Technology Fast 500 company leaders-are taking their talent searches overseas (read the full press release HERE).

Almost two thirds (64 percent) of CEOs felt it was important to look overseas for the top talent they need to grow their businesses-even though 67 percent indicate their country's education system is successful in producing qualified talent. However, the majority of CEOs are concerned that government restrictions on employment visas will prevent them from obtaining the overseas talent they need to successfully grow.

"Given today's race for top talent, it is not surprising that North American tech CEOs find it more difficult to attract, develop, and retain talent than to achieve profitability,"

explains John Ruffolo, National Leader of Deloitte's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Group.

"It is only the companies that win the hearts and minds of their people that will ensure their growth in both the short and long term. As a result, CEOs are engaging people like never before."

So, Recruiter...HR Manager...Technology CEO....I've got one question:

What are you doing to win the hearts and minds of your people?

Job Search Tight for College Grads

Interesting insight from Experience Inc's fifth annual College Graduate Survey.

More than 2,800 graduating seniors took Experience's online poll, and nearly 50% of those who had already started their job searches at the time of the survey were still looking. The results, released in early April, also showed that only 22% of these students had offers in hand. Another 15% planned to continue on to graduate school, and 10% had yet to begin searching.

So, college grad, where are you?

Dennis Smith
T-Mobile USA
Sr. Manager, Recruiting

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Carnival of the Job Search ~ 4th edition

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Welcome to the April 13, 2007 edition of carnival of the job search.

We're featuring five blogs this week (2 newcomers and 3 old-timers!):

ISPF presents A Comprehensive List of Helpful Job Search Resources posted at Grad Money Matters.

Henry Bagdasarian presents Think Before You Accept that Overseas Job Offer posted at Free Identity Theft Prevention, Detection and Fraud Solutions.

Arun presents Charm your way to Success posted at Arun is bringing you...Your Daily Remedy, offering up tips to get you through job interviews!

Airhostess presents Airline Recruitment Spree posted at Airline Recruitments, touting careers in the sky.

ambition presents Is your 'online reputation' letting you down?? posted at recruit-ER.


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HOT JOBS: Director, Engineering - RF (Parsippany, NJ) T-Mobile

Director, Engineering - RF

Manage a regional team that consists of the following core functions:

Automatic Frequency Planning (AFP), BSS Engineering, Capacity Planning, Data Engineering and TDOA.

The job duties include but are not limited to:

Frequency Planning, BSC/TCU/PCUSN dimensioning and forecasting, Radio Access Capacity planning, New technology rollouts, TDOA Administration including Network dimensioning, New deployments and KPI monitoring.

Director will play a key role in developing and managing regional markets network performance and KPI targets, serving as the subject matter experts to the local markets.

Requirements:
High level of competency in all aspects of Radio Network Design and optimization. Includes but not limited to: Antenna theory, GSM Call processing, RF propagation theory, Field based measurement systems and interpretation, understanding of GSM Radio based call statistics such as dropped calls, BER, and Handover.

The candidate must posses a strong financial understanding, be able to create and manage departmental budgets, prepare and adjudicate business cases, as well as manage large technical projects.

This candidate will have strong leadership skills, with the ability to conceive, communicate, and implement design and operation concepts that improve the performance of the network and the efficiency of the RF teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, BSEE is preferred.

8+ years Cellular/PCS industry experience.

5+ years RF Management experience in heading a team of engineers and/or technicians.

Hands on experience with GSM technology strongly preferred.

Please send your resume to Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com.

The Father of Wireless (and Wireless Jobs)

Martin Cooper. Just an average genius working for the man at Motorola .

But on April 3, 1973, Dr. Martin Cooper placed a call to rival Joel Engel, head of research at AT&T's Bell Labs, while walking the streets of New York City talking on the first Motorola DynaTAC prototype.

And so the levers of cell phone obsession began to turn.

10 years later, the Brick was born, and those who had the cash dropped almost $4,000 for the 10-inch, 28-ounce anchor created by Coop and his team of engineers at Moto.

The differences between Cooper's Brick and today's phone? Can you say, calendar, calculator, alarm clock, gps, video, web browser, and MP3 Player?

Dahl's article offers up a bit of history that I find seriously amusing:

Analysts in 1983 predicted that by 2000, there would be 900,000 wireless users in the United States.

Reality?

There were more than 100 million wireless users by the end of 2000, and 229 million at the end of last year. My family alone accounts for four of the 229 million (I'll be adding three more in the not-to-distant future).

Yes, my Blackberry is never far from reach. I exchange text messages with my team late at night and early in the morning (cut it out, Jen!) ; )

On the chance that I've misplaced it (along with my keys), I'm irritated 'til it's safely back in my front pocket.

I glance at my messages while driving to work (just kidding, Mr. State Farm Insurance Man!). I send my wife and children secret messages throughout the day. I am always connected.

Geez, thanks Mr. Cooper. No, really, thanks! We complain about being overly-connected, but if we're honest, most of us wouldn't have it any other way.

Don't get me wrong...I'm not saying it's healthy. But it's our reality (and I like it).

Reality also says that about one-fourth of all wireless calls have at least one problem (2006 study by J.D. Power and Associates). Whether it's dropped calls, disconnected calls, static, or interference, the problems exist. And if we're grumpy when we can't find our Blackberry, we're even grumpier when we drop a call.

Why?

Because we can't stand not being connected! Like I said, I'm not proud of this particular mental illness, but I'm not about to change. Even if that means I have to crawl on my roof line at midnight in the middle of a thunder storm, I'm going to make that phone call, by golly!

Even the Father of Wireless (Cooper) agrees with us. He's now 79 years old, owns six cell phones, carries three and pays the bills for 20. He was even talking on his cell phone for his interview with Dahl, explaining that he understands our obsession, our need, to have a signal:

"When you've got that phone, you feel connected, you feel part of a group,"

says Cooper.

"Who's the group? It's everyone in the world, on your cell phone."

Yep, Dr. Cooper still gets it.

Because the most important thing is being able to stay connected to the most important people in our lives.

Thanks Father Cooper Wireless.

Here's to 30 more years of wireless connectivity and the jobs that make it happen.


source: McClatchy Newspapers, Melissa Dahl

Can Blogging Help You Get a New Job?

Sarah E. Needleman (Associate editor for CareerJournal.com) posts a nice article in today's WSJ (subscription required) about blogging and how it can help you get a new job.

Here's a short excerpt:

Corporate recruiters have long surfed the Web to vet potential hires, but now they are also surfing blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can't get from résumés and interviews.

If you are a recruiter and you aren't surfing the blogs, you are already behind the eight ball.

If you are surfing the blogs but aren't making hires, at a minimum, you are putting yourself in great networking stead. And, personally, I'm finding no greater opportunity than blogs, for developing relationships with candidates for future opportunities.

One of my goals is to use the blogosphere to make new contacts every day (ok, at least one).
And for the most part, I consistently meet this goal.

As an example, it wasn't too long ago that I left a comment on the WirelessisFun.com site, and as a result, struck up a friendship with the guys behind the WirelessisFun firewall. We now have a pending podcast for sometime in the near future and an almost daily dialogue. However, I'm really looking forward to talking my buddy Dan in to a new career with T-Mobile USA.

It's a long relo to Bellevue, WA from Romania, but hey, anything's possible in the blogosphere.

Needleman also posted an article titled,

What Job Seekers Can Gain From Blogs about Recruiting

Without question, the blogosphere is the place to go for job hunters who are seeking advice (of course, I'm slightly biased to this point, but it's because I'm right). And modest.

Here's a few of the blogs noted in the article - great choices - I read every one of these blogs and believe that job-search savvy job seekers should be reading them too.

YourHRGuy.com

Cheezhead

Resume Hell: Dumb Stuff I Read on Resumes

JibberJobber

Brazen Careerist

• Todd Raphael's World of Talent

Kaleidoblog

Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters: The Blog

the CHAD

• George's Employment Blawg
  

Go get 'em job seekers!

And don't forget, just one visit a day, that's all I ask.

Dennis

The Real Reason Aliens Won't Contact Us

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If I'm wrong, just click the "want this badge?" link above.

Create your own blog badge at WordofBlog.net.

Dennis

Elvis to Headline @ EREexpo 2007 (San Diego)

C'mon, meet me @ EREexpo 2007 and we'll talk Recruiting and eat a coupla' Peanut Butter 'n Banana sandwiches, eh?

It doesn't get much better than that.

source: WirelessJobs.com

The Coveted Joost Invitation

If anybody has a Joost invitation to spare, my interest is officially piqued.

C'mon, send some Joost Juice my way, would'ja?

wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com

20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

Paul D. Kretkowski (DailyWireless) brings us a nice post today:

20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

I'll list the 20 Wireless Startups here, and you can check out DailyWireless for the specifics on each HERE.

I'll even bet that a few of these companies are on the hunt to hire some wireless geeks:

1) Admob

2) Blyk
The first free mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

3) FON
A HotSpot in every pot.

4) Futuretxt

5) I'minlikewithyou
Interesting concept, just won't apply to me.

6) Jajah
I'm liking this one - make VoIP calls from your PC or landline w/o downloads or plug-ins - even w/o having broadband.

7) Jaiku Mobile

8) Jott
Dictation turned in to email?

9) Medio
Mobile search

10) Mozes
Send and receive mobile messages to and from your fave bands, social groups, friends.

11) MyGADS

12) myMobileMedia
Giving mobile subscribers access to their PC (music, pictures, video).

13) Obopay
This just might be my fave of the 20...will allow me to make $$ transfers alarmingly ez (backed/secured by MasterCard).

4 words: Money on your phone.

14) Radar
Instant picture conversations with your favorite people and no one else.

15) Streamverse

16) Teleflip
Email on your cell phone ... for free.

17) Twitter
If you don't know what Twitter is yet, I can't explain it to you. Well, yes I can. Twitter answers the question, "What are you doing?"

Assuming somebody cares.

18) Thrrum

19) VoiceThread
Create a voicethread and collect the stories behind your pictures.

20) ZenZui
Stop surfing. Start Zooming.

JobGeek O' the Week: Freakquency

Hat is tipped to this week's JobGeek O' the Week, Bruce Hubbert and his blog,

FREAKQUENCY

I like just about any blog that's related to geek, wi-fi, wireless networking, bluetooth, wifi, wimax, 802.11, mesh networking, wlan, vofi, RF, wireless, etc., so it's no surprise that I found Freakquency today on Technorati.

Here's a few tidbits on our JobGeek O' the Week:

He got his own spot on the History Channel to tout his expertise - check it out HERE;

He's a Principal Systems Engineer in Silicon Valley at this company,

He has his own Wireless Mesh Network HERE.

And finally, here's Bruce's LinkedIn Profile!

Wow, Bruce, not sure how you are going to handle all this newfound fame. Whatever you do, don't let it go to your meraki head!

I hope you fair better than last week's Geek.

I hear Jeremy has since had to buy a new server (the crash was pretty severe due to the increased traffic), and, he's had to escape to the underground blogging community (where all A-Listers eventually go so they can blog, shop, and simply walk the streets in peace - far away from the masses vying for their attention link-love).

Best of luck, Bruce.

Dennis
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Job Seeker: Make Your Best Job Interview Your Last One

Scott Ginsberg posted this morning about his beloved Cardinals.

Actually, the post isn't about the Cards so much, but he uses the Cards season opener as a platform to encourage us to be more like David Eckstein.

If you don't follow Baseball, you don't know Eck. But you should. He's the perfect example of a major-leaguer who, day in - day out, gives his absolute best on the field.

He doesn't coast. He doesn't save himself. He leaves it all on the field.

Here's why Scott loves Eck:

Because every grounder matters.
Because he gives it his all, every time.
Because he plays harder than anybody.
Because he actually sprints on and off the field, every inning.

Did Eck win the MVP last year because he's lucky?

Don't think so.

If Eck were asked to name the one game, in all his years of playing, that he believes to be his best, Scott believes Eck would say,

My last one.

Here's Scott's takeaway: Make your best one your last one.

The best sales call you ever made…was your last one.
The best speech you ever gave…was your last one.
The best report you ever handed in…was your last one.
The best meeting you ever had with your staff…was your last one.
The best customer service phone call…was your last one.

Now, let's make this even more relevant for my audience: the job seeker.

Are you looking for a job?

Are you currently engaged in job interviews?

Make your best interview your last one.

If so, it just might be your last one.

Resume Blunders from Hell

I visited my buddy at Resume Hell today.

As usual, I was not disappointed.

Here's a clip from one of the resumes they recently received....and apparently, this person takes their hobby very seriously:

"Hobbies: I enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians"

Ok, this person either has a very sick sense of humor, or, they failed to contact Louise for some expert resume assistance.

Let's hope it's the latter.

The ERE Streaker ... it's just a fad, right?

With all due respect to David Manaster, I couldn't help but post this pic.

Jim Durbin emailed me today asking if I'd ever posted this picture (I recently sent him a copy).

Honestly, I can't remember whether I've ever posted it or not, but it's just too good to pass up.

In light of our pending blogger's panel at the ERExpo in San Diego next month, I thought I'd share this picture with all the folks out there who think blogging is just a fad.

You know, a fad...like mood rings, pet rocks, and, well, streakers.

If you share this "blogging is a fad" philosophy, I hope you'll join us in San Diego.

We'd love to get your perspective. And, we'd love to get your questions (in fact, questions in advance would be terrific).

Send your blogging questions to us (Grimm, Hamilton, Durbin, Smith) in advance; we'll compile all questions and address them at the Expo.

Email your questions to: wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com.

By the way, I hear that this is already the largest attendance for an ERExpo event on record. And with this many people under one roof, I wouldn't be surprised to see a recruiter bolt across the stage in his birthday suit, just as Dr. Sullivan is presenting the Recruiter of the Year Award.

Oh dang. You know what they say about the power of suggestion.

Sorry 'bout that, Doc.

Pretend I never said that, Levy.


*** UPDATE ***

Just saw Manaster's post about offering ERExpo attendees free wireless in San Diego. Nice job, David.

Geek 'o the Week: Jeremy Fain, Tech IT Easy

This week's "Geek o' the Week" award goes to Mr. Jeremy Fain who serves as chief editor/blogger of "Tech IT Easy."

You can get even more scoop on Jeremy via his LinkedIn Profile found HERE.

I'm guessing, after reviewing Jeremy's profile, that he's smarter than about 99% of the population - honestly, this guy has some serious credentials behind him.

And it shows on his blog.

Take a deep breath and see if you can read this whole paragraph without taking another breath (it's all the topics that Jeremy blogs about):

information systems & technology, software economics, innovation, new product / service development, digital strategy, software engineering, remote / mobile / wireless technologies, VoIP, IPTV, blogs, telecommunication business models, computer networks architecture, project management, user-generated content philosophy, entrepreneurial finance, outsourcing, operations - logistics - e-procurement - supply chain management, customer relationship management, telecom billing, clusters of innovation, e-Business, e-Commerce, start-up launch, fast-growing ventures management, globalization + some useless stuff (usually getting the most visits & comments)

Congrats, Jeremy. I hope you can live up to the fame and fortune that accompany this royal award.

Because you, sir, are the Geek 'o the Week.

Visit Jeremy's blog by clicking the header (below):

Geeks: Be Visible, Be Ziki

I mentioned in this post yesterday about the necessity for job seekers to create a web profile and join a community.

If you haven't been to Ziki yet, check it out. In fact,

Check out my Ziki HERE.

Then use this link to accept my invitation and register for a FREE Ziki account.

Once you've created your Ziki profile, please join my network!

Dennis

5 Tips for making yourself more findable on the web

ComputerWorld asked a great question this week and it reminded me of the tree-falling-in-the-forest question:

If someone searches for you on the Web and comes up empty-handed, do you exist?

Tim Bray, director of Web technologies at Sun Microsystems Inc, says,

In today’s job market, turning up missing on the Web may not be a fatal flaw, and it’s probably better than having a search result in a photo of you in a hula skirt. But over time, the lack of a Web presence — particularly for IT professionals — may well turn from a neutral to a negative.

Bray believes that senior-level candidates looking for jobs with core technology providers should have some type of presence on the web:

If someone came looking for a senior-level job and had left no mark on the Internet, I’d see that as a big negative ... most companies would rather have somebody who has demonstrated the propensity to contribute, and one [sign] of that is going out and getting involved, joining in the discussion.”

To that end, Mary Brandel (ComputerWorld) offers up 5 tips for making yourself more "findable" on the web:

1). Know where people look
Check out Google and Yahoo - what will googlers discover about you?

Be aware that many recruiters also use tools such as Technorati, Daypop, and Blogdigger (if you are a recruiter and aren't familiar with these sites, you should be).

2). Start a blog
Some companies sponsor corporate blogs and encourage employee participation (in fact, I just read on ERE that Cingular (the new at&t) is starting a recruiting blog (of course, I wait with much anticipation).

But you can also establish your own through free blog hosting sites such as Blogger.com, (my personal home-away-from-home) LiveJournal.com, Blog-City.com,and Xanga.com.

3). Join the open-source code community (if you are truly a geek)

4). Build a Web page

5). Create a Web profile
I've created multiple web profiles - maybe I'm a bit overboard, but when it comes to recruiters in the wireless industry, I want to be found.

I have a Ziggs profile HERE (Ziggs was down so I couldn't get to my profile) ; a Jobster profile HERE; a Ziki profile HERE; a Naymz profile HERE; and of course, a LinkedIn profile HERE.

5.5). Join a Community
I'm adding my own personal touch to Mary's list - if you haven't joined a community related to your livelihood, you are missing out.

I recently created a Wireless-Jobs Community Group on Yahoo! HERE (you'll have to login to Yahoo to be directed to the Wireless-Jobs Community). Feel free to join and network with other recruiters engaged in the wireless community.


So, job seeker, let me ask you this... what are you doing to participate in the conversation?

*Read Brandel's complete ComputerWorld article HERE.

Mobile Geeks Love Mobile Search

Hey Mobile Geeks - Google, in response to Yahoo's oneSearch, has upgraded its WAP-based search to incorporate more data and information into results.

Check out Google's Blog where Yael Shacham gives the 411 on mobile search (HERE). Yael is the Product Mgr for Google's Mobile team).

Starting today, they've made the new mobile search openly available - take it for a spin here.

Top 6 Reasons Recruiters are Irritating

Nick Roy (Employment Management Strategies for the 21st Century) posted earlier this month about the irritating things we do as recruiters.

Here's Nick's top 6 reasons for considering recruiters irritating human beings:

Posting in all caps

Marketing to companies

Pretending to have good candidates or pretending to know what the company does

Presenting candidates that are mined from job boards

Thinking that every contingency placement is worth 30%

Trying to bypass HR

C'mon Nick. LOTS OF PEOPLE POST IN ALL CAPS.

But, you're right...it's irritating.

I will take you to task on the marketing piece, however.

I mean, hey, marketing makes the world go 'round. And, really, Nick, if you'll just hire one more person from me in the next 24 hours, I'll include a set of 24 Ginsu knives. But you must act now!!! Operators are standing by...

Ok, no humor on this one:

30% is nothing compared to the value that one star employee can add to your bottomline in one calendar year.

That's the cold, hard truth.

I will agree with you on the candidates from the job boards scenario. It cracks me up, but it also makes me mad. Hey, it's happened to me too!

But somebody had to take the time to do the digging.

Here's reality....if they are the right candidate and they fit the compensation piece, and they are excited about the opportunity...it really doesn't matter how they landed in my lap.

Nick has some great thoughts....read his complete post HERE.

The Ideal Career ... so ez, even non-geeks can understand

Nice diagram from mengwong that brings clarity to the $64 question surrounding job search.

The Carnival of the Job Search @ WirelessJobs.com

I'm really not a fan of the carnival. Guess I get a little freaked out by the sideshow acts. I just can't figure giving my hard-earned money to see a woman with lots of facial hair.

Howevuh...I've been diggin' the idea of the blog carnival lately. I got my first invite a few months back to participate in a blog carnival by our good buddy Jason Alba at JibberJobber.

Of course, I was too lazy to participate (or I forgot), but I liked the idea nonetheless.

So, I decided it was time to do a "Carnival of the Job Search."

Two reasons why I like this idea:

1) It has the opportunity of connecting me with other people I might never have the chance to meet. Yep, this is really the only reason.

2) It's a lot easier than asking people to write a post. All that's required is that they send me a job posting that they'd like me to reference in my weekly "carnival of the job search" post.

So, what is the carnival of the job search? It's simply a weekly post on WirelessJobs.com that includes job postings and links from various recruiters around the planet. Well, at least those who decide to participate in the carnival.

The important stuff:

So, how do you, Recruiter, participate? Simply submit a job posting via the "Submit an Article Form" no later than Thursday @ 3:00PM CT of each week.

I will compile each of the job postings and submit in one posting on Friday afternoon of each week.

I will post at least one job from each requester, depending on the total number of submissions for that week's carnival.

Job Posting Format:

Job Posting should be in this format (no job descriptions!):

Manager, RF Engineering - Atlanta, GA,

T-Mobile USA

For more information, please email Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com

Note: the link to the job description is in the job title.

If the job is already posted on a blog or career site, please provide the link so that I can reference within the post.

I will preface each job posting by naming the person that submitted the job, and will reference appropriate links to their blog - company - agency - etc.

Here's the biggie:

I will provide additional love and accolades for all requests that are heavily laden with humor. Yes, yes, we've got to keep it professional.

If you've managed to miss the previous links that will take you to the carnival of the job search, click HERE.

So, it's time to get your blog on, Recruiters.

I look forward to the carnival.

The most important word in job search is ...

I recently posted this question on LinkedIn,

"The most important word in job search is..."

I received great responses from all over the world, and had a difficult time doling out the "best response" rating.

When it comes to recruiting, however, I'm a "relationship-kind-of-guy," so I had to side with Homula for the best answer: relationships.

Including Mike's answer, here's a few of the other answers I really liked:

Michael Homula (Bearing Fruit Consulting Group) - Relationships

Susie Wyshak (SuperViva Life Lists/SuperViva Blog)- LinkedIn

Dean Tracy (DeanTracyJobs.com) - Networking

Anthony Timmons (Cox Communications) - Persistence

Greg Saukulak (ExecuSearch) - Vision

Mark Scrimshire (EKIVE / WebServicesJournal) - Networking and Relationships

Amitabh Thard (Strategic America) - Strategy

David Mortimer (F10 Recruitment) - Honesty

Tom Vongbandith - Integrity

Rich Kolikof (Winthrop Research Group) - Preparation

Kristina Runyeon-Odeberg (Obigo) - Open-Minded

Bryan Burgmaier (T-Mobile USA) - Timing

Kieran Hawe (Vertrue, Inc / What's most important) Adaptability

Julie Martino (Project 1.27) - Search (yourself, goals, growth, opportunity, org's, contacts)

Jacob Bonenberger (Bristol-Myers Squibb) - Nepotism ;)

Peter Nguyen (Talentelle) - Free

Alfredo Ascanio (Universidad Simon Bolivar /Blog /Askain) - Expert!

Alex Dragomirescu (Enviroshake /ZoomInfo) Nerve!

Joe Slevin - Work!

Eduardo Marx Silva (Synthean) Imagination

Mike Schwinn - (Focus on Performance) - Resilient

Robert Mueller (Remote Technologies Group) - Friends

Jason Alba (JibberJobber.com) - Knowledge

Gautam Ghosh (The Imagence Partners) - The role

Mhirra Yung (TMP Worldwide) - Best!

Robert Etheridge (GetTheJob.com) - Caution


Thanks to all "LinkedIn Answers" participants!

Now, jobseekers, what is your "most important word" in job search?

The top 10 sites to look for tech jobs

A list of the ten best IT/Developer/Designer job boards



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10 Best Geek Hotels

This is perfect for the travelling geek:#1 on the list is New York's Tribeca Grand, which has" premium rooms outfitted with the digital pioneer Apple's latest multimedia technology." The rooms include an Apple G5 PC, cameras, microphones, wireless gear, and an iPod and Bose SoundDock.



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Even in short supply, geeks rule the world

Two truths are self-evident:

1. Geeks rule the world
   
2. Geeks are in short supply

It's a good thing the there's not a numbers requirement to maintain our rightful place on the throne.

In the Wisconsin State Journal, Judy Newman reminds us of the problem facing companies in need of geeks as she explains that many colleges are not doing a good job of preparing the students for the needs of our hi-tech marketplace.

When coupled with the fact that students are losing interest in hi-tech majors, one realizes the breadth of the problem.

Newman explains that from 2002 to 2005, the number of students enrolled in IT programs at U.S. universities dropped 50 percent.

Holy toledo - 50?!

These numbers would lead me to believe that today's students really don't care about $$ aspect tied to geek jobs. Jim Rice, past president of the Information Technology Association of Wisconsin recently said,

IT salaries are higher than most. College graduates with a bachelor's degree are making as much as $50,000 to $60,000 a year and once they have four or five years of experience, their salaries can double.

Nuff said. It's time to increase the numbers in geekdom. While we're not in danger of losing our rightful place on the throne, but it's clear that we need to do sooo much more than just dangle the potential of high-income. Our universities need to get their arses in gear and upgrade technology to adequately prepare our geeks to make an immediate impact in the marketplace.

Otherwise, we're just a few short years away from the day when the charismatic sales leaders will glad-hand us off the throne.

Yikes. It's a horrible thought.

T-Mobile's Hot Jobs for Friday

Here's a few of our hot jobs to peruse while you're killin' time this weekend:

Manager 3, Engineering - PM (Chicago, IL) #150341

Manager 4, Engineering - RF (Concord, CA) #149121

Manager 4, Engineering - Dev (Concord, CA) #149132

Director, Engineering - Development (Parsippany, NJ) #144327

Check out our career site @ T-Mobile.com.

Send me an email @ jobgeeks@gmail.com

Checkout Las Vegas jobs at NVJobSearch.

Sr. Manager, Engineering - Development, T-Mobile Nashville, TN

At T-Mobile, we're looking for the next big idea. Yours.

Our job search is on, and we're looking for an extraordinary leader to join us in Nashville, TN as a Senior Manager of Engineering Development (click title for extended job description).

Check out the link, or send me an email expressing your interest.

Geeked-out-slamdunkin-engineering folks only need apply.

Dennis Smith
Sr. Manager, Recruiting
wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com
T-Mobile USA
WirelessJobs.com (Blog)

25 Dream Jobs for Geeks

Source: JobProfiles.org

Here's the top 5 Dream Jobs for Geeks from the JobProfiles.org library. Get the entire list of 25 HERE.

Game Tester
Let’s be honest. There are three things you want most in life:

1) A date with Natalie Portman (stalking does not count as a date)

2) a Sci-Fi Channel (never mind)

3) to play video games all day.

While it is true there is nothing holding you back from playing video games all day already (and growing into the couch), you actually can make a living at it. Even though it requires you to leave the comforts of your moist, dark basement and minimally interacting with humans, game testing can be a lucrative career.

Web or Graphic Designer
What better way to exercise your intellectual superiority over others than to put those lonely summers of reading HTML handbooks to good use. By now, of course, you’ve mastered HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, and of course Pearl.

You’re a master hand-coder and Dreamweaver is a joke: no real programmer uses short cuts. You dream in script and eat div tags for breakfast.

IT guy
Ok, it seems typical: the geeky IT guy at the company who sits in a dark cube mumbling insistently about the incredible lack of adequate air conditioning for the server. But think about it: not only will you make a grip (even a grip and a half) of dough because most people are too stupid to learn how to network with the office printer, but you can also remotely log into the system and see what that jerk Tom is really doing when he’s especially quiet in his cube: Working diligently, I think not.

Chatting on Oprah.com’s message boards? Bingo.

Sales person at the Sharper Image
You’re passionate about electronics- and people are fools with cash. What better way to get revenge on these frivolous spenders than by selling them electrical garbage. And if you’re not that bitter or malicious, how cool would it be than to play around with merchandise all day, learn about the latest and greatest gadgets coming out, and relax in one of those overstuffed massage chairs. Try not to enjoy the vibrating shoulder massagers too much.

Editor
You read the dictionary as a child, and on hot summer days, you would conjugate verbs while sucking on ice cubes. This job is for you. As an editor, your thick, black rimmed glasses only accentuate your enormous brain-capacity for ferreting out sentence fragments and editorial faux-pas.

People run to you, oh wise one, to inquire about gerunds and you simply sigh and laugh to yourself. You can use a fat, red pen to mark-up errors to drive-home the fact that everyone is an idiot. And of course, with a preposition you never end your sentences. All hail you grammar god/goddess.

Top Ten Job Hunting Myths

Kiplinger's Erin Burt posted these 10 job hunting myths over 2 years ago, and I just found them posted by Clipmark's skwirlinator.

However, many of these ideas have aged well over the past two years and I believe they are relevant for today's college grads.

My commentary is the italicized text below Erin's words of wisdom:

1. Finding a job after college will be quick and easy.
Stevie-baby's been saying this for a long time and nothing has changed.

2. The Internet is the best place to look for a job.
NetworkNetworkNetwork!

3. I'll make at least $40,000 at my first job out of college.
Maybe, but don't pre-spend assuming it to be so. In fact, don't pre-spend period (esp if it's for a car!). Get over it - call Dave Ramsey if you need a good financial slap in the face.

4. There's no room for negotiation with an entry-level salary.
There's no better time to start honing your salary-negotiation-skills.

5. The person who gets hired is the one who can do the job best.
The person who gets hired is just the one who got the offer - plain 'n simple.

6. A well-designed resume' will boost my chances of getting noticed.
There may be some truth to this but I'd still rather take my chances with a well-designed resume. Just ask Louise.

7. What I think of an employer doesn't matter as much as what s/he thinks of me.
When it comes to employer-employee match, it's certainly better if one's heart and head are in sync.

8. If I plaster the Web with my resume', I'll receive more interviews. NETWORKNETWORKNETWORK.

9. If a company isn't currently hiring, I can't get an interview.
If I'm the right person for the job, it matters not whether the company has a current job opening.

10. If I don't know what I want to do after graduation, I should go to graduate school.
Chances are, you'll finish grad school and still not have a clue. But there's many grad schools willing to take your hard-earned $$.

Check out the entire Kiplinger article (with Erin's commentary on each bullet) HERE.

Recruiting is marketing. Try jobcasting.

GotZapp (mobile social network)

Wireless Duniya posted today about a new mobile social network site called GotZapp.

GotZapp lets users create mini-websites with the "Ziranda" mobile content creator. The "Zapps" (images, text, music) can then be rated, commented on and downloaded by other users.

Cool stuff.

Maybe we'll see some mini job search sites pop up soon.

Recruiting is marketing. Try jobcasting.

Jobs in Pods (podcast your jobs)

As announced today on Recruiting.com:

"Chris Russell who is no stranger to the recruiting blogosphere has been busy lately. While the blogosphere was busy debating whether or not it has any influence in the industry or not, Chris started a new business. It’s called Jobs in Pods.

Essentially, it is a service that allows hiring managers to record an audio interview about either the company or a particular position they are anxious to fill. It’s a good idea because for the most part, job postings are not all that exciting. The idea here is to add some life to it.

Once the interview is complete, Chris will submit it to a number of places potential job seekers can listen to it. You can also have it widgetized and place it on your website. And speaking of websites, Chris has a done a great job in setting up his and everything you need to know about Jobs in Pods is there."

I like what Chris is doing, and that's why I did a podcast with him (click HERE to listen).

But after listening to the entire podcast, I agree with Jason - nobody wants to hear that much of me. We'll get the next one down to 3 min's or less.

As the crusty ol' preacher learned from his days in the pulpit...."leave 'em wantin' more."

So why would an employer want to do this? Well, as Chris notes below, "Recruiting is Marketing."

And, as Anil Dash says so well, it helps me

"connect with the people I care about."

Nice job, Chris. I look forward to working with you and finding new ways to connect with those people that are important to me.

Dennis

How to Ace Your Job Interview: 88 Surefire Tips and Tricks

Since NASCAR's giving you a break this weekend before they head to Vegas, you've got no excuses - it's time to prepare for your interview. And, lucky for you, the Online Education Database recently served up a detailed job prep article to help you cover your bases.

Although I don't like using the words "Job Interview" and "Tricks" in the same post title (interview preparation is all about hard work and practice - not tricks), I couldn't find a single trick in the entire article.

The article is rather long, but I do recommend it for those fairly new to the job hunt trail. Click HERE to read the article in it's entirety (all 88 tips).

Here's an abbreviated version which includes a few of my faves (by the way, if you put in the time - practice - hard work and you still don't ace the interview, let me know. I'll send you my lucky pink socks):

#1 - Practice your writing skills. In today's Internet-oriented world, good communication skills are crucial. Technical writing and documentation seems to be a weak point for many new grads.

#2 - Stay updated. Read and subscribe to relevant weblogs, magazines, and newspapers. Use web feed subscription tools like Bloglines or Newsgator Online Edition.

#4 - Start a blog. Demonstrate your knowledge of a topic related to a field you'd like to be employed in by writing a blog and mentioning it in your resume.

#11 - Don't lie on your resume. It's not a novel. Mention skills you're capable of. Say "learning such and such" for everything else.

#29 - Try networking. Career networking websites such as LinkedIn or JibberJobber can go a long way toward helping you find a job.

#49 - Be prepared. Know where you're supposed to go. Check their Web site, and call in if you have to. (My favorite mantra begs to be repeated here: There is no substitute for preparation).

#59 - Make a good first impression and maintain it. Mirroring is a powerful technique if used subtly, no matter the interviewer's mood.

#61 - Be succinct. Don't be a Chatty Cathy; don't tell your life story. Give a bit of detail instead of just "yes" and "no".

#79 - Remember what it's about. Think "what's in it for them", not just "what's in it for me". Both parties have to benefit.

#84 - Say thank you. Thank the interviewer and the receptionist - be genuine. (do not forget the "thank you" letter/card - I don't care what the so-called experts have to say about this).

#87 - Keep an interview log. It'll help you track the state of each application (sent application, pending interview, interview complete, followed up, rejected, etc.). Include dates.

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

This amazing video has been viral since early Feb. I picked it up from John Battelle's Searchblog.

Business 2.0's 25 Startups to Watch

Click here to meet Business 2.0's pick of the litter in five categories that embody the spirit of the Next Net: social media, video, mobile, online advertising, and enterprise applications.

The list is pretty impressive.

Here's the top startups in each of the 5 categories (click each picture for a website view):

Robust Market for Geeks Means Headaches for CIO's

The job market for IT pros hasn't been this robust since the dot-com crash in the late 1990s.

Unfortunately for CIOs, this means fierce competition for hiring new staff and holding on to the staff they already have.

The average IT salary will grow by 3.8% in 2007, according to a survey of 160 IT organizations conducted by Mark A. McManus, vice president of IT research at Irvine, Calif.-based research firm Computer Economics Inc. Average salary growth was just 2.5% in 2005 and 3% in 2006, so salaries are clearly accelerating -- although slowly.

McManus said IT workers are looking around to see if they can maximize their earnings.

CIOs need to know that rival IT shops are not only hiring but expanding as well. Fifty percent of organizations are increasing their headcount by at least 5% this year, and 25% are growing staff by at least 15%.

source: SearchCIO.com

Nokia May Slash up to 700 Jobs

Nokia announced on Thursday that it intends to make reductions in its global workforce over the next few months. According to the company's press release, the reason for the workforce reduction is to "improve the focus and efficiency of some of its R&D and related sales and marketing activities and internal IT operations." Up to 700 employees across the globe will be laid off, and 340 of those getting the axe will be in Finland, Nokia's country of origin.

Some of the positions Nokia's thinking about eliminating are 360 employees in Enterprise Solutions, 30 in Customer and Market Operations, 130 in I.T., and 140 within the Technology Platforms unit. Nokia hopes to offer affected employees other positions within the company, and to introduce voluntary opportunities for reduction (which usually means early retirement, generous severance packages, etc.)

Nokia has been dominant in the mobile phone market, but clearly the company is not happy with the status quo. This is a pretty aggressive move for a company that seems to be on top--perhaps, Nokia's execs felt that this is what needs to be done to ensure it remains in that position.

Read more from the Nokia press release.

source: Geek.com

New Yahoo Group - New Jobs: WirelessJobs-Community

Oracle Portal Developer - San Jose, CA

Web Engineer with Sharepoint Portal - Parsippany, NJ

Tax Analyst - Bellevue, WA

WiMAX - Sr. System Validation Engineer - Reston, VA




Great jobs posted today in our newly created "WirelessJobs-Community" on Yahoo!Groups.

Please accept my invitation to join our new group, as our goal is to provide a platform to bring recruiters and job-seekers together in one place - no strings attached.

Click the pic above and it will take you straight to the group.

Look forward to connecting,

Dennis
JobGeeks

Job and Resume Postings...free

Interested in posting a job or a resume? For free?

Send me an email and I'll gladly oblige.

Dennis
jobgeeks@gmail.com

My Jobster Widget

I'm a sucker for widgets, and I really like the new Jobster widget.

As soon as I can figure out how to make it smaller, it's going in my sidebar.

Click here to view my Jobster profile.

Top 5 Technology Diggs: Wed., Feb. 7th 4:45pm CT

Top 10 Technology Digg's on Feb. 7, 2007

Check 'em out HERE.

Technical Recruiter Wanted: 20-25 hours/week (Frisco, TX)

Just got a call from a colleague of mine who owns a technical recruiting firm in Frisco, TX.

He's searching for a Technical Recruiter interested in working 20 - 25 hours/week at their headquarters office in Frisco, TX.

If you have an interest, shoot me an email. I'll put you in touch with him and let you talk $$.

JobGeeks@gmail.com

Bloggers Can Make Money, But Most Keep Day Job

Great article at the Christian Science Monitor about bloggers and the money they make.

Worth the read - check it out HERE.

Here's an excerpt:

This past November, a survey by problogger.net of 732 self-selected respondents found that of the 625 bloggers using AdSense, 45 percent were making at least $100 a month. Another survey of 104 bloggers at a blogger summit last week in New York found roughly a third making that money, not necessarily with AdSense.

Nearly one-sixth in both surveys made at least $1,000 a month. These samples,of course, skew heavily toward the more committed and successful bloggers.

A Girl's Guide to Geek Guys

Yep, hot off the presses...the guide to Geek Guys that you've been waiting for all your life.

Includes such mind-warping topics as:

Why Geek Dudes Rule

Where the Geek Dude Lurk

The Trek Factor

Geek Cuisine

Geek Lifestyle and.....

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Wireless Factors ... are you connected?

I met Jay Deragon on LinkedIn and quickly found out that this guy is super-connected in the wireless space - so I knew I needed to hook up.

He introduced me to Wireless Factors and I really like what Jay and the rest of the Advisory Board members are putting together.

The mission of WF is to serve the "networking" needs of the global Wireless Communications Community, and their proprietary networking platform makes it easy for people and companies to connect.

According to Jay, WF got its kick-start twelve months ago by a group of industry professionals who wanted to create a platform that would help the industry and its suppliers improve biz dev and social networking relations.

Although much of the content will be subscription based in the future, for a short time period the content is free to all users.

My thought? Join now and check out the content while it's free - then decide for yourself.

If you join, please send me a "contact request."

I look forward to connecting with you on Wireless Factors.

Dennis

JobGeeks.com

Regional Engineering Recruiter, T-Mobile USA (Chicago, IL)

T-Mobile USA, a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services, has an opportunity in Chicago for an Engineering Recruiter with a solid technical recruiting background.

Preferred candidates will have a strong telecom background with a thorough understanding of wireless networks and protocol (GSM and/or UMTS). Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) are required, as well as the experience to deliver world-class customer service to VP-level customers within the region.

T-Mobile USA offers an outstanding benefits package, employee and spouse phone and service programs, and the best Paid-Time Off (PTO) package in the industry.

Additionally, this position currently resides at our facility located at 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. However, these offices will soon be relocating to either the Itasca or Oak Brook areas.

If you have an interest in this opportunity, please forward your resume to Dennis Smith @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com.

Please include a cover letter with one paragraph detailing your most significant accomplishment of 2006.

Tech Jobs Rising

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I love recruiting.


And, I love recruiting in the technology sector.


And, I really love recruiting in the technology sector when tech jobs are hopping - and they are hopping.


Here's an excerpt from Investors.com that gives you a feel for what's going on with tech jobs:

"U.S. tech jobs are finally bouncing back, as venture capital flows to a new wave of Silicon Valley startups, Texas telecom firms go wireless and a tech hub emerges in North Carolina.

Silicon Valley leads the way. The tech center added more than 33,000 jobs in the 12 months ended June 30, according to a report released Sunday by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, a regional public policy group."

Read the entire article HERE.

60 Minutes Geeks Out!

The folks from 60 minutes go all-out-geek with some terrific segments on Geekdom:

Check out a video clip from David Pogue called, High-Tech Hell.

Check out the Geek Squad.

Watch the Uber-Geek and Driven to Extremes.

Wireless Jobs for Friday, Jan. 26th, 2007

I've had great responses to the new "Jobs for JobGeeks" widget I added to the sidebar.

Thanks to everybody who has expressed interest in one of those three positions. If I've not been able to reach out to you, please be patient with me.

The response has been much greater than I expected. I will try and reach out to everybody soon!

I'm using JobThread to post these jobs on my site and I like it so far. Very simple to put it together - register and use their "free" format and you've got three jobs posted on your site in less than 10 minutes.

Here's 3 more jobs I want to get in front of you -

If you have an interest in any of these jobs, send me your resume along with the job id and title. I'll get 'em in the recruiter's hands as quickly as possible.

Req 141072 Director, Engineering Planning and Performance
Bellevue, WA

Req 141067 Director, Engineering, Data Network & Applications
Bellevue, WA

Req 114672 RAN Certification Engineer
Bellevue, WA

Look forward to hearing from you,

Dennis Smith
jobgeeks@gmail.com
T-Mobile Recruiting

All the Tech News You Need (in 20 min's or less)

Great post by ValleyWag: Get all the tech news you need (in 20 minutes a day)!

Here's a quick recap from VWag's post:

The tech industry is huge and ungainly, but it's not impossible to get a grasp of its daily news. There are ways to deeply understand tech through hours of reading per day, but for the busy pro with only 20 minutes for tech news, use the following daily process.

Optional time-saver: Instead of reading the sources below by going to the different sites, consider reading the RSS fees on Google Reader or Bloglines.

1. Skim the headlines of these top news sources:

Digg: Technology
Techmeme
GigaOM
Engadget

2. Skim these sources for commentary:

Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed
Valleywag
Techdirt

3. Read these mainstream sources:

CNET News
NY Times Technology
Financial Times

4. Once or twice a week, check in with these sources:

BusinessWeek
Wired News
Wired Magazine

5. Once a week, listen to this podcast during your commute: This Week in Tech

I like the resources VWag mentions, but might substitute a few of my faves:

DailyWireless, TechCrunch, and Unstrung (course, he might figure that TechCrunch gets all the pub it needs).

AT&T: Free Mobile to Landline Calls.....whoop de doo

NetworkWorld reports,

"Following on the heels of their mobile video announcement, Cingular and AT&T last week announced that the Cingular Wireless brand would take the AT&T name. But what we believe was the more important announcement last week is of a new offer for unlimited free calling between wireless and wireline phone numbers."

This story is all over the stinkin' Internet.

And I just have to ask...."is it really that big of a deal....really?"

C'mon, they've had the capacity to do this for years. But they finally decide to unfurl this "awesome" solution just because AT&T purchased another company and bequeathed upon them the blessing of the AT&T name?

Go figure. Well, at a time when many of us are giving up our landlines (and the checks we've been sending to AT&T for the last 30+ years), I'm so impressed that we're being told we can have free mobile to landline calls.

There's a phrase we used in Junior High....let's see, it went something like this:

Whoop De Doo.

Dennis
JobGeeks.com

18-24 Year Olds (Cellular Generation) Crave Personal Features

comScore Networks, Inc. today released a study of wireless consumer segments, analyzing the differences among the following key wireless consumer segments:

The Cellular Generation
The Transitioners
The Adult Adopters.

Guess what's most impt to the 18-24 year olds?

Why, trendiness, of course.

Check out the full story on PRNewswire.

Dennis
JobGeeks

LegalGeek Seeks In-House Opportunity in Hi-Tech

I recently joined MyBlogLog and have networked with some really terrific people in the past couple of weeks.

One of those contacts is a recovering attorney named Matthew Kish (I say that jokingly, of course).

One of the things I like about Matt is his sense of humor. Of course, that might tell you a lot about me, but hey, in this business, affection for humor is a life-saver. Matt would probably say the same about law.

After a 10 year legal career, Matt adjusted his sails (or, in his case, surfboard) and started a company called Gringo Works, Inc., where he serves as a Management Consultant. However, I think he has a real desire to pursue an in-house legal opportunity with a hi-tech company.

So here's my shout-out to the recruiting world:

Check out Matthew Kish if you are looking for a sharp, tech-savvy lawyer with a decade of legal experience, and a fondness for the waves.

I've pasted a copy of Matt's resume below, but it's too small to make for an easy read.

You can reach him via his site: GringoWorks.com.

Or, send me an email and I'll put you in touch with him.

Dennis
JobGeeks.com

Senior RF Engineer (GSM), Concord, CA - T-Mobile USA

Check out the brief description I posted in my jobster profile.

If you want more details on this Sr. RF Engineer position we currently have open in Concord, CA, send me an email.


I'll put you in touch with Melissa who is leading the recruiting charge in our West Region.

Dennis Smith
T-Mobile Recruiting
WirelessJobs.com

For watching ads, cellphone users will get perks

People often say they do not like advertisements, but that may change if the ads start lowering their cellphone bills.

U.S. carriers like Verizon, Sprint and AT&T are beginning to test and roll out advertising on mobile phone screens, but by 2008, cellphone advertising is likely to be more common.

In exchange, the companies say, their subscribers will enjoy improved mobile Internet services and content provided free or at reduced prices. Other companies like Virgin Mobile USA and Amp'd Mobile are taking the idea a step further, rewarding customers for viewing ads by lowering their cellphone bills.

Amp'd, a cellphone company that aims its marketing at 18- to 24-year-olds, will begin offering an opt-in advertising plan this year. Customers who sign up will gain access to free video games, shows and other content — if they are willing to put up with some ads.

source: International Herald Tribune

Hot Advice For the Job Seeker, circa 1995

I changed careers back in 1996, deciding to pursue a career in recruiting. I'm now only eleven years removed from those happy days, but in terms of recruiting and technology, it seems (and looks!) like light years.

Check out this picture of Recruiting.com back in 1997. Yep, pre-Jason Davis.

Here's Monster back in Nov. 1996 (nice graphics).

Any other recruiters out there remember CareerMosaic?

And our beloved, HeadHunter.net?

But, where are the blogs? Where's Google? Yahoo!? AOL? Where's the SEO buzz? Where's Cheezhead?

This is the earliest look I could find on our SEO Master (HERE). Hey, Joel, there must be something better than this, eh?

Job Search Advice

I then decided to fish out one of my job search books from 1995 called, "Hook Up, Get Hired!" (The Internet Job Search Revolution). Great book... ...back in '95.

It's still for sale on Amazon, and they have 11 used and new starting at $0.51.
Word of advice: save your 2 bits; not much revolutionary advice left on these pages.

The section titled, "Jobs You Reach By World Wide Web," focused on the following sites:

CareerMag.com
Career Taxi
CareerMosaic
CareerWeb
E-Span (remember the funky green
color?)
Monster Board
MedSearch America
HotWired

Notice the em