Category Archives: Work

Working on confidential material is cool because it’s an interesting concept/technology that (we think) no one has done or that no one has done it “our way”. On the other hand, you can’t talk to anyone about it. At least … Continue reading →

You’ve all had “feature freeze” phases during your software development life cycle, right? But what about a “bug fix freeze”? That’s what our team’s in right now. Due to the fact that we’re going to be doing a major demo … Continue reading →

While my team has done pitches for other people before, this one’s going to be a serious one. Quite a few big wigs at the SMT (Senior Management Team) level are going to be listening in on the conference call. … Continue reading →

Well, today’s end marks the end of my first work week. Things have been pretty rough and not everything has been going our way, but I guess everyone that’s signed up for this program were well aware that this wasn’t … Continue reading →

My name is [...] and I am a recruiting representative with Microsoft Corporation. One of our recruiters recently came across your resume and is very interested in speaking with you about the Software Design Engineer Co-op Position when Microsoft comes … Continue reading →

Well, I just got a verbal offer for the internship program via a phone call from Marcellus Mindel, the Extreme Blue program coordinator for IBM Ottawa. So it seems I’ll be in that area from May to August, so if … Continue reading →

Well, my phone interview with IBM just completed a little while ago. The IM client was actually unused although Chris told me I would have been writing code in it for technical questions if I did. Anyway, I don’t think … Continue reading →

I just got an email from Canada’s Extreme Blue staff and they’re looking to schedule a phone interview with me on next Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Apparently, it’s going to be an hour long and will also require the use … Continue reading →