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Wanted: Agile Waterfall Process Oriented Free Agent Software Coding Cowboy
November 4th, 2009
This laundry list job posting just landed in my inbox, only missing a notation the correct candidate for this one must also be extremely fluent in both Farsi and Mandarin – NO EXCEPTIONS :)
Job Announcement: Technical Product Manager
Company :
Title : Technical Product Manager
Location : Redmond
Job Type : Both
Date : 11/04/2009
PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY TO: http://www. /careers.html
<CompanyX> is searching for Technical Product Managers to serve our growing business at a Fortune 500 enterprise client. Ideal candidates will have previous software development Program Management experience in a large-scale/enterprise software organization.
You will be responsible for a full lifecycle process from business strategy (road mapping), investment and budget rationalization, technical roadmap, and managing operational support. The role also requires the day-to-day business tooling and reporting on the product/service progress and performance.
Your ability to quickly engage in a particular project and leverage your program management and technical skills to deliver near-term value is critical to your success in this fast paced, dynamic work environment.
Experience – External:
‘ 4-8 years of IT experience (with SW Dev consulting experience strongly preferred)
‘ 4-8 years of Program Management experience
‘ History of delivering large, complex SDLC projects to schedule, scope and budget requirements
‘ Familiarity with MSF
‘ Strong ability to lead and gain alignment/consensus amongst partner teams and staff
‘ Proficient with MS Office Tools (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio) and SharePoint.
‘ Experience in an waterfall, iterative and agile-based projects
‘ Ability to establish and maintain project scope based on ambiguous and dynamic requirements.
‘ Ability to collect and manage feature requirements
‘ Experience setting priorities for technical professionals
‘ Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and delegate tasks as needed
‘ Demonstrated knowledge of project planning, tracking and reporting
‘ Ability to assemble and motivate a highly productive project team.
‘ Demonstrated initiative, creativity, and motivation during successful projects
‘ Familiarity with Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). PMP certification a plus.
‘ Strong written and verbal communication skills across business and technical audiences
‘ Proficient with MS Office Tools (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio) and SharePoint.
‘ Familiarity with development and management tools for bug tracking, ticketing, and build.
Skills/Experience- Extra
‘ Experience in online services, advertising, marketing, and customer care a plus.
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Help Wanted: Zookeeper with a Good Attitude.
Most job postings are dry. Really dry. And – they usually include “must haves” which require skills and/or experience with everything but being able to both plumb AND re-enamel a kitchen sink. As one hiring manager/Art Director I spoke with last week said – if any candidate ever met his team’s expectations, there …
I Want to Meet the Person Hired for This Job.
Yes, we’re in a recession – but even so – I can’t imagine any really strong C++ developer with a Bachelor’s Degree in CS or Engineering from any non-diploma mill would ever consider this job or contracting agency’s “benefits:” Company: Populus Group LLC Job Location: …
Several weeks ago I blogged about some of the more… interesting… employment opportunities making the rounds within Seattle. Not surprisingly, at least one of them is still open… or, should I say, RE-OPENED. Two friends were contacted right around the time of my original post, but by two different agencies trying to …
Truth in advertising, especially employment adversiting, is rare enough that I think it should always be rewarded; and yet despite today’s still too weak economy, there are several jobs in the Seattle area which aren’t getting any takers: Program Manager Non Tech Position – Level 3 SharePoint, PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel Skills A …
Yet Another “Unique” Job Opportunities for Those in the Market …
This one was posted to a Project Management group on linkedin.com; and while it may be legal to specify the candidate’s gender in India for this type of role, it definitely does not meet US employment law standards, or most people‘s standards for good taste ;-): Life Sciences Graduates Hyderabad India …
I Want to Meet the Person Hired for This Job.
October 10th, 2009Yes, we’re in a recession – but even so – I can’t imagine any really strong C++ developer with a Bachelor’s Degree in CS or Engineering from any non-diploma mill would ever consider this job or contracting agency’s “benefits:”
Company: Populus Group LLC
Job Location: Redmond, WA 98073
Salary/Wages: USD 22.00
Position Type: Full Time -Temporary
Job Category: Program Management
Populus Group is currently recruiting for a Program Manager position in Redmond, WA. The position is a contract position that is to last for one year and looking to hire immediately.
Required Skills:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Must have experience in C++ and C#
- Project Experience required.
Populus Group offers a wide spectrum of job opportunities for both active and passive job seekers. When you put your resume online or apply to a job posting on Thingamajob, a recruiter matches your experience with one of our many opportunities. If your experience meets the job‘s objectives, a recruiter will contact you to prepare you for the interview and get you in the employment seat.
Wow. That hourly pay rate wouldn’t cover rent, food, gas, and a new college graduate’s student loan payments for that B.S.C.S degree they’re requiring.
Amazed, I looked up other Populus Group LLC job postings on Monster. Based based on the specific locations of their Seattle-area tech-related job postings, I suspect their client is Microsoft.
If so – either Microsoft is really trying to drive down software engineering pay here; or the Populus Group is trying for an extremely lucrative agency markup percentage.
Either way – I wish them luck in staffing this job. <G>.
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Help Wanted: Zookeeper with a Good Attitude.
Most job postings are dry. Really dry. And – they usually include “must haves” which require skills and/or experience with everything but being able to both plumb AND re-enamel a kitchen sink. As one hiring manager/Art Director I spoke with last week said – if any candidate ever met his team’s expectations, there …
Truth in advertising, especially employment adversiting, is rare enough that I think it should always be rewarded; and yet despite today’s still too weak economy, there are several jobs in the Seattle area which aren’t getting any takers: Program Manager Non Tech Position – Level 3 SharePoint, PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel Skills A …
Several weeks ago I blogged about some of the more… interesting… employment opportunities making the rounds within Seattle. Not surprisingly, at least one of them is still open… or, should I say, RE-OPENED. Two friends were contacted right around the time of my original post, but by two different agencies trying to …
Yet Another “Unique” Job Opportunities for Those in the Market …
This one was posted to a Project Management group on linkedin.com; and while it may be legal to specify the candidate’s gender in India for this type of role, it definitely does not meet US employment law standards, or most people‘s standards for good taste ;-): Life Sciences Graduates Hyderabad India …
Yet Another “Unique” Job Opportunities for Those in the Market …
July 23rd, 2009This one was posted to a Project Management group on linkedin.com; and while it may be legal to specify the candidate’s gender in India for this type of role, it definitely does not meet US employment law standards, or most people‘s standards for good taste ;-):
Life Sciences Graduates Hyderabad India based (Ladies) please contact
A Pharmaceutical organization based in Hyderabad India requires lady customer relations coordinator.Life sceinces graduates preferably with MBA Marketing qualifications please contact.
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Most job postings are dry. Really dry. And – they usually include “must haves” which require skills and/or experience with everything but being able to both plumb AND re-enamel a kitchen sink. As one hiring manager/Art Director I spoke with last week said – if any candidate ever met his team’s expectations, there …
Several weeks ago I blogged about some of the more… interesting… employment opportunities making the rounds within Seattle. Not surprisingly, at least one of them is still open… or, should I say, RE-OPENED. Two friends were contacted right around the time of my original post, but by two different agencies trying to …
Truth in advertising, especially employment adversiting, is rare enough that I think it should always be rewarded; and yet despite today’s still too weak economy, there are several jobs in the Seattle area which aren’t getting any takers: Program Manager Non Tech Position – Level 3 SharePoint, PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel Skills A …
Strange But True Job Postings, Part II
These are verbatim repostings of jobs postings from this week: The first is compliments of either Ascentiant and/or Blackhawk Consulting Group (it’s impossible to tell exactly who is responsible for this one); pay special attention to the listed compensation, below: Title: Skills: Date: PROJECT MANAGER .net, agile and strong PM skills 7-7-2009 Title: PROJECT MANAGER Skills: .net, agile and strong PM skills Date: 7-7-2009 Description: LOCALS …
The Job Posting I Wish I’d Written…. or, We’re All Mad Here, Part 2
There’s a truly brilliant job posting which is making the rounds on some of the developer email lists here in Seattle. I’d love to meet the programmer who wrote this job posting – it’s engaging while still full disclosure; I can already visualize the blog entries about meeting the client and actually interviewing …
Scapegoat Wanted, Part II
July 15th, 2009Several weeks ago I blogged about some of the more… interesting… employment opportunities making the rounds within Seattle.
Not surprisingly, at least one of them is still open… or, should I say, RE-OPENED.
Two friends were contacted right around the time of my original post, but by two different agencies trying to staff that same job; one actually interviewed with the hiring manager for that role; their summary of that experience sparked my original post.
Today, another agency contacted my friend about that same job, which now has a few new requirements.
Enjoy:
A competing agency filled that contract senior project manager position on June 1st; their new employee hired for that role started June 29th.
Today the agency who filled that job called me today and asked me if I’d be willing to start a job, oh…tomorrow?
I asked what the positon was…they began to rattle off something all too familiar: Must be very proficiant with SharePoint, must know Excel and know how to use lookup formulas. They need someone immediately.
But – this time the project manager must be less of a leader and be more of a team player. And the contract was demoted to PM2 instead of PM3.
Hmm. After subtracting the federal holiday Friday, July 3 – that contract Senior PM survived either 11 or 12 days with that team. Based on the original job posting – I think they earned a gold medal for sticking it out that long.
I’m sure the next update will be equally entertaining, if not more so. The already late project is now three weeks further behind; it’s a safe bet that hiring manager and team are more pleasant and flexible than ever.
Stay tuned…. :)
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” – Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
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Truth in advertising, especially employment advertising, is rare enough that I think it should always be rewarded; and yet despite today’s still too weak economy, there are several jobs in the Seattle area which aren’t getting any takers: Program Manager Non Tech Position – Level 3 SharePoint, PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel Skills A …
Help Wanted: Zookeeper with a Good Attitude.
Most job postings are dry. Really dry. And – they usually include “must haves” which require skills and/or experience with everything but being able to both plumb AND re-enamel a kitchen sink. As one hiring manager/Art Director I spoke with last week said – if any candidate ever met his team’s expectations, there …
Strange But True Job Postings, Part II
These are verbatim repostings of jobs postings from this week: The first is compliments of either Ascentiant and/or Blackhawk Consulting Group (it’s impossible to tell exactly who is responsible for this one); pay special attention to the listed compensation, below: Title: Skills: Date: PROJECT MANAGER .net, agile and strong PM skills 7-7-2009 Title: PROJECT MANAGER Skills: .net, agile and strong PM skills Date: 7-7-2009 Description: LOCALS …
You Gotta Love Linked In…
May 28th, 2009… and in a lot of ways, I do – it is a good resource professional networking, and has sort of become the new monster.com – only with less job-shop spam.
Since LinkedIn content is user created it can also offer hours of entertainment and fun – particularly when people embellish their skills and/or experience. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day soon Linkedin members created an annual award for “best fiction writing” or something similar.
Should that happen, I’d nominate prose which includes:
“Stratagist, development and execution.”
Luckily the author didn’t include “excellent command of the english language” - since then they would be lying ;-)
Other contenders for a fiction writing award:
“Experienced & Proven Talent Leader”
“Leader offering experience in team leadership, building client confidence and creative solutions. ”
What are your favorites from Linkedin?
The Economy Today, Part Deux
December 17th, 2008Harry S Truman, in Observer, April 13, 1958
“If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?” – Will Rogers
“I hope you’re confident about our economy. I am.” – President Bush. Jan. 30, 2008 at the Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, Calif.
Things I Learned Working for Great Managers, Part 1
September 8th, 2008I will always be very appreciative of the many things I learned from working for great managers.
These experiences changed my life in small and large ways which keep alive inside me the hope I will have an opportunity to work for at least a few more - and sooner rather than later.
I’ve written several different drafts on this topic which I never posted because I’ve been been able to capture everything I learned, but then I realized the most important things I learned working for great managers is to never stop learning, listening, or improving – or, life really is about the Parts 2, 3, 4, etc…
So - what I learned working for great managers, part 1:
- Lead by example and persuasion, not through intimidation or fear;
- Celebrate success - a little acknowledgment and appreciation goes a long way;
- Select people based on talent and abilities, not because they are Mini-Me versions of yourself;
- Hire people smarter than yourself, then trust them to do the job you hired them to do;
- Be available when you’re needed or wanted; and in the background if you’re not;
- Ask great questions, then take the time to really listen to the respones;
- Encourage curiousity and reasonable risk taking;
- Are genuine, candid, truthful and consistent;
- Trust their team;
- Are great coaches, teachers and mentors;
- Set achievable goals which still require me to lean forward toward to achieve success.
Jeff, Rich, Matt, Michelle, and WHT II … thank you.
”If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” –John W. Gardner
