[ale] Since we're on the subject of jobs lately

[Sean McNealy]

If you're interviewing with a big company you probably shouldn't worry about
what they'll pay you.  Especially for entry level, HR has some kind of
master formula.  I got out of college a bit over a year ago.  My job offers
were for the same amount of money wherever I chose.  It's either called
"signing bonus" or "moving expenses".  An offer in Georgia was 6% higher
than a Florida offer (there's 6% state income tax here).  Turned out the
decision was all about where to live and who to work for.

Just don't take the first offer you get without seeing another one.  But
don't be surprised if they're all the same.  The big companies know exactly
what you're worth (well with some risk factored in about you not being good
at all, but that goes away quickly if they're interested in keeping you).

-Sean

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:54 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you all for the replies so far. Some of my suspicions have been
> confirmed. E.g. don't worry about haggling the price too much. I read
> an article recently about tech jobs and wages that really freaked me
> out about that part of the process.
>
> In terms of what I'm looking for, pretty much anything except tech
> support. I worked tech support at CSU for about six years and I'm sick
> to death of that. Although, I hear it isn't so bad at GATech; so I'll
> consider a tech support position there for a while if I have to. What
> I'm really interested in, though, is some sort of entry level
> programming position. Even web development (not so much design) would
> be acceptable.
>
> But, and if you've been with the list for a while you probably know
> this ;), I do know a thing or two about Linux. So some sort of job
> with Linux would probably be enjoyable as well.
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 4:38 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm going to be graduating with a B.S. in mathematics in a week or so.
> > So far I've only sent off one application, but I'm not really sure how
> > to look for a job. And when I do get an interview, I'm not sure how
> > that process works. What should a person fresh out of college, who has
> > only ever worked on campus, be asking for in terms of compensation?
> > Any suggestions for a newbie to the job hunt?
>
> --
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>
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> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
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