General > General Technical Chat
Advice to search, filter, identify outstanding teams? Dehaystacking needles.
(1/1)
iteratee:
I do computer engineering - with software and computer science being the heaviest emphesis, with broadening research always ongoing elsewhere (EE and hardware focus in recent years). I suppose altogether about 15 yrs of rather hardcore technical study, ugh.  |O

I gather that quality industry experience... exists? Those I've asked say that learning from coworkers is an every day occurance, and is perhaps their primary knowledge source, which is amazing. I can't even think of an instance where I learned something technical from an actual person on a job. (or really ever)

Anyway for, reasons, it would seem if I can't find an environment with decent condItions eventually then moving my career in a non-regrettable direction may be slow and painful. So I need to hunt for a thing I've never seen to find "conditions", but even having a good concept of the characteristics I'm looking for doesn't help when they're mostly invisible. Yes I've read the internet's ramblings about workplaces / adult daycare.  Experience tells me It's way hard to glean very much about how other people work from just being interviewed. I usually don't even know who I'll end up directly working with.
 
For the job itself I'd ideally target something in the vacinity of systems programming, library development, compilers / tools / related. I'm happy with anything relevent to my broad intrests provided I'm not wasting time learning nothing. But clearly the people are priority 1.

This is hard because the researchable external appearence of a company and its products / services doesn't necessesarily indicate qualities of the engineering culture, talent, or experience base. Are there more concrete non-obvious "tells" or red flags that can be researched ahead of applying or interviewing? Secret handshake perhaps? ::)

(Is it weird that I'd be elated to be the dumbest person in the office? God please make me dumbest for once! I just have to find a bunch of rare geniuses gathered in one place and convince them to hire somebody a bit dull.)
Navigation
Message Index
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...

Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod