Thank you all, next meeting Jul 19th

[Ivan Pesin]

Hi,

I would like to thank you all for participating :-). Our next meeting is scheduled for Jul 19th. This time warm up will be carried out by Viktor and Wad, so guys get ready :)

Jim, would be great if you tell next time something about conducting and/or attending job interviews.

Hope you have enjoyed the meeting as well as did I.

-iv

[vHalitsyn]

np. I hope I do not forget the previous topics. or maybe smth more interesting would spring up.

[Iryna Zayats]

Hi all,

as we discussed, in case Wad cannot talk tomorrow, here are some
suggestions that I could talk about:

Some useful info re: talking techie stuff over the phone (how to spell
appropriately, how to double-check effectively, other tips). Source:
worked as tech support for US company for a year.

How to assess candidate's level of English during the interview (for
an IT position). Concrete types of assignments that are much more
accurate than "Tell me about yourself..." kind of questions; what to
look for in answers etc.

possibly: alternatives to regular resume. LinkedIn profile, personal
website, custom-tailored cv. Example: an application for a designer
position @ 37signals http://jasonzimdars.com/svn/. Pros & cons of such
creative approach. But this is not really applicable much to
outsourcing world, from where much of the audience comes, so I am not
sure if this is such a good idea.

Ivan, do you have other suggestions? And Viktor, what topics did you
have? If you have prepared your topics previously, maybe I can wait
till next time? What do you say?

[vHalitsyn]

Hi Ira,

your ideas are just awesome. I would be very glad and eager to hear more on the topics you suggested on our ramblings meetings!

Later.

[Iryna Zayats]

Thank you, Viktor :)

I also talked to Ivan and we think that the first 2 topics are cool to
talk about. Due to short time-frame for preparation, I will do the 1st
topic today (tech talk over the phone) as it's easier to get ready
for, and the second topic some other time.

See you all tonight.

[Iryna Zayats]

[teacher1st]

Great topics for discussion, Iryna.

I would really would really be interested and, I think others would as
well, in some of the hints & tips you learned as a tech support person.

Examples are especially helpful for those jobs that require
communication -- web designer, technical writer, course developer. A
portfolio of work gives the hiring manager the warm fuzzies that the
applicant can produce quality work. Jason's site is is a good example.

On 7/18/2011 4:44 PM, Iryna Zayats wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> as we discussed, in case Wad cannot talk tomorrow, here are some
> suggestions that I could talk about:
>
> Some useful info re: talking techie stuff over the phone (how to spell
> appropriately, how to double-check effectively, other tips). Source:
> worked as tech support for US company for a year.
>
> How to assess candidate's level of English during the interview (for
> an IT position). Concrete types of assignments that are much more
> accurate than "Tell me about yourself..." kind of questions; what to
> look for in answers etc.
>
> possibly: alternatives to regular resume. LinkedIn profile, personal
> website, custom-tailored cv. Example: an application for a designer

> position @ 37signals http://jasonzimdars.com/svn/. Pros& cons of such

[Iryna Zayats]

Jim, I will prepare something on tech support techniques, but maybe
for the next time. Due to also having to work today I only had time to
prepare a brief presentation about spelling & communicating unknown
terms effectively over the phone (more useful for non-native
speakers). But for some next time - sure!

Thanks, Iryna.