NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/misc/jobs/offered/15220

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Subject: VERY, VERY Sr. C++ Guru for Austin or Dallas, Texas (60% travel
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 17:20:17 PST
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                 C++/Objective-C Gurus for Austin or Dallas
               Object-Oriented CONSULTING PRACTICE (60% travel)

       Copyright (C) 1992 by Lee Johnson International, I.R.S, INC.
       (revised 12-29-92)

Company Background
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Our client company's consulting practice division provides C++ expertise
to World Class software developers and research labs, thus providing an
opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder some of the brightest software
developers in leading-edge environments.  This consulting practice, which
augments the parent company's very successful object-oriented software
development environment product, has been in business since 1990, is led
by the founders of a large software company's consulting practice
division that they grew to $75 million revenue and 300+ consultants
before leaving to start this new object-oriented consulting practice.
They hope to exceed their previous accomplishment.  So far, they have
assembled a team of 8+ extremely competent consultants plus an
outstanding sales team from the most successful software companies in the
World.  In 1993, they will be opening several new offices in the U.S. and
Europe.  OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A GROUND-FLOOR OPPORTUNITY!


Career Growth
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Other fast-track, highly competent people we have placed in the Technical
Consultant positions said their technical prowess has been greatly
increased by the opportunity they have to work closely with World Class
developers, as well as the parent company's World Class product
engineering group, has been like getting a MSCS in one year ... and
that's from people who already had a MSCS!  They also say that being in
close contact with their clients (in some cases, Research Lab Directors)
has sharpened their business and speaking skills.  All feel that in
addition to adding to their already extensive C++ skills, that after a
year into the job, they have also become an expert in the parent
company's software development environment product.  One Technical
Consultant we placed was promoted to a Senior Consultant in about a year
and one-half, and a year after that, was promoted to Manager of the Midwest
Region Consulting Group.  Another was given a challenging individual
assignment in Europe six months after starting!  Everyone at the company says
their business is only limited by their ability to find high-achiever C++
experts who, like everyone in the company, make a 150% effort.  (This is
NOT a job for engineers who are just average!)

Upward visibility possibilities are unbelievable!  As mentioned earlier,
the consulting practice is opening new offices next year , which means
Technical Consultants going onboard now will probably be promoted to Sr.
Consultants.  As the consulting practice grows there will be a need for
managers for all the new offices that will be opened.  Other possible
avenues could be into Sales or Engineering (at the parent company).   In
any event, the experience you will be able to put on your resume will
make you EXTREMELY valuable!

Job Description
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Technical Consultant will divide his/her time approximately as
follows:

40% of time providing C++ consulting, FUNCTIONING AS THE TECHNICAL LEAD, of
clients' development teams designing systems utilizing the parent's
object-oriented software development environment product (about 85% of this
function involves design, and 15% coding);  30% of time developing prototype
applications for consulting clients;  30% of time giving technical seminars
to large groups or consulting/product prospects.

The position requires 50-60% travel (3-4 days per week, 3 weeks per month;
40% national, 10% international)  including bi-monthly trips to the parent's
Engineering Department to consult on product enhancements, testing, and
benchmarking.

MANDATORY Skills
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1. 1.5 years (ABSOLUTE MINIMUM!) C++ (or Objective C) in a COMMERCIAL
   applications development (NOT academic research).  EXPERT knowledge of
   C++ constructors/destructors, C++ function overloading,  C++ virtual
   functions, C++ static functions, and full-lifecycle involvement (with
   thorough understanding and ability to describe it in detail) of a MAJOR
   (25K+ lines of C++) C++ application.

2. 5+ years in COMMERCIAL industry UNIX workstation development environments,
   including enough UNIX Systems Administration experience to be able
   single-handedly support the system when it is taken on the road.
   ADDITIONALLY, OS/2 experience is strongly desired.

3. Dynamic, up-beat personality, and excellent public speaking skills.

4. Ability and willingness to travel 60% of the time.

5. Ability and willingness to have a significant portion of compensation
   be based on individual goals and regional/national sales goals ... up
   to, and possibly more, 25% of base salary bonus, paid quarterly.

6. Ability and willingness to work 60+ hours per week when required (not
   constantly.  (Remember, I said ALL my client's people put out a 150%
   effort!)

7. B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical
   discipline.


DESIRABLE Skills
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
1. Hands-on experience in working with various software development tools,
   such as CASE tools, GUI builders, forms managers, and report writers.

2. Hands-on experience developing ECAD, MCAD, GIS, Network Management,
   Financial Modeling, or Office Automation software.

3. Recent experience in the development of applications under MS-Windows
   3.x.

4. General understanding of database internals and modern software
   engineering methodologies, especially object-oriented analysis
   (modeling) and design.

5. Advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering.


COMPENSATION PACKAGE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Base Salary:              $60K
  Bonus (@ 100% of goal):   $15K  (higher if 100% of goal exceeded*)
                            ~~~~   ~~~~
  Total Cash Compensation:  $75K   (higher if 100% of goal exceeded*)
                                          * last year, some consultants did
                                            240% of goal, so earned  $110K!

  Stock: Significant number of shares of stock at VC prices.

  Benefits:  The normal.


Candidates we CANNOT help
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
IMMIGRANTS:          We are unable to place people on F-1 or H-1 visas.

ENTRY-LEVEL GRADS:   Employers utilize College Placement Offices to hire
                     recent graduates with no paid commercial industry
                     experience.  EMPLOYERS DO NOT USE RECRUITING FIRMS
                     FOR THIS PURPOSE.  WE ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST
                     ENTRY-LEVEL GRADUATES WITH NO PAID COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY
                     EMPLOYMENT.                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

FREQUENT JOB         Our client companies hire us to find ONLY the top 10%
CHANGES:             engineers who have been on each job 2+ YEARS MINIMUM
                     and have had FULL LIFE-CYCLE development experience on
                     LARGE, COMPLEX systems.  If you have changed jobs
                     every 1-2 years, EVEN THOUGH NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN, the
                     probability of one of OUR clients hiring you through
                     us is very small.  YOU ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE
                     AN OFFER BY APPLYING DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANY.


RESUME ADVICE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

RESUME CONTENT:      Content is much more effective in attracting an
                     employer's attention than cosmetic appearance.  Make
                     sure that EACH PROJECT you describe in your resume
                     covers 4 points: (1) Your FUNCTIONAL title (e.g.,
                     Lead of 3-person team); (2) Specific functions you
                     PERSONALLY performed (e.g., analysis, design, coding,
                     testing, etc.); (3) Description of type of project,
                     CPU, OS, languages, methodologies, tools; (4) The end
                     result (e.g., the system went into production or was
                     shipped on schedule).  You should also have a Summary
                     of Expertise at the beginning of your resume that
                     lists the GENERIC AREAS (e.g. GUI design, Network
                     Management design, etc.) that you are truly expert
                     in, as well as CPU, OS, languages, tools, and
                     methodologies.

                     IF YOU NEED HELP, DOWNLOAD OUR "EasyResume(TM)"
                     OUTLINE AND SAMPLE RESUME FROM misc.jobs.misc, or OUR
                     BBS (510-524-0416, 8N1, 2400 BAUD)

TEXT FORMAT:         If sent by email or uploaded to our BBS, please use
                     plain ASCII text format.  If FAXed, please use the
                     200 lines per inch mode (aka "fine," "detail,"
                     "high-quality").  U.S. Mail is okay.

SEND RESUME TO:
(in order of preferred mode)

#1. Email to: [e-mail]

#2. Direct upload to our BBS: 510-524-0416  (8N1, 2400)

#3. U.S. Mail to:  Lee Johnson
                   Lee Johnson International
                   555 Pierce St., Suite 1508
                   Albany, CA  94706
#4. FAX to 510-524-0416 (same as BBS)  USE HIGH-QUALITY MODE ("FINE") since
                                       our OCR can't read the 100 lpi mode.

BACKGROUND OF THIS RECRUITING FIRM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

LEE JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL is a small search firm established in 1974
specializing exclusively in employer-paid-fee recruiting and placement of
Software Engineering professionals.  We work in leading edge technologies
such as object-oriented, connectivity, fuzzy logic, neural networks,
distributed database internals, communications networking, optimizing
compilers, programming environments, GUI, and multiprocessor OS.

We operate on a one-to-one relationship with our client companies and
candidates.  In order to never overlook any skill set or person, we use an
OCR system and full-text database software that indexes every word in a
resume.  When conducting a search, we query the database with a complex
boolean search statement.  If your resume is retrieved, we will contact you
with a detailed description of the position, discuss the opportunity with
you, and ask if you care to be presented as a candidate for the position.

YOUR RESUME IS SECURE: The database resides on a stand-alone PC that is not
connected to any network.

WE NEVER RELEASE YOUR RESUME WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZATION.