Master Jobs Needed / Offered Discussion Thread

[Rja4000]

we would give them a bonus if we hired someone they referred.

Something the company I work for is still doing.

 

[fivepast8]

I have the following open positions in Switzerland for hands-on people:

1. Semiconductor Equipment/Maintenance Engineer, preferably experienced in wet chemistry or litho equipment, B.Sc. or M.Sc. level ok
2. Semiconductor Equipment Technician, Maintenance Team
3. Director of Operations/SCM with strong technical/semiconductor background, SAP S4/Hana and people skills, German & English must
4. Sr. Accountant/Controller: Swiss GAAP/FER, experience in production controlling, SAP S4/Hana, German & English must

For Switzerland, you need to have Swiss/EU passport, all other applicants are just too difficult to process for work permit

In Silicon Valley, USA:

1. Sales Engineer: Optical fibre communication/transceiver/data center: good network in the industry and also decent know how in optics, co-packed optics and solution selling, independent work style, HQ is in Chicago, small office in Fremont available

In China, Shenzhen or Shanghai area

1. Same as above plus high customer service attitude, potential to lead small team (2 sales ladies)

We are equal opportunity, bonus of course given to employee referral.
Note: No recruiters - it really pisses me off that young engineers are unable to find positions by web search. Also, for small companies, it is not so difficult to find the hiring manager with a quick LinkedIn search and to check if there is a personal network

Finally, for all of you who are upset about the AI filters used, the opposite end is such that we get applications where sometimes you wonder if they can read. For operators with clean room experience, we get cleaning ladies etc. For the semicon maintenance engineers, I will get hundreds of applications from all over the world with maintenance experience in oil&gas, mining, diesel fitters, building maintenance, road maintenance .... the list goes on: none of them have relevant experience nor work permit and thus have also not read the job posting. I have not enabled automatic filters in our ATS and my poor HR people have to swift thru all of that and then I look at CVs every morning. Great customers and then great talent is my best asset thus I spend a lot of time finding both.

Interested parties please PM me, and have some patience.

 

[Berwhale]

As far as this forum goes, my advice is get as much hands on experience as you can in all the AI tools. Know what to use and when and the pros and cons of the various tools and models. Know how to use them in your job. No downside to that and it will help your employability.

Very good advice. I don't code as part of my day job any more (and I was never a professional programmer), but I recently used my companies private ChatGPT instance to help me write Python code to analyse 16.7GB of file transfer logs in CSV format using the Pandas library. Whilst I probably could have achieved this in Excel, the large number of log files and format of the data would have made this difficult as the data included datetime fields with time zone offsets which Excel doesn't like.

For context, I haven't written any Python for 10 years, i'd never used the Pandas library and I didn't need to Google anything to get the code working (and coding with my fingers and using Google was how I learned Python 14 years ago). Just my basic familiarity with Python was enough to get me excellent results with a general purpose LLM.

For those wondering why LLMs are so good for coding, when you ask it a question, you don't just get code back. You get an explanation of the code, how to get it working, how to tweak it for your needs and suggestions on what to ask next. It's like having your own personalised text book, written as you read it.

For example, here is the output from a Deepseek model, running on LM Studio on my home PC, answering a simple prompt of "Write python code to read multiple CSV files and group by UserID column" (Note: this model gives a prettier results than ChatGPT because it's been tuned for coding, but ChatGPTs output was just as useful)...

*edit* I should add that the resulting script let me identify which applications were sending or receiving the most files externally last year. I'm responsible for putting in a new managed file transfer solution; the new vendor licenses their product per file transaction and minimizing the number of files transferred will save the company around $250k in licensing per year (and this is just for Europe). Whilst most application teams compress multiple files into ZIP archives; some don't and send hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of individual files per day. I now have the evidence to go to these teams and suggest they make 'improvements' (or get a portion of the $250k bill ).

 

[fuzzychaos]

This is quite timely for me as I am starting a job search after almost 20 years. I was laid off on 4/4 from my job as an IT Support Communications Speciaist.

 

[C. Cook]

Agree with Amir about the vagueness of online job searching. You never know if your resume even gets read, let alone by a hiring manager. With the advent of "AI" I'm absolutely positive most "major" employers run prospective resumes through the automated screening process (they have for a while, but on turbo now and probably the only, rather than first, screening given). So does one simply ape the keywords from the job description and create an array of different resumes, or even a "new" resume version for every job application - with minor or major tweaks?

I guess I've been both lucky and unlucky at times. I haven't been offered a full-time W2 job that I proactively applied for online (where there's an active listing) since about 2009. Since then I've had to rely on LinkedIn and recruiters contacting me, hence if you're looking for a job I do recommend keeping at least a cursory and up-to-date profile on that site, and you can hide your last name if you want or make certain elements only visible to registered recruiters with the free membership. I think there are other tools available for the paid tier memberships.

That said, I've gotten plenty of interviews through just submitting a resume and applying, though only one or two have progressed to a potential offer, but too many companies have tedious application forms to fill out and most of them are redundant to the resume. Unfortunately the hassle of the application is often necessary since their systems screw up your resume when they are imported into their database.

Good luck to everyone looking for work. Times are tough, and they may be getting tougher soon.

 

[C. Cook]

Not forgetting the ghost jobs that are advertised just to get people on to their 'books'.

Exactly the same here in the US. Not only to get people into their system, but to juke their recruiting reporting. For example "diversity" (to prove they considered candidates of a certain demographic or socioeconomic stratum) or to reach a targeted number of applications considered - so they can then justify hiring in-house. I also have a strong suspicion that many firms are just looking for example resumes to steal ideas from. I work in what was previously a highly niche field and I've seen many resumes in the past 5 years that use the unique format I came up with for mine more than a decade ago, specifically for jobs in my now not-so-niche area of work.

 

[Waxx]

Here in Belgium they always complain about to few IT people, but at the same time they expect to work hard for little pay. And it's not only in that sector. I tried to find a new job, but a lot of jobs that I applied wanted me to reduce me salary for more hours. And many of those positions are still open actually. And it's not that I am that expensive, i find consultant jobs (that are more expensive) all the time, but not an internal fixed position.

The same applies for a lot. I know unemployed engineers that were just fed up and moved to other places where they instant got a job. They did not get one here because all employers want an Informatic or engineer under 30 with 15 years of experience working for pennies down here ... and at the end they hire expensive consultants because they find nobody to work under those conditions.

 

[8T_BoCO]

Timely for me as well. With twenty years of experience on the quality/localization side of the Software Development Life Cycle, it's been a challenging 9 months since a layoff.
The process I've seen work best for planning, estimating, developing/testing, deploying and monitoring customer value delivery has been using the Scrum/Agile incremental cross-functional team approach. In addition to English, I have native German and strong French skills, and previous experience living/working abroad and remotely across time zones.

There are so many (hundreds?) applicants for the postings I apply for that I've had one conversation with a hiring manager in that time. I don't expect to be compensated at my previous level, and have no illusions that I'll find direct hire/permanent work in the current market. I do have the same sense as other posters that more than a few postings are fake, possibly there to make investors think the company is growing, or make the current employees believe they're replaceable. While I can improve my skills, ageism is a factor (beyond my control ) that I can't seem to ignore.

Best of luck to all!

My LinkedIn

 

[Proberts911]

Ahh, a true artist - you're hired!

I'm always available for any position which has no schedule, no responsibilities, no reporting, and no particular skills necessary.

Maybe like Einstein, who picked Princeton over other Ivy League Schools, since the job responsibility at Princeton was just "to think".

Or maybe a Senior Advisor, in the vein of Major Kong, who famously said "Well I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

Nothing is Sometimes Worth Doing...https://youtu.be/2tVs_R8-WT0?si=5LZ5raJyx3z9TzbV

 

[gberchin]

With the advent of "AI" I'm absolutely positive most "major" employers run prospective resumes through the automated screening process

Over decades of on-and-off job searches, I was frustrated by hiring managers who didn't know what they really wanted, by human resource departments that misinterpreted what the hiring managers asked for, and by keyword parsers that discarded the most important information in the CV. Now it appears that AI compounds those problems with the speed and thoroughness that only a computer can provide. I'm retired now, so I no longer have to deal with it, but my heart goes out to those who do. Job-searching destroys the soul.

That said, if anybody needs some help with audio DSP, I'd be receptive to part-time contract work. I'm a regular here, on AudioKarma, and on diyAudio (same username throughout) if you want to see what I'm all about. I am located near Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

 

[oratory1990]

We're actually looking for people too (Austria):

• Mechanical Engineer
• Product Designer
• Electronic Engineer

It's a company that makes professional microphones and audio interfaces.

Details under:

LEWITT GmbH

Current jobs at LEWITT! Career and interesting jobs with perspective on a comfortable and easy online application in our Job Portal.

jobs.lewitt-audio.com

 

[daniboun]

Here in Belgium they always complain about to few IT people, but at the same time they expect to work hard for little pay. And it's not only in that sector. I tried to find a new job, but a lot of jobs that I applied wanted me to reduce me salary for more hours. And many of those positions are still open actually. And it's not that I am that expensive, i find consultant jobs (that are more expensive) all the time, but not an internal fixed position.

The same applies for a lot. I know unemployed engineers that were just fed up and moved to other places where they instant got a job. They did not get one here because all employers want an Informatic or engineer under 30 with 15 years of experience working for pennies down here ... and at the end they hire expensive consultants because they find nobody to work under those conditions.

We suffer from the same problem in France... For example: a L2/L3 IT technician with 15 years of experience receives about 2000 euros / month net of taxes. A junior technician receives 1500 euros per month net of taxes....

 

[daniboun]

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[AudioSceptic]

I have been getting a number of career/job advice from people I know. I find that the current online system of recruiting people maddening. Seems that resumes get filtered randomly and never get to hiring managers. So applying to jobs seems at best a random process.

I thought I create this thread to give people who want to have a job an opportunity to post here with the hope that someone reading the forum either has an open position, or can help others find one.

Conversely, if members want to post job openings, they are welcome to do so as well.

Nothing is worse than not having a job in these uncertain times. Conversely, having a position open and not filling it is a great missed opportunity. So let's help each other in any way we can on this front.

If this catches on, I may create a dedicated forum with different categories of jobs.

I retired a while ago but I have to say what a great idea this is. Amir, what a great resource you continue to build here!

 

[LTig]

We also have positions open, in the EU and elsewhere.

 

[Kaiju]

Web Developer Here.

If anyone needs help with web applications/ ecommerce applications or a simple websites I can help you.

 

[Sha1rholder]

Is the employment situation really not optimistic worldwide except for a few countries like Japan?

 

[amirm]

There are a lot of jobs. But getting a "hit" where a company responds to your resume, is extremely hard. My son is looking for a software development job. We have found positions that are incredibly close match to his background. Yet he doesn't even get a form answer when he applies.

 

[ta240]

Not just reviewing. In tech, the jobs themselves have all become AI/LLM/Machine Learning. I am amazed at the job specs they have, wanting PhD, years of AI/machine learning, programming, etc. experience. How they heck do they expect people to already know all these things given how young the technology is? And if someone has all those experiences, why would they be sitting around looking for a job and not already hired???

My favorites are the "Someone that can multitask, is good under pressure and can be responsible for our entire such and such program and certifications. Bachelors degree required, minimum of 2 years experience. $18/hour." Someone with a degree, that can bring your entire operation to a halt and you are offering lower than fast food wages?

 

[ta240]

There are a lot of jobs. But getting a "hit" where a company responds to your resume, is extremely hard. My son is looking for a software development job. We have found positions that are incredibly close match to his background. Yet he doesn't even get a form answer when he applies.

The AI filtering is just brutal anymore. These companies are going to end up with lots of employees that are great at using the proper buzzwords.

The cynical side of me wonders if sometimes they already have someone in mind for the job but are required to list it, so they don't contact anyone that would be a good alternative to their person.