ah...that project sucked?
mind to elaborate more?
UGPM.
There's a mass recruitment last saturday at Le Meridian hotel. I guess you missed it. 

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Added on July 9, 2007, 9:50 am

Can surf la. some webbie's cannot only. friendster etc etc you know what. 

hmm, not sure about the fresh grad part tho.
However, no harm trying mar.

What post u trying to apply?

@guybrush:
Fren,...not to pour cold water lah huh.... IDE programming is fast and simple to pickup...I agree, but not pure language like shell , C ,Cobol or SAS.
In addition, if I threw one of the above defects for you to fix, you think you can manage it using Clearcase environment?.

In case SAS is new to you......
http://www.sas.com/

Well, if they are hiring Visual Basic or C-Builder or J-builder ah....ok lah..I think you can quickly get the hang of it in 1-2 months time.

I think you might also agree with me....creating and developing your own codes is more simple than reading existing codes,especially if it's poorly documented as well.

Anyway, wish you the best.

I am confused too when come to these things like switching of technology/platform/business domain. Are we considered as fresh/junior or experienced? 


Agree, reading/fixing code is not an easy job. However, I doubt writing everything from scratch will guarantee us a better quality outcome, because I've really seen people making poor quality product even worse by rewrite. Probably this is developer dependent and case-by-case.

@guybrush:
Not really a disadvantage for you mate. Delphi is greatly use in many outstanding application these days, even on Linux..eg: Kylix, which I assume you know.
It's just that Delphi is not widely used in Malaysia. I'm also a Delphi user.
In your case, I guess, if you relatively have no working experience in .NET, I suppose they would consider you a "fresh", but it's a question IF you really do want to learn some new for FREE and gain the work experience as well.
But, if it's all about the pay....then you should probably look at a different career window.

Just be wise in planning the path.
@Thinkertoy:
Not really sure the position you are being interviewed on...so I don't know how to give my opinion here.
Scope is basically a very aggressive IT banking environment. Major revenues basically churns from offshore Hong Kong and Singapore.

Most of the projects are demanding. If you haven't worked in an IT banking environment, then,...the "demanding" here is both communication and experience wise. The room for learning is quite small, and most of the work are challenging.

Managers differ. They are those that you might normally meet in a chinese-cultured working environment. They like to live up to their "pasar malam"  slogan: "Faster, Cheaper and Better".

When I got hired, they just went for my skills. They already needed me badly for the project, and I was in need to get out from my prev company....so, the screening wasn't much except for my skills.
Pay wise is totally different. Usually, they play the hard to get,...probably need some good negotiation skill....which I lack, and they got me cheap and good.

There are alot of monthly events going on internally in each department.
If you are the interactive sort...well, you will get adjusted quickly.
Doing work with the banking people are also a good exposure, in both meeting them and talking on the phone with them.

I suppose the question here again is....when you are being interviewed by them...., ask yourself...DO you really want to work with him/her?.
So, you gotta know their expectations....If they are the sort that are tolerable for room in improvement, whether in career, interest, personal growth...then, why not?.