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Browse by Month: 2009
Browse by Month: 2009
11/18/09: A Conference Perspective: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
The comfort zone we all mosh in daily is familiar and comfortable, much like our favorite pair of jeans. However, sometimes, we need to reach beyond the zone boundaries to be rejuvenated and inspired. I took the initiative and created...
11/16/09: Intel India - Start your career and help change the world
When I was in college I used to think, “What options do I have for starting my career in an organization? Which role do I start my career with? How can I add value to the organization I join? Will...
11/11/09: We want to hear from you!
At Intel, we’re always looking to make things better. Case in point: right now, I’m working on a project where we are evaluating this blog’s performance, and I could really use your help! This blog was created to help YOU...
11/09/09: My Life as a Chip Design Engineer at Intel
Hi! My name is John (Jianxun) and I am a Circuit Design Engineer with Intel’s Server Processor Group. I am currently working on the design of a future generation microprocessor targeting the high-end server market. The last project I worked...
11/03/09: Intel's Rotation Engineers Program (REP): Creating a prepared, well-connected future for RCGs
From day one at Intel you’re told, as Andy Grove famously once said, “own your own employability.” You hold the key to promotions, becoming a manager, and earning your own raises. You’re even encouraged to change job positions every few...
10/29/09: Great fun at the NBMBAA in New Orleans; AISES in Portland, here I come!
“So, what do you do for Intel?” asked the person sitting next to me as I flew from Houston back to Portland in late-September. I wanted to respond with “I have fun!” but didn’t think that’d be a good, young-professional...
10/27/09: Intel Software Careers: See what we're doing, meet our people and how you can join us!
Everyone knows Intel as a manufacturer of some of the world’s best microprocessors and other hardware technologies, right? But did you know Intel does software too? We do, and we just launched our new Software Careers website! Yep, I said...
10/20/09: One down, many to go!
I recently celebrated a milestone: I successfully completed my first year with Intel. It seems like just yesterday I was dressed in my black slacks and grey button-up and was shown my ‘home away from home’ that I would spend...
09/24/09: Professional Networking and Social Media, Why all the Buzz? (Part 2)
Last week, I talked a little bit about why you should use social media, professionally. Today, I want to talk a little bit about how and some of my personal experience. Here’s a fairly compelling bit of information that I...
09/22/09: Intern Rockstar: How to Stand Out from the Crowd
A while back I wrote my first blog post on “What’s a typical Intel internship like?” In response to that, a question was posed back to me, “What do we (Intel) expect from our interns?” This is a great question...
09/17/09: Professional Networking and Social Media, Why all the Buzz? (Part 1)
When Phish, one of my favorite bands, got back together in March after a five year hiatus, I decided to login to my Twitter account. I had created a profile months before but never did anything with it (sound like...
09/14/09: Tips for Meeting Companies on Campus
Hi All – Intel is out on campus, meeting candidates at career fairs and info sessions! (Find out when we’re coming to your campus on our Recruiting Events Calendar) To help you prepare for meeting with us and other companies,...
09/11/09: My Life as a Staffing Project Manager and Recruiter
Ahoy Intel Blogosphere fans! When I tell people I work for Intel, they usually think I’m an engineer and wear a bunny suit. While I COULD wear a bunny suit (we have a casual dress code), I actually have a...
09/01/09: We’re back… on campus, that is
Welcome back! The Intel U.S. College recruiting team would like to take a second to welcome students back to campus after what was, hopefully, a productive and relaxing summer. It has been a busy time for the hundreds of interns...
08/21/09: Top 10 Tips for Writing your Resume/CV (Part 2)
Last week I started sharing the top ten tips you should consider when writing your resume. Here is the rest of the list to round out the top ten list. Make your resume easy to read – Leave white space....
08/19/09: Intel Staffing is going social!
Has it ever crossed your mind that Intel is just a large organization and possibly even “snobby”? No? Come on - admit it :) . There is nothing further from the truth and now we can prove it! Not only...
08/17/09: A "sound" experience
“Ready on the set? Camera… one-two-three…action… That’s a take!” On Saturday, August 08, 2009, my daughter, Jocelyn and I volunteered to show up bright and early to assist the Intel Marketing group with the video production of a segment for...
08/13/09: Top 10 Tips for Writing your Resume/CV (Part 1)
It goes without saying that we are currently in one of the most challenging hiring environments that we have seen in decades. This environment will require you to be even more creative in the way you market yourself to a...
08/06/09: Work at Intel? Hmmm…Why Not?
It is still fresh in my mind when Intel came to my university during my second year to offer scholarships. I got excited and wanted to apply but, deep inside my heart, I had this uncomfortable feeling: fear. Yes…fear lah!...
08/03/09: Graphics at Intel
Intel’s Visual Computing Group (VCG) is an exciting place to work. It feels like a startup environment within Intel. Games night, Battle of the Bands, and Cubicle Golf keeps the atmosphere fun as our engineers work feverishly on the first...
07/30/09: College recruiting season, coming soon!
The college recruiting season will soon be upon us! We will be out on campuses this fall (and also reviewing online applications and candidate profiles) looking for 2010 recent college graduate (RCG) hires. We try to do the bulk of...
07/24/09: Attention students! How to join Intel Vietnam …in five simple steps
Intel – the world’s leading semiconductor company that has helped change the way we work, live and play over the past 40 years – is now building a $1billion USD assembly and test plant in Ho Chi Minh City. This...
07/09/09: Happy 2009...and a half?
Is it me or has time been whizzing past? It’s July?! That means we’re more than half way through 2009 (…what were my New Years’ resolutions again?…), summer is in full-gear, and this blog has been up for three months...
07/02/09: The Intel internship experience in China
A lot of college students are curious about internships at Intel. Although the internship or the job you will do is not the same, I believe there are some common components of the Intel internship experience. In the beginning, there...
06/23/09: An Israeli woman and an Irish woman travel the world together… Virtually!
Sounds like the beginning of a good joke… but, this is our day-to-day life here at Intel! We are Mary and Netta—two Human Resources (HR) employees in the Greater Europe Region (GER) for Intel. In our day-to-day work, we work...
06/08/09: What could you expect from an internship at Intel UK?
Welcome to this new blog! I’m really excited to writing a blog post for the Greater Europe region (GER). After 11 years spent at Intel, I wanted to share with you why I think our placement scheme is fantastic. Intel...
05/27/09: Wellness... Intel style!
A few weeks ago, I saw several co-workers heading out the door together under somewhat threatening skies. They wore comfortable shoes. They had a distant, intense gaze. What, I wondered, would drive otherwise rational people to head out for a...
05/13/09: Yes, students, having your resume online really does matter
We, the U.S, college recruiting team, know that every student’s least favorite thing to hear at a career fair is “just put your resume online” but it really is an important part of the process. We are a big company...
04/27/09: Intel Inside Everything
What do a floppy cardboard sign, a high-speed train, and an old Scotsman with high blood pressure have in common? Yeah, that sounds a bit like a bad joke I might tell in a pub, but the answer is: they...
04/13/09: What’s a typical Intel Internship like?
This is a question I hear a lot: “what’s a typical internship like at Intel?” The reality is, there is no typical internship; every student hired will do something different, and every intern is unique and brings his or her...
04/06/09: Why does a hardware company need Software Engineers?
That’s the big question candidates asked me over the past few years I spent recruiting at Graphics conferences. Traditionally, we are known for hiring engineers to design, validate and test chips as well as teams that figure out how to...
03/26/09: Welcome to the Jobs@Intel blog!
Do you remember your first? Your first day of school? Your first date? Your first job? They say firsts are important. They set the tone. You can’t take back that very first impression—-so you better make it count. (No pressure...
