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"(copied from jobs.redcanary.ca) 25 years ago I went for my first job interview. I'd flown to Vancouver for it and the company allowed me to rent a car. Next morning I got up to go to the interview and the car had been stolen. Later while waiting fo…" [Jul 03 2007 13:02]

"(copied from jobs.redcanary.ca) I once interviewed someone for a development position. I asked them, “I assign you work and give you 5 days to complete it. You finish the assignment in 3 days. What do you do with the extra 2 days?” Th…" [Jul 03 2007 13:03]

"I made a hiring mistake…And I should have known it was going to be a hiring mistake at the interview. He insisted on showing me his collection of Dilbert cartoons that he had pasted in at the end of his datebook, most of which dealt with PHB st…" [Jul 03 2007 13:05]

"University Culture: The great thing about waterloo is that the companies hire students from UW that are smart for internships and later they get into permanent positons with these companies. After they rise the coorporate ladder over time and they hi…" [Aug 03 2007 19:07]

"Why move?I would only move it was a better position\career not if the company was green or not." [Aug 22 2007 14:43]

"As a seasoned (25 yrs) sales performer and executive leader I could not agree more. Hiring mission critical launch sales personnel should be based on real proven performance (with the metrics that Mario is very fond of) and also the foundation reas…" [Aug 24 2007 09:29]

"I think it's fine to do an online reference check using Google, Facebook and other online tools, but recruiters really have to be careful not to let the info they uncover overwhelm the hiring decision. Because, really, how drunk I am on weekends (as …" [Aug 28 2007 11:36]

"The fact that PHP didn't make the list means everyone is doing some “wishful thinking” or just lying. PHP is most certainly alive and well, it's the most used web scripting language, and I think it will definitely be as much in demand in …" [Sep 07 2007 13:20]

"I want to vote for erlang but its not on the list." [Sep 25 2007 15:50]

"For High Performance Computing (admittedly a small market segment): Fortran 2008 Chapel UPC None of the suggested languages so far are capable (yet) of coping with the number of parallel threads that will be available on future chips. How ar…" [Sep 25 2007 16:19]

"A lot of the comments above about employability seem to assume that you are going to work for a big company. I wonder if that assumption will be valid in 2013. I wonder if we are approaching a programming tipping point. When I started programming, …" [Sep 27 2007 11:14]

"Please add erlang to the list." [Sep 27 2007 23:17]

"As one of the co-founders I'm excited about bringing a third partner on board—there is a real ‘pain' in the market and the timing is impeccable. In terms of compensation for this role, I'm open to suggestion. It can be a combination of …" [Oct 11 2007 15:41]

"Hi there, I'm one of the co-founders. You said: “Well, there's the obvious question: Why C++/C? A number of modern languagesare designed to have properties that would seem relevant to your story:rapid development, strong networking capabiliti…" [Oct 19 2007 14:35]

"Where is the location?" [Nov 27 2007 20:38]

"Good article. This info is tough to find. It is extremely useful to me. thanks." [Dec 03 2007 12:03]

"Acrobat 8 Pro and FrameMaker 8" [Dec 19 2007 14:28]

"Is this position primarily a hands-on technical role, or a Practice Manager/Project Manager role that requires a strong technical background and experience?" [Jan 16 2008 09:55]

"Is this position still available?" [Feb 13 2008 14:25]

"What about the awareness factor? I'm a Bullfrog customer and while I don't like the idea of paying $30/month more for hydro, it keeps it top of mind for me. I am more diligent about turning off lights and adjusting my thermostat because I'm paying …" [Mar 12 2008 11:37]

"Unfortunately, the newfound success of ExtendMedia reported in this article seems to have been short-lived. The company has continuously lost important clients and projects and in February 2008, ExtendMedia laid off approximately one-third of its wor…" [Mar 12 2008 18:43]

"Hi, I was a plenty of fish user in the UK. I had my profile deleted for reasons that were not given to me. As I am no longer a member of the site I cannot find out what happened and why I was treated in this way. If I had deserved this then I would h…" [Mar 31 2008 14:53]

"If someone is the right fit for the position, they should pay them accordingly – not try to haggle them for less even if the candidate appears willing to accept less. Its usually a short term gain because we all know that employees will eventua…" [Apr 05 2008 11:43]

"Very nice job on this article." [Apr 15 2008 15:11]

"Do you have data on contractor rates?" [Apr 17 2008 09:48]

"It’s not completely clear from either the survey or results whether the amount earned refers to base salary or total earned (salary + bonus)." [Apr 19 2008 12:08]

"A closer look at the Waterloo story actually reveals that very little university intellectual property proved to be the foundation of the region's best known tech company success stories. It is disconcerting that people still think that innovation i…" [May 05 2008 18:59]

"I think that small IT organizations (including small IT departments within larger orgs), can benefit greatly from hybrids. But most large IT orgs rely heavily on policies, procedures and project management. Those policies and procedures can be a s…" [May 22 2008 14:05]

"I'll try to help. People, things change, even the concept of programing, so please, understand that Ajax,CSS and HTML in fact they are programing languages, Ajax is to Javascript what C++ is to C, HTML is to DOM what Javascript is to your server prog…" [May 28 2008 04:17]

"A juvenile startup company with technical management issues and false product promises. Given their past history on every level, the company won’t be in business for very long." [May 31 2008 17:13]

"Bullfrog Power is an offsetting company. Offsetting has been likened to the selling of indulgences…theft can be absolved if one pays enough. We can continue to sin, so long as we pay for it. We should remember that Bullfrog Power is a priva…" [Jun 07 2008 14:35]

"The Glass Ceiling is almost impenetrable in the world of computer software programming. At a recent Rails conference, only 1 out of more than a hundred speakers was a woman." [Jun 17 2008 10:39]

"supporting Bullfrog Power is not supporting some capatalist agenda at all. If people feel that way, take a look at the number of times you support a capatist agenda when you go food shopping, cloth shopping or pump gas into your vehicle whether it is…" [Jul 15 2008 08:15]