[dundee] Deadline set for Summer Placement Job Applications @ Calico Jack LTD (was Re: Software Development Work Placement @ Calico Jack LTD)

[Rick Moynihan]

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that the deadline for Job Applications for the
work placement with us at Calico Jack LTD (see below) has been set for
Friday 18th April 2008.

That means you have over a week to send us your CV's along with a
covering letter.

I'd expect where possible we'll try and schedule the interviews in the
2 weeks following that (21st April - 2nd May).

All the best in your applications,

R.

2008/4/2 Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan at gmail.com>:
> Hi everyone,
>
>  There is an opening for a work placement at the company I work for;
>  Calico Jack LTD.  I've seen a lot of potential talent in the LUG and
>  the Abertay Linux Society and I feel that some of you may enjoy
>  working on a summer placement with us.
>
>  Feel free to forward the following Job Description to anyone who might
>  be interested:
>
>  This position will primarily be of interest to students, though
>  non-students may be considered.
>
>  Pay will be competitive with student placement rates.
>
>
>  Calico Jack LTD is a small Dundee based company with big ideas and are
>  pushing to develop next generation services (think Web meets
>  Telecoms).  We have a history performing innovative research and
>  development with Telco's, ISP's and the NHS, and have developed a
>  range of technologies for communication, reasoning and distributed
>  systems.
>
>  The position will primarily involve Software Development but the
>  candidate (like all of our employees) will be expected to be proactive
>  in their contributions to other aspects of the business, such as:
>
>  - Meeting with customers
>  - The formation of project work plans
>  - The software architecture & design process
>  - Improving internal processes (e.g. development practices,
>  collaborative working etc)
>  - Looking at new areas of business
>
>  We have a small team of incredibly talented people working here; and I
>  personally can't think of a better way to learn about business and the
>  technology industry than by the frequent discussions you'll have with
>  our CEO, Dr Paul Sergeant.  Talking with our CTO, Dr Chris Reed;
>  you'll learn everything you want to know about Computer Science. And,
>  who knows, you might also be able to learn a thing or two from myself
>  and my other colleagues... But really, what we want is for you to
>  teach us!
>
>  We are currently involved in a number of interesting projects which
>  the candidate will be expected to participate in.  One of which is
>  Internet Search related and makes use of Nutch (
>  http://lucene.apache.org/nutch/ ) the open source search engine hosted
>  under the umbrella of the Apache Software Foundation.  It is likely
>  that the lucky candidate will be working with me on parts of this
>  project.
>
>  Because of our line of work, we use a wide variety of Open Source
>  technologies and there is always the opportunity (where appropriate)
>  for participation with the wider FLOSS communities.  We have made
>  numerous small contributions to a number of projects, and it's likely
>  that in the coming months we will be working on making improvements to
>  important projects such as Nutch.
>
>  Passion, personal interest and a thirst for knowledge are WAY MORE
>  IMPORTANT TO US than being able to satisfy the following checklist but
>  having knowledge of any of the following will be handy:
>
>  - Basic Sys admin skills on Unix like OS's (preferably Linux)
>  - Knowledge of Software Security
>  - Experience with OOP (preferably in language like Java/C#/C++ or Ruby/Python)
>  - Knowledge of Web Development
>  - Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, even Perl)
>  - Agile development methods
>  - Working in a team
>
>  I'd be surprised if you learnt anything more about us from our website
>  ( http://calicojack.co.uk/ ), but you can try.
>
>  Obviously, if you get the position and you do a good job, there may be
>  future opportunities for you at Calico Jack LTD.
>
>  If you're interested please email me on:
>
>  rick at calicojack.co.uk
>
>  With a CV and a covering letter (no more than a page of A4) telling us:
>
>  - A little about yourself
>  - What relevant experience you have
>  - What your interests are
>  - How you can help us
>  - Why you're suitable for the job
>
>  Please send submissions in PDF or ODF (Open Office format).
>
>  --
>  Rick Moynihan
>  Software Engineer
>  Calico Jack LTD
>  http://calicojack.co.uk/
>