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| mike | Yahoo_Bob: hello |
| Yahoo_Bob | Hi all, this is Bob from Yahoo |
| subodhl82 | hi all |
| revtekniques | hello |
| abi_k | hi |
| supernova | hello |
| soft.freak | bob:Hi |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: What are the challenges u face in ur day to dy work at Yahoo? |
| Yahoo_Bob | I work on the search index, every individual has different challenges of course |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: Sound cool |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: sounds |
| Yahoo_Bob | we're trying to keep up with indexing every page on the 'net :) |
| Yahoo_Bob | it's a moving target |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: What other ventures is Yahoo moving too? |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: Anything thats coming up soon? |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: how do i apply for yahoo at banglore india |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: There have been a lot of cases recently when international students were invited to join the Yahoo Summer Internship Program, but couldn't because of some visa problems? |
| subodhl82 | whats the google equivalent of 20% personal time at Yahoo!? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: what do you think about the challenge with google? |
| Yahoo_Bob | nishantkumar: Other ventures, you mean other applications/projects? |
| shakti_sd | Yahoo_Bob: Wht kind of profile you are looking for in India / US ? |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: yes |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Bob: other than search engines |
| kranjit | Yahoo_Bob: how do i apply for yahoo at banglore india? |
| Yahoo_Bob | I'll try to answer a few questions generally here... |
| shakti_sd | admins: is Yahoo_Bob is the one to who we have to address our questions ? |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob:any other people from Yahoo joining |
| Yahoo_Bob | There is another Yahoo who will join us shortly |
| codelion | yahoo waqar was here |
| codelion | :) |
| rajudaiict | hi all |
| codelion | bob how much do u pay |
| revtekniques | shakti_sd: yes |
| Yahoo_Bob | I think he's coming back to this room |
| TheFaxman | shakti_sd: yes, he can answer your questions about Yahoo |
| shakti_sd | Yahoo_Bob: So can u tell us the profile you are looking for in india and US ? |
| Yahoo_Bob | As for internships, I'm not an expert on visa issues, you do need a work visa |
| codelion | bob but how do i apply for an internship |
| codelion | say for next summer |
| codelion | ? |
| ayre | where is the yahoo main office? |
| kanishkkunal | whats the criteria of selection |
| shakti_sd | Yahoo_Bob: How much of experience you are looking for ? |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: I was told in mail by Yahoo! stuff that there were visa problems |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: so I didn't even get to the stage of getting a visa |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: by yahoo staff* |
| Yahoo_Bob | I know this sounds bureaucratic, but the best way to find internships is to look at openins on the main site |
| kanishkkunal | yohoo.com? |
| codelion | well there r not many opening on the main site:( |
| kanishkkunal | i mean yahoo.com? |
| Yahoo_Bob | We have many openings listed worldwide, yes on yahoo.com |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob:do you have anyone who welcome some new IDEAS as I have somthings to discuss |
| shakti_sd | yahoo_waqar: can u tell us the opening and the profiels you are looking for ? |
| codelion | as for the internships its not very clear either i already checked it up |
| shakti_sd | yahoo_waqar: in India / US ? |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Waqar: do you have anyone who welcome some new IDEAS as I have somthings to discuss |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo as a large broad company recruits in almost all areas of computer science. |
| Yahoo_Bob | There is no single profile that every team is looking for |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Unix, systems programming, C++ |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Data skills |
| kanishkkunal | no java? |
| shakti_sd | Yahoo_Waqar: no java ? |
| codelion | are u going to hire ppl from topcoder ? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Java as well |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Waqar: Do u develop s/w for mobile phones? Like on Symbian, WinCE. Any division in India? |
| shakti_sd | Yahoo_Bob: Java ? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Waqar: whats the chance for a sri lankan to get an internship at yahoo, india or anywhere |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: I only had a visitor visa as I attented the TopCoder Colegiate Challenge. |
| Yahoo_Waqar | A Sri Lankan or any nationality can apply |
| codelion | why dont u ppl give more stress on algorithms like others |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: There I received an invitation from Mr. Ming Sui (I am from Romania) and a few months later when I asked again he sent me an email that there were some sort of visa problems. |
| supernova | Yahoo_Bob: I just wondered if there were similar caused or if you know whether it has something specific tot do with some countries |
| hano | when is the next recruiting process? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | We do care about algorithmic skills |
| codelion | supernova: there are probs for some countrys in us visa :( |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Waqar: so whats the working experience at yahoo. I hope its not a 16 hours / a day job like i happened do sometime ago |
| revtekniques | Yahoo_Waqar: what do you do at Yahoo!? |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob: sure thanks ... and about R & D work... |
| loveislife | Yahoo_Waqar: Excuse me if this is asked before, but is this global recruitment drive ? |
| codelion | Yahoo_Waqar: but as u just said the skills u desire are on unix systems and all thats the same think put on the flyer at our college for yahoo placements, how can u expect a bacholers student to be good at that kind of stuff |
| mike | supernova: I doubt the Yahoo folks in here now can help with a specific situation such as yours |
| Yahoo_Waqar | I work in Strageic Data Solutions which is the side of Yahoo focussed on understanding what users do on our website so that the experience can be made better as well as increase monetization. |
| revtekniques | supernova: you can send me an email about your situation and I can try to find you answeres to them... |
| supernova | mike: I just thought it might be a more generalized problem. |
| sandy_patel4u | hello |
| Yahoo_Waqar | We develop ways of analyzing data as an example of an algorithmic area. |
| revtekniques | supernova: jquach@topcoder.com |
| sandy_patel4u | hello |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: why isn't there a "Yahoo! Code Jam"? |
| supernova | revtekniques: ok, thank you very much |
| revtekniques | supernova: np |
| chaotica | heh |
| codelion | does yahoo have a personal research time like 20% from google |
| sandy_patel4u | what is thai id ? revt? |
| chaotica | unix skills aren't that hard to come by |
| chaotica | anyone who uses *bsd has 'em |
| revtekniques | sandy_patel4u: thats my email address |
| Yahoo_Bob | Yahoo doesn't have a company-wide 20% policy |
| sandy_patel4u | for what purpose we can use it? |
| codelion | hmm so i join yahoo and die working for it :( |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo is looking for talent in many countries. |
| codelion | lol |
| Yahoo_Bob | but in my team, we schedule projects li ke that the same way we schedule vacation |
| mike | Yahoo_Waqar: what's the quantity of data that you need to deal with for analysis within SDS? |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: thats interesting |
| revtekniques | sandy_patel4u: to email me about questions regarding Yajoo! |
| sandy_patel4u | ok thanks |
| Yahoo_Bob | And generally, I always strive to assign projects that are interesting to the individual |
| sandy_patel4u | yahoo hires 2005 passouts? |
| JNugget | Yahoo_Bob: For someone, like myself, who is interested in algorithms, data structures and optimization problems... is search the best group to be in? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | We collect more than 10 Terrabytes of data every day -- yes, thats every day |
| Yahoo_Bob | which means you're doing something you want to do 100% of the time! |
| hano | Yahoo_Bob: does Yahoo have any postgraduate program? |
| kranjit | Yahoo_Bob: What about opportunities in India? |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: i dont that i wanna sink in 10tbs evy day |
| mike | Yahoo_Waqar: wow |
| sandy_patel4u | hello revtek ? does yahoo recruit freshers? |
| kranjit | Yahoo_Waqar: What about opportunities in India? |
| revtekniques | sandy_patel4u: yes they do |
| Yahoo_Bob | Yahoo does have many developers in Bangalore |
| Yahoo_Bob | we are hiring there |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: and wat about the recent row with google how big is ur db really? |
| sandy_patel4u | how can we apply?revtek? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo operates the worlds largest collections of data and analysis of that data is a huge challenge --- algorithms that scale are a big challenge |
| kranjit | codelion: they are not supposed to disclose such things. |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: are u looking for interns in banglore |
| mike | Yahoo_Waqar: how long is all that data kept? is it compressed or summarized somehow? |
| Yahoo_Bob | When we announced the size of our index at ~20B objects, that was accurate |
| shiningtiger | Yahoo_Bob: What are the profiles u r loooking for in yahoo |
| revtekniques | sandy_patel4u: best way is through their main website... |
| revtekniques | sandy_patel4u: if you are in india |
| Yahoo_Bob | 1.5B of those are images, the rest are web pages |
| Yahoo_Waqar | We use compression as well as many other techniques |
| codelion | kranjit: they annoced it silly |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Sampling for instance is an important area for handling scale |
| gokulnath | is there opportunities for higher studies while working in yahoo? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | So it approximate computation |
| Yahoo_Bob | you gotta figure it'll grow from there, but we haven't announced annything |
| Yahoo_Bob | and google has thrown in the towel, having removed their size number from the home page |
| codelion | hmm yahoo sure returns more number of results for any query |
| kranjit | Yahoo_Waqar: what kind of opportunities does one have at bangalore? |
| codelion | but wats the algo that sorts them in pages |
| Yahoo_Bob | so both companies now agree that the size alone doesn't matter, it's relevance, which is what yahoo has been saying all along |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo banagalore is growing very fast and has aopportunities across the board. |
| sandy_patel4u | ya i m in india |
| nishantkumar | Yahoo_Waqar: Are u currently working in India? |
| abi_k | Yahoo_Waqar: I am interested in cryptographic algorithms, does yahoo! have need for any? |
| kranjit | Yahoo_Waqar: like what sort of research goes in and what sort of persons are they looking to hire? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Speaking for the data side, we have groups in bangalore that are working on algorithms for analysis as well as in the area of data management. |
| Yahoo_Bob | In bangalore, there are operations-oriented positions as well as development |
| hano | Yahoo_Bob: how many huma classifiers Yahoo has? |
| hano | Yahoo_Bob: how many human classifiers Yahoo has? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: i heard that yahoo is using some microsoft technology. is that true..? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: how is the university recruiting system for new grads at Yahoo! |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: did Yahoo! consider organizing a programming contest like google's? |
| Ryan | They considered sponsoring the TCO |
| Yahoo_Bob | Well, I will confess that iI use Excel |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Crypto is relevant for Yahoo --- areas like privacy and security are important. |
| kanishkkunal | i think it does conducts such contests. |
| kanishkkunal | i mean sponser |
| chaotica | ya know, i'm starting to yahoo should have gotten more than two people to come and chat :) |
| chaotica | starting to think too |
| Yahoo_Waqar | If your are research oriented, then we have Yahoo Research Labs where the focus is on advanced research and prototype systems |
| codelion | Yahoo_Waqar: from been a search engine company where is yahoo aheading now |
| Minilek | Does Yahoo! have a research group ? |
| Minilek | Oh..question answered. : ) |
| abi_k | Yahoo_Waqar: do research labs recruit undergrads fresh out of school? |
| gokulnath | Can an undergrad enter into R & D? |
| kanishkkunal | can we apply for research internship? |
| lordhiru | L: yahoo is the sposor of todays competition i think |
| patrickriva | What do you think of Language Oriented Programming? (or MDA)? |
| JNugget | Yahoo_Waqar: I'm finishing up my MSc... would I have a shot at a position in Yahoo research? |
| Yahoo_Bob | gokulnath: YES, a new grad can do real development |
| revtekniques | lordhiru: that is correct |
| cseiitkgp | i am a senior undergrad at comp sc and engg at iit |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Research labs recruit a lot of PhDs -- there are some opportunities for masters and bachelors |
| cseiitkgp | will be completing my post grad next year |
| gokulnath | I have not doubts about development...can they enter into research labs? |
| cseiitkgp | an i apply for intern at yahoo india this year? |
| cseiitkgp | how do we apply for that |
| hano | Yahoo_Bob: why should I apply for a job in Yahoo? |
| Ryan | hano: to learn how to yodel |
| chaotica | heh |
| kranjit | hano: coz there are others waiting for it |
| Yahoo_Bob | Why work for Yahoo? |
| Yahoo_Bob | Because we have lots of smart people |
| kranjit | hano: and they pay money |
| Yahoo_Bob | Tons of users that really use it |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: define smart? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: how long is the internship period and can we have an internship at anytime of the year we like (E.g. Octomber to December) |
| kranjit | abi_k: when you are in rome do as romans do |
| codelion | Yahoo_Bob: and tons of users do u weigh them lol |
| Yahoo_Bob | And many interesting projects |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Recruiting at Yahoo is not degree-oriented but skills-oriented. If you are finishing your MSC the question to really ask is whether you have been doing some research already -- for example published somepapers. |
| patrickriva | Yahoo_Waqar: What do you think of Language Oriented Programming? (or MDA)? |
| kanishkkunal | do you consider looking at devlopers from Topcoder |
| rnigam_6 | Yahoo_Waqar: Hi waqar ... i am a BE (comp science) with 1.5+ yrs of exp ... do i stand a chance for yahoo r&d opening in bangalore |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: why should we apply for a job at Yahoo! instead of Google? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: how long is the internship period and can we have an internship at anytime of the year we like (E.g. Octomber to December) |
| Yahoo_Bob | We have hired people in search from Topcoddoer |
| codelion | L: good question :-> |
| rnigam_6 | Yahoo_Waqar: the requirements state that only MS or phd guys can join as research scientist |
| chaotica | why not apply for both? :) |
| Yahoo_Bob | Why Yahoo vs. Google? |
| Ryan | Because Google feeds you too much |
| theflex99 | I love food |
| theflex99 | :-) |
| codelion | Ryan: : ) |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Keep in mind that development groups are very cutting edge and inventive at Yahoo. The differnec from research labs is the time frame and the focus. Development groups deliver in less than 1 year typically, often in 3 month cycles |
| Yahoo_Bob | I'm not going to speak for Google |
| cseiitkgp | i have published two papaers till now and will be publishing two this year but they are in field of bioinfo and vlsi |
| beguile | Do u take people in R&D after Btech |
| codelion | Ryan: coz its always gl vs yah |
| jianshi | i don' t get google |
| jianshi | i interviewed for them |
| jianshi | aced their interview |
| cseiitkgp | but will yahoo give me weightage for taht |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yes, we take people in R&D after bachelors |
| jianshi | and then they said that i'm rejected |
| codelion | jianshi: relax |
| chaotica | the interview isn't the only factor |
| theflex99 | what's this chat room all about now, eh? |
| Yahoo_Bob | Yahoo has a very good culture, we work hard, work together very well |
| minhu | what's the policy yahoo foreign programmer? |
| nilux | hey cseiitkgp ... whats ur name |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar:i have published two papaers till now and will be publishing two this year but they are in field of bioinfo and vlsi....will yahoo give weightage to that in my interview |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo R&D is open to bachelors |
| codelion | jianshi: the recurtment of google is veyr differnt from all companies |
| Yahoo_Bob | and in spite of the size, we aren't bogged down |
| kranjit | abi_k: why? |
| jianshi | yaeh i don't get it |
| patrickriva | Yahoo_Waqar: What do you think of Language Oriented Programming? (or MDA)? |
| minhu | what's the policy yahoo hire foreign SE? |
| jianshi | my friend who didn't do too hot on their interview got in |
| codelion | jianshi: they need differnt kind of ppl |
| theflex99 | Yahoo only gets bogged down when it comes to customer service and sales... it seems like you guys need to hire engineers in customer support |
| codelion | theflex99: :) true |
| jianshi | oh well |
| jianshi | yahoo sounds awesome |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: how long is the internship period and can we have an internship at anytime of the year we like (E.g. Octomber to December) |
| jianshi | i like their beta mail thing |
| jianshi | quite nice |
| theflex99 | lordhiru: you can't have one in octomber |
| Yahoo_Bob | Internships are generally in summer, but that's because of school calendars more than anything |
| Yahoo_Waqar | cseiitkgp -- you should apply to Yahoo -- obviously getting hired is competitive. |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: but at Sri anka we dont have holidays in summer |
| lantimilan | yahoo! mail is probably the primary email for most people, but what new features are in vision to compete the emerging gmail? |
| Ryan | Why do you sponsor events such as the TCO? |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: but eill my papers count? |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: because they are not in field yahoo works |
| mike | for those that have not already opted in the be contacted by Yahoo - you can do so here: |
| mike | http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=Static&d1=tournaments&d2=tco05&d3=yahoo |
| mike | click "Apply now" |
| hano | Yahoo_Bob: I'm now working in consulting, but i'm looking for more interesting projects. Does Yahoo hava that kind of projects? |
| codelion | mike: wats the creterion for selection |
| mike | codelion: I'll let the Yahoo folks field that |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: how much importance does Yahoo! give to applicant's algorithm rating? |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: what is the pay package at yahoo for R&D and for general? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | The point is not the count of papers but your skills -- thats what the Yahoo interview process will test |
| beguile | wat all skills do u test?? |
| Yahoo_Bob | admins: We don't reduce applicants down to a number |
| codelion | mike: how do they select in general i mean do they go for the ratings and all |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: ok how many phases are there in interview |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: and how many are programming skills oriented |
| churchill | yahoo, what skills you are searching for? |
| Yahoo_Bob | We look at ratings of course |
| codelion | :( |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: to a vector of numbers? |
| Yahoo_Bob | but we don't plug you into a spreadsheet |
| kanishkkunal | do you looj at development ratings also? |
| kanishkkunal | look at dev rating? |
| codelion | kanishkkunal: :( |
| Yahoo_Bob | Obviously, if you stand out above the crowd, that's going to help |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: Could you give me contact info of some university recruiter in US? I will be completing my MS in CS in May 2006 and I am interested in a Full time position Yahoo! Is there a central repository for SDE jobs? |
| kanishkkunal | Yahoo_Bob: Do you look only at Algorithm Ratings? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: Could you give me contact info of some university recruiter in US? I will be completing my MS in CS in May 2006 and I am interested in a Full time position Yahoo! Is there a central repository for SDE jobs? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | Yahoo compensates competitively. The interview process is customized by the group you iterview with and "phases" can be a single phase or 2 or 3. |
| mike | codelion: from what I understand - Yahoo finds TopCoder particiaption in general to be appealing in a candidate |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob: and if someone is poor in academic rating then? |
| yaojieno1 | Unfortunately, I do not like Yahoo! because Yahoo! china only report stodgy dirty storys |
| codelion | yaojieno1: :) |
| codelion | mike: thanks |
| kranjit | abi_k: what is wrong with codelion ? |
| theflex99 | That does seem like a good point... Why join a company that supports censorship on the internet? |
| Yahoo_Bob | Strong academic rating is an indicator, but that's all |
| roguexz | codelion: I guess, that is the case in most of the places ;-) |
| Yahoo_Bob | in our interview process, we test what people actually know |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: http://careers.yahoo.com/ will let you look at positions at Yahoo |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: how is work culture at yahoo...do u give freedom to ur workers for blogging,surfing,caual wear and flexible time hours |
| Vishwesh86 | in india academic rating is not evn close to being an indicator :( |
| hano | I'm looking an US University in Artificial Intellgence. Which does Yahoo representatives think could be a good choice? |
| hano | (lokiing for)... :P |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob: ya because your intrest lies osomewhere n u are examed for something else |
| codelion | kranjit: which year r u from |
| roguexz | Yahoo! Could you tell us what are the demographic locations that you are looking at recruiting to? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: I have found Yahoo to have one of the most open cultures -- worked at other companies for 20 years and have found Yahoo to be very open, flexible, merit-based |
| TheIcebreaker | loveislife: i am here |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: And another question, what kind of support yahoo can give students for their final year projects. |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: cud u give some examples!! |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: Casual wear, flextime, blogging all ok |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: about work culture |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: ok |
| Yahoo_Bob | lordhiru: not sure what you mean by support. Money? Time? |
| CPP_junkie | Yahoo_Waqar: Does Yahoo India offer a technical ladder? |
| mracer | where is yahoo offices locatated? |
| abi_k | Yahoo_Bob: does yahoo sponsor graduate studies of employees? |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: are interview test problems similar to SRM problems? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: Yes, there is a technical ladder at Yahoo as well as a management ladder. |
| loveislife | TheIcebreaker: oh i forgot to reply you |
| loveislife | TheIcebreaker: hope you found a comp ? |
| TheIcebreaker | loveislife: ok |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: yaa what kind of problems u ask in test |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: tical |
| Yahoo_Bob | We have a technical ladder and mgmt ladder |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: tion based |
| TheIcebreaker | loveislife: ya in comp room |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: or algorithmic |
| Yahoo_Bob | BUT, you MUST be technical to survive in management |
| scarlet | Yahoo_Bob: can we do our semester projects in yahoo? |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: lets say for eample by technical advice and giving ideas or outsourcing simpe yahoo projects |
| yaojieno1 | Yahoo_Waqar: Yahoo! and Yahoo! china is not the same and may have different culture,right? |
| scarlet | Yahoo_Bob: if so what is the procedure? |
| cseiitkgp | roguexz: ok |
| scarlet | Yahoo_Bob: and whom shud we contact for the regardings |
| shiningtiger | Yahoo_Bob: If we join yahoo India than what are the chances of onsite exposure. |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: We test for general competence (algorithms, data structures) as well as specific skills (C++, systems programming, perl, java) that are needed for the job. |
| funix | hamid heili khari |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: ok |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: that's good |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: We assume that you can pick up new skills if you have the basics |
| Yahoo_Bob | If you're in the midst of grad studies, then the best way to get into Yahoo is find a job opening that you'd be intereseted in after you finish |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: yaa |
| Yahoo_Bob | That groupl will see how you will fit in |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: knowing more languages beneficial |
| theflex99 | Yahoo_Waqar: Do you believe that education and experience outweigh skill and knowledge? |
| Yahoo_Bob | and it's case-by-case how to mix work and study from there |
| beguile | Yahoo_Bob: what all skills do u test in an interview |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: do yahoo like to have vb as well other than c c++ java and perl |
| roguexz | cseiitkgp: Which year are you in? |
| Yahoo_Bob | Skills: depends on the job of course |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: Depth is better than breadth -- if you have both, all the better |
| cseiitkgp | roguexz: 4th |
| cseiitkgp | roguexz: but i am dual so will do my mtech along with btech next year...passing out next year |
| Yahoo_Bob | we usually look for strong comp sci, e.g. algorithms, but also problem solving ability |
| ludovic | Yahoo! Can you tell us how yahoo is planning to defeat Google? |
| Yahoo_Bob | and typically language skills |
| Vamlock | ludovic: Hehe. |
| cseiitkgp | roguexz: hey u have same quote as mine |
| mracer | Yahoo_Bob: do you guys hire Computer Engineers? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: Education and experience are indicators of skills and knowledge but not a necessary or sufficnet condition |
| Minilek | I noticed that, at my school at least, Yahoo! seems to be taking on a much more aggressive hiring campaign. Is Yahoo! planning on growing a lot in the next couple years? |
| chaotica | heh. yahoo doesn't have to defeat google. i'd be a bit annoyed if it did :) |
| kranjit | cseiitkgp: split personality :) |
| CPP_junkie | Yahoo_Bob: Does Yahoo India allow working from home? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: We care about your skills and knowledge |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: theres a saying in some recruiters that "We dont need programmers who always searching yahoo or google" whats ur opinion about that |
| Yahoo_Bob | Working from home is not a company-wide policy, but it is very common |
| codelion | ludovic: :) |
| theflex99 | Yahoo_Waqar: I asked the skills and knowledge question (by the way) |
| hano | Does Yahoo have any research center in Europe? (near Spain :P) |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: I have had a lot of experience in working on large data sets |
| abi_k | Yahoo_Bob: Are you very particular regarding the discipline (computer science) of the student? |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: Look for openings at http://careers.yahoo.com/ |
| abi_k | Yahoo_Bob: Are you very particular regarding the discipline (computer science) of the students you wish to interview |
| Yahoo_Bob | if you are producitive from home, ythen it i is encouraged |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: the SDS openings are there as well |
| theflex99 | The benefit of google is that they are much more "Get it right the first time"... |
| codelion | abi_k: nopes they can take them all |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Waqar: Right now the recruitment is for which centre ? India or some other place ??? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: currently my research group at virginia tech are planning to create an infrastructure to generate a synthetic population for the entire united states |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: for modelling and simulation |
| theflex99 | I mean over at Yahoo! they still don't have a great Yahoo! Mail that does exactly what I want |
| Yahoo_Waqar | subodhl82: All centers ... Yahoo is growing in every region |
| theflex99 | google is perfecting their mail before even fully launching it |
| codelion | theflex99: :) |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: i also had one project for filtering google news results using incremental rocchio and logistic regression |
| Yahoo_Bob | Many of you are wondering about the exact profile Yahoo is looking for |
| Yahoo_Bob | And there isn't any one thing |
| codelion | theflex99: r u from google |
| codelion | theflex99: hehe |
| theflex99 | lol |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: i did interview with them yesterday :d |
| Minilek | Yahoo_Bob: I noticed that, at my school at least, Yahoo! seems to be taking on a much more aggressive hiring campaign. Is Yahoo! planning on growing a lot in the next couple years? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Waqar: they were on campus |
| anandbhalgat | who is yahoo admin here? |
| Yahoo_Bob | Yes, Yahoo is definitely going to be growing rapidly |
| theflex99 | codelion: nah... I'm a community college drop out... I work in a deli at a wal-mart |
| Yahoo_Bob | and we will be more aacttive with college recruiting |
| johncar | mike: it would be a nice little addition to the applet if the name of the sponsor representative would appear in some distinctive color in the sponsor chat room :) |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Bob: For which country ur recruiting right now |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: yaah |
| haykel | Yahoo_Waqar: What about north africa? are you planning to create specific contents/sites for them? |
| Yahoo_Bob | I'm based in Sunnyvale, so i'm most famiiliar with US openings |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: why just sponsoring a programming contest when the competition is making one themselves? |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: what is the exact package of yahoo for say undergrads in india |
| L | Yahoo_Bob: ( where competition = Google :-) ) |
| minhu | Yahoo_Bob: how about the percent of foreign programmer at yahoo USA now? |
| Yahoo_Bob | I don't know how to define "foreign" |
| chaotica | L: cause sponsoring is easier than organizing? :) |
| Yahoo_Bob | we have a very diverse mix |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Bob: Do u sponsor H1B visas for people in India |
| Yahoo_Bob | yes, we have many h1b's |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob: Do you take experianced people from IT Service Industry? |
| L | chaotica: yes, just like not having the best search engine is easier than the oposite |
| JNugget | Yahoo_Bob: If we expressed interest in a job today, how soon can we expect to hear from you? |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Bob: Whats is the way to apply for Yahoo openings in USA. Im in india |
| Yahoo_Bob | soft.freak: yes, for some openings |
| chaotica | heh |
| soft.freak | Yahoo_Bob: like which types |
| scarlet | Yahoo_Bob: do you have any oppurtunities for projects for college students in idia? |
| cseiitkgp | Yahoo_Waqar: if i want to do internship this year ,whom should i apply to? |
| Yahoo_Bob | admins: If you're based in India and want to stay there, then you should focus on the Bangalore office, it is growing rapidly |
| xdragon | Ya |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Bob: Whats is the way to apply for Yahoo openings in USA. Im in india |
| srikanth_bas | Yahoo_Bob: and have experience in J2EE |
| lantimilan | [Yahoo_Bob]:may I have contact info of yahoo branch in China? |
| Yahoo_Bob | if you're interested in US job, you should look at the careers.yahoo.com site |
| scarlet | Yahoo_Bob: whom shud we contact for doing internship in yahoo india |
| lantimilan | Yahoo_Bob:may I have contact info of yahoo branch in China? |
| funix | hamid kojayi? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: do they look at all the resumes or use a filter to search for relevant ones? |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: careers section has a list of a lot of jobs |
| Yahoo_Bob | we certainly look at all resumes |
| JNugget | How long can we expect to wait before hearing back from you wrt interviews? |
| Yahoo_Bob | latency varies, unfortunately |
| Yahoo_Bob | sometimes aresume will ttake several hops before the right manager sees it |
| ahmedpasha | hi everybody |
| haykel | Yahoo_Bob: Is Yahoo! planning to open a site in north Africa, i.e. Tunisia? |
| Yahoo_Bob | sometimes it can take <1 week, but 2 weeks is more common |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: the problem for me is yahoo! doesnt on campus at virginia tech |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: so applying online will take much more time |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: unless i forward it directly to your univ recruiter |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: :) |
| Yahoo_Bob | on-campus interviews is simply a way to get your resume into the right hands |
| Yahoo_Bob | if you spend a bit of time on the site, you can filter on openings you'd like |
| Yahoo_Bob | be interested in i mean |
| roguexz | cseiitkgp: get in touch with me at harsha.ramesh@gmail.com |
| roguexz | cseiitkgp: best of luck for the match.. :-) |
| Yahoo_Bob | and by applying for a specific job, you'll gert your resume into the right group |
| lordhiru | Yahoo_Bob: good bye bob thanks for your support |
| Yahoo_Bob | lordhiru: ur welcome, good luck today! |
| subodhl82 | Yahoo_Bob: thanks bob |
| mike | thanks Yahoo reps! |
| ahmedpasha | Yahoo_Bob: is there any plan in Yahoo to open a subsidiary for Pakistan |
| johncar | Thanks! to! the! Yahoo! team! for! all! the! infos! Keep on the good work... |
| Yahoo_Bob | Any final questions before we close? |
