- Looking for HR Consulting I have an unusual situation. I've been a business founder for the last six years, built the Creative Agency from scratch to 40+ people on board and contracts with Fortune 500 companies in Moscow, Russia. Before I've been working in the worldwide agencies BBDO and Saatchi&Saatchi on large accounts.
- What you wish you knew Hey friends, I’m starting at Apple next week and wondering if anyone would be willing to share tips and tricks for doing well there, especially in your first 90 days. It is a non-technical, research role - contract. This will be my first job in tech and in the Bay Area so advice doesn’t need to b
- Booz Allen Hamilton Potential Offer Hi everyone, I have a feeling that I may receive an offer from Booz Allen Hamilton and I have some questions. Before that, here’s a breakdown of my situation: Current Company: NASA, not a contractor. I’m leaving due to stagnancy and extremely toxic pompous and arrogant culture. TC: – $112k base
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and industry lounge. - How do you get a job at a FAANG? I have 20 yoe, mostly at the "lower tier" tech companies like Credit Karma and Pandora that hire people off of dice. Also a brief Apple contract. How do people get full-time jobs at top companies? I don't see anything wrong with my resume. Is it just luck or can you submit hundreds of applications
- Contract Role - should I negotiate? Received an offer for a 12-month consulting role at Apple. I mean, technically I'm employed by the consulting agency. I'm really excited to work with my new team but was disappointed when I saw the hourly rate ($40) on my contract. I've got 72 hours to sign it, should I negotiate? I'm new to the Ba
- H1b Transfer rfe - Speciality Occupation, what are my chances of approval? BS and MS in Mech Eng with 7 plus years Exp, converting from contracting to full-time at Apple, Fragomen law firm.
- Apple started contracting via contracting firms? Hi. A contracting firm reached out to me today. Asking to get me in for $75/hour at Apple Cupertino for HW System Eng role. I have 12 YOE in HWE +PhD. Can you guys believe? Apple dropping the bar for pay and hunting talent for cheap pay? Qualcomm way? I know they pay very well for regular employees.
- How to stay relevant while working in defense? I work as a software developer for Raytheon in the DC/MD/VA area. Comp is OK, WLB is great, and I like the work I'm doing. However, comp increases are primarily limited by YOE (as opposed to performance), and while I'm happy now with my abilities, I won't deny that I'm concerned about stagnation --
- H1B visa lottery not selected :( need advice Hi, This year (april 2017) is the second time i applied h1b. and i didnt make it in lottery. April 2018 is my final shot. I'm contractor at apple (1.5 yrs), working with a staffing firm which might be unstable situation for me at anytime. Cannot rely completely on it. Hidden risks. As 2018 april i
- link Apple treats its IT contractors so badly ? https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tn-apple-contract-workers-20190212-story.html Apple does provide thousands of jobs around the world, but working conditions for contract employees right in Silicon Valley are borderline abusive. There may be a duty to deliver profits to share holders, but Appl
- Apple Slowing down iPhones This is interesting, but I don’t think Apple made the wrong call on their decision. Maybe it should have been explained to the public, which is a PR problem...but the decision Apple made was the correct one based on a User Experience/Product Management perspective in my opinion. The issue is, Lith
- Personal projects while being full-time I heard that certain companies have written in the contract that they can claim ownership and sue you on any projects that you work outside of work hours or not. They also mention that you can’t work on open source neither. Is it true? If yes, which company? I heard Apple and Google do that. Anyone
- Employee treatment How Apple treat contract employees and temporary vendor?
- Contracting - Apple Vs Google I did worked as a contractor in both Apple and Google . Anyway Contractors are treated like second class citizens in almost all the companies in Bay Area. But I saw a huge difference between Apple and Google . Apple: Not even a cafeteria in the contractors buildings . No company provided laptop . P
- Does Apple contract disallow employees to sell their own apps? I am thinking about applying to Apple for a software developer job. But I also have modest but good income from my own apps in the AppStore, they were there for years. It would be a shame to find that Apple’s job contract bans employees from having their own commercial apps in the AppStore. Does A
- Contractor to Salaried - Happen often? Considering a contract position at an Apple affiliated company. How often do roles like these lead to working internally?
- Contract roles at Apple Walmart I have been getting mails from some consultancies which I never heard of, claiming Apple & Walmart are their clients. Can someone please let me know some genuine vendors Apple, Walmart Labs work with?? PS: I am a contractor at LinkedIn
- link H-1B: Apple and outsourcer Infosys get whistleblower ‘visa scam’ lawsuit tossed out https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/15/h-1b-apple-and-outsourcer-infosys-get-whistleblower-visa-scam-lawsuit-tossed-out/ Former Apple and Infosys employee Carl Krawitt claimed the two firms conspired to fraudulently obtain B-1 visas — instead of the harder-to-get and more costly H-1B — for two Info
- where are the Apple Siri jobs? FTE or contracts where do you find these roles? Indeed and linkeind as well as apple website dont show many A few people in my team are interested in Siri roles Any insight ? what building? what teams? what TC for fte and contractors?
- referral for full time I am working as Rf engineer in tmobile on contract basis, i have 7 years of exp in RF and 1 year epc network .my responsibilities are to optimize lte network in terms of kpi, also designing sites for tmo .. expertise knowledge of layer 1 ,2 and 3 in lte .. if you can refer me in apple or some big te
- Convert from contract to fulltime or jump? I’m a recent grad, working as a contractor. Since the chances to convert are low I been interviewing, got offer from Amazon and have Microsoft and Google onsite next month (but not holding my breath). Amazon TC is way higher than my contract TC (100k). But if I had a choice Google > Apple > Microso
- Contract sourcer hourly rate. What is the going hr rate for a contract sourcer who has worked at top tier companies the last 6 yrs in silicon valley. Places like Apple Facebook Google and Amazon.
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and industry lounge. - Looking for Job after 7 years break My wife took a break to grow the kids for the last 7 years. Just recently (Jan 2019) she updated her linked in to look for any opportunities to ease back in. We are in Austin and are unclear how to go about this process. She got a ping yesterday from Advantis Global for an Apple TPM/PM role. Is thi
- Apple - Product Manager (contract) - Austin - Interview help Hi, This is my first post so please forgive if these questions are off-limits. I am a product manager in Austin (10 yr work-ex, s/w dev background, product manager for ~4 years). I was contacted by a third-party recruiting company for a contract ProdM role in Austin. Already had a phone interview w
- Apple contractor internal job change Hi, I am an Apple contractor. Does anyone know can I apply for full time positions inside Apple during my contract. I heard somewhere that I have to wait for 6 months to apply for Apple after my contract is over. Is it true?
- Why do big companies hire long term contractors? I see a lot of the big companies like Google, Facebook, Apple etc hire hundreds of contractors that are employed long term, like a couple of years. They have to be contracted through "preferred vendors". They do similar job functions as regular employees, but don't get the same benefits, not even li
- Resume advice: framing unusual Edu & Exp I have some unusual educational creds and work experience. What's the best way to frame these in a 1-page resume to clear recruiter screens and get a phone screen? 1. I'm doing a part-time MSc in Soft Eng from Oxford. It's a classroom program for professionals, and I use my vacation time to attend
- Conversion from contract to employee compensation Hey guys, what is the compensation level (base, shares etc) when you are being converted from contract to employee at apple? Position is 70 / 30 manual / automation teating.