The Ankh-Morpork Times
 
David Eggerschwiler
 
Blogs
Ankh-Morpork Times
Lists
 
Previous
Weedy and Leafy Sea Dragon
Galapagos Penguin
Caribbean Reef Shark
Hippocampus Pontohi
My first whale shark!
The Island of Sharks
Whales and Dolphins
Mountain Hiking
Penguins, Albatross and other birds
Stewart Island: Hiking, Birding and Kiwi Spotting
 
Archives
July 2003
August 2003
September 2003
October 2003
November 2003
December 2003
February 2004
March 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
February 2005
March 2005
April 2005
May 2005
June 2005
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
April 2010
May 2010
July 2010
September 2010
April 2011
June 2011
February 2012
April 2012
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
January 2013
February 2013
June 2013
September 2013
November 2013
March 2014
August 2014
September 2014
October 2014
November 2014
December 2014
January 2015
April 2015
July 2015
January 2016
February 2016
May 2016
September 2016
October 2016
May 2017
August 2017
November 2017
May 2018
August 2018
October 2018
November 2018
December 2018
January 2019
September 2019
May 2020
Current Posts
 
Atom Feed
 
Powered by Blogger
 

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Pictures from Spain

I couldn't let you wait for 3 weeks, so here they are!
Pictures

Spain

Our class trip took us to Rincon de la Victoria near Malaga in Spain. We had a fantastic house with a superb pool all for ourselves. So it's no wonder that we spent most of our time in and around the pool relaxing from the stressful term.
We went all the way to Tarifa (2 hours by car) twice to visit the beautiful beaches around there (the second time the beach was another 45 minutes north of Tarifa). But it was well worth the time. On the second trip I stayed in Tarifa for a scuba diving trip. Unfortunately I got a broken mask and so the dive ended early for me.
This week went by way too fast. I'll post a couple of pictures once I'm back from Mongolia.

Friday, July 21, 2006

End of Term!

It's over, finally. This has been an extremely challenging term. I followed in Hermione Granger's footsteps and attended two classes which took place at the same time. Unfortunately, my university could not provide me with a time-turner and so I regularly missed the lessons of one class. However, the most important part of these classes were the lab exercises and they did not collide. Nevertheless it was very stressful to keep up with both subjects and I wouldn't do it again.

Another thing that took its toll was the job search. I'll finish university end of November and want to start working after a short trip to Indonesia in December. So I started looking for a job. I sent my applications to two different companies, both service providers in Software Engineering. Accenture Technology Solutions (ATS) had a two-step program. First there was a phone interview of about 45 minutes length, afterwards I was invited to a Technical Decision Day. Part of this day was a teamwork exercise with all 6 applicants, a short written exam (multiple choice) and three interviews. The first was technical, the next more HR oriented and in the last I received an offer to work for ATS.
With Zühlke Engineering I had to pass three stages. First was an interview with mostly HR related questions, but there were a couple that tested the detail of my technical knowledge. I wasn't quite prepared for this last sort of questions. Was nevertheless invited to another interview. The second interview was purely technical and covered all thinkable topics in IT, with a special focus in Software Engineering. It took 2.5 hours, but I had a good feeling and was indeed invited for a further interview. The last interview took place over lunch. I was treated to a nice meal which compensated for the tough personal questions I was asked by the chief of the Software division. At the end he confessed, that he was sceptical at the beginning, but I managed to convince him. And so I received my second job offer. I signed the contract the same evening.

Now I'm about to leave for my well-deserved vacation. First one week in Malaga, Spain together with my classmates. Then three weeks travelling in Mongolia.

 
 
Last Played
 
 
Library Thing delicious Youtube
Xing / OpenBC LinkedIn
 
Visitors
Locations of visitors to this page