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Monday Mar 09, 2009

Sun has partnered with NuResume

nuResume

Star Student Contests Announced for Top Students Looking for Internships and Recognition

Judging companies include Sun Microsystems, Classmates.com, San Jose Sharks, KLA Tencor, and GradeGuru.

Pleasanton, Calif., -- March 4, 2009 - nuResume, the first free career network for college students to market themselves online and network with recruiters for internships and jobs, announced today its next two Star Student contests. Think American Idol but for top college students competing on their professional profile to win prizes such as guaranteed internship interviews, digital camera, Flip video and more. Students must complete their nuResume profile and enter the contests by 5pm PST on April 30th, 2009 to qualify.

"The Star Student Contest has really helped me build a professional online identity and stand out from the crowd in this tough economy," said David Liang, winner of the 2008 Energy contest. nuResume is the competitive edge for students in this tough economy and helps students network with employers and get targeted internship and job alerts.

Contest Criteria: To qualify, college students must be on the Dean's list or in an Honor society or nominated by faculty. Contests are open nationwide to all enrolled college students in an accredited educational institution. There is no cost to enter the contests. For specific restrictions on a contest please see contest details at

How to Enter: Students can go to www.nuresume.com to create their free online professional profile which is multi-media, personalized, and Google optimized. Students can choose to add a video resume, a portfolio using video, audio or photo album, testimonials, student blog, post position wanted and more. Then go to and select a contest to enter their nuResume page. Students may enter both contests if they are qualified.

Judging Criteria: Judges from top companies will evaluate the contestants on their nuResume profiles for academic excellence, work experience, community impact and presentation skills. Each contest is limited to 25 contestants who stand out by showcasing their strengths, talents and testimonials. Students can see previous winners and their nuResume pages at

Prizes: There will be one winner and two runner-ups selected for each contest. The winner will receive a trophy along with specific prizes offered by each company. To see prizes offered, you can see contest details at

Posted at 10:11AM Mar 09, 2009 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Wednesday Feb 11, 2009

Recruiting Event?

When someone says recruiting event what comes to mind? If you are like most people it is probably one of the following:

Attend a job fair, reply to a job posting, on campus interviews

There is a lot of buzz lately about social networks replacing the way jobs are procured....has not everyone by now heard the story about the young woman that got a job via Twitter. In addition, Every company is looking at Facebook (in the interest of full disclosure we are quite proud of our Facebook Page) and how they might use it to recruit students. These tools do indeed have their place and will only grow in scope as more and more people adopt them.

Sometimes however the answer is not new technology (Twitter) or even the old way of doing things (career fairs) but simple networking. You know meeting someone, telling them about yourself and asking them about themselves. In short making a connection that may benefit both parties.

We recently sent an engineer from on e of our offices to attend a poker tournament put on by an Engineering Honor Society at one of the University's we recruit from. While this really was less a recruiting event and more of an opportunity just to network and socialize in a fun setting, connections were still made. Making connections are after all what most people attempt to do when they attend a career fair or answer a job posting is it not? It is too soon to tell whether this simple night of poker may lead to the win- win but I am betting it does........

Posted at 07:35AM Feb 11, 2009 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Tuesday Feb 10, 2009

WHAT THE HECK IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

Recently my Dad asked me "What the heck is Cloud Computing"? Knowing I worked at Sun, he thought I'd have all the answers.... I explained that companies often found themselves in this scenario: they have ever changing needs and often have to quickly scale up for a new project or try to plan for the future. Imagine doing this right on the Web, without having to invest in new infrastructure, train new personnel, or license new software. That's cloud computing in a nutshell. With Sun's open platform it makes it about as easy as possible. And Sun's been doing this for years...we used to call it Grid, and then the rest of the world caught up with us.

Here's a cool little video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=DE&v=XdBd14rjcs0

And here's more about Sun and cloud computing:
http://www.sun.com/solutions/cloudcomputing/index.jsp

Posted at 09:28AM Feb 10, 2009 by Hilary Boslet in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Keeping the lines of communication open

Many students have heard x or y company is having a layoff or reduction in force. These words are scary for many first time job seekers. In the days we live in a recession becomes more and more global. What can a student do when graduation day is just months away?

Take action and prepare.

I would advise a student to always network within your peers, professors, and your company contacts. Communication is the key. Many companies may not have an opportunity right now but you want to be able to find an opportunity in the very near future. The more people you know, the more eyes keeping on the look out for you. You may be able to get a jump on your competition if you know about a position about to become available. The more you know able a company the more you have to talk about in an actual interview. Try to find the direction a company is going and discuss that with your interviewer. Fun facts about a company are great conversation pieces with possible employers.

Keep your resume updated and be prepared to share it. If you still have 2 or more semesters left until graduation, look for internships within the prospective company. Most companies like Sun have a high conversion rate into full time opportunities.

Keep checking Sun’s website weekly for more and more opportunities posted. The environment may be more competitive this year but you must remain persistent and positive there is a career waiting for you. You have worked so hard the last few years with your studies, tests, reports, presentations, and projects.

I hope to see you on campus soon.

Posted at 12:26AM Feb 10, 2009 by Christopher Sinsay in Sun | Comments[0] | Permalink

Monday Jan 26, 2009

Sun is Osum (pronounced Awesome)!

Do you love Open Source? Do you want to learn more about Sun? If so, you should definitely check out OSUM (Open Source University Meetup) @ www.osum.sun.com.

With nearly 45,000 members, OSUM is a community of students from around the world that are interested in Sun and are passionate about Free and Open Source Software. This virtual meeting space allows students and student groups to collaborate with one another and share their experiences. By utilizing this space, students can help create an even greater open source community on their campus!

Especially with career fairs and Sun information sessions coming up, I highly recommend getting on the website and signing up so that you can learn and collaborate with other students. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

Check to see if your school has an OSUM club and if it doesn’t, you can start one!

www.osum.sun.com

Posted at 10:11AM Jan 26, 2009 by Krystie Jezierski in Sun | Comments[1] | Permalink

Work w/ Intention

On my way to work this morning I was kind of cranky. It was snowy and cold here in Colorado, someone cut me off pulling onto the freeway, and I forgot to fill up my coffee before leaving. All in a all a hot mess of a morning. When I sat down at my desk things changed. I took a look at my daily quote calendar and flipped the page to today. Well, I didn't like the quote so I peaked at yesterdays. It said, "Live with Intention" by Mary Radmacher-Hershey. Now I don't really know who that person is, but I'm hungry now thinking about Hersheys and I suppose I would rather spend the energy just absorbing those powerful words.

Professionally many of you are deciding what to do and where to intern or endeavor at your first job. Very heavy stuff to consider. As you contemplate these decisions I wanted to share the Hershey quote with you so you can really find a place where you will thrive and be passionate. Know that Sun's recruitment team is here to help and I personally hope that I get to meet some of you. This Spring I will be popping up at CU-Boulder, UT-Austin, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Arizona State University, University of Denver, and UC-San Diego. Say hi and keep those intentions flowing.

Cheers!

Posted at 07:37AM Jan 26, 2009 by Joe Johnstone in Personal | Comments[2] | Permalink

Monday Jan 12, 2009

WOMEN IN THE TECH WORLD

I recently learned about this amazing woman, Ada Lovelace, credited with being "the first programmer" and this was in the mid-1800's! Ada is mainly known for having written a description of Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She is today appreciated as the "first programmer" since she was writing programs — that is, manipulating symbols according to rules — for a machine that Babbage had not yet built. She also foresaw the capability of computers to go beyond mere calculating or number-crunching while others, including Babbage himself, focused only on these capabilities (from Wikipedia).

Here at Sun we support and recognize our women in technology. Some of our main groups are: the Sun Women Leadership Committee, Senior Technical Women's Network (STWN), Systers (a world-wide email alias for women in CS), Women In Technology International (WITI), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Grace Hopper.

Posted at 10:59AM Jan 12, 2009 by Hilary Boslet in Sun | Comments[1] | Permalink

Tough times don't last........

But tough people do, in this case....a tough company. I've been at Sun for a number of years and have seen Sun persevere through some difficult economic times. There has always been one constant in Sun's ability to survive difficult economies, the employees. It would be easy for people to give up when things get difficult, at Sun I've witnessed the opposite, people not only continue their output, but buckle down and work even harder! I see our engineers putting in longer hours and refusing to "settle" by working to make a great product even better. This is great to see because my role is to market Sun and hire talented engineers, and by witnessing first hand what it takes to be successful at Sun, it's easier for me to target and hire the people that will succeed here. We need people that aren't afraid to ask difficult questions and provide input, especially from our recent graduate hires. Our new grad hires are a clean slate and bring a fresh perspective to the company, that view is invaluable and essential for creativity. I'm looking forward to getting out to college campuses this Spring and I'll talk to you again soon.

Posted at 10:44AM Jan 12, 2009 by Brendan Murphy in Personal | Comments[3] | Permalink

Monday Dec 08, 2008

What is a Sun Campus Ambassador?

Well, that's an easy one. A Sun Campus Ambassador is basically a Sun student representative on Campus that gets paid to share technology, insight, and network at a particular school. It has to be the coolest job for current students in the world because you get paid to do what you are probably already doing; programming, talking about the latest industry tech trends, and the best part is you get specialized training from SUN. I happen to recruit for this position and luckily still have openings at a group of schools in North America. If you are interested in applying please visit:

www.sun.com/students

I am looking for Campus Ambassadors at:

Northwestern

Iowa State University

Rice University

Stanford University

University of Arizona

Washington University of St Louis

Michigan State University

University of Chicago

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Pennsylvania

University of Deleware

Georgia Tech

U of Virginia

George Mason University

U of Washington, Seattle

Air Force Institute of Technology

Naval Post Graduate University

Florida State

Wake Forest University

University of St Thomas

University of Indiana

Portland State University

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

University of Houston

University of Kansas

University of New Mexico

BYU

Louisiana State, Baton Rouge

DePaul University

Wright State University

Posted at 12:12PM Dec 08, 2008 by Joe Johnstone in Sun | Comments[1] | Permalink

Friday Dec 05, 2008

Does GPA Really Matter?

I am often asked the question how important is my GPA when applying to internships and jobs. I would love tell everyone that is does not matter but the truth is it does matter. However like most of what you find in life, things are not so black and white. In my book there are three levels, High GPA, Average GPA and below average GPA. Ask 10 recruiters to define these buckets and you will get 10 different answers but I think these buckets will make enough sense to discuss here in the abstract.

If you have “High GPA” than it usually means you have mastered the curriculum and excelled academically. The numbers show you are committed to making the most of the current opportunity you have been presented with.

If you have a below average GPA you usually have failed to make the most of the opportunity presented to you. If you can’t get the GPA too manageable level than I have to question how seriously you took your education.

Most people end up somewhere in the middle. Their GPA is good not great or good not bad, in short average.

So what do recruiters look for then? What we look for are well rounded individuals, where the GPA is one of many variables to be considered. There are definitely other ways to demonstrate, intelligence, aptitude, follow through skills, communication, experience in a field (internships) interpersonal skills etc. etc. etc.

Having just a high GPA is like only having a hammer in your bag. It definitely will work in certain situations but you would be better off having a full bag of tools to pull from. So study hard and make the most of the opportunity you have but know you have options.

Posted at 02:00PM Dec 05, 2008 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[2] | Permalink

Monday Dec 01, 2008

Change your world with Sun!

You are probably wondering how you can get involved with Sun while you are at school. I recommend one of the following:

First, Sun "Rock Stars" (Sun Executives) like Hal Stern, Sang Shin, Simon Ritter, Radia Perlman, and Arun Gupta, are traveling the world to speak to students like you! You can hear about Sun's technologies and how they are changing the world and find out how you can change your world. Check out this link to find out if the Tour is headed to your campus:

http://developers.sun.com/students/university_tour/index.jsp

You can also use the same link to request that a "Rock Star" visit your campus and you can specify what topics you would like them to cover. Some of the more popular topics include: Java EE, Java ME, OpenSolaris, GlassFish, NetBeans and MySQL.

Second, if you are interested in building a Sun community on your campus, you should consider becoming a campus ambassador (if your school doesn't already have one). You will get to bring Sun's technologies to campus and share them with your fellow students.

http://developers.sun.com/students/campus_ambassadors.jsp

Lastly, if you want to show your love for Sun by getting some our "Sun Wear" then check out this website and get a t-shirt or water bottle! (I recommend the stainless steel traveler bottle!) :-D

http://sunwear.sun.com/

Posted at 06:51PM Dec 01, 2008 by Krystie Jezierski in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Tuesday Nov 25, 2008

Want the newest gadget? Check out a SunSPOT

What is a Sun SPOT? Project Sun SPOT (Sun; Small Programmable Object Technology) You can learn all you want about a Sun SPOT here: http://www.sunspotworld.com I have seen numerous demos and applications of this cool little gadget. It is wireless and full of different sensors that you can program to do about anything. The cool thing about a Sun SPOT is you program the gadget using Java and its wifi enabled. Going with Sun Microsystems tradition, Sun has this device available to everyone so there is no limit to what this device can do. It is only limit to one's imagination. If your techie and want to showcase something different to your peers, try this one. Be sure to check out the educational discount for students and post your unique applications to the forum. Have fun with it and happy programming.

Posted at 04:18PM Nov 25, 2008 by Christopher Sinsay in Sun | Comments[0] | Permalink

Thursday Nov 20, 2008

What is in it for me?

One of the most frequently asked questions we get (right after do you hire interns?) is what sort of benefits to interns get?

Well we pay you of course, the exact amount is dependent on many factors such as what country you are located in, what you are majoring in and what level of study you are engaged in but without giving away numbers we are very competitive in the market place. In addition Interns will be paid for holidays , Sun Offers 13 paid company holidays annually

We also offer access to Sun Learning Services Classes ( we are happy to help you reach your full potential). Sun provides extensive employee training and development opportunities through Sun Learning Services, an internal training organization.

Not every location has one but many of offices have on site fitness centers. Keep in shape without ever leaving the building. Each Fit@Sun facility has:

A specially designed group exercise room A well equipped cardiovascular training area with Treadmills, stairclimbers, Elliptical trainers and stationary bicycles A strength training area with machines and dumbbells

"Fit@Sun Presents" is an informational program series presented over the lunch hour. These informal sessions focus on numerous health, wellness, fitness, and medical topics which fit our lives.

Relocation Assistance funds for eligible students. In special circumstances, Sun offers eligible students relocation assistance funds.

Casual Work Environment, Sun has a casual dress code. No suits required! When someone says what's the dress code we say "You Must".

Concierge Coverage including access to discount tickets, travel arrangements, Cell phone discounts, etc. (where available)

Did we mention the social life? Summer intern events and activities. If you're here during the summer, we have numerous activities lined up for you. (Activities vary by location.) Some past events have included attending concerts, baseball games or soccer games. And, you will have multiple opportunities to network with each other as well as some of our executives.

Posted at 01:34PM Nov 20, 2008 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Monday Nov 17, 2008

Eco Responsibility= Corporate Responsibility

Doing Our Part to Reduce Power Consumption “It's more obvious each day that extreme efficiency is good for the environment and great for business. Customers want this same eco responsibility in their datacenters.” — Jonathan Schwartz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Microsystems Greening Our World, One Datacenter at a Time With a billion people participating online today, the network consumes more than 100 billion kilowatts of electricity and costs businesses around $7.2 billion in utility bills annually. And since the power consumption of datacenters doubled between 2000 and 2005, it's no surprise that 25 percent of an IT budget is consumed by energy costs alone. Some analysts say infrastructure power usage will soon cost more than the hardware itself. So it's clear: what's good for the environment is imperative for business. This axiom drives Sun's commitment to designing and delivering eco-friendly processors, systems, programs, and services that help businesses reduce their power consumption, environmental impact, and energy costs. I recently attended a seminar here at Sun on our Global Eco Strategy. It was very refreshing to be part of a company that cares about the environment and always has. I was very proud to call Sun home and wanted all of you to know how possible it is to stay connected to the network and in tune with the environment.

Posted at 09:08AM Nov 17, 2008 by Joe Johnstone in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Friday Nov 14, 2008

LivePerson is now LIVE!

Sun has another cool offering! It's called LivePerson.

LivePerson is experts providing homework help and career assistance. Our conversations and research with students has shown that they prefer to connect with live people as opposed to email aliases or forums, and providing LivePerson experts is a step towards filling that gap.
Specific topics currently available include homework help with Math, Science, and Computer Science (Java, MySQL, and Solaris). The career assistance is currently limited to resume writing and interviewing tips, but we plan to expand this to include Sun interns who would be able to discuss their experience working here as well as recruiters who could explain what Sun looks for in the hiring process and what positions are available.
This service is fee-based, although students can "Start for Free" meaning they can start a chat with an expert for free so that the expert can convince them of their expertise before any purchase is made (most experts charge between .50 - $1.00 per minute).
Give it a try: www.sun.com/students (in The Lounge)

Posted at 11:44AM Nov 14, 2008 by Hilary Boslet in Sun | Comments[9] | Permalink

Tuesday Nov 11, 2008

Sun @ ROMBA

This past weekend, Sun was the main focus in the case competition at the Reaching Out MBA conference in Washington, D.C. Students from top schools across the country presented their ideas on how Sun could improve their, already outstanding, efforts in regards to LGBT recruitment and support (including a 100% rating on the Human Rights Campaign's Index of corporate equality). These student teams were able to become very intimate with Sun’s culture and policies and were quite impressed with our initiatives, which made for a difficult business case. One Sun manager, the protagonist in the case, was used as the tie-breaking judge in the final round of competition. In the end, the event was a huge success, the Sun business case was highly regarded and the participants were able to directly interact with the Sun manager.

So, what are the implications for you students?

Becoming involved in these types of activities are great ways to network with companies and build a relationships with their recruiters. Recruiters look upon conference participation positively and I would highly recommend looking into conferences that focus in your areas of professional interest.

www.reachingoutmba.org

Posted at 01:53PM Nov 11, 2008 by Krystie Jezierski in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Monday Nov 10, 2008

Working at Sun

There are many reasons I love working for Sun, the state of the art technology, the work flexibility, etc., but the number one reason why I love Sun is I work with some of the most intelligent and renowned people in their respective fields. Sun is famous for our opensource technology, but that isn't limited to Java or Solaris, we work in an "open" environment. Employees are encouraged to ask the tough questions, question those answers and have the confidence to make difficult decisions, this environment make Sun interesting and fun.

Posted at 04:18PM Nov 10, 2008 by Brendan Murphy in Sun | Comments[0] | Permalink

Tuesday Nov 04, 2008

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) in Phoenix next week.

We will be joining many companies on the last day of the SHPE Conference for the Career Fair. The SHPE Conference is the largest Hispanic technical conference in the nation. They anticipate over 5,000 Hispanic students, professionals, corporate representatives and community leaders from around the country to attend this event. The conference is an opportunity for you to meet many engineering companies and corporations who are looking to recruit top talent. Bring your resume and come chat with us. Dont forget to keep visiting our open jobs on sun.com\careers. The Career Fair is Saturday, November 15, 2008 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm) @ The Phoenix Convention Center.

Posted at 11:59PM Nov 04, 2008 by Christine Romero in Personal | Comments[1] | Permalink

Do you really know what Sun Microsystems is all about?

Did you know Sun has an Executive Briefing Center (EBC)? The EBC is a place where you can see and learn what Sun Microsystems is all about. You can touch and feel some of the newest computer hardware and see how Sun is making an impact in the marketplace. You can find out the many application of Java and our other Open Source software, such as Open Solaris and Open Office. The many applications of Java are displayed at the EBC as well as huge displays of storage devices. You will learn how Sun has innovated technology that allows its workforce to work anywhere at anytime without losing productivity through its Sun Ray technology.

Many people don't realize they are using Sun products everyday. Whether you are playing a game on your cell phone, making a purchase online, or creating a database through MySQL, you are indeed using some of Sun's technology.

If you want to know more about UltraSPARC, Sun Ray, Black Box, Sun Fire, or Java an EBC visit is something you will want to do. Sun is committed to bringing technology to power the internet and Change Your World. I hope to see you in the next coming weeks.

If a tour of Sun's EBC is of interest to you. Please coordinate with your schools career center or one of your schools student organizations and we will schedule a visit. www.sun.com/students

Posted at 12:23AM Nov 04, 2008 by Christopher Sinsay in Sun | Comments[1] | Permalink

Wednesday Oct 29, 2008

AISES meet Sun, Sun meet AISES

Hi everyone. The AISES (American Indian Science Engineering Society) National Conference is this Friday and I am so excited to attend their career fair. I leave Friday, October 31, at 6:00 AM from Denver I will head to Anaheim, CA, that's right home of Disneyland, but instead of visiting Mickey and trick or treating, Sun Microsystems will have the opportunity to meet future Interns, Full-time Hires, and industry professionals at this awesome conference. I will trade candy for a new hire any day! If I was granted one Halloween wish, it would be to have the conference attendees read our blog postings. Why you say??? So their resumes are prepared, 1 minute elevator pitches are ready, and can answer my question of "What do you want to do here @ Sun?" When economic times are tough it is even more important to differentiate yourself from other developers, networkers, engineers, MBA's, etc. out looking for a job also. My advice, do your homework on the company or industry and come to the event prepared. For all the AISES students, as always, stop by and say hello if you are attending the conference. Here's my last hint... I will be the one with the Sun shirt on. Until next time, carpe diem!

Posted at 09:07AM Oct 29, 2008 by Joe Johnstone in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Friday Oct 24, 2008

Resumes Made Easy

One of the things we do on campus is help students with their resumes. This is usually done through a work shop put on by the Career Center, a student organization or in some cases the college itself. Regardless of who organizes, there is usually no shortage of students in attendance. Some are seeking validation of what they heard elsewhere, some have never seen or worked on a resume and some resumes really are polished and ready to go.

Ask ten people about what your resume should look like and you will get eleven answers. Part of that is aesthetics or preference, but there are some key themes to remember:

Ask yourself, why have I created this document? A resume or CV is usually created to obtain something such as a job or internship. Which if true means a resume or CV should contain information that helps you with that goal. That is the prism by which every entry should be scrutinized. Does listing X or Y help me with my stated goal above. You would be amazed how many resumes have entries that seemed to do no more that fill up the page.

Prioritize: You have had to do that for years with your academic projects. Well it is no different on your resume. Some things just have more relevance to your objective. Figure out what those things are and move them to the top, give them space on your resume commensurate with their importance. An internship working for a company in your field of study is much more important than mowing lawns while in High School so do not give them both 2 bullets.

Lastly, stop trying to make the length one page at all costs. For most University students one page is more the sufficient and any more just leads to the clutter I spoke about above. However this document is your opportunity to sell your story, it your opportunity to show how all of the entries are related to your goal. There are times when your story just cannot be told on one page alone . So as long as the entries are relevant to your goal and help tell your story, go ahead live a little, make it two pages.

Posted at 11:02AM Oct 24, 2008 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Wednesday Oct 22, 2008

NetBeans celebrates 10 years!

We recently attended the SJSU Career Fair where we met a ton of students! While we were located
upstairs in the gigantic Event Center along with three other employers, students found us. It ended up
being a great location to talk with students. Depending on their major, students spoke with
software engineers, hardware/electrical engineers or HR representatives. We enjoyed speaking with all
the students as they were well prepared and had a good idea of what they were looking for in an
internship or full-time position.

Because there were so many CS students I wanted to call your attention to this website which is
celebrating 10 years of NetBeans! They are having a contest to win a limited edition t-shirt.

http://www.netbeans.org/birthday/decathlon.html

"To honor 10 years of the NetBeans project and community, we've selected ten events that anyone can
participate in to be a part of the celebration. The first 300 participants to complete events that
add up to 50 points will receive a limited edition NetBeans 10th Anniversary Shirt! In keeping
with the spirit of community, these events are all based around various community
activities and sites: blogging, forums, Facebook and more. So read on, pick out your favorite events
and celebrate away!

Happy Birthday NetBeans!

Posted at 09:58AM Oct 22, 2008 by Shelley Karpaty in Personal | Comments[1] | Permalink

Friday Oct 17, 2008

Grace Hopper & Student Club Activities

I recently returned from the Grace Hopper Conference held in Keystone, Colorado. Absolutely gorgeous country...with VERY thin air. A flight of stairs or a sip of wine are an ENTIRELY different experience than what we are accustomed to (dare I say, take for granted?) here in the "lower elevations".

The conference was spectacular! Sun has been a proud Co-Sponsor of this event for several years now. From a recruiting perspective, we met AWESOME candidates (both professional and university)! The 40+ Sun women that attended with us (and two men, to bring some testosterone to the mix) raved about the various seminars. We had several of our employees present or participate in panels. We're still powering through all of the resumes and contacts we made. I am excited and anticipate a very positive outcome from our recruiting efforts.

Upon my return from GHC, I had the opportunity to visit Cal Poly. I took six student club leaders to lunch with a few simple goals. Feed starving students *GREAT* food, understand the goals for their organizations, and determine how Sun can support them. I had a wonderful afternoon with extremely bright and engaging undergrad and graduate students.

I shared some ways Sun has successfully supported other student organizations in the past. Some ideas: Host club events, Share job opportunities with members, Technology presentations from Sun employees/alum, etc. We were all interested in a tour of Sun's Executive Briefing Center in Menlo Park, California. I look forward to working with the clubs, sponsoring their students and hosting them at a Sun campus.

Posted at 05:35PM Oct 17, 2008 by Wendy Dow in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Thursday Oct 16, 2008

Sun on Campus!

I'm so excited to have our first Sun event on Purdue's campus next week! We will be talking about Sun's technologies as well as the opportunities that are available to students, both internships and full-time. If your campus has a Sun event, I highly encourage you to attend! It is a great opportunity to talk with folks who have had internships and other experiences working with Sun. It is also a good opportunity to get some Sun schwag!

Visit our Student Central website to find out about other upcoming campus events and student contests!

We hope to see you at a Sun campus event soon!

www.sun.com/students

Posted at 02:21PM Oct 16, 2008 by Krystie Jezierski in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Monday Oct 06, 2008

New Gen Tech Radio Show!

Looking for a weekly radio show that may include something controversial, coolest gadget, coolest technical project, or debate about the latest current news that's geared to students? If so, check out "New Gen Tech" on Blog Talk Radio.

New Gen Tech is: Host Christian Mudgett, co-host Danny Holland and Joyce Solano as the weekend gadget wrap-up girl.
They are 3 next generation 'movers and shakers' who are trying to crack the code around the convergence of tech and pop
culture and its effect on their Millenial lives. Pop culture, for them, is really the aesthetic aspect of "cool
and relevant" tech. They find the harmony between tech form and function and show how it relates to our constantly
evolving lives...tune in live every

Monday @ 10AM pst at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/sunradio/newgentech

find their show widget on the Facebook Student Zone, or drop them a line on the DigiDiaries.

Posted at 10:25AM Oct 06, 2008 by Shelley Karpaty in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Sunday Oct 05, 2008

Dont knock it, till you try it....

We've been attending many career fair lately. We typically get students who either ask "what are the new things Sun is doing" or "what exactly does Sun do." Well, we got a different question asked last week. We had a student that came up to our booth and gave us his opinion that he wasn't a fan of Sun and he didn't understand why we were there.... We were fortunate to have a few Engineer hiring managers helping with the career fair that took a few minutes to speak with the student about all the things Sun is doing and what Sun can offer him on a day to day basis. By the end of the conversation he did thank us for taking some time to speak with him, wished us good luck and was going to take sometime to visit our website. He also did leave his resume. So we took that as a sign that he did change his opinion about Sun. I encourage you to keep visiting our website. Stay tuned in with all our technology news and updates.

Posted at 11:37PM Oct 05, 2008 by Christine Romero in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Friday Sep 26, 2008

CHECK OUT SUN.COM/STUDENTS

Anyone that spends anytime in corporate America realizes things change a lot. There is always a better way to do something, a new piece of technology, a new process, a reorganization and so on and so on…...

I can honestly say however that few of those changes excite me. Well we have one that went live last week that I think is amazing. Sun had a new web portal just for students: Sun.com/students has officially arrived!!

Sun Studentzone

Student Central: Sun now has a place for every student to begin when they come to sun.com! Looking for technology? No problem. Searching for a job? We gotcha covered. Trying to find some classes? We've got that, too. Not sure where you want to go or what Sun has to offer you as a student? Come find out!

This is the perfect starting point to find out just what Sun, as a company, has to offer students today. Covering everything from technology to Eco-responsibility, jobs to social media, this is the first student page that tells the Sun story from a student perspective. Come by and check it out, but be sure to come back as this page will evolve along with Sun's student offerings!

Posted at 02:33PM Sep 26, 2008 by Jason Auld in Personal | Comments[19] | Permalink

Wednesday Sep 24, 2008

Where have all the summers gone?

Many of us were reminded that summer was coming to an end when fall classes started over the past few weeks. Many schools are already about to enter the winter quarter. Here in Colorado, the days are cooling off and the breezes are slightly stronger. I have pulled my sweater collection out of storage and started dressing warm for work. Corn mazes and haunted houses are starting to be advertised on television and the radio. Pumpkins are available for sale at the local grocery stores. I wish people would stop throwing around words like “snow” and “Halloween,” because I am nowhere near prepared to pull out my winter coat and snow boots. Not to mention the renewal of a routine- the inevitable daily ice removal from my driveway and windshield before I can drive to work. Even though my beloved sunny and cloudless 90 degree days are gone for a time, fall and winter (eek!) bring their own exciting attributes. This is the time when we get to visit university career fairs and meet absolutely awesome students all over the country, and talk about some of the cool research and happenings at Sun. Many students have started internships for this school year, and it is so exciting to meet and talk with Sun's newest talent. Who can complain about cold weather when this time of year is so much fun? So enjoy the cooler weather and the career fairs. Before you know it, people will be throwing around words like “Superbowl,” “Holiday Season,” and of course, “Finals!”

Posted at 09:39AM Sep 24, 2008 by TJ Baker in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Friday Sep 19, 2008

New Kid on the Block!

Hi everyone! I’m Joe, the new University Recruiter here @ Sun. Today marks my successful completion of week two and I want to share with you my learning’s. My days have been jam packed with efficiency, productivity, and perfection. Okay, I’ll be honest, I have lurked my boss with about a million questions, talked to the nice people in tech support a couple times, and got lost in the Denver campus too many times to count. All in all, I say a success, but there have been some anomalies…

1-Dogs at work! Just today I saw a little pooch running after a ball outside my window. It freaked me out and I almost called animal control. Come to find out you are allowed to bring your dog to work. At first I thought this was great news until I realized my dog would be a hot mess here so I will leave him at home.

2-People work when they want and where they want. There is this thing called Open Work that encourages employees to have work life balance and reduce their impact on the environment by working where it makes sense. I thought this building would be packed, but I found out half the company works from home. Revolutionary.

3-Someone keeps emailing me all sorts of activities to participate in. What’s that about? For example, there is a jump rope seminar, blood drive, and a ski/snowboard workshop. My question is what if I want to sit in my office and do nothing? Is that allowed?

All kidding aside, my first two weeks have been awesome. The team I work on rocks and I can’t wait to start meeting all of you on campus and in the world. If you hear Sun is at your school, stop by and say hello. Until then, cheers!

Posted at 04:53PM Sep 19, 2008 by Joe Johnstone in Personal | Comments[0] | Permalink

Planes, trains and automobiles

Checking in between on campus events. We've been very busy attending career fairs the past few weeks, and have many more events to attend, which is great! I've been to Cornell, WPI, MIT and still have UT Austin, Olin College, Boston U., Northeastern and UMass Amherst coming up. I've met some great people with some very impressive and interesting backgrounds, the type of folks we hire at Sun!

I'm looking forward to attending UT's Career fair next week. I've only been to Austin once, it's a great city. I'm also excited to meet the folks that work at our Austin Campus, they've hired many interns and college hires over the past couple of years, and they've been great to work with.

That's it for now....I'll check back in when I hit 10,000 frequent flier miles, which should happen in the first week in October.

Posted at 02:20PM Sep 19, 2008 by Brendan Murphy in Sun | Comments[0] | Permalink

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