[jobs] portfolio

Lots of companies want to see a 'technical portfolio':

"Thank you for the recent submission of your resume. We like your background and are requesting additional information prior to talking more in depth. Could you please provide a brief portfolio or presentation with pictures, images, or figures of projects that demonstrate your work. Please provide a link or respond with a pdf. We look forward to learning more about your experience."

Should have updated the personal web page a long time ago...

[jobs] Google recon II: into the 'plex!

Turns out my Facebook friend list is full of lurking tech-industry workers. A friend who I know via the Berkeley programming contest got in touch with me and invited me for lunch and a tour of the GooglePlex today.

First impressions: Goddamn, everyone is so young! It's like a college campus. Only more crowded! It is a hive of open-plan offices heavily populated with things like: (free) cafes and cafeterias, nap pods, gyms, volleyball courts, experimental aircraft (there is a spaceship 1 prototype hanging in one of the buildings), ball pits, pool tables, etc.

I'm happy that I'm doing reasonably well with jet lag, having managed to immediately adopt a local sleep schedule. Still a bit tired, though, which will be a small handicap in tomorrow's "ruthless grilling."