Before the turn of the century, recruiters could put their "help wanted" ads in the newspaper, and applications would pour in. Since then, recruiting has turned a new page. The use of the internet and other technologies allows recruiters to broaden their candidate pool for the simple reason being

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Learn how to professionally decline a job offer, even after accepting it. Stay on good terms with employers and protect your personal brand. Follow legal terms and conditions to safely rescind the offer.

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Whether you’re a recent graduate or you still have a few exams left, you may be itching to put your polished leather shoes on and join the workforce. After all, your first job is an entryway into the professional life you’d lead for the decades to come.

Tips to Get Your First Job Confidently

Start your professional career journey on the right foot! Learn the importance of a first job, how to stand out to employers, and how to create a resume that will get you the job you want. With the right attitude and enough preparation, you can find the job you're looking for!

The world of work has undergone some major transformation in recent years. From remote and flexible work to increased emphasis on employee benefits and wellbeing, companies nowadays have to be very intentional about their HR policies and how they approach talent acquisition.

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It might be tempting to overlook the importance of a well-written job description. After all, if you’ve posted job ads before and ended up with tons of resumes in hand, it’s easy to assume that this will always be the case, regardless of how your job ad reads. But, in reality, you really can’t take getting an influx of resumes for granted.&nbsp;

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Imagine you’re in an elevator with the CEO of your dream company and you get to talking. The conversation is going well and you start to imagine yourself working for their company when the CEO turns around and asks you “tell me a bit about yourself.” Would this catch you off guard or would you be able to give a clear and succinct description of who you are?&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Oracle s Hardware Development (OHD) is seeking a UEFI/BIOS Firmware Engineer with background in systems architecture and software development on Intel, AMD, and ARM, and GPU architectures.. Which includes being a United States Affirmative Action EmployerDisclaimer:Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.. As a senior member of Oracle Hardware Development's UEFI Team, you will play a key role in design, development and support of Intel, AMD, ARM, and GPU based servers for cloud and on-premise computing.. and Python experienceKnowledge of industry bus architectures (PCIe, I2C, SPI, USB, UART)Knowledge of Intel, AMD, and ARM computer architectures and low level chipset programming (CPU and chipset logic)Knowledge of server architecture and standards such as IPMIKnowledge of UEFI security or firmware security features (TPM, Secure Boot, TXT)Posting Date: 2024-03-25

firmware engineer

Oracle s Hardware Development (OHD) is seeking a UEFI/BIOS Firmware Engineer with background in systems architecture and software development on Intel, AMD, and ARM, and GPU architectures. The OHD team is responsible for the hardware design, development and delivery of superior server and GPU product offerings into Oracle's Cloud infrastructure and Oracle's on-premise engineered systems. This candidate will work in a team oriented environment to architect, design and implement UEFI based firmware to meet Oracle's product requirements and needs. With the exponential growth in Oracle Cloud, these are exciting times at OHD where an individual can have a significant impact on Oracle's cloud offerings and also have an abundance of opportunities to innovate.Career Level - IC4As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow s technology to tackle today s problems. True innovation starts with diverse perspectives and various abilities and backgrounds.When everyone s voice is heard, we re inspired to go beyond what s been done before. It s why we re committed to expanding our inclusive workforce that promotes diverse insights and perspectives.We ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer a highly competitive suite of employee benefits designed on the principles of parity and consistency. We put our people first with flexible medical, life insurance and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.We re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by calling +1 888 ### ####, option one.Disclaimer:Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.* Which includes being a United States Affirmative Action EmployerDisclaimer:Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations onlyUS: Hiring Range: from $94,200 to $223,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle s differing products, industries and lines of business.Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion2. Short term disability and long term disability3. Life insurance and AD&D4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.9. 11 paid holidays10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.11. Paid parental leave12. Adoption assistance13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan14. Financial planning and group legal15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insuranceThe role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. As a senior member of Oracle Hardware Development's UEFI Team, you will play a key role in design, development and support of Intel, AMD, ARM, and GPU based servers for cloud and on-premise computing. Primary responsibilities include:Participate in schematic reviews to guide electrical designs and anticipate firmware impactsPlay a key role in board and device bringup to debug issues and validate electrical and silicon designAssist other functional teams (BMC, OS, QE, Diags, ) in test, debug, and integrationWork closely with Operations in planning, execution, and debug of manufacturing processesDevelop and debug advanced features such as RAS, I/O, and core chipset logicWork with chipset and PCIe card vendors to ensure Oracle requirements are met and resolve issuesThe following qualifications are highly desired:BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent practical experience5+ years experience working with UEFI firmware, Legacy BIOS or Pre-boot environmentsExcellent programming skills in C/C++ and Python experienceKnowledge of industry bus architectures (PCIe, I2C, SPI, USB, UART)Knowledge of Intel, AMD, and ARM computer architectures and low level chipset programming (CPU and chipset logic)Knowledge of server architecture and standards such as IPMIKnowledge of UEFI security or firmware security features (TPM, Secure Boot, TXT)Posting Date: 2024-03-25

Principal UEFI / BIOS Firmware Engineer

We are facing several engineering challenges in critical foundational data-plane services that powers the next gen OCI cloud.. We need you to challenge existing engineering assumptions and boundaries, bring in your expertise in large scale, highly performant, reliable and available system engineering to take critical OCI data-planes to the next level.. These are exciting times and our team is still new and growing fast, working on ambitious new initiatives such as providing canonical implementation of core components for data planes through a data-plane runtime framework, developing a remote persistent storage solution with the latency and performance comparable to that of a local nVME drive or developing standard and tooling to identify critical performance improvements across OCI data-planes. Responsibilities With your superb technical, research and analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively to delight our customers, you will envision, collaborate with executives for investment and drive the software design and development for new major data-plane components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure.. You will define the foundations for the next generation of OCI data-planes, making deep architectural changes calls as an outstanding builder and technical leader with an established industry track record of success in leading large cloud scale projects.

principal software developer

We are facing several engineering challenges in critical foundational data-plane services that powers the next gen OCI cloud. We need you to challenge existing engineering assumptions and boundaries, bring in your expertise in large scale, highly performant, reliable and available system engineering to take critical OCI data-planes to the next level. This is your opportunity to build innovative solutions for our customers from the ground up. These are exciting times and our team is still new and growing fast, working on ambitious new initiatives such as providing canonical implementation of core components for data planes through a data-plane runtime framework, developing a remote persistent storage solution with the latency and performance comparable to that of a local nVME drive or developing standard and tooling to identify critical performance improvements across OCI data-planes..We are looking for self-motivated engineers with passion and expertise in solving challenging system, data-plane level and performance problems. You should be a rock solid developer able to dive deep into low-level systems, design broad distributed system interactions for high performance, high scale data-planes. You should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.Responsibilities With your superb technical, research and analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively to delight our customers, you will envision, collaborate with executives for investment and drive the software design and development for new major data-plane components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure. You will define the foundations for the next generation of OCI data-planes, making deep architectural changes calls as an outstanding builder and technical leader with an established industry track record of success in leading large cloud scale projects. Career Level - IC5As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures, suggest and justify product directions within approved directions. Define responsibilities for new projects and specifies, designs and develops software according to those specifications and provide consultative software guidance and strategic direction associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.Preferred Skills and Experience: 10+ years of relevant engineering, architecture, or development/operational experience. Experience operating cloud services or large distributed applications in production. Strong experience of C/C++ Expert in low-level and performance-critical system level design and service development. Deep knowledge of distributed system design and scalable cloud-native application deployment. Working experience with the following technologies: Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Linux OSes/kernels, device drivers, performance testing tools, distributed debugging tools, high performance distributed storage. Strong team player with outstanding communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. Comfortable with complex, swiftly evolving software development environments. Ability to learn new technologies quickly and drive, follow, evangelize, and improve cross-team processes. Expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts and technologies. Experience working with geographically distributed teams. Significant work experience in startups or fast-paced enterprise technology development environments. Disclaimer:Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations onlyUS: Hiring Range: from $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion2. Short term disability and long term disability3. Life insurance and AD&D4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.9. 11 paid holidays10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.11. Paid parental leave12. Adoption assistance13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan14. Financial planning and group legal15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insuranceThe role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.