Good-bye casino business
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
You could try to get a job testing for one of the several gaming machine developers.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
Jerry Hammond wrote:
As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me?
Application Knoweledge. With 21 years of experience in the gambling/drinking biz, you probably have some pretty good insight into the many different aspects of it, so use that to your advantage. If you don't want to work in that field anymore, then show prospective employers some of your code or apps you've written, so they can see that you have the skills.
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
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You just need to emphasize the following: "None of my code will appear on thedailywtf.com." :) OF course, mentioning that you can follow design specs, coding guidelines and style guidelines is usually a plus. But mentioning that you have a couple of articles on a certain respected programming website can also help sway potential employers. *hint, hint* And if all else fails, that's when you pull out the blackmail pictures of them at the bar with a couple of showgirls.
I assume you have no degree in programming/CS...
Sho_Asylumn wrote:
But mentioning that you have a couple of articles on a certain respected programming website can also help sway potential employers. *hint, hint*
Of all ( presently nine or so ) replies the one above was the best. I would add: you have to show them stuff that you have done. Actual working applications. Be prepared to show your source-code. Be prepared to describe how you went about creating those apps: specification, development, testing, bug-fixing, feature-enhancements etc etc Good Luck!
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
Jerry Hammond wrote:
As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me?
Hmm,
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Articles Submitted 0Write a CP article in the field you know best and show it to your prospective employer .
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
Jerry Hammond wrote:
what can I emphasize
Tell them you make a mean Mojito[^] ;) Would really come in handy for office parties :)
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
How about working for a company that builds casino games? It is a lot of fun and you do have to figure out how to beat the crooks who are bent upon cheating at the games.
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My boss hired a guy with a 2-year web programming degree but all he seems to know is JavaScript. The HR person really pushed my boss to hire him so the company can "mold" him. If I were looking to hire a programmer (which I've done in the past) who didn't have formal training I would want to see a home grown project that can be applied to the business world. Take some common business problem and come up with a usable solution. Show me documentation, how it works, etc.
Jerry Hammond wrote:
lounge lizards
Can I be a gecko instead? That was one of my nicknames in high school...
leckey wrote:
The HR person really pushed my boss to hire him so the company can "mold" him.
I reccommend a 50 ton press.
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You could try to get a job testing for one of the several gaming machine developers.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Seriously? I don't know about the industry as a whole, but from personal experience it's rare for that many testers to graduate into the main development team - usually testing happens at the end half of a product cycle, and then most of the QA's short contracts end, the developers start pre-production on the next game, and a whole new lot of QA are brought in when needed
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After 21 years working as a bartender in a major casino resort in Las Vegas I tendered my resignation. So, now this hobbiest has a question for all you lounge lizards... As a hobbiest programmer what can I emphasize that might convince an employer to take a shot with me? Did I mention no more smoke-filled casinos?!
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
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Sahara Hotel and Casino
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
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Sahara Hotel and Casino
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
The only one we didn't go to last November. We stayed at the Balley's and visited almost all hotels including Circus Circus. But we were exhausted cause we didn't know about the buses and decided not to go to Sahara's. :)
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The only one we didn't go to last November. We stayed at the Balley's and visited almost all hotels including Circus Circus. But we were exhausted cause we didn't know about the buses and decided not to go to Sahara's. :)
"I know which side I want to win regardless of how many wrongs they have to commit to achieve it." - Stan Shannon Web - Blog - RSS - Math - LinkedIn
Monorail would've got you there in better fashion.
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
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Monorail would've got you there in better fashion.
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
Oh, is it WORKING now :omg:
Any sufficiently gross incompetence is nearly indistinguishable from malice.
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Monorail would've got you there in better fashion.
When was the last time you poured some wine for you and your sweetie and went out on the front porch to watch the geometry frolic on the lake?--Rebecca M. Riordan, Designing Effective Database Systems
