I know I haven't posted here in a while. Actively in a longer while. But to spread my joy I decided to share the fact that I just got hired as a Flash Developer by Sysopendigia. Now this wouldn't be so cool without the story, now would it? Ok ok, here's the story.

 

 

 

My brother studies telecom engineering and specialises in usability. So he sent his application to sysopendigia, an open one. They were impressed by his achievements but only needed a flash dev, so they asked him to make a "sample program" to show his actionscript skills. He has none. Neither did I.

 

 

 

But as my job applications were turned down I decided to do the sample. Nothing major, an media player application that shows some pictures and plays some music when told so. So I took a weekend and read some tutorials and such. Made an butt-ugly player and sent them it telling I was his brother and studying similar things. Only two years behind. (which means I haven't laid my eyes on anything concerning "usability")

 

 

 

They bought it and wanted to interview me. They gave me a hard time in the interview with questions about usability and programming in general for the full TWO HOURS of it. I soon realised they wanted a real professional, since the post was their only flash dev in the city. The perks listing also pointed that this wasn't a summer job for the students with company cars, paid paternity leave, sick child childcare and such. After over a week of not hearing from them I was quite sure it slipped by. But yesterday a mail came by offering the job for me.

 

 

 

I'm ever so happy.

 

 

 

If someone feels like checking the flash sample program out, here are the packages.

 

 

 

http://www.elias.pietila.fidisk.fi/theprojectsmall.zip no source code

 

http://www.elias.pietila.fidisk.fi/theproject.zip with source code and files.

no idea if its right forums but congratulations. :thumbsup:

Well done, great achievement. How much are you being paid and what are you going to be doing daily?

Clients order prototype programs for their mobile devices and we provide them in Flash. I'll be doing mostly the coding side, though I'd like to be a part of the graphics as well. But we'll see how it shapes up. The pay is good for a 3rd year university student I think. A solid 2000e per month.

well, congratulations : gl with your job, and your study :)

Nice one mate :D

 

 

 

Good luck there.

Nicely done fellow finnish.

Gratz mate. :D

 

 

 

Have fun with the new job.

if i understand that right u made a program with a tut, and have no idea how to job, and are getting decent paY?

 

 

 

grats :thumbsup: