Very smart people. Lots of support for new ideas. Bureaucracy is manageable, not onerous. Interesting projects to work on, and you can have a big impact on revenue. Actual utilization of your software is quite low. Enterprise software, including cloud, requires a lot of integration and configuration, which takes customers a long time to do because they often rely on consultants. Easy to form strong relationships, and you can have an outsize impact if you bring energy to the position.
If you are a technical manager, you can be very successful. If you are just a manager-manager, your progress will be limited.
For better or worse, literally every small detail, down to the smallest purchase, must be approved by the president. This means you often have to present status and progress to the president multiple times during development. Projects aren't "approved," but rather "approved for now with further reviews at regular intervals where your project may be summarily cancelled if you don't demonstrate a good plan."
Delegate authority to good technical managers. Remove managers who are not technical, as their leadership is often wrong. If a manager has not written and shipped software at some point in their career, they are not technical, period.
Team Netsuite: * One phone screen by the recruiter. * One phone interview with the hiring manager. I was flown to an onsite interview with 4-5 days' notice. I had to call Oracle to book my flight tickets, and my room accommodation was refunded
It's simple. If you're a recent college grad, know this: Oracle only hires from the top 15 schools that excel in both ECE/CS curricula. If you're not from the top 15, forget it. Historically, only the top 1% (GPA > 3.90) receive an on-campus interv
On-campus career fair, then on-site meetings with each team. The interviews were not technical; they involved talking about yourself and learning about the team's work.
Team Netsuite: * One phone screen by the recruiter. * One phone interview with the hiring manager. I was flown to an onsite interview with 4-5 days' notice. I had to call Oracle to book my flight tickets, and my room accommodation was refunded
It's simple. If you're a recent college grad, know this: Oracle only hires from the top 15 schools that excel in both ECE/CS curricula. If you're not from the top 15, forget it. Historically, only the top 1% (GPA > 3.90) receive an on-campus interv
On-campus career fair, then on-site meetings with each team. The interviews were not technical; they involved talking about yourself and learning about the team's work.