Yahoo! Inc has conducted a headhunt at Sri Venkateswara University campus last weekend with an aim to pick up best of the brains.
Of the 152 candidates appeared from MCA, Computer Science Engineering, Electronics & Communications Engineering and Electronics & Electrical Engineering streams, 12 candidates have been declared qualified. The number of candidates getting the appointment letter will be announced soon.
Yahoo!, which provides internet services, technological tools and marketing solutions for businesses both in India and abroad, is also known for its array of products such as search, email, messenger, chat, clubs and photos, auctions, mobile, matrimony services etc. The company is no stranger to the campus as it has selected four candidates from SVU College of Engineering (SVUCE) last academic year.
A team of seven Technical and Human Resources Managers was here for the job on Saturday.
In the words of the company representatives, the talent search was aimed at identifying certain key attributes like originality in thinking and the urge to innovate. The prospective employees were tested in C, C++, UNIX, OS, data structures and algorithms, Pearl database/SQL and Shell scripting.
The CTC (Cost To Company) for the selected students was in the range of Rs.9-11 lakh, apart from benefits like encouragement for higher education, daycare for wards, insurance etc.
The interview was held for the posts of Software Engineer and Systems Engineer. The former job is to develop, create and modify computer applications, analyse user/market needs and develop software solutions. The area of work involved design and implementation of features to improve web search engine and user experience, internationalizing system features, building scalable web applications, messaging services, supporting web servers, data warehousing, trouble shooting etc. The Systems Engineer’s job involved design of monitoring and diagnostic tools for distributed systems, automate tools and practices for various operational teams like data, mail, mobile, travel, hot jobs and network product operations. In short, the person in question will be responsible for the enhancement of key parts of the Yahoo! technology platform.
The recruitment drive ended on an evidently satisfactory note with the Yahoo’s efforts to pick up as many fresh brains bearing fruit. The students were also delighted on having come face to face with one of the leading giants in the Internet domain.
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