From the “Anxiety – Just like Co-op” Dept.
I have a job interview for a full-time position tomorrow.
Longview Solutions (since 1994) is based out of Markham. They make an centralized integrated product suite called Khalix—a financial analytics tool that does:
- Analysis,
- Budgeting,
- Forecasting,
- Consolidation,
- Planning,
- Reporting,
- and more…
Runs off a Unix Server and supports many platforms for it clients (they have a native Win32 client and support other platforms through Java).
There competitors include: Comshare, Hyperion, Adaytum, Alcar Group, Oracle 9i, etc.
Some pretty big players in on-line analytical processing (OLAP) server technology.
The position is for a “User Interface Design Manager“.
The roles include:
- Subject matter expert in usability, visual design, and interface development
- Ensure consistency regarding the user experience and overall usability of the product by establishing\maintaining standards and usability conventions
- Translate business requirements into functionalities and usable interfaces
- Lead and coordinate the prototyping and design of the application user interface
- Raise usability issues and work with business and technical resources to resolve them in a collaborative manner
- Provide technical support to engineering in integrating human factors engineering principles and evaluation techniques
It gets’s more interesting when you read the requirements:
- Advanced degree in an HCI related field or equivalent
- Three years direct industry experience
- Excellent communication (written and oral) skills
- Experience with products built for international markets
- Experience working with financial management software
Hmm…
To be honest, I’m puzzled why they would even ask me for an interview.
Granted, I think I’d be pretty successful at a position like this. It’s the role requirements that surprise me. 3 Year’s Experience? Advance Degree? Experience with Financial Management Software?
Two things come to mind:
1) They didn’t read my resume (eek..)
2) They don’t have any good applicants (which bolds well for me).
I hope this isn’t a waste of time.
Tai