Monday was our first day visiting companies. Our first stop was VMWare, a 125 acre, "green", resort-like working campus, set on the highest point in the valley, offering views of all the major players in the surrounding towns.
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A campus with a view
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This was the perfect start for the week. Jeff Goodall, VMWare's facilities manager, was our guide, as we walked the campus and viewed buildings and grounds once occupied by Roch and Cintex back in the day, and now leased from Stamford and operated by VMWare, a cloud storage management company. As the student shouted questions throughout the 2 hour tour, Jeff was ready to explain, history, culture of the valley, and the hiring process at VMWare. He was also willing to offer his knowledge of the competition, which was very helpful.
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| Tom takes over VMWre |
Our second stop was NetApp, also a cloud storage. They greeted us with a round table buffet lunch with some HR and of the employees. Justin Rowland, their recruiting guru, Gave the students a tour and presentation about the company and hiring/intern process.
As I walked the 17 building campus, couldn't help but notice the education NetApp offers their employees in the area of "green" consciousness and health. Posters next to the elevator offer reminders that they will burn off an extra 50 calories if they take the stairs instead, and bulletin boards offer information on , gluten, sugar, and grains.
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| Jeff Goodall explains the campus |
Justin offered tips for interviewing and resume writing, such as including volunteerism, leadership skills, enthusiasm for their hobbies, demonstration of balance of individual accountability and team efforts, ability to be open to learn new skills...all valuable hints.
The day ended with a visit to Santa Row in San Jose, and a debriefing session back at the hotel. All-in-all a successful first day of visits.
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