"The line of work was great, however I missed doing back-end development during this period. I would have liked to have received more skilled training on ruby on rails during this period."
"Putting new things together and learning new things is always a plus for me. I hate being idle so I do my best in being a self starter."
"I chose to be a UI engineer at the start of my career primarily because I loved building usable and good looking interfaces. I have never regretted the choice I made. This is one of the most exciting and challenging fields I have come across. With the focus shift in optimizing and moving computing to client side, the value of UI engineers has grown manifold and hence I feel proud to be a member of the elite group of engineers who excel in front-end technologies."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"It has been an exciting growing experience for me."
What do you like about working at Blackboard?
"All people and ideas are valued. The management team is truly open to feedback."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself. Don't try to be a giant killer. Show a special skill that you've developed and focus on how that will make the company better."
What don't you like about working at Blackboard?
"There are a lot of technical barriers caused by a legacy development stack. I really wish they would put more focus on modernizing."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up the good work. You do a great job of recognizing individual and team effort."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"Great environment to work in with a very supportive administration board."
What do you like about working at Slickdeals.com?
"I like the freedom and supportive environment to handle projects. The administration is very supportive and ideas are never shot down without consideration. We have plenty of drinks and snacks provided and plenty of recreational outlets around the office."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Never order a well done steak. Steak should always be bloody."
What don't you like about working at Slickdeals.com?
"The company provides a vast amount of snacks and refreshments. Although I love the fact that the administration provides them for free and I do enjoy the variety of things to eat, my stomach and weight-loss diet do not."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Please keep the direction of the company in the same way it is headed. I feel like my management have a good grasp of what they need to do to progress."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"It's a fun place to work in downtown Santa Monica especially if you are a developer."
What do you like about working at Demand Media Studios?
"It offers many opportunities to grow professionally. Most workers get to see the fruit of their work relatively quickly since the company moves very fast."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself. Don't say something just because you think that's what they want to hear."
What don't you like about working at Demand Media Studios?
"The pay isn't competitive at all. Unless you come in with a high salary, you can forget it."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up the good work. Get rid of those who bring office politics and the like."
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