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Like most Melbourne software shops, Shine Technologies (where I work), is going through a bit of a boom at the moment and is in hiring mode.

To stand out from the crowd, Shine has come up with this idea

If you are successful in securing a second round interview, we are confident you will want to work at Shine Technologies…. and to prove it, we will give you a PS3 or a Bottle of Grange Hermitage!

That’s just for getting to the 2nd round interview - not even as a signing bonus!

When you’re working at Shine there is a whole host of things to like. The other pluses that aren’t mentioned are that you might get to work with me (which may be a negative depending on your point of view…), and this is the view from Shine’s main office (where you may end up working, depending on client projects). 34 floors up smack in the middle of the Melbourne CBD:

More details at Shine Technologies’ website.

Shine Technologies (my workplace) has sent a couple of international jet setters over to San Francisco for this year’s JavaOne conference.

Mark Johnson and Ben Teese have been writing about their experiences on Shine’s blog. Reports on various presentations and the keynote are covered.

Meanwhile I’ve been sent to lovely Tasmania. Which is kind of overseas… well I mean you fly over the sea to get here from mainland Australia. Anyway, the beer is better here than on the mainland and the cooler climate is more suited to my kiwi body temperature.