Re: Our collaboration

Nikolay Vitsyn (vitsyn@glas.apc.org)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:16:47 +0400

Dear Mr. Jong,

How are you?

What do you think about our collaboration concerning search in Russia
qualified engineers for your company?

I think that current economic difficulties in Russia give us a big
business.

I hope to hear from you on this subject asap.

With kind regards,

Nikolai
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EC-Leasing Nikolai Vitsyn
Varchavskoye shosse 125 Tel.: +7 095 319 2518
113405 Moscow Fax.: +7 095 319 6990
Russia E-mail: vitsyn@glas.apc.org
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>I'm a Recruiter with Xircom, Inc. in Thousand Oaks, CA. Xircom
>is a major player in the design and development of mobile networking
>equipment. Xircom solutions provide "mobile" personal computer users
>-- those who access local area networks, the Internet and commercial
>on-line services from diverse locations -- with products designed to
>meet their unique networking needs.
>
>We were able to reach you through an internet research firm that
>helps us identify potential candidates for key jobs we're trying to fill.
>We hope you don't take our inquiry negatively as we've found traditional
>means of recruiting talented people to be increasingly ineffective.
>
>Our interest is to connect with people for their benefit and our's.
>Certainly, highly competent individuals with a variety of expertise will
>help Xircom maintain it's leadership in the mobile networking arena, but we
>also feel we have much to offer in the way of a highly respected
>organization, superb resources, more than ample technical challenge, and
>highly competitive compensation packages including stock options.
>
>Xircom created the mobile networking market in 1989, shipping the
>industry's first adapters for connecting portable PCs to local area
>networks (LANs). Since then, the Company has produced a diverse set of
>award-winning mobile networking products, including parallel port and PC
>Card LAN adapters, multifunction PC Cards combining a network adapter with
>a modem, and high-speed PC Card modems. In 1995 Xircom expanded its addressed
>markets to include systems solutions for analog and digital (ISDN) remote
>access.
>
>As a result of continued growth, Xircom has an marvelous opportunity for a
>System Architect to perform detail design and debugging using a variety of
>simulation tools. Additional responsibilities include working with silicon
>vendors, supporting chip layout and fabrication, and ensuring that chips meet
>Xircom, vendor QA, and MFG requirements. The position may also involve PCB
>design for test boards.
>
>This opportunity requires a BSEE or equivalent plus 8 years related
>experience with at least 3 years digital logic design, 3 years software or HDL
>design, and 3 years ASIC design. Due to the nature of our business we seek an
>individual with extensive knowledge of PC architectures and experience with all
>of the following: Ethernet MAC/Transceivers; PCI/Cardbus interfaces; and High
>speed analog devices.
>
>Ideally, the preferred candidate will also have been lead designer in one
>of the aforementioned areas. Relative to ASIC design tools, we're especially
>interested in someone experienced with Cadence Verilog or Synopsys.
>
>Xircom offers excellent pay, stock options, and the opportunity to work
>with a talented team of engineers in a team-oriented setting with excellent
>resources. As an aside, Thousand Oaks, CA has been designated one of the top
>three safest places to live in the USA for a number of years. Additionally,
>it has one of the best educational systems throughout the state of California.
>
>If you feel your background matches favorably with this requirement, and an
>opportunity like this would optimize your skills, we'd be very interested in
>spending time with you to learn more about your background and interests.
>
>Interested candidates are invited to email resumes to ebs@ricochet.net.
>I'll make it a point to get back with you promptly, and as always, all
>replies will be held in strict confidence.
>
>
>G. Jong
>Staffing Consultant
>Xircom
>
>P.S. If this opportunity is not of interest to you but you know of someone
>else who might be interested in and qualified for this kind of work, we'd
>appreciate the referral.