Sony Reader Division is hiring...

Nanopr · 06-12-2011, 07:14 PM

Check this job posting. Dated 6/6/11.

http://www.linkedin.com/jobs/jobs-Sr...are-QA-1639225

What do you think? It makes no sense to hire unless you intend to stay in the market.

Penforhire · 06-12-2011, 10:20 PM

Talk about a risky position!

Businesses must maintain a functional staff until they actually do fail. That means replacing some people who leave, for example. We can't read much into that job opening (lol, a pun).

Bookworm_Girl · 06-13-2011, 02:03 PM

Interesting. Typically a major corporation won't hire externally - especially if relocation is authorized - unless they have a justification. They'd prefer to just heap more hours on the existing employees. So maybe they do have a need in that division or else assume that they can easily reallocate resources to another product if they did stop the ereader development.

sonyreaderfan · 06-13-2011, 02:09 PM

Reading into hiring practices is valid. A lot of tech blogs have tried to read the tea leaves of Amazon or Apple or Android by seeing what the job openings are. So this is a positive sign.

One certain sign that the Sony ereader business would be gone is if there are news that the president of the E-book division, in this case Steve Haber, has resigned or is fired. No news of that.

jswinden · 06-13-2011, 02:53 PM

Perhaps related to subject of this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=138918

Looks like a book store venture more than a reader venture, though.

Ditchleyportrait · 06-13-2011, 06:42 PM

meh. doesnt necessarily mean a thing, unless you're an unemployed software engineer

Penforhire · 06-13-2011, 09:25 PM

It is valid when we're talking about a series of openings. Never about a single position. Unless it reads like Steve Jobs' old job position. Then I'll admit they're thinking big.

Leyor · 06-14-2011, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nanopr

Check this job posting. Dated 6/6/11.

http://www.linkedin.com/jobs/jobs-Sr...are-QA-1639225

What do you think? It makes no sense to hire unless you intend to stay in the market.

Bit funny we're so starved for good news that we'll jump on a single hire.

But I am not picky, I'll take it!

Please hire more people Sony

06-12-2011, 07:14 PM	#1
Nanopr Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 20028 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS-600, Kobo Touch	Sony Reader Division is hiring... Check this job posting. Dated 6/6/11. http://www.linkedin.com/jobs/jobs-Sr...are-QA-1639225 What do you think? It makes no sense to hire unless you intend to stay in the market.

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06-12-2011, 10:20 PM	#2
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Talk about a risky position! Businesses must maintain a functional staff until they actually do fail. That means replacing some people who leave, for example. We can't read much into that job opening (lol, a pun).

06-13-2011, 02:03 PM	#3
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Interesting. Typically a major corporation won't hire externally - especially if relocation is authorized - unless they have a justification. They'd prefer to just heap more hours on the existing employees. So maybe they do have a need in that division or else assume that they can easily reallocate resources to another product if they did stop the ereader development.

06-13-2011, 02:09 PM	#4
sonyreaderfan Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 203167 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Sony Reader Prs 950, iPad	Reading into hiring practices is valid. A lot of tech blogs have tried to read the tea leaves of Amazon or Apple or Android by seeing what the job openings are. So this is a positive sign. One certain sign that the Sony ereader business would be gone is if there are news that the president of the E-book division, in this case Steve Haber, has resigned or is fired. No news of that.

06-13-2011, 02:53 PM	#5
jswinden Nameless Being	Perhaps related to subject of this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=138918 Looks like a book store venture more than a reader venture, though.

06-13-2011, 06:42 PM	#6
Ditchleyportrait Fanatic Posts: 504 Karma: 780086 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ny Device: Kindle DX Graphite	meh. doesnt necessarily mean a thing, unless you're an unemployed software engineer

06-13-2011, 09:25 PM	#7
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	It is valid when we're talking about a series of openings. Never about a single position. Unless it reads like Steve Jobs' old job position. Then I'll admit they're thinking big.

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