#1: Applying to Google

Today I started with applying to Google as a Associate Product Manager - New Grad for Seattle/Kirkland. Here is the job description:

Positions are based in Mountain View, CA, Kirkland, WA and New York, NY. Do you want to design the next Google product? Google's Product Management team is looking for talented, ambitious, self-motivated technologists to guide our products from conception to launch. If you have a proven track record of excellence, we have several projects waiting for you! As an APM you will be given great responsibility--GMail, Google Maps, and Google Desktop were all developed by APMs!--and generous access to resources within Google to grow both personally and professionally. The APM role is designed to help new Product Managers develop leadership experience in a variety of Google's product areas, and is intended for candidates with up to three years of job experience. Responsibilities: Understanding and analyzing user needs. Helping to define a product vision and strategy. Working with world-class engineers to build and launch new features. Requirements: BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field (MS a plus). Passion for new technologies. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Strong technical abilities. Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy.

After filling out the page, I received the following message: Thank you for applying to Google. You will receive an automated email confirmation message within 24 hours. A recruiter will review your resume and contact you if we think you might be a match for a position at Google.

I'm crossing my fingers!

Applying for jobs

My fiance Steve accepted his offer at Microsoft. So I'll be moving to Washington in May, and I'm looking for a job.

There are other great companies in the Seattle/Redmond area. The ones I think I will apply to first are:

• Google
  
• Amazon
  
• Adobe
  
• Expedia
  
• Volt (Microsoft contracting company)
  
• Nintendo
  

From there, I'll check out various game companies. GamaSutra came up with quite a few. I've highlighted the ones I'm looking at. I'm sure that will change and I will add more companies as I research the rest of the companies.

Amaze Entertainment	Kirkland, WA	Monolith Productions	Kirkland, WA
Anglerfish Studios	Sammamish, WA	Moulder Consulting	Redmond, WA
Astryde	Kirkland, WA	NeoSpawn Games	Burlington, WA
Big Fish Games	Seattle, WA	Nightlight Studios	Seattle, WA
BlackAngel Software	Tacoma, WA	NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC.	Redmond, WA
Bungie Software	Redmond, WA	Orasund	Snohomish, WA
Cat Daddy Games	Bellevue, WA	Paganimation	Redmond, WA
Cavedog	Woodinville, WA	PixelSoft Films	Kennewick, WA
CSForest	Bothell, WA	PopCap Games	Seattle, WA
cutopia.net	Redmond, WA	Primate Games, LLC	Renton, WA
Cyan	Mead, WA	Quardev Laboratories	Seattle, WA
Dadgum Games	Issaquah, WA	Reaxion Corp.	Seattle, WA
Digitalfix Studios	Issaquah, WA	Remcycle	Seattle, WA
Englobe Inc.	Renton, WA	Saint MediaWorks	Redmond, WA
GameHouse	Seattle, WA	Sierra Inc.	Bellevue, WA
GameWarlords/Planet Zio Entertainment	Redmond, WA	SkewSound	Longview, WA
Gas Powered Games	Seattle, WA	Soni-Fi LLC	Seattle, WA
HeartRate Games, Inc.	Bellevue, WA	Sucker Punch Productions	Bellevue, WA
HipSoft LLC	Redmond, WA	Superempire Interactive Inc	Bellevue, WA
Humongous Entertainment	Woodinville, WA	Surreal Software	Seattle, WA
Jason Robar Consulting	Issaquah, WA	Testing Testing 123	Redmond, WA
Kissing Gravy Productions	Seattle, WA	Tooned In, Inc.	Seattle, WA
Know Wonder Digital Mediaworks	Kirkland, WA	Trailer Park Software Inc.	Renton, WA
Leviathan Games, Inc	Seattle, WA	Valve	Kirkland, WA
Lifesim	Redmond, WA	VMC - Volt Management Consulting	Redmond, WA
Liquid Burns Studios	spokane, wa	Waverage	Everett, WA
Liquid Moon America, LLC	Bellevue, WA	Wildfire Games	Edwall, WA
Louis S. Carrozzi	Seattle, WA	WildTangent	Redmond, WA
MetaGear	Vancouver, WA	WXP	Seattle, WA
Metaworx Software	Vancouver, WA	Zipper Interactive	Redmond, WA
Microsoft Corporation	Redmond, WA