I agree 10000000% I wont comment any further, other than I am experiancing that exact problem. Spehro Pefhany wrote: At 01:33 AM 3/16/2008, you wrote: >Essential Function: > - Architect the next generation MPLAB IDE platform >- Lead a part of the MPLAB IDE development team >- Act as subject matter expert in cross-platform and globalized development >- Mentor very senior team in architecture, design and testing practices >- Represent the MPLAB IDE team and Development Tools organization in >cross-functional and external activities >- Prepare and present status in written and slide form > >Special Requirements: > Must fluently speak, read and write American English. Have you ever had to interact intensively with a speaker of Indian English? One who speaks very fast, with a heavy accent, and who throws Indian-English words like "crore" and Indian-English terms like "cent percent" in there without thinking about it? I am attuned to most Asian accented English, but this was 10x worse. I think you'd want a team leader to be able to communicate clearly to the other team members and to management, and, for this job, the reference language is (American) English. See, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_English >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist