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Congratulations to the 52 SEED Engineering mentoring program
participants just selected for the June-December 2007 term! This is a
special term for Sun Engineering staff working in Bangalore, Beijing,
Prague, and St. Petersburg. There were 81 applicants this term.

About the new Participants:

• Location of Participants
  • 24 Bangalore, India (46%)
  • 14 Beijing, China (27%)
  • 7 Prague, Czech Republic (13%)
  • 7 St. Petersburg, Russia (13%)
• Division of Participants
  • Software Group: 48 (92%)
  • Storage: 2 (4%)
  • Systems: 2 (4%)
• Gender of Participants
  • female: 12 (23%)
  • male: 40 (77%)
• Jobs of Participants
  • 30 Principal level (58%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 4, Staff Engineers,
    Senior Staff Engineers, Engineering Manager, and equivalent titles

  • 22 Junior to Principal Level (42%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 1, MTS-2, MTS-3,
    and equivalent titles
• 7 People Managers (13%)
• 18 Prior Applicants to SEED (35%)

The next regular World-wide SEED Terms will be announced in email to all
of Sun Engineering in late May 2007 (applications due in June, terms start
in September 2007).

The SEED Engineering mentoring program is getting ready to hold a
meeting of its executive Selection Committee for the 4-Site term
tomorrow. The Selection Committee includes Vice President, Director, and
Distinguished Engineer representatives for each of the four target locations
(St. Petersburg, Prague, Beijing, and Bangalore). They have had passworded
access to the applications since Monday, 19 March. We have received the HR
Records review of the applications and have sorted applicants into 3 groups to
help structure Selection Committee discussions. The 3 groups are:

1. Qualified and also in an explicit preference category
   
   Meets SEED and 4-Site term selection criteria, completed application,
   and also Principal job seniority level, and/or More than one “1”
   (“Superior”) annual performance rating, etc.

2. Qualified but not in a preference category
   
   Meets SEED and 4-Site term selection criteria, completed application

3. Disqualified
   
   Usually this means that the person did not complete their
   application, or had no “1” (“Superior”) annual performance ratings

There were 81 applications and 16 were disqualified, so 65 SEED 4-Site
applications are being considered.
The proportion of acceptances for each of the four sites will be roughly
restricted by the proportion of qualified applications from each site.
Since the target for this term is to accept 50 participants, we are
working toward a selection rate of about 77% (50 of 65 total
qualified applicants).

Here is where each site ended up in terms of the three groups:

• St. Petersburg, Russia
  
  4 qualified and in an explicit preference category
  
  4 qualified (but not in a preference category)
  
  1 disqualified

• Beijing, China
  
  9 qualified and in an explicit preference category
  
  9 qualified (but not in a preference category)
  
  0 disqualified

• Prague, Czech Republic
  
  7 qualified and in an explicit preference category
  
  1 qualified (but not in a preference category)
  
  3 disqualified

• Bangalore, India
  
  17 qualified and in an explicit preference category
  
  14 qualified (but not in a preference category)
  
  12 disqualified

I got home to the San Francisco Bay Area from Bangalore yesterday after a
great trip. The final SEED 4-Site term application tally was 81. Of those, 72
(89%) are complete – meaning the basic materials (application form,
resume, and manager’s recommendation letter) all came in. 16 of the 81 have been disqualified, usually because of low annual performance ratings or an incomplete application. More may be
disqualified after we get back the report from Human Resources Records. Applications
and all materials were due 14 March, California time from Bangalore,
Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg.

We will pick up to 50 participants at the 22 March
Selection Committee meeting. Executives from each of the target sites have been invited
to join the 4-Site term’s Selection Committee. Selection announcements will go out
in email 22 March to all selected and non-selected applicants and their managers.
For the 4-Site term, there were applications from the following:

• By Sun Organization:
  • Other/Don’t Know: 1 [ 1% ]
  • Software Group: 70 [ 86% ]
  • Storage Group: 4 [ 5% ]
  • Systems Group: 4 [ 5% ]
  • Worldwide Operations: 2 [ 2% ]
• By Work Location:
  • Bangalore, India: 43 [ 53% ]
  • Beijing, China: 18 [ 22% ]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: 11 [ 14% ]
  • St. Petersburg, Russia: 9` [ 11% ]
• By Seniority:
  • Principal Level: 34 (42%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 4, Staff Engineers,
    Senior Staff Engineers, Engineering Manager, and equivalent titles

  • Junior to Principal Level: 47 (58%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 1, MTS-2, MTS-3,
    and equivalent titles

There were 80 applications to SEED’s 4-Site Engineering mentoring term. 70
are complete – meaning the basic materials (application form,
resume, and manager’s recommendation letter) are all in. Applications
and all materials were due 14 March, California time from Bangalore,
Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg. Next step is to pass the 80 applications
to Human Resources for verification of performance ratings, titles, etc.

We will pick up to 50 participants at the 22 March Selection Committee meeting. Executives from each of the target sites have been invited to join the 4-Site term’s Selection Committee. Selection announcements will go out 22 March.
For the 4-Site term, there were applications from the following:

• By Sun Organization:
  • Other/Don’t Know: 1 [ 2% ]
  • Software Group: 69 [ 86% ]
  • Storage Group: 4 [ 5% ]
  • Systems Group: 4 [ 5% ]
  • Worldwide Operations: 1 [ 2% ]
• By Work Location:
  • Bangalore, India: 43 [ 54% ]
  • Beijing, China: 18 [ 22% ]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: 11 [ 14% ]
  • St. Petersburg, Russia: 8 [ 10% ]
• By Seniority:
  • Principal Level: 33 (41%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 4, Staff Engineers,
    Senior Staff Engineers, and equivalent titles

  • Junior to Principal Level: 47 (59%)
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 1, MTS-2, MTS-3,
    and equivalent titles

I am working in Bangalore, India, through today, 15 March, to answer
questions from applicants and managers from all 4 sites. I will be
back in my Menlo Park, California USA, office Monday 19 March.

There have been 66 applications so far to SEED’s 4-Site Engineering mentoring term. 42 are complete – meaning the basic materials (application form,
resume, and manager’s recommendation letter) are all in. Applications
and all materials are due today (14 March, California time) from Bangalore,
Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg. We will pick up to 50 participants at the 22 March Selection Committee meeting. Executives from each of the target sites have been invited to join the 4-Site term’s Selection Committee. Selection announcements will go out 22 March.

Since SEED started accepting participants outside of the USA in 2002,
we have already been honored to include 171 participants from these 4 sites:

• 72 from Bangalore
• 46 from Beijing
• 17 from Prague
• 36 from St. Petersburg

So far for the 4-Site term, there have been applications from:

• By Sun Organization:
  • Other/Don’t Know: 1 [ 2% ]
  • Software Group: 58 [ 88% ]
  • Storage Group: 3 [ 5% ]
  • Systems Group: 3 [ 5% ]
  • Worldwide Operations: 1 [ 2% ]
• By Work Location:
  • Bangalore, India: 33 [ 50% ]
  • Beijing, China: 14 [ 22% ]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: 10 [ 16% ]
  • St. Petersburg, Russia: 8 [ 12% ]
  • no response: 1 [ 2% ]
• By Seniority:
  • Principal Level: 27
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 4, Staff Engineers,
    Senior Staff Engineers, and equivalent titles

  • Junior to Principal Level: 39
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 1, MTS-2, MTS-3,
    and equivalent titles

I am working in Bangalore, India, through tomorrow, 15 March, to answer
questions from applicants and managers from all 4 sites.

There have been 64 applications so far to SEED’s 4-Site Engineering mentoring term. 32 are complete – meaning the basic materials (application form,
resume, and manager’s recommendation letter) are all in. Applications are due by tomorrow (14 March, California time) from Bangalore, Beijing, Prague, and
St. Petersburg. We will pick up to 50 participants at the 22 March Selection
Committee meeting. Executives from each of the target sites have been invited
to join the 4-Site term’s Selection Committee. Selection announcements
will go out 22 March.

In about 30 minutes, I will hold the last of the phone-in meetings for
potential applicants and their managers to ask questions.
So far, there have been applications from:

• By Sun Organization:
  • Other/Don’t Know: 1 [ 2% ]
  • Software Group: 56 [ 88% ]
  • Storage Group: 3 [ 5% ]
  • Systems Group: 3 [ 5% ]
  • Worldwide Operations: 1 [ 2% ]
• By Work Location:
  • Bangalore, India: 32 [ 50% ]
  • Beijing, China: 14 [ 22% ]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: 10 [ 16% ]
  • St. Petersburg, Russia: 8 [ 12% ]
• By Seniority:
  • Principal Level: 26
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 4, Staff Engineers,
    Senior Staff Engineers, and equivalent titles

  • Junior to Principal Level: 38
    
    including Members of the Technical Staff 1, MTS-2, and MTS-3
    and equivalent titles

I am working in Bangalore, India, through 15 March to answer questions
from applicants and managers from all 4 sites.

There have been 41 applications so far to SEED’s 4-Site Engineering mentoring term. 17 are complete – meaning the basic materials (application form,
resume, and manager’s recommendation letter) are all in. Applications are due between 1-14 March from Bangalore, Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg. We
will pick up to 50 participants at the 22 March Selection Committee meeting.
Executives from each of the target sites have been invited to join the
4-Site term’s Selection Committee. Selection announcements
will go out 22 March.

So far, there have been:

• By Sun Organization:
  • Software Group: 37 [ 90% ]
  • Storage Group: 1 [ 2% ]
  • Systems Group: 2 [ 5% ]
  • Worldwide Operations: 1 [ 2% ]
• By Work Location:
  • Bangalore, India: 19 [ 46% ]
  • Beijing, China: 13 [ 32% ]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: 4 [ 10% ]
  • St. Petersburg, Russia: 5 [ 12% ]

I am working in Bangalore, India, through 15 March to answer questions
from applicants and managers from all 4 sites.