Silicon Graphics, Inc. (commonly initialised to SGI, historically sometimes referred to as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS) was a manufacturer of high-performance computing solutions, including computer hardware and software, founded in 1981 by Jim Clark. Its initial market was 3D graphics display terminals, but its products, strategies and market positions evolved significantly over time.
Initial systems were based on the Geometry Engine that Clark and Marc Hannah had developed at Stanford University, and were derived from Clark's broader background in computer graphics. The Geometry Engine was the first very-large-scale integration (VLSI) implementation of a geometry pipeline, specialized hardware that accelerated the "inner-loop" geometric computations needed to display three-dimensional images.
SGI was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California; it was originally incorporated as a California corporation in November 1981, and reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in January 1990. In April 2009, SGI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced that it would sell substantially all of its assets to Rackable Systems, a deal finalized on May 11, 2009, with Rackable assuming the name "Silicon Graphics International".
On the first day attendees have an SGI orientation, learning about the company’s background, career paths and the SGI careers website. Many of the long term employees are surprised to find out that there are over 200 job classifications at SGI – opportunities that they may never have considered before.
On the second day, the results from two of the assessments are analyzed. The Career Interest Profiler helps people clarify their interests and relate them to work and career options. Employees use this information to make the connection between what they like to do and careers within SGI that meet these desires. By guiding people to make better career choices, staff members can pursue a path within the organization that they will more likely enjoy. Peterson adds that, “Employees that are happier in their careers tend to perform better and grow with the company.”
Another assessment that SGI uses is the Career Values Scale. “Values are a critical factor in determining satisfaction with ones career,” states Shawn Bakker a psychologist with Psychometrics Canada. “In the context of career guidance and development, clarification of values will assist in providing an employee with the self-knowledge that is often missing and secondly, given a number of career choices, help the client choose the one that will best lead to a satisfying career.”
Peterson provides a concrete example, “if family life is a core value for someone, a career as an adjuster who has to travel throughout the province is not going to be a very good fit. They won’t be happy and won’t last long in that position.”
After reviewing the test results, the remainder of the day is spent with some one-on-one coaching and learning about SGI jobs that may be a good fit. The participants then begin making career development plans. This includes more research and may lead to job shadowing or even training opportunities that would provide the skills to begin a new career within the organization.
Founded in 1945, SGI operates the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, which is the compulsory auto insurance program, as well as SGI Canada a competitive insurer focusing on casualty and property insurance. The company has 20 claims centres in 13 communities throughout Saskatchewan and has branch offices in Winnipeg and Edmonton. With an incredible variety of careers in multiple locations you can understand why a program like this was started.
“It comes down to getting the right people in the right job,” says Peterson. “People often have an idea of where they want to go. We enable them to set a concrete direction and get there faster.” It is better for the employees – and that leads to good things for SGI.
Since 1989 Sports Group International executive search consultants have provided 100% of the search process and apply over 20 years of perspective and client guidance in the sporting goods industry.
Sports Group International consultants are directly involved in every step of the recruitment and vetting process of each executive search assignment. The sporting goods experience that Sports Group International consultants add to the search process is directly related to attracting the very best talent for clients.
Services
Executive Search
Employee Retention
Organizational Structuring
New Hire Onboarding Programs
First Year New Employee Assimilation Programming
Executive Development/Coaching, ‘Developing Your
Career Game Plan’
Retention
Health and Welfare Plans
Medical Insurance
SGI provides comprehensive medical coverage that offers most employees a choice of plans. Highlights include low out-of-pocket costs, prescription drug coverage, and preventative benefits. Our medical carriers are Blue Shield, Kaiser, and Group Health Cooperative.
Dental Insurance
SGI offers comprehensive dental benefits through Delta Dental.
Vision Insurance
SGI offers comprehensive vision benefits through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are special accounts that allow you to set part of your income aside, on a pre-tax basis, to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses. SGI provides a health care spending account and a dependent care spending account.
Life Insurance
SGI provides employees with basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance at no cost to the employee at two times your annual earnings, up to a maximum of $350,000.
Disability Plan
SGI provides Long-Term Disability income protection to employees at no cost.
Investment Planning
SGI 401(K) Plan
The 401(k) Plan provides employees an opportunity to accumulate savings on a tax-deferred basis. Through payroll deductions, employees can direct up to 90% of their pre-tax earnings (up to an IRS annual maximum) into the savings plan. The Plan offers 23 investment funds. Employees may enroll, increase, decrease, change investment funds, transfer funds, or discontinue their contributions at any time by contacting the plan administrator.
Personal Development
Educational Assistance
SGI provides educational reimbursement for courses or degree programs directly related to an employee's job. Regular full-time employees that have completed the ninety day orientation period are eligible for educational assistance up to $2,000 annually.
Sports and Recreation
SGI offers a variety of recreational and fitness activities to nurture healthy, active and balanced lifestyles. SGI also provides a discount on local gym memberships.
Time Off Programs
Paid Time Off
Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and other time off benefits into a single category. PTO may be used for vacation, personal illness or injury, family illness/injury, personal business or pursuits, or absence necessitated by an emergency.
Holiday
SGI provides eleven paid holidays each year.
SGI has been a global leader in the area of high-performance computing and data center technologies for many years. The trust and respect that comes with this position of leadership demands our continued investment in this company and its people, and our ongoing commitment to our customers, investors, and business partners. The cornerstone of any successful policy is, and must always be, a commitment to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and fair dealings. The reputation of SGI depends on these basic principles. Unyielding personal integrity is the foundation of corporate integrity.
With our global presence today, the importance of conducting ourselves above reproach is that much greater. We want to be a company that is able to reach out to new customers and opportunities anywhere in the world, a company that leads through example as much as through innovation, and of course, a company that we are all very proud of. To build lasting relationships in this ever-changing world is only possible where trust and a sense of commitment are shared by customers and business partners alike.
While we all know that actions speak louder than words, we also know that establishing the guiding principles upon which this company operates is essential to our success. As such, I invite everyone at SGI, as well as our customers, business partners, and investors, to review the policies and principles set forth in this Code of Business Conduct & Ethics. Knowing what we stand for, and how we enforce these standards, is essential to understanding SGI and its commitment to succeed globally.
Initial systems were based on the Geometry Engine that Clark and Marc Hannah had developed at Stanford University, and were derived from Clark's broader background in computer graphics. The Geometry Engine was the first very-large-scale integration (VLSI) implementation of a geometry pipeline, specialized hardware that accelerated the "inner-loop" geometric computations needed to display three-dimensional images.
SGI was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California; it was originally incorporated as a California corporation in November 1981, and reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in January 1990. In April 2009, SGI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced that it would sell substantially all of its assets to Rackable Systems, a deal finalized on May 11, 2009, with Rackable assuming the name "Silicon Graphics International".
On the first day attendees have an SGI orientation, learning about the company’s background, career paths and the SGI careers website. Many of the long term employees are surprised to find out that there are over 200 job classifications at SGI – opportunities that they may never have considered before.
On the second day, the results from two of the assessments are analyzed. The Career Interest Profiler helps people clarify their interests and relate them to work and career options. Employees use this information to make the connection between what they like to do and careers within SGI that meet these desires. By guiding people to make better career choices, staff members can pursue a path within the organization that they will more likely enjoy. Peterson adds that, “Employees that are happier in their careers tend to perform better and grow with the company.”
Another assessment that SGI uses is the Career Values Scale. “Values are a critical factor in determining satisfaction with ones career,” states Shawn Bakker a psychologist with Psychometrics Canada. “In the context of career guidance and development, clarification of values will assist in providing an employee with the self-knowledge that is often missing and secondly, given a number of career choices, help the client choose the one that will best lead to a satisfying career.”
Peterson provides a concrete example, “if family life is a core value for someone, a career as an adjuster who has to travel throughout the province is not going to be a very good fit. They won’t be happy and won’t last long in that position.”
After reviewing the test results, the remainder of the day is spent with some one-on-one coaching and learning about SGI jobs that may be a good fit. The participants then begin making career development plans. This includes more research and may lead to job shadowing or even training opportunities that would provide the skills to begin a new career within the organization.
Founded in 1945, SGI operates the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, which is the compulsory auto insurance program, as well as SGI Canada a competitive insurer focusing on casualty and property insurance. The company has 20 claims centres in 13 communities throughout Saskatchewan and has branch offices in Winnipeg and Edmonton. With an incredible variety of careers in multiple locations you can understand why a program like this was started.
“It comes down to getting the right people in the right job,” says Peterson. “People often have an idea of where they want to go. We enable them to set a concrete direction and get there faster.” It is better for the employees – and that leads to good things for SGI.
Since 1989 Sports Group International executive search consultants have provided 100% of the search process and apply over 20 years of perspective and client guidance in the sporting goods industry.
Sports Group International consultants are directly involved in every step of the recruitment and vetting process of each executive search assignment. The sporting goods experience that Sports Group International consultants add to the search process is directly related to attracting the very best talent for clients.
Services
Executive Search
Employee Retention
Organizational Structuring
New Hire Onboarding Programs
First Year New Employee Assimilation Programming
Executive Development/Coaching, ‘Developing Your
Career Game Plan’
Retention
Health and Welfare Plans
Medical Insurance
SGI provides comprehensive medical coverage that offers most employees a choice of plans. Highlights include low out-of-pocket costs, prescription drug coverage, and preventative benefits. Our medical carriers are Blue Shield, Kaiser, and Group Health Cooperative.
Dental Insurance
SGI offers comprehensive dental benefits through Delta Dental.
Vision Insurance
SGI offers comprehensive vision benefits through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are special accounts that allow you to set part of your income aside, on a pre-tax basis, to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses. SGI provides a health care spending account and a dependent care spending account.
Life Insurance
SGI provides employees with basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance at no cost to the employee at two times your annual earnings, up to a maximum of $350,000.
Disability Plan
SGI provides Long-Term Disability income protection to employees at no cost.
Investment Planning
SGI 401(K) Plan
The 401(k) Plan provides employees an opportunity to accumulate savings on a tax-deferred basis. Through payroll deductions, employees can direct up to 90% of their pre-tax earnings (up to an IRS annual maximum) into the savings plan. The Plan offers 23 investment funds. Employees may enroll, increase, decrease, change investment funds, transfer funds, or discontinue their contributions at any time by contacting the plan administrator.
Personal Development
Educational Assistance
SGI provides educational reimbursement for courses or degree programs directly related to an employee's job. Regular full-time employees that have completed the ninety day orientation period are eligible for educational assistance up to $2,000 annually.
Sports and Recreation
SGI offers a variety of recreational and fitness activities to nurture healthy, active and balanced lifestyles. SGI also provides a discount on local gym memberships.
Time Off Programs
Paid Time Off
Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and other time off benefits into a single category. PTO may be used for vacation, personal illness or injury, family illness/injury, personal business or pursuits, or absence necessitated by an emergency.
Holiday
SGI provides eleven paid holidays each year.
SGI has been a global leader in the area of high-performance computing and data center technologies for many years. The trust and respect that comes with this position of leadership demands our continued investment in this company and its people, and our ongoing commitment to our customers, investors, and business partners. The cornerstone of any successful policy is, and must always be, a commitment to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and fair dealings. The reputation of SGI depends on these basic principles. Unyielding personal integrity is the foundation of corporate integrity.
With our global presence today, the importance of conducting ourselves above reproach is that much greater. We want to be a company that is able to reach out to new customers and opportunities anywhere in the world, a company that leads through example as much as through innovation, and of course, a company that we are all very proud of. To build lasting relationships in this ever-changing world is only possible where trust and a sense of commitment are shared by customers and business partners alike.
While we all know that actions speak louder than words, we also know that establishing the guiding principles upon which this company operates is essential to our success. As such, I invite everyone at SGI, as well as our customers, business partners, and investors, to review the policies and principles set forth in this Code of Business Conduct & Ethics. Knowing what we stand for, and how we enforce these standards, is essential to understanding SGI and its commitment to succeed globally.