Resume Advice Thread - November 25, 2017 CS Career Questions |
- Resume Advice Thread - November 25, 2017
- Daily Chat Thread - November 25, 2017
- What I learned about looking for and getting the job offer.
- Capital One Data Engineering Internship v. Goldman Sachs SWE Internship
- 24 Bachelors of Computer Science, trying to get foot in door, need advice
- Path for self taught developer to start a career in machine learning
- Need help dealing with racist co-workers
- CS to Stock Trading
- I'm a mediocre, unpassionate programmer with fantastic grades. Should I be concerned about my ability to find a job?
- Yext vs Yelp for internship
- Requesting Wayfair Labs Info
- PayPal Internship review.
- Consulting Software Engineering vs Product Oriented Software Engineering
- Got a cool internship, now how do I succeed?
- Should I go for BS in CS if I am good at math,programming and logic ?
- Internship Timeline
- At what stage of the recruitment process do companies ask about your GPA?
- Mathworks Hackerrank challenge
- What's a good place to live? Preferably with a beach, good weather, happy people, and a balance of male-to-female.
- wasting time of candidates
- Palantir vs Squarespace for front end internship?
- What's better, being a general software developer at an 'ok' company, or being a "developer of testing tools" at a 'great' company ?
- UX/UI in Education
- Got an offer, spoke to managers, not sure which team I should join!
- Android/Unity 3D developer getting back into programming -- what should I do? Learn Kotlin, cross-platform tools, stick with Android?
- Using multiple job search services at once?
| Resume Advice Thread - November 25, 2017 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:06 PM PST Please use this thread to ask for resume advice and critiques. You should read our Resume FAQ and implement any changes from that before you ask for more advice. Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk. This thread is posted each Tuesday and Saturday at midnight PST. Previous Resume Advice Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - November 25, 2017 Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:07 PM PST Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk. This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| What I learned about looking for and getting the job offer. Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:35 PM PST I spent the last several months preparing for and interviewing for jobs. I recently accepted a job offer and wanted to offer what I learned from the process in hopes it will helps others. Resumes: Find people you trust who work in the industry and get them to review your resume. Ask recruiters and hiring managers for feedback on your resume. When people read your resume, pay attention to where they focus their attention and which questions they ask you. The questions they do or don't ask will indicate what your resume is communicating. If they are not asking about the areas, you think are most relevant or critical then perhaps you need to look at redesigning your resume. Applications: Online applications are difficult to get callbacks from. I focused on networking, referrals, cups of coffee, and career events. Basically, anyway I could get to meet a person face-to-face. Focusing on the face-to-face, I had about a 20% application to interview ratio. Behavioral questions: I encountered many of the standards questions during my interview (I.e. tell me about yourself, describe a time you failed, describe when you had to work on a team, etc.). I don't recommend memorizing responses to these questions, but practice and knowing the purpose of these question is critical. When answering you want to have a skill/experience you are trying to highlight. For example, if asked about I time you failed, maybe the goal of your answer is to show your resilience to turn a negative into a positive. I made a matrix cheat sheet that had my previous jobs as columns and different question topics as rows. I used the five topics of leadership, teamwork, challenge, success, and failure. I then identified a story from each job that covered the five topics. In this way, during the interview I could quickly think of a good story to answer the given question. Technical Interview: I went through all the "Cracking the Coding Interview" problems on hackerrank.com and found them helpful. Here is how I approached the problems:
It took me about 2 months to do this. But once I was at step 7, I haven't had an issue with a coding interview since. I may not always get the most optimal answer, but I can quickly get a brute force solution and work on optimizing. Practice: Practice! Practice! Practice! I talked to myself often when I was preparing for interviews. I practiced answers various questions, both technical and non-technical. I also found going to meetups or networking events a day or two before interviews helped me warm-up. Stacking multiple interviews on the same day can also be helpful, I was always more fluid during the second interview of the day. Put the interview you don't care as much about first and the more important one second. Negotiation: Always negotiate, a five-minute conversation with my recruiter led to an 8% increase in my compensation (worth the five minutes). I took the time to research and know what my fair market value was. I focused on the value I added to both the company and the team, I only mentioned the number once. Never say "I want" or "I need." Be comfortable with the awkward silence, don't talk yourself down or out of something. State your reasoning, what you think your value is, and then shut up. Let the recruiter respond and focus on what their reasoning is. Summary: I found practice and research to be the most critical. Don't stop with this post. There are many great resources to help you prepare and don't be afraid to ask others for their assistance. Putting in the time to properly prepare will pay off in the end. "Cracking the Tech Career" by Gayle Laakmann Mcdowell is a great place to start. [link] [comments]  |
| Capital One Data Engineering Internship v. Goldman Sachs SWE Internship Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:39 AM PST Greetings, cscareerquestions. I'm a junior trying to choose between Goldman Sachs and Capital One for the summer. I received an offer for data engineering at C1 and an offer for SWE at Goldman. The pay is about equal ($3500 biweekly at C1 v. $3800 biweekly at GS), but C1 also provides free housing, whereas GS would make me find housing somewhere near Manhattan/Jersey City. I'm not sure whether I should even consider profit in my internship decision, but I think I'd come out with about $1k more working at C1. I don't know what my interests in tech are, so I'm generally interested in hearing about Redditors' experience with both programs/companies. The technologies used in data engineering sound exciting, which is why I chose it over SWE for C1, but I have no experience with them, so my estimation could be far off. Working at Goldman, I'm not sure what my summer project would be, but the ones I've heard about have sounded interesting. Again, I'd love to hear others' experiences. In addition, I have a few specific questions:
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| 24 Bachelors of Computer Science, trying to get foot in door, need advice Posted: 25 Nov 2017 09:37 AM PST Greetings all, First off thanks for reading my thread. I am currently 24, I live with my parents, and I recently graduated. I have quite a bit of student loans, and right now between 2 jobs, I am still not making enough. My bachelors degree is in Computer Science - Data Management. I am looking for advice to try and land my first real 40 hour a week full time job. I know I wont be banking, but my biggest priorities are to be able to move out, and afford my 700+ a month student loan payments, but all of my work experience comes from 6+ years in retail, and about 2-3 years as an AVID tutor. I apply to quite alot of jobs daily, and tailor cover letters/resumes for each. I use Linkedin, Indeed, and all that to try to find a job, and I am at the point where Im debating on just going to a temp agency for work so I can pay my bills. Im hoping you guys can give me some help or pointers. I would love to move away from Texas as well, but I know out of state moves are a hassle, and Should not be prioritized without experience. Thanks again [link] [comments]  |
| Path for self taught developer to start a career in machine learning Posted: 25 Nov 2017 10:04 AM PST Hi everyone, I have a liberal arts undergrad degree with a focus on pre physical therapy. In the middle of my career change I've landed my first software job which I start in April. It's in a big tech consulting firm where I will likely have the chance to choose between web developer or data analyst roles. One of my longer term goals is to work in machine learning or computer vision. I have always loved learning about the topic of learning and love the idea of working in AI in general. I realize I am likely going to need a graduate degree, however, I'm not sure which path to take. Some say take a masters in Math but typically this advice is facilitated towards people with cs undergrad degrees.
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| Need help dealing with racist co-workers Posted: 25 Nov 2017 03:52 PM PST I work at a fortune 500 company and i am Indian. My co-workers are supposed to train me and a group of programers from India before they leave at the end of the year. My co-works openly say racist things like how trump should not let foreign workers in america. They also give alot of incorrect information. They deliberately gave wrong database information 4 times to us before they gave correct one. They also claim to not understand react js when i asked about some of the javascript code that uses react js. I dont know how we can manage to take over the project if we are not given proper training on how the project works. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 01:41 PM PST Has anyone moved from software dev to a stock trading oriented position, if so, could you share your experience? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:06 AM PST I'm a senior graduating with my CS degree from a big public school this May. I have a 4.0, but it is starting to dawn on me that that is really all I have in terms of qualifications. I did a co-op where I got almost no useful experience, to the point where I don't even know if it belongs on my resume; it would be impossible to list more than one or two things I actually did there. I've never programmed anything that wasn't for a class assignment and frankly I don't have any interest in doing so. I just don't have enough of an interest in programming to "make a project I'm interested in" like the sub commonly suggests. I'm just in this major for the money; the technology itself is not interesting or fun. I'll make stuff if I need to, but I just couldn't feel more disconnected from the idea of programming just for fun. I feel outclassed by all of my peers who get worse grades in the theory-heavy classes but are knowledgeable and passionate about the practical side of computer science, and the more I read through this sub with its emphasis on how GPA doesn't matter much and how important internships and projects are, the more I worry that I didn't do enough during undergrad. Should I be doing more than just firing out applications and finishing my classes during the next 6 months? I don't care about working for a huge prestigious tech company, I just want a job as a developer, and this sub makes me wonder if that's a hugely uphill battle for graduates without any real experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 09:49 AM PST I'm currently deciding between an internship at Yext and an internship on an infra team at Yelp. I also have a return offer from Bloomberg and am doing project matching for Google, but I've basically ruled those out at this point. I've seen a lot of good things about yelp in this subreddit but I haven't seen much about Yext. So I was wondering if anyone had any opinions. Compensation is not really the biggest concern for me. I'm just interested in if I'll be working on interesting projects and each company's long term growth prospects. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 02:02 PM PST Hey guys longtime lurker here...was lucky enough to receive offers from Epic Systems and Wayfair in their labs program. After interning at Epic this summer I️ liked the company itself a lot, but can't see myself moving to Wisconsin permanently so I️ am heavily leaning toward Wayfair. I️ don't see them discussed much at all here and was just wondering if anyone can shed some light on working as a dev for Wayfair/ in Boston. I️ am just a little worried about going to Wayfair because of some Glassdoor reviews, but trying to take those with a grain of salt because Epic's reviews weren't spotless either and I️ still liked it there. I️ am aware that not everyone makes it through the labs program but that doesn't concern me much. More interested in hearing people's opinions on whether working there will make me a better developer and offer opportunity to grow. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 01:50 PM PST I just got an offer from PayPal for a Web Team which I prefer. Their offer is really good but I was curious if people had general comments or suggestions about the internship before I accept. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Consulting Software Engineering vs Product Oriented Software Engineering Posted: 25 Nov 2017 01:42 PM PST Hey all, I've been working as a software engineer at an IT consulting firm for the past couple years. The work is interesting and challenging, but I've gotten a bit burnt out by all the "politics" involved in consulting and proving myself first and foremost as a consultant rather than a skilled and capable developer. The whole connection game, making myself sound like I'm the shit on an annual review when my work should speak for itself, etc. I'm wondering- is this a reality I will have to just stomach, or are product oriented software engineering companies any different when it comes to the "politics" of being a good worker? TL;DR- is product oriented software engineering more rewarding for someone interested in advancing his career through sw dev skills? [link] [comments]  |
| Got a cool internship, now how do I succeed? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 01:30 PM PST So I practiced my DS/Algo questions, as one does, in preparation for an internship at the social network, and landed it! But I feel like my skills are narrowly focused on those kinds of questions - I had one prior internship where I was just working with a bunch of interns and learned nothing except how to use vim (which was pretty useful tbh), and I've built some modest personal projects that work, but I still don't really know anything about software engineering itself. With the insane compensation and perks this gig provides, I anticipate very high expectations from my manager/mentor, and want to really be able to hit the ground running. What should I do to prepare? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Should I go for BS in CS if I am good at math,programming and logic ? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 06:53 PM PST I am planning on doing BS in CS with math minor . What kind of jobs are available for CS majors which require sound understanding of mathematics ?(Please mention jobs along with kind of math required for those positions ) Thanks for replying ....... [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:55 PM PST Hello, I am seeing many people talk about different offers that they have received and some are from companies that I have applied to as well. I was wondering if there is some sort of system that I am not aware of as it is my first time looking for an internship and I did only start applying in mid september. Most of the large companies that I have applied to have not sent anything to me not a first round interview or even a rejection. I have done 2 superdays with Prudential and PGIM about 2-3 weeks ago and haven't heard from them either. I have had progress with Goldman in that I have completed the Hackerrank and the Hirevue but haven't heard anything for almost a month. I also haven't heard anything from many companies that people are discussing offers about like Paypal or Morgan Stanley or Facebook, among others, I know I am a competitive candidate for most of these companies so I am just wondering if it simply takes time for companies to get back to you or if I applied too late. [link] [comments]  |
| At what stage of the recruitment process do companies ask about your GPA? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:50 AM PST Because not a single company I applied to had any place to put in my gpa. [link] [comments]  |
| Mathworks Hackerrank challenge Posted: 25 Nov 2017 05:56 PM PST Does anybody have experience with this challenge for the EDG internship? What should I be expecting in terms of difficulty? [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 11:07 AM PST why do companies do this? I recently was sent a coding challenge for an internship and I completed the coding challenge. I even passed every test case and I also completed ed it half the time they gave. they said to email them back when I finished and I did. After that, radio silence. Did they even want to hire me? are they just doing this to waste our time? [link] [comments]  |
| Palantir vs Squarespace for front end internship? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 01:15 PM PST Both positions are in NY, both are for front end development [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:34 PM PST Hi there, I am considering doing a UX/UI coding bootcamp through a local university as a career change from museums. I have no technical experience but I have experience in user experience and informal learning process. Would it be better to go through this boot camp, focusing on UX/UI or should I try to find an educational technology certificate? My focus on education is in informal education and lifelong learning. I would love to continue helping people to learn so I would like to work on educational software/websites. [link] [comments]  |
| Got an offer, spoke to managers, not sure which team I should join! Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:18 PM PST Hello all, I recently got an offer for a full time position. I'm about 2 years out of college and I spoke to two managers -- both seemed nice, but I think I would "click" better with one of them over the other. However, his team's work doesn't seem as interesting, considering it's mobile development and I have less experience with mobile development. The other team is very small currently and brand new, so I think there's a chance for high impact, but possibly higher stress? How much importance should I place on manager? Is going with the small team with potentially more interesting work a better option? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2017 12:18 PM PST I am a mostly self-taught Android developer. I worked for 1.5 years as an Android/Unity3D game developer and haven't been coding for the last 3+ years. I moved from the SF Bay Area to a more rural area 3 years ago and I would like to stay here, at least for a while. Some background on me (skip if you'd like): I took one Android development class and was thrown into a development position where I had to debug and add features to spaghetti code. It was quite a challenge because the previous dev was learning as well and the management said yes to the client before finding out if it was really doable and for the most part we had to make it work. For the next project they decided to move to Unity3D for a 2D project (this was before Unity realized they needed to make that easier) and we had to learn Unity and build the app(s) on a timeline that my boss said would have been challenging for experienced developers. Neither my coworker nor I were experienced developers and there was nobody there who knew Android OR Unity to help us. But we got it done and the client (a large toy manufacturer) was pleased with all of our work. I guess the point of that story is that I am fine with being thrown in the deep end and making things work. Right now I'm trying to figure out my next move. I'm working part-time on a farm, doing odd jobs, and trying to figure out the best use of my time as far as coding is concerned. I love my current job and would love to do freelance/part-time development and part-time farming. I know it's not traditional or an easy path but it also seems possible due to my low living expenses. Summary/sorta TL;DR:
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| Using multiple job search services at once? Posted: 25 Nov 2017 04:01 PM PST I'm starting to hunt for a new job in a market that I don't have many connections in (looking at Denver/Boulder, moving from Boston), and it seemed like a pretty reasonable idea to use a job search service like hired.com or indeed prime. I don't have a ton of experience with them, so I wanted to check- it a bad idea to use more than one of these services at a time, or could that be seen as a negative by an employer? [link] [comments]  |
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