Resume Advice Thread - December 09, 2017 CS Career Questions |
- Resume Advice Thread - December 09, 2017
- Daily Chat Thread - December 09, 2017
- Devs with less than 3 years experience, how has your career gone so far?
- Aside from the U.S., what country is the best to be an SDE in?
- Is discrete mathematics really useful for software engineering?
- Good companies that recruit interns in early 2018?
- How should I proceed with a company with a role that I'm not qualified for?
- I keep getting laid off from my jobs, making it hard for me to keep my career on a smooth road, and makes my life much harder. How should I get myself back on track?
- Could a failed rapper with a face tattoo be employed in this field?
- Wanting to make the jump from devops to gamedev (NYC area). How much of a paycut am I probably looking at?
- Reapplying to the same company after a rejection email?
- Companies that are easier to get a programming job in?
- How does relocation work?
- Self-taught programmers, how did you network?
- .Net, ruby - what next after few years. Need advice
- When does new grad recruiting "end"?
- Workday of Accenture?
- If you were unable to do online or in person college classes, what route would you take to getting an education and then a job?
- Freshman Interested in Computer Science
- Prestigious Uni vs Non
- Can I try and negotiate an internship into a full-time?
- [Need Advice] On my current situation
- Dear Android/IOS developer...
- What direction in the CS field should I go in if my main goal is to work from home?
- CC freshman preparing to transfer
- New Grad - B4 Consulting Firm vs BB Investment Bank
| Resume Advice Thread - December 09, 2017 Posted: 08 Dec 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 - December 09, 2017 Posted: 08 Dec 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]  |
| Devs with less than 3 years experience, how has your career gone so far? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 08:18 AM PST I'm at the 8 month mark now of my first ever dev job and I'm now starting to doubt myself whether or not I want to do this for much longer. I'm tired of sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day. My eyes are worsening after each passing day. I'm tired of useless meetings and stand ups where everyone basically repeats what they said the previous day. I'm tired of managers who pretend to look busy when all they're really doing is moving tickets from In Progress to Completed in jira. There's always pressure to learn the newest tech stack. If you dont know atleast 3 programming languages, 2 web frameworks, all the different types of databases and its advantages/disadvantages, elasticsearch, jenkins and mastery of linux then you can forget working for any start-up. The interview process is a circus act. If you don't eat sleep breathe code then you can forget about working at a tech giant. You always feel like management is breathing down your necks. They will not blink an eye when it comes to firing your ass if you're not performing up to par. I know grass is always greener on the other side but is anyone actually happy working professionally as a developer? It was more fun doing it as a hobby. [link] [comments]  |
| Aside from the U.S., what country is the best to be an SDE in? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 11:12 AM PST In terms of salaries, job opportunities, culture, tech scene, personal growth, work-life balance, and so on. Curious to hear your opinions! [link] [comments]  |
| Is discrete mathematics really useful for software engineering? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 06:32 AM PST I'm taking a few discrete mathematics courses and I don't understand how discrete mathematics will 'practically' apply to my job as a future software engineer. Can anyone explain? [link] [comments]  |
| Good companies that recruit interns in early 2018? Posted: 08 Dec 2017 11:45 PM PST Title says it all. Are there any good companies that still recruit software engineering interns in early 2018? If so, what are they? [link] [comments]  |
| How should I proceed with a company with a role that I'm not qualified for? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 07:13 PM PST I've never encountered anything like this before so I'm not sure how to proceed, would appreciate any tips!
I'm currently a new grad, but this company does not have any postings for junior software engineers. So I've applied to their Sr software engineer position (requiring 5-7 years of exp) and received an interview request
I've passed the phone screen, their online assessment, and a technical coding interview with engineer. I've already reminded the HR that I'm just a new grad student getting my 1st job out of university, but they said yes the hiring manager is aware of my skills and background. It's fine and I'm a top candidate for this role
Now they want me to do an on-site interview with 6-8! different engineers for their "Staff Software Engineer" position (there's no such postings even on their career page). From my understanding this is even higher than a "Senior Software Engineer". Should I remind HR again? Because there's no way I have 7-10+ years of experience and I'm afraid that my interviewers will hold me to their Staff SWE level which I'm not qualified in any way. What should I do in this case? The company's pretty good and I'm very interested in their products and there's a very high chance I'll accept the offer if given one, but there's no way I can pass their "Staff SWE" interview [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 11:55 AM PST I have a really bad recurring problem in my career. I get laid off at almost every job, and I want to know how to handle it properly so I can prevent this from happening as much as possible. I do mostly web development work, from agencies and consulting work to a few early startups. Since graduation, I've always been going back and forth between working as a contractor (and also low paying at that) for about a year or two, and applying for jobs for another year or two. And going back to being broke in the process. This has been going on for 4 different jobs, over the span of around 10 years. Also, I'm not sugaring it up to avoid saying "fired". At these jobs, it was never stated to me that I was fired or terminated. Goes well for a while, then the company says they don't need me and lay me off. Usually it's because they have no more projects on the line, or the work they have no longer fits my set of skills. Since most of these jobs were also contractor jobs, I do not qualify for unemployment insurance which makes for a double dose of bad. I understand that layoffs happen even in the largest of companies, but what I don't know is how can I protect my ass so that it doesn't get me back to square one. And avoid going back to the doldrums of applying for jobs and waiting for offers, which frankly, hasn't gotten easier for me since graduation. So I have no idea what to do here. How to end this vicious cycle? Aside from looking for work, I spend my unemployed time learning new programming skills, and just doing usual family errands since I get more time to spend with them. I do not have any friends or colleagues that can refer me to other programming jobs. Some questions I anticipate that I could answer beforehand: Why do you keep going back to contract jobs? Don't you want something full-time? Initially, I took what I had. After I graduated with a degree (not CS) I applied to a few places on Craigslist. Now I apply in multiple job websites, for a wide variety of programming work. I take the "shotgun resume" approach. However, the only types of offers I get are from the contract jobs. The last full-time salary job I had was working at a department store when I was in college! Have you used job recruiters? Yes, multiple times. I have met with about a dozen local recruiting agencies in the local area. Usually, I hand them my resume, they call a few companies that are looking to hire, and sometimes get into job interviews. Never have I gotten an interview convert to an offer with a job that was discovered by a recruiter. Is the local market too small? Would you consider relocating? The local job market for programmers is not really small here in Chicago. It just feels, like, whatever. Most of the options we get as programmers are local web agencies (which I got burned out from), a bunch of startups but nothing West Cost level, and loads of financial companies, which I am not used to working for. I would relocate contingent on an offer that includes paid relocation. So usually that would mean working for a company that has their budget well placed for their employees. [link] [comments]  |
| Could a failed rapper with a face tattoo be employed in this field? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 08:11 AM PST I'm just curious about this. There seems to be several new rappers emerging in the underground scene and a lot of them seem to have face tattoos. What I'm wondering is how many rappers are out there just like these people that that don't make it big. Sooner or later, they're going to have to find real jobs, and it's inconceivable to think that a few will try to enter the CS field. Do you think someone like these people could be hired in this field? For reference, here are a few people I'm referring to: Icky Vicky (Sorry I couldn't find a good picture of her Face Tattoo) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 05:22 PM PST So right now I code away the nastiness of ops for ~90k a year. I'm also a gamedev on the side. My friend (non-technical but recruits for a few game development companies) noted that my resume would be really compatible with their entry developer roles. DISCLAIMER - i know the field is insanely saturated, this is very-much-so a what-if post If i managed to make the jump, what kind of salary cut could I expect? [link] [comments]  |
| Reapplying to the same company after a rejection email? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 04:25 PM PST I have been applying to some positions, but I am either getting rejection emails or not selected status (Amazon). I haven't received a single interview from any company, big or small. The question I wanted to ask is, can I reapply to new job postings at companies like Amazon if they have just rejected me for an older listing I applied to just a month ago? The new postings are pretty much for the same city and summer internships. What about different cities? I am hoping maybe the teams are different and maybe someone will find my resume a bit more interesting? Basically I am not getting past the resume screens. I also wanted to ask whether an outright rejection is any different from a rejection after an interview when it comes to reapplying to the same company. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Companies that are easier to get a programming job in? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 10:42 AM PST As the title says what companies are easier to get into. I don't have much experience and I graduated two years ago with no programming job. I know my prospects are slim since I wasn't able to get a stellar internship but I'm really low on options. For context, I am working on some projects on github and will be getting open source experience when I can. I've posted my resume on the resume advice thread and will do so again soon. Also I live in Alabama but more than happy to move. Even out of the county if I have to. Please help:( [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 06:56 PM PST I am working towards interning for the summer of 2019 after my freshmen year. Unfortunatley I live in the NYC area so I can not intern at companies in CA. Do internship programs offer housing? If I intern at Paypal for the summer of 2019 in California, will they offer me fully paid apartments. Please tell me how it works and share your own experiences. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Self-taught programmers, how did you network? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 12:44 PM PST One of the greatest benefits of being a CS major at an established university are the networking opportunities that are available to you. I understand that a lot of jobs are obtained through networking or otherwise friends helping out friends. Those of you who didn't go that route, how did you make up for it? I currently don't know a single person in the programming industry or even any other aspiring programmers and I'm thinking that this is a problem I need to solve before I try to get my foot in the door. Any recommendations on how to start networking or otherwise building a social circle that can benefit your career? [link] [comments]  |
| .Net, ruby - what next after few years. Need advice Posted: 09 Dec 2017 11:40 AM PST Hi guys, I need some advice regrding my next step. I've been trying to figure it out for some time but maybe you could give some hints. I started my career as a .Net developer (C# to be specific), and I have about 1.5 year of .Net experience (some WinForms desktop and WebForms). And back then I was convinced to to switch project in my company to one where were using ruby (rails, sinatra, some background jobs processing etc). This was super exciting because on one hand I started using new programming language ecosystem and on the other I started working on Linux. Now, few years later I feel my journey with ruby should end. And no - it's not because "ruby is dead", but more because type/size of projects you can do with ruby is quite limited (to my expierience). Additionally it's harder to change working place because there are less number of companies using it (at least in my city). Of course I could try working remotely, or move somewhere else but I'd like to have some contact with people in office, and moving somewhere else is now not an option for me. I liked and still like working in small/medium size companies (I tried corporation once and don't think it's a good place for me) with relatively high pace of work. One thing I could try is coming back to .Net - which seems to be the most easy choice. Unfortunately this has a serious drawback - I loose a lot of my Linux expierience, what after few years I believe is one of my strongest assets. In theory I could look for .Net core projects but this technology is relatively new, and I'm not sure how will it be eventually adopted by the market. I could also try switching to Java, but this requires learning from point zero (which is not a problem, but I'll definetly start from worse position when applying for job and eventually earn less) and I'm not sure how to describe it later when they ask me during interview how it happened I started with C# and "through" ruby I'm now applying for Java. Another "easy" option is to switch to python/javascript which both I know, but these languages are similar in many aspects to ruby (and after a few years with dynamic typed language I feel working with static typed languages is better, at least when you work on the same project for few years [easier maintainability]). Can you see other alternatives? I appreciate your feedback. [link] [comments]  |
| When does new grad recruiting "end"? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 05:20 PM PST I'm in a 1 year post bacc program in CS, so I'm not on the normal college calendar system and will graduate in August. I'm afraid I have missed the new grad interviewing boat in SF. I think I'll be ready for interviews in February or March. Am I too late? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 05:49 AM PST I have offers from Workday doing Software Application Development (in their proprietary language) and Accenture (SF office) doing Technology Consulting. The Workday offer is considerably higher salary, and I like the stability of being at one company, rather than traveling and consulting. However, at Accenture I would be constantly learning new skills that are extremely applicable to my resume and a future job. I would also get to be a consultant for great companies like Google and Facebook, and connections there could lead to a job with them. I'm leaning towards Workday, but what do you guys think? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 04:55 PM PST I currently work in the oilfield. My plan was to do online classes for IT or computer science, but I can't find any without weekly deadlines and with my job I may go 3 weeks without having any time at all to work on schoolwork. I'm sure there are plenty of resources online that can be used, but as I'm not familiar with the industry whatsoever I wanted to make sure I don't invest time and money into a dead end. [link] [comments]  |
| Freshman Interested in Computer Science Posted: 09 Dec 2017 10:23 AM PST Hi, I am a a freshman student at a top 15 non ivy league university (think Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U, Northwestern tier schools). I am planning on double majoring in computer science and economics and had a few questions about cs careers. I was wondering how important GPA typically is for cs careers. I know its way too early but I am nervous my CS GPA will be 3.0-3.2 and was wondering what the job prospects typically look like for those GPAs. Also, how important are CS department rankings for undergrad. I go to a relatively prestigious university but it is not really known for computer science (its no MIT or CMU), although a lot of students go to top tier companies. Is this mainly because of those students own brilliance or is the prestige of the university something that can somewhat mask a lower GPA? Another thing I was wondering about is for finance for example, firms have target and semi target schools where they primarily recruit and not going to those schools puts an applicant at a huge disadvantage. Is there something like this in place for companies looking for computer science grads? Sorry for asking a lot of questions, but CS is something that genuinely interests me, along with economics, and I want to know more about job prospects. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 10:15 AM PST I am stuck between choosing a lesser known school vs a prestigious/expensive university to study CS that advertises a ton of opportunities with their large alumni network for things for internships/jobs and also a school sponsored entrepreneurship center (with incubators, funding, and such) and research labs. Because I am brand new to CS, my logic is that I won't be able to fully take advantage of these opportunities because I am a noob who will probably not be proficient in more than a few languages/technologies over the course of lets say 2-3 years. Is it logical to pursue a degree at the lesser known and less expensive school to slowly learn CS? [link] [comments]  |
| Can I try and negotiate an internship into a full-time? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 03:13 PM PST So I graduate in May 2018, but I applied to an internship for the summer of 2018. The reason that I applied to an internship is because I thought I was going to graduate school, but I'm definitely not going to do that anymore. Most companies disqualifies you for internships if you're graduating. And I did forget to put my graduation date on my resume (although it's still easily accessible on my LinkedIn and it's not hard to figure out if you really wanted to), so I'm not sure if this company just don't care or didn't know. My onsite interview is coming up, so I'm really worried about what to say when the topic comes up. And what are the chances I can convince them to switch it to a full-time or at least let me keep the internship (if I get it)? [link] [comments]  |
| [Need Advice] On my current situation Posted: 09 Dec 2017 11:19 AM PST The situation:
My worries:
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| Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:58 PM PST out of all programming job, why did you choose to be Android/iOS developers? What did you like about it? Was money part of it? [link] [comments]  |
| What direction in the CS field should I go in if my main goal is to work from home? Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:41 PM PST I have about 4 years of experience in cyber security, a degree and a TS clearance if that helps. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| CC freshman preparing to transfer Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:36 PM PST I have been teaching my self to code starting with python before I enter college which starts in January. My math skills suck and I have to start from pre-algebra and work my way up I know that I am capable of it. I am aiming to get a transfer to a CSU after I finish my first two years at CC preferably because it is cheaper than a UC. Which schools should I be looking out for I know cal poly SLO is a major one and is my dream school what are some others? I am not planning on leaving Cali im currently in central cali and tech jobs here suck. [link] [comments]  |
| New Grad - B4 Consulting Firm vs BB Investment Bank Posted: 09 Dec 2017 02:13 PM PST Cybersecurity Consulting vs Applications Development Which is better for starting out my career? The app dev job pays significantly more but the consulting job seems like more exciting work. However, I don't want to be pigeonholed into cyber security and am worried that I won't be utilizing my Computer Engineering (Software) Degree with consulting while with app dev, I will be building my technical background. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
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