Interview Discussion - March 26, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- Interview Discussion - March 26, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - March 26, 2018
- If I want to move to a specific city, how can I make myself available for recruiters in that area and where can I search for jobs?
- Palantir -- Still as bad as some old posts say?
- I graduated last semester (12/2017) with a bachelors in CS. 3.4GPA - No projects - No internships. Should I still apply for entry level jobs OR internships OR both?
- Do people actually use ER/UML diagrams in real life?
- being a manager... or not...
- Summer reading list: CS related books (non-fiction or fiction)
- Gap time after college
- GitHub Profile
- What was your skill level right before you graduated college?
- What was your skill level going into your first full time internship? What topics are the most efficient to know? Pure technical stack, agile software dev cycle, web technologies?
- How can I explain to my manager I need more time on a project?
- Curious about a career change
- Anyone here an Automation Engineer?
- Boss said I could have a raise if...
- Thoughts on J.P. Morgan Chase (Chicago)?
- How many hours of serious, focused programming can you do in a day?
- What does bad code look like?
- IBM software interns in RTP
- Why do companies ask for examples of work done for other companies?
- Able to find a full time job having not yet graduated?
- Is it worth staying at a company for their pension plan?
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Intern?
- Importance of Various Information to Employers
- Thoughts on this web design major?
- For any student who doesn't like computer science...
| Interview Discussion - March 26, 2018 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:09 AM PDT Please use this thread to have discussions about interviews, interviewing, and interview prep. Posts focusing solely on interviews created outside of this thread will probably be removed. Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk. This thread is posted each Monday and Thursday at midnight PST. Previous Interview Discussion threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - March 26, 2018 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:09 AM PDT 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]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 08:08 AM PDT I'm seriously considering moving to a different city. I think it would be a lot of fun, I want something different. Currently, recruiters hit me up on LinkedIn, but only in my area. How can I make myself available to recruiters in other cities? I think it would be fun to move there, but I am career oriented and want to find the right job, not just anything I can find. I don't really know the right places to search or how to make myself visible to recruiters. Any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Palantir -- Still as bad as some old posts say? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 05:08 PM PDT So when googling about Palantir, I see a lot of people ranting about Palantir and how terrible their interview process and job is. Some of these posts are 1-2+ years old, and I see that they have pretty solid ratings on glassdoor. So, I'm curious, is working at Palantir as bad as some people say it is? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:47 AM PDT Long time lurker & I really appreciate the help that everyone provides for each other. Thank you in advance for your feedback. [link] [comments]  |
| Do people actually use ER/UML diagrams in real life? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:40 AM PDT I seriously don't understand how any of these things convey meaningful information in a way that isn't better described via documentation. Also I'm just pretty salty about my databases class I'm doing poorly in right now. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:13 PM PDT I've been working in software for about 20 years. I've been a manager for probably 14 years of that. I recently realized that I really don't like it. Well there are parts that I like and parts that I don't like. I like the parts where I help people figure out how to solve problems, provide a direction, you know the fun technical stuff. I hate the part where I have to give people feedback about nonsense. I have no taste for it. Like about coming in on time (because MY manager complains about it), giving bad feedback, you know the negative stuff. I just suck at it because I don't like conflict. I have days of anxiety when I have to deal with negative feedback for someone. I just can't take it anymore. I also hate dealing with budgets and setting team goals based on company goals. I'm rolling my eyes as I write this. It's just nonsense to me. People generally like working with me and FOR me and see me as a good manager, but I actually don't think I'm a very good manager at all because of these issues I have. I've decided that I don't want to be a manager any more and would rather just work as a principal or at the architect level. I feel like a little bit of a failure because I don't want to climb up the corporate ladder into high levels of the business side (I see my friends and peers doing this). I just want to chill and do fun technical things and maybe mentor some folks along the way. Anyone else come to this conclusion about themselves and feel comfortable with their decision not to be a manager? [link] [comments]  |
| Summer reading list: CS related books (non-fiction or fiction) Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:05 AM PDT We all know of CTCI, the pragmatic programmer, and Joel on Software as being 3 core books recommended. Looking to see the sub share some books as people head into summer with the hopes of learning more about the history of programming/computers, some stories on development or better where failures have happened or simply some good near term sci fi that includes ideas in it. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:30 PM PDT Hey everyone, I was just wondering what people thought of taking time off after college to work on personal projects instead of jumping into full time work right away? As of now I live at home, finishing up my senior year, and am doing an internship that very well could lead into full-time after school. The thing is, its an internship in the finance industry that honestly doesn't feel right for me. People are compensated very well, but you are overworked, working on stuff that you aren't passionate about, and working with people that are not relatable due to age (Im 22 and everyone is well into 30s and 40s). Is it wrong if I were to deny a full-time position in order to work on passion projects along with other areas of my life (personal training for fitness and multimedia)? These are things that I most likely would not have time for at this job with commute. I kind of just want to take time to work on things I have passion for and time for, before I jump into working full time. Would future companies look at me differently? Would grad schools look at me differently? Mind you, I'm not sitting around doing nothing. I'll be working on things that I could show I did (github, youtube, etc) [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 03:38 AM PDT It is against the ToS of GitHub to have a secondary GitHub profile. How does one maintain an image on their main GitHub profile? For example, if I contribute to anime-related repos or game-related repos during my free time that might not look good in my employers'* eyes (not all employers* are open-minded in the sense that they will be happy that you are contributing to open source projects during your free time). How do you go about managing your profile? Do you keep it professional? Do you just do what you love doing and not care about the type of repos that you might have contributed or is contributing to? Edit: [link] [comments]  |
| What was your skill level right before you graduated college? Posted: 25 Mar 2018 09:32 PM PDT What kind of things were you able to do (do you think students should be able to do) when you were pretty much done with your college education and about to graduate? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:08 AM PDT I see a lot of posts talking about imposter syndrome and people feeling like they don't know as much as they think they should. So I'm curious to people's own experiences. I'm sure other people would be interested to hear the responses as well. Im going to be doing my first full time internship starting this summer. I've only had one part time internship before. The most I learned was the process of a project, what web technologies to use, how to use GitHub, code coverage, continuous integration etc.. and test cases, I wrote a lot of test cases. I mainly worked with Ruby on Rails and JavaScript. My new internship coming up will work primarily with those two. I'm not really confident in the whole MVC model, but I'm comfortable in JavaScript and the Ruby language. The technical interview wasn't too difficult, asked an AWS question and two JavaScript questions which I only got 1 partially right. But yet I still got the offer. The company is pretty big and has its own internship program so I'm assuming I don't need to be an expert in the field before entering. But I'm curious, were you an expert or close when you entered your first internship? [link] [comments]  |
| How can I explain to my manager I need more time on a project? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:03 PM PDT So I'm on a client project for work and we(front end dev and backend dev --just the two of us) were expected to get a web app built from scratch in 4 weeks. We already extended the project to 5 weeks because a lot of information, permissions, etc... was delayed. Currently, I'm on week 5 and there are still issues with the api, missing information/requirements from the client, some responsive layout issues and I feel like I need more time (ideally an extra week) to sort out all the bugs and clear up the requirements information with the client. My manager during the standup call today asked me when I would get everything done an I told him, maybe in 2-3 days. He told me that's too late and wants everything done tomorrow afternoon for QA testing the next day. I feel like this is still too soon especially when the other dev and me raised him a few questions regarding some of the requirements and api changes and he could not answer and told me to ask the client lead. I shot the client an email with questions today but no word back yet. I'm planning on working overtime tonight to wrap up the bugs that I can fix and try to get something presentable tomorrow but I feel like it would be nicer if I had at least a few more days. Albeit, I'm thinking I hand in the app tomorrow and tell QA: these are the bugs I'm aware of and still need to fix? Or just have QA find them, so that I can fix them when they report them? What would you do in this scenario? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:53 PM PDT Hey y'all, I'm currently a CS/gaming teacher, but I'm thinking about leaving teaching to actually go program. I have received a little bit of advice already and I want to see what you think. I have a bachelor of arts in theology, but I know Java and C#. I teach OOP concepts and programming for use in game development to 10-12 graders, and I have a Microsoft software development cert. I worked an internship over the summer where I wrote integration software and did some asp.net web development. I even have a YouTube channel where I've been uploading programming lessons for my classes. In light of all this, I think I have the skills and abilities to make the jump, but I am concerned that I won't be considered for work because I don't have a degree in CS. So my question is: should I go back and get an AS or BS in CS, or can I realistically get a job with what I have done this far? Thanks in advance for your help. [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone here an Automation Engineer? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PDT I just took a Jr Automation Engineer role after working for 1 year out of college as a Java Developer. So far I find it really interesting, though much different. If you are one or involved in this kinda thing, do you enjoy it? What do you dislike about it? What technology stacks and applications do you use? Thanks all! [link] [comments]  |
| Boss said I could have a raise if... Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:46 PM PDT my boss at my current job (super nice guy) gave me a raise. I now make $60k. He said if I have any qualms about my pay, bring it up to him. I spoke with him, and he said if I do the market research to prove to him that my skill set deserves more, he can give me a further raise. I'm super excited. However, I don't know how to do said market research. I don't know which sources are good to pull statistics from. Can I get some help? I live in a major suburb in the US, so I would adjust income for that (not coding in silicon valley for example) My background: -BS in STEM from an ivy league school -1 year full-time research experience in a STEM research lab (coding in C++ and Python) -2 years job experience coding for government projects at my current job (mostly Python&Java, some VBA, C++) Skills: 1 year Management of large databases (SQL, pandas/Python, VBA/access) 2 years Machine learning experience (neural networks, reinforcement learning, clustering algorithms, all in Python) with some gpu programming experience to speed up machine learning. I read latest research papers in deep learning to keep up to date with natural language processing, etc 1 year arduino/microcontroller coding/building experience (C++ and some assembly) 1 year client management experience :) 1 year R experience in statistics EDIT: I also have a strong math background - vector calculus and linear algebra and statistics [link] [comments]  |
| Thoughts on J.P. Morgan Chase (Chicago)? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:58 PM PDT Hello, I'm a mid/senior level engineer looking for new opportunities, and it seems that J.P. Morgan is one of the big firms hiring now, and I have an interview scheduled for early next week. I am curious if anyone has any recent info on this specific office in regards to what to expect, either in comp, work/life balance, culture, etc. [link] [comments]  |
| How many hours of serious, focused programming can you do in a day? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:43 PM PDT I can't help but feel guilty/lazy about how much I accomplish in a day. Being a CS student, I don't really have any perspective. I find that after 4 hours of coding, I'll start getting sloppy. After 6 hours I'll feel brain dead. Deadlines will magically extend how long I can work. When I work, I time track myself and I give 100% of my attention. This means no web surfing or checking Reddit every 30 minutes. I will stand and walk around, but nothing that will break my concentration. Typically I'll work for 3 hours, take a 20-30 minute break, and do another 2-3 hours. The blogger/writer Cal Newport has this concept he calls "deep work". He defines deep work as "Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit..." How many hours of "deep" programming can you do in a day? I've never had a programming job, so I'm a little worried about being productive for a full day (9-5). I realize there are meetings and what not that interrupt the day. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Mar 2018 03:46 PM PDT I don't have much experience. I had an internship, and the codebase was decent. I could find a couple small optimizations, but they were petty things - such as, using division unnecessarily. Also, friends showed me their company's codebase, and the code is complex and a bit incomplete. Yet, I wouldn't call the code bad. What have you seen that just makes the code bad? [link] [comments]  |
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| Why do companies ask for examples of work done for other companies? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:18 AM PDT Twice now I've had a company list in a job description something like 'Pixel-perfect wireframe recreation' and when I've applied for those jobs and said I have experience re-creating wireframes to pixel-perfect spec, they say 'Great, can you show us any examples of that?' I always have to politely say 'No'. Like, I'm not sure what they're expecting - do they want me to send them my company's wireframes, and then a screenshot of my work for comparison? That's illegal (or at least unethical), isn't it? I can't figure out why two companies now have asked for it. What's expected here? [link] [comments]  |
| Able to find a full time job having not yet graduated? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 08:53 AM PDT Just curious if any of you were able to find a full ime job whilst still attending your university? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it worth staying at a company for their pension plan? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:05 PM PDT I work at a big company that has great pay and benefits, one of which is a pension plan. I want to leave eventually because I think the work I do, culture, and location just isn't for me. However, I feel like I'm missing out on a big payout from the pension if I don't retire with the company (which would be 30 years).
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| Blue Cross Blue Shield Intern? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:50 PM PDT Does anyone have any experience as an intern for blue cross blue shield? I'd love to hear about it [link] [comments]  |
| Importance of Various Information to Employers Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:03 PM PDT I'm currently a sophomore in college studying Comp Sci (obviously) as well as applied math and statistics, and plan to specialize in Security. This semester has been my hardest by far and my GPA is taking a hit right now. My friend who is a Computer Engineer major said that security companies (he is looking more into security than engineering these days) don't care too much about GPA, which got me thinking: 1) is that really true? Has my life been a lie? And 2) What do companies really care about? TL;DR: What are important items to have on resumé, whether it be GPA, or other extra-curriculars? [link] [comments]  |
| Thoughts on this web design major? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:44 PM PDT I got accepted to Purdue - a top computer science school - but not for computer science, but this: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/degrees/web-programming-and-design Some people I spoke to said the major was a joke. Only my family is supportive of it. What do you guys think? Will I be missing out on any opportunities with this degree as opposed to a standard CS degree? I want to do front-end web design and graphics design and all that stuff, and this major directly correlates with that. It's like a match made in heaven in terms of what I'll be studying. But according to other people (besides family and parents' friends), this major won't cut it for job stability in the future. Someone said I won't be studying data structures which is apparently essential for job interviews. Others said that web design can be self-taught and I'm better off majoring in something which actually gives a degree value. What do you guys think? I am also setting my sights on other schools (waitlisted at UC Santa Cruz and have a good chance at getting into Cal Poly Pomona, both of which have respectable CS programs as far as I've heard... UC Santa Cruz has a top 10 game design program too) but would like some more opinions on this Purdue major. Transferring to CS at Purdue will be tough. The minimum prereq requirements aren't that tough, but the competition to get in will be tough and space will be limited. That is the problem. So let me know what your thoughts on this major are. is it worth it for me to go to Purdue (and potentially end up graduating with a web design degree and CS minor over a CS major) assuming I get acceptances from UC santa Cruz and Cal Poly or other schools of similar prestige from my home state of California? Purdue is overall ranked higher, but then again, the major I got into was web design (which I like but may not be the best for my future), and I have no guarantee of transferring into a CS major. If I get no other offers from my state of California, i'll head out to Purdue. I also got into UT dallas for software engineering but don't want to go there (don't ask). Thanks! Also, I appreciate y'alls help last year when I was looking for a CS internship. I found one which i loved, had a great time, made some cash (although under the table), learned a lot, contributed to lots of projects, and made loads of memories. [link] [comments]  |
| For any student who doesn't like computer science... Posted: 26 Mar 2018 07:38 PM PDT I started working as a software developer before going back to school to get a CS degree and I can see how students might be deterred from computer science. This crap is boring. You don't learn how to make anything useful. I'm glad I know what programming jobs are actually like otherwise I probably would've switched to a different major. Stay in there. After you graduate, it'll be fun making products that have an impact on society. [link] [comments]  |
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