DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR June 01, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR June 01, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - June 01, 2018
- Why or why doesn’t your undergraduate performance in CS correlate to how well you will do in your career in this field?
- Is it rude to grind leetcode at work?
- Got referred and failed to even pass the HR screening. Does this look bad on my referrer?
- Which developed country is easiest to emigrate into for software engineers?
- What is the common drama you all face in the workplace on a daily basis?
- Do you feel that working from home has or will at all affect your career growth (i.e. promotions, raises, salary adjustments, networking, etc), due to limited visibility/lack of face-to-face relationship building? Has this happened in your career? What’s your story or opinion?
- Career change *out* of software.
- Reapplying or not
- How to make the most of a IT Helpdesk Internship as a CS Major?
- How the heck do I get promoted?
- Labs? Is this the new "open-space"?
- DevOps to Full Developer feasibility?
- Curious about the process to finding an out-of-state job after college.
- A month ago Hired.com declined my profile....
- Should I ask for a raise after 1 year of work? Need advice...
- [28/F] Starting a new programming role and just learned I'm earning 20k+ less than my male coworkers. Advice?
- How do you turn lackluster experience into answers to soft skills questions?
- I need help deciding what career I want to go into while I get my CS degree
- I am a recent CS grad. Which option is more worthwhile today : data science or software/web development ? I see a lot of courses online and sometimes even career tracks. I am going to join a job in cloud support in a few months. And I also want to do some freelancing. Please suggest something.
- IBM Software Dev internship(Austin)
- Transitioning to UX/UI Developer?
- Going from data science to software engineering
- Statistics & Computer Science (with math minor) vs. Mathematics & Computer Science
- Starting my first internship on Monday - any advice?
- Responding to third-party recruiters on LinkedIn?
| DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR June 01, 2018 Posted: 01 Jun 2018 12:08 AM PDT AND NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. THE BUILDS I LOVE, THE SCRIPTS I DROP, TO BE PART OF, THE APP, CAN'T STOP THIS IS THE RANT THREAD. IT IS FOR RANTS. CAPS LOCK ON, DOWNVOTES OFF, FEEL FREE TO BREAK RULE 2 IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T BUT IF YOU POST SOME RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC/SEXIST BULLSHIT IT'LL BE GONE FASTER THAN A NEW MESSAGING APP AT GOOGLE. (RANTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT EVERY FRIDAY, BEST COAST TIME. PREVIOUS FRIDAY RANT THREADS CAN BE FOUND HERE.) [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - June 01, 2018 Posted: 01 Jun 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: 01 Jun 2018 12:55 PM PDT |
| Is it rude to grind leetcode at work? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 03:27 PM PDT I'm an intern at a fairly big company now, and I'm looking to get an even better internship next year. So needless to say I've been grinding leetcode after work. However literally nothing much is assigned to me at my internship and I'm pretty much looking blank or confused there. I want to make use of the time there but the problem is my monitors are pretty visible to not only other engineers but also the team leads who constantly move across the room since they work in a collaborative way in a really open environment. Is it rude to open leetcode then? Since it would be signifying I don't like this internship how bad would it look to whip up leetcode on the screen? Also I get too tired to do leetcode seriously after working, and I really would like to make use of the internship time when I'm usually clueless. [link] [comments]  |
| Got referred and failed to even pass the HR screening. Does this look bad on my referrer? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 11:40 AM PDT Im a new BSCS grad from a mediocre unknown state school with 1 internship at a small government agency where i barely did anything. A friend referred me to his large tech company's new grad program and i got an initial interview. Without this referral, i would not have gotten an interview due to my lack of qualifications. Over the years i have applied for multiple internships and now new grad and junior roles there and have never heard back from them. It is a large tech company that you have heard of but not a BigN. The HR recruiter for the program reached out to me for an initial non-technical screening lasting about 20m. We talked about experiences, interests, behavioral questions and the usual HR stuff. While he stayed professional and courteous the whole time, it was very clear that he was not at all impressed by my mediocre background. Considering it is a large tech company in a very competitive area I imagine the candidates he interviews are usually from target schools with much better experience. My feeling after the interview ended was that i would not move on in the process and a few days later i got an email confirming that which was no surprise. My question is: Does it look bad on my friend for referring such a mediocre candidate? I know it might sound silly but I dont even know him that well yet he still did me a huge favor by referring me anyway. I am very thankful for his help but now i feel bad that he might lose credibility or something due to the fact that i ended up being a terrible candidate that they wasted time on. I really hope nothing like that happens to him. EDIT: Appreciate all the helpful responses folks, looks like theres nothing to worry about. [link] [comments]  |
| Which developed country is easiest to emigrate into for software engineers? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 12:23 AM PDT easiest in general, as in: jobs availability, ease of obtaining visa, ease for employer to sponsor, etc [link] [comments]  |
| What is the common drama you all face in the workplace on a daily basis? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 01:34 PM PDT For me it's: Why aren't stories being completed faster?! Why aren't more people stepping up to do more work?! You all need more business accumen! [link] [comments]  |
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| Career change *out* of software. Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:47 PM PDT I've been a developer for 10+ years, I feel bored and exhausted. I thought about switching employers but I'm dreading all the hours of studying and online coding practice I have to do, or spending a day being drilled just to qualify for the privilege of doing pretty much the same thing at another company. Seeing so many programmers with way more energy and passion in this field, and time to invest in side projects and hobbies that involve coding, further reinforces my gut feeling that I should not be working in technology. I also feel like no other field desires candidates to do the same thing outside normal work hours, like you don't normally hear accountants doing taxes for fun after work or on weekends (or maybe they do?), but god forbid you don't have a side project to show that you live/breathe/sleep code. It also doesn't help that I just suck at interviews. I grow increasingly tired looking at code with each passing year (if I have to open another link to a company with a cutesy name offering some "life-changing" plugin/extension/library that will execute x in y amount of time compared to the previous z, I will scream). At the end of the work day, I want nothing to do with technology. I'd love to take a sabbatical but it's not a financial possibility. Has anyone successfully transitioned out of IT into something else besides project management or design? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:06 PM PDT If the one big company rejects you, what is the chance of reapplying gets you interview again? Or knowing someone inside the company who just started working? There is grace period for same position/role. you might be able to apply for different role. Other way is just try with other companies and get on with life? [link] [comments]  |
| How to make the most of a IT Helpdesk Internship as a CS Major? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 04:14 PM PDT |
| How the heck do I get promoted? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:08 PM PDT Situation is as follows: I'm currently in a project that has a relatively small team (Lead, PM/System Engineer, Software Engineer I, and a Software Engineer II). Since January, when I came on full-time (accepted offer after internship this past summer), I've consistently produced higher-quality code and closed about 3x as many tickets each sprint in comparison to the the SE2. Despite the fact that I have only been here for 5 months, I'm already leading an effort in which transitions our API from one framework to another. My PM and project lead all recognize that my technical skills are far superior to that of my colleague. Despite the fact that the SE2 has two masters and more 'years' of experience than I do, How would I go about overcoming the hurdle of the lack of 'years' of experience and be moved up to an SE2. Based off of the company SE level guidelines, that I obtained from my project lead, I qualify to be an SE2 apart from the lack of 2 yrs exp or a masters (currently enrolled). Yes, I understand this takes time and I've just started but you know... just out of curiosity. [link] [comments]  |
| Labs? Is this the new "open-space"? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 08:05 AM PDT I am in the middle of 3 interview applications and all the jobs are "lab" based, which means that you and your team are sitting together basically in one room or one big conference table and work together that way. Before this week, I've never even heard of this setup. Is it a huge coincidence or is everybody transitioning to this? Does anyone have experience with it? How do you like it? [link] [comments]  |
| DevOps to Full Developer feasibility? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 12:28 PM PDT <thousand pardons if this is the wrong sub> I have been in IT for 8 years now. First 6 in Ops before coming over to the devops team. During that time I really feel like I was born again. Learning programming concepts, writing scripts, classes, automation is still alot of fun. However sometimes I feel like I might be missing out/ grass is always greener. I know a decent amount of python ( first language was poerrshell so catch up) and been doing Java on the side. I'm also going to school full time with a major in software development (CS not available at the time). How do I cross over as a full python/ Java/ etc developer? I would like to try before I buy, hell it might not be as fun as my current role. I am trying to avoid starting over and starting out as a junior. I was thinking of getting senior and then after my degree find a mid position so the pay cut is not too bad Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Curious about the process to finding an out-of-state job after college. Posted: 01 Jun 2018 12:20 PM PDT I went out of state for school in the midwest, but do not want to stay here after my last year of college. Also moving back home is not an option. If anyone in the sub has had experience finding jobs away from the places near there home town or college town, could you answer some of my questions? What I have found so far searching: 1.) Places probably won't pay for relocation if you are a new grad. Is generally true? Also is it really something to worry about for a college kid who's belongings fit in his car? 2.) How do I find recruiters in out-of-state cities? How to I get my foot in the door? (Biggest Question) 3.) Should I put my desired city as my location on linked-in and such? 4.) Would it be better to move there and look for a job or wait until I have a job? Either way I will need to move somewhere when my lease it up. [link] [comments]  |
| A month ago Hired.com declined my profile.... Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:43 PM PDT Declined for not enough "experience". A month later... I have a pending offer for SWE, all of a sudden I have "experience"? My profile was quickly approved and promoted after I told them about my interest in rejoining Hired. Anyone else feel like this is a reallly shady practice? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I ask for a raise after 1 year of work? Need advice... Posted: 01 Jun 2018 04:18 AM PDT I'm a recent college undergrad with a CSCI degree and started working at this tech company. I've recently passed a full year of working at this company as a Junior Software Engineer starting at $70k in NYC. Halfway through the year they gave me a $5k raise and a $10k bonus with no job title promotion. Throughout the year I've been working on a handful of new React apps, as well as maintaining old AngularJS apps, and even rewriting them for React. In addition, I've handled tasks of implementing authentication (using JWT tokens) and assisted with back end service tasks when backend engineers were busy with other projects. So, even after a small raise and bonus from New Years, should I expect to ask for another raise, and finally a promotion? Recruiters on LinkedIn from companies like Goldman Sachs, SquareSpace, BlueCore, etc. have been contacting me recently, and they said they're fine with my salary request of ~115k. I told them I would rather wait to see what my current company will compensate me after a full year because I do like my current job. But I feel very underpaid since I'm not even treated with junior level work. It's been ~2 weeks since my full year, so I'm curious if I should just ask already. Thanks in advance everyone. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jun 2018 05:01 PM PDT I'm in the UK. I was contacted by a recruiter for this lovely programming job in my area doing secure software development and cyber security stuff for a really huge company. I said great and had them send off my details. Nailed the interview and start Monday. Train travel will cost me £94/mo. I have a B.A. in Fine Arts so no programming qualifications. My last IT role was as a back-end developer. My job was outsourced so everyone got laid off. My husband was gaming with his friend last night telling him about my new job. His friend commented saying that you would think trusting someone with your secure information would equal a higher pay. I didn't think anything of it until we crawled into bed. My husband said his other friend does less secure software engineering/developing for Blomberg and earns £50,000/yr. I'm making £22,000/yr after bonuses. I checked PayScale and it said I'm earning 87% less than the median person. My husband told me to check the company's gender gap report for last year. Sure enough the company reported paying women 40% less, but plan to supposedly fix it by 2020. I was all excited to go shopping for work outfits today and now it's 1:00am and I can't sleep. What do I do? When I worked back-end I was paid the same rate as my male coworkers. This job is paying my male co-workers £45,000 for the same job title. I want this job, but I don't know what to do. Advice? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you turn lackluster experience into answers to soft skills questions? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 04:53 PM PDT Entry-level candidates are advised to use school group projects for examples of challenges and conflicts with colleagues, but, as a candidate with years of experience but not the requisite skill level for those years of experience, I get the feeling in interviews that interviewers are looking for something more impressive and more technical than, "My teammate stopped showing up." I'm not sure how to present what I've done in my career in a soft skills interview because what I've done doesn't really show expertise, depth, leadership, or initiative, IMO. Examples of challenges I've encountered include:
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| I need help deciding what career I want to go into while I get my CS degree Posted: 01 Jun 2018 10:46 AM PDT TL;DR what is a stable, decent paying career goal that I should work towards as I decide on projects to work on for my portfolio while i go through college? I've come to terms that much of what I will need for a cs career depends on what you do in your spare time. I'm still a novice programmer and I'll be going back to to college to get a CS degree this year. My main question is what career field should I look into? I want to get started on projects now so I have the experience I need once I graduate. I have thoughts on aiming for either an android developer, game developer, or full stack web developer but am still open to new positions. I barely learned about full stack jobs this year so I am still very under informed on my possibilities for jobs with a cs degree. I am kind of leaning towards full stack dev because I find more job positions for it now and I think it is a more secure position in the long run compared to my other two goals. To be honest though, I have no clue how the job market will look like in 3-4 years. I do have projects that touch up on each of these goals though and I'm kind of in a stand still of what I should actually do/do first. I am open to other positions as I mainly want to focus my free time learning towards a career goal. I live in southern California so I am near a reasonable amount of opportunities, I just want to get some input on what would be a good goal to reach towards. Things I consider with more important stuff first: Job stability, stress level, pay, engagement, and how much I'll have to learn on my own. Any tips are welcome. I just want to have a decent portfolio set up for the future and my starting point is pretty much now. I should probably also note that I am extremely interested in earning passive income on the side. Not a necessity but a very big plus to me. [link] [comments]  |
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| IBM Software Dev internship(Austin) Posted: 01 Jun 2018 04:12 PM PDT Anyone doing an internship with IBM this summer in Austin? Im really curious. [link] [comments]  |
| Transitioning to UX/UI Developer? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:56 PM PDT I like shaping and forming ideas. I'm interested in product design. I work as a C#/.NET developer and I frequently research and implement front-end Javascript frameworks like Angular.js and Vue.js for an enterprise application for military. It's my first programming position after bootcamp and I'm looking to transition into design. How will my career path be affected if I pursue marketing/media companies to work for as a UX/UI Developer? I don't mind doing freelance as well, it's just that I don't have the skills in design that I think I would have if I were shadowing an experienced UX/UI developer. EDIT: I also understand that I won't be purely working in UX in the real world and I'll have to be a full-stack developer as well. I don't mind this. But my concern is lower than average salary rate. [link] [comments]  |
| Going from data science to software engineering Posted: 01 Jun 2018 04:54 AM PDT I am a grad student doing my first internship at a big tech company as a data scientist. The work I am doing is fascinating, but I am considering going the software engineer route for a full time offer. How difficult would this be considering that my only professional experience is my internship and research? Having said that, I also studied leetcode and CTCI when I was interviewing for software engineering internships alongside this one. [link] [comments]  |
| Statistics & Computer Science (with math minor) vs. Mathematics & Computer Science Posted: 01 Jun 2018 07:19 PM PDT Hey everyone, I'm an incoming transfer student to UIUC and I'm currently a Math & CS major. I am currently deciding whether to stay with Math & CS or switch to Stats & CS, and I really can't figure out which one to do. I'm interested in Math & CS because I've always loved math and found it to be very interesting, and it could help in my software engineering career, though not sure how much. Stats & CS because I am considering doing machine learning in the future as a possible career, it seems stats courses are less time consuming and people get better grades in them (which could let me focus more time on the CS courses I take and help my GPA), and it is basically just applied math (and I love math), and if I go the stats & cs route due to the transfer courses I have I will easily be able to pick up a math minor. My main goal is to become a software engineer (hopefully at a big-n, I've already started leetcode grinding but I have a long way to go), and possibly after that see the opportunities in machine learning/etc... So my questions that could possibly help be tie-breakers: 1) In the industry, would a Mathematics and Computer Science degree be considered more prestigious than a Statistics and Computer Science degree with a math minor (Even if by a little)? 2) Out of Statistics or Math, which would be more useful for my career goals? 3) Based on everything here, which route do you guys think I should go? Thank you so much for any help you can give, this has been stressing me out for a while now. [link] [comments]  |
| Starting my first internship on Monday - any advice? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 10:16 AM PDT Hi! I'm a first year university student. I landed a summer internship in a startup, doing stuff I'm kind of familliar with(a language I've been using for about 5 years with a framework I have little experience with) . I'm just wondering, is there any advice anyone here has to offer? I'm a bit scared I won't understand much at the start. The company has hired interns before so I'm assuming they know what to expect, and I've read on the internet that it's not really expected of me to understand everything (or even anything) at first. So if anyone has any advice I'd be very grateful! [link] [comments]  |
| Responding to third-party recruiters on LinkedIn? Posted: 01 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT How does everyone deal with 3rd party recruiters soliciting you on LinkedIn? Lately, I've been responding by asking about the company and the salary range. Sometimes they give me enough information to figure out who the company is. I then wonder what would happen if I cut out the middle man.. If I figure out who the company is, is there anything illegal / wrong with then applying directly to the company? Would the company be put in a bad position if I sidestepped the recruiter? I just realized today that these recruiters are taking a huge cut after I applied for a job through them. Cyber coders charges 30% of your salary... Thats likely to put me at a huge disadvantage vs direct applicants. On the other hand, they seem to offer some value (know who the hiring manager is, what the previous phone screening questions were, etc). [link] [comments]  |
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