Big 4 Discussion - July 15, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- Big 4 Discussion - July 15, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - July 15, 2018
- what did you wish you knew before getting into the field of software? What can I do to be on top of it before I go to school?
- CS careers in Arizona
- How much can I expect in the DMV area(northern Virginia) with 1 year experience?
- Career advice for self taught programmer
- Will a non-cs internship be relevant when applying for cs internships?
- I Need Negotiation Tips
- Getting a job offer like pulling teeth with slow recruiter
- People who are graduating in December 2018
- How to stay relevant?
- Importance of Linear Algebra in Software Engineering
- Graduation date to use
- Applying for a full time job while on an internship
- Does anyone get super angry when they program?
- [Update] Doing a web/mobile app for $10K
- How much of a raise from internship to full time is typical?
- Continue internship or start applying?
- Stuck at a Financial Job - Want to Work in CS
- CS related hobbies/things someone can do outside of CC suggestions?
- I missed two years of school due to serious illness, should I dropout?
- I feel uncomfortable at most people's dream company.
- Afraid of job seeking
- I am weighing two offers. Would it be weird to request a short phone conversation with a potential peer to help my decision?
- How to prepare for a Data Science interview?
- Master's program and Job Seeking, looking for advice about applications and writing statement of purpose
| Big 4 Discussion - July 15, 2018 Posted: 15 Jul 2018 12:07 AM PDT Please use this thread to have discussions about the Big 4 and questions related to the Big 4, such as which one offers the best doggy benefits, or how many companies are in the Big 4 really? Posts focusing solely on Big 4 created outside of this thread will probably be removed. Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk. This thread is posted each Sunday and Wednesday at midnight PST. Previous Big 4 Discussion threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - July 15, 2018 Posted: 15 Jul 2018 12:07 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: 15 Jul 2018 08:33 AM PDT Anything I can study or work on before I go to school? Any suggestions for me to have an "easier" time when getting into the studies would be greatly appreciated! EDIT Hey all! I am really appreciative of all your replies! I will think about all this and really consider everything you all say. Upvoting you all and replying to some that I might have questions about. You guys are the best [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:32 AM PDT Considering moving from Bay Area to Arizona for a better quality of life with less crowds and a more laid back life. Is there a decent tech sector anywhere in Arizona where I could expect to get a reasonable job? Also, what is a typical software engineer salary there? [link] [comments]  |
| How much can I expect in the DMV area(northern Virginia) with 1 year experience? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:16 AM PDT I've been working for a government contractor in the noVA for a year now for 60k as an associate software engineer. I've recently started interviewing with other companies in the area and have been offered 80k for a junior role using more modern frameworks. Is this a good salary for someone with one year of experience? Will it look bad if I leave my current company after a year? Should I try negotiating a raise with my current company or is it best to take the other and leave? I've seen mixed responses regarding this. [link] [comments]  |
| Career advice for self taught programmer Posted: 15 Jul 2018 06:28 PM PDT Good day /r/cscareerquestions! I am a person in my late twenties that have been tinkering with programming since 2009. I managed to find myself an app idea that has kept me self employed since 2012, full-time, but the market for the app is relatively niche which means my profits are shrinking. I don't have an idea for another app so I have been looking into a career as a programmer, outside my own work. I feel so lost in the process though. I do not have any formal education outside of High School. My app began taking off when I was graduating so college was a second thought at that point. I learned as I went instead. I also do not have any work history outside of my app itself. Both of these factors make my resume look short and in my opinion, inadequate. I have a high degree of knowledge in many programming languages such as Objective-C, Swift, and PHP. I have went as far as creating my own checkout system for the app, my own licensing system, and managing the infrastructure needed to keep those alive. While those sound like good qualities, I am worried that an employer may see my lack of education as an automatic rejection. Can you all please give me some advice on what to do next as feel lost. [link] [comments]  |
| Will a non-cs internship be relevant when applying for cs internships? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 04:34 PM PDT I recently just got offered a law internship. I was wondering how relevant it would be if I had this on my resume when I apply for CS internships. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 06:13 PM PDT Hi everyone! I have a negotiation tomorrow for a job offer. During my interview with them, I accidentally told them that I wanted around $30,000 per year (I'm in China). However, I saw the job listing on AngelList and the range of the salary said $40,000 - $100,000. Would it be okay to point this out to them during the negotiation process and say that I want at least $40,000? Additionally, I would like to have some other responsibilities besides the one I was hired for. Since the place is a startup, and relatively small, would it be okay to talk to them about giving me some other responsibilities? Maybe with the data science team/business, etc? Lastly, does it make sense for me to negotiate about equity in this setting? I'm an entry level employee, and the job listing on angel list said like 0-2%. What other preparation should I do for this negotiation? Should I have an idea of how many sick/vacation days I want? How would I negotiate about healthcare? Thanks everyone! [link] [comments]  |
| Getting a job offer like pulling teeth with slow recruiter Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:24 PM PDT I signed up for one of those online requiter companies who give you a test then say companies will come to you. Only one company responded and their offer of 140k was well below the 170k I stated as my minimum (Senior Software Dev). If you add in all the bonus and RSU they offer it's slightly over 170k, but bonus isn't guaranteed and RSU isn't officially granted until 3 months after I start and they say they do adjust up or down based on 90 days performance. Seems very shaky offer. I liked the company and the people I talked to, but every time I ask questions about how often the bonus is what they projected at offer, or what percentage of new hires get RSU above or below the verbal amount discussed, they are only very vague. Seems like a red flag at least for the HR/recruiter. Is it a red flag for the company? How do I respond to get an offer more guaranteed and above the 170k I gave as a target. (Making 150k now, but work isn't too interesting at current company) [link] [comments]  |
| People who are graduating in December 2018 Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:28 PM PDT Do you have a job lined up? What companies did you apply to? What are some companies in DFW/NJ/NY that do not have a high hiring standard? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:55 PM PDT Hi all, so I'm a senior software engineer starting a new job next month. I'm going from ASP.NET webforms to ASP.NET MVC. I'm also a father to my 6 month old son. My question is, how do other engineer parents find the time to study/stay relevant and what do you use for studying? I find I work, then look after my son. I'm then too tired at night to study. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Importance of Linear Algebra in Software Engineering Posted: 15 Jul 2018 08:27 PM PDT I'm starting University in september (CS, Software Development stream) and I have choice of two courses - A Fall/Winter Linear Algebra Course - A winter streamlined Linear Algebra Course It's large debate in my school on which course to take. The Full year course has applications for computing, allows a deeper understanding of algebraic concepts, and teaches a little bit more content. Though the winter course covers pretty much everything, they apparently take things to a simple level so you can essentially speedrun the content. I'd also prefer to take the winter one just so I can get my 2nd year statistics course done and over with during my first year. How Important is Linear Algebra in Software Engineering? Should I take the full year? How often is it used where I'd need to know it off my head? Would Big N or other companies interview me on my understanding of Linear Algebra? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 08:23 PM PDT I'm graduating in the fall and about to start applying for jobs but I don't want to start until summer of next year. I'd like to take about 6 months off and travel before I start my career. Consequently, I'm not really sure what graduation date to put on my resume. I don't want to start in the winter and give employers false pretenses, but I also don't want to lie about my graduation date. I'm at a weird point in life when I'm ready to get out of school but not ready to start work. Would putting a May 2019 graduation date on my resume be risky? I'm thinking if an employer asks for transcript I can just say circumstances changed since I first applied and I can start earlier if need be. Does anybody have any advice on a situation like this? [link] [comments]  |
| Applying for a full time job while on an internship Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:59 PM PDT I'm an intern at a big 4 company right now. I graduate next year. My performance has been good and I expect a return offer for full time from this company. This company is known to give only a short time period after the end of the internship to respond to a return offer. I like the company, but there are other companies that I might like more. Should I start applying for full time jobs at other companies right now? This will open up my choices. It will also give me room to negotiate offers. What would you do? [link] [comments]  |
| Does anyone get super angry when they program? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:44 PM PDT I feel like I cant control my anger a lot of times when Im stuck on a problem and nothing is working. I just get super frustrated and feel like Im wasting so much time. Its especially hard when Im in the office around clients because I cant hide my anger and frustration. I want to be able to get over this though. Does anyone else have the same problem? Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| [Update] Doing a web/mobile app for $10K Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:41 PM PDT Link to the first post here - Doing a web and mobile app for $10k enough? The first meeting just went off last weekend and I've set my terms for the project:
Prospect local business partner secretly relayed that stakeholders would be considering other options.
Looks like I've lost another project together with my previous time as I've done this upfront (just to make ways feasible)
Now, I might start revisiting my options just to get these projects. Any ideas what could I've done better without lowering my business worth? [link] [comments]  |
| How much of a raise from internship to full time is typical? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:40 PM PDT Earning average pay for CA as an intern. Curious how much I can expect. Masters student. This is not a bigN company. Mid-size,pretty old. [link] [comments]  |
| Continue internship or start applying? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:39 PM PDT Hello everyone, I'm a self taught web developer and have been studying for over a year now. About 6 months ago I landed a paid internship as a full stack dev. The pay is minimal but whatever, I'm getting paid to learn. The internship has already been extended once and now I'm nearing the end of the extension. I would probably have already been hired full time if the company could afford to do so. Here's the deal, I work full time during the day in a physically demanding field (40hrs). After work I go and kill it at my internship and probably put somewhere along the lines of 30 or so hours a week. It's been really hard to find spare time to apply for roles elsewhere with the limited amount of free time I have. Now that the internship is coming to and end I may be offered yet another extension. I feel like turning down job experience is the worst choice ever. I also feel beyond capable of a Jr developer role. If I deny the offer I can start putting all that time into applying for gigs. What do I do? Keep grinding the internship and soak up the experience or move on and start applying? Being self taught, this internship is a HUGE deal when it comes to getting past the HR department. I only went to college for one year for CS. Other than the internship I have a personal website/portfolio and a GitHub loaded with projects. For what it's worth, the internship has helped me grow as a programmer tremendously and has been an amazing experience. [link] [comments]  |
| Stuck at a Financial Job - Want to Work in CS Posted: 15 Jul 2018 07:09 PM PDT Hey all, Currently I work in the financial industry doing work that has no relation to information technology. I have been working there since I got out of high school to pay for college since it was the best paying job I could acquire at the time. Since then, I have taken opportunities with my current company and have found myself in a supervisory position that doesn't pay well but better than nothing. Since working here though, I have also had an internship working on a database with a municipality, earned my Associates in CS, and have acquired an A+, Net+, and Sec+. Also, I'm currently working towards a BS in Cyber Security. I'm having trouble though even getting a sit down interview for an entry level IT job. My current company offered me an entry level help desk position as I wanted to get my foot in the door but I declined (at the time I applied for every full-time IT position besides that one, even the ones that paid slightly less but still kept me at full-time). My reason for declining was that it paid $5 less an hour than what I made, my hours would be cut in half, and I would lose my benefits (healthcare, dental, vision, vacation, sick time which I need). Since then I have been declined any interview for any IT position at my own company, but they are happy with me working as a supervisor in this financial position (which I have no education for). I could potentially make a pay cut to start at a help desk position but I'm hoping for the best way to not have to do that. I currently have about $500-600 a month in bills that make it hard to do so. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. I would appreciate any help or advice on this matter. I thank you for your time! [link] [comments]  |
| CS related hobbies/things someone can do outside of CC suggestions? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 09:24 AM PDT I am a community college student who is applying to universities in the fall. I have been looking into the applications and supplemental essays required of each school. The most common essay is asking "why this major? (Essentially: What have you done while in community college that shows you're interested in CS?"). I'm worried I might not be a great applicant if I don't have an internship or something I do one the side that has to do with computers, but I don't know where to start. If I'm honest I don't know much about the career. I just know I like computers and I have worked with some stuff like fixing phones and computers on the side, but nothing to the degree a school might expect. What are some suggestions you guys have that would "spice up" my application and also give me some experience in the field? If that makes sense. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| I missed two years of school due to serious illness, should I dropout? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 06:59 PM PDT I've unfortunately been in and out of school for the last two years due to being sick and therefore should have graduated this year but will need to finish up another two years to get my Bachelors in CS. Additionally, I'm not a huge fan of school and don't really thrive in the environment. However, I do pretty well during internships, I've had 4 at decent companies (Fortune 500) and have always been given glowing performance reviews. I am confident that I have the skillset to be an entry-level programmer full-time but the thought of being a dropout just doesn't feel right. I'm not sure what to do. [link] [comments]  |
| I feel uncomfortable at most people's dream company. Posted: 15 Jul 2018 10:03 AM PDT Long story short, I feel like a Type A personality at a Type B personality company. I'm a new grad in my first few weeks of working in a medium CoL area making 6 figures. The other day I was hanging out with older coworkers (they've been working for 1-2 years now) and they went on a rant about how their jobs are soooo easy and they can't believe they get paid as much as they do. I know they get in at 10 and leave at 5, take a 1 hour lunch, and play at least 1 hour of ping pong everyday. A lot of other people at this company are super easy going too. Our Glassdoor reviews are amazing, but the 1 con is usually that culture is super easy going and that people aren't driven. I sometimes feel like I'd prosper more in a more competitive and driven atmosphere like Amazon. Am I crazy for feeling uncomfortable about my cozy, high-paying job? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 02:34 PM PDT Hello, I'm a master's student graduating in December. I have a full time offer from a small startup in midwest where I worked for 6 months as a part time backend intern along with coursework. I believe I can have a big leap in my career if I work for this company. It started to make real customers and I'm expecting it to grow. Most of all I'll be working on wide range of things in backend and get a good experience from the point of scalability. I'm lucky to have at least one offer at hand before graduation but I want to move to a better location and have a good team where I can work together (I'm in a team of two including myself and one frontend guy). The thing is I'm too afraid of any job seeking right now. There's a career fair coming up and I'm going to GHC in September. I should've already put my resume in GHC database and applied for companies. But I didn't and I'm not ready. I don't feel confident at all. Also I'm working on my thesis and it's been my excuse for not practicing coding questions...! I feel so stupid again writing this. I know the answer is that I have to work harder but it's not that easy. Would I be late if I start in September once I'm free from my thesis? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:45 PM PDT I'm deciding between two offers. At one of the companies I'm considering, I met a potential colleague during my in-person, but they were interviewing me the same time as the Director. The peer asked me some questions but was mostly deferring to the Director, who was doing most of the talking (understandable). I also didn't ask the potential colleague a few questions about the bosses' management styles since the Director was sitting right there. Would it be an unusual request to have a short telephone conversation with my peer, even though I already met them during my in-person? [link] [comments]  |
| How to prepare for a Data Science interview? Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:43 PM PDT Hello! So I have an offer at a company I just finished my internship at and they made me an offer to return. They asked me if there are any specific areas I'd like to work in and I mentioned 'Data Science' amongst others. Except my knowledge and experience in DS is limited and a lot of it is self-taught (even though I took courses at uni, I still feel I do not know enough). How is a typical Data Science interview structured and what are some concepts I should have a solid base in? How do I structure my prep? So far, I have taken Andrew Ng's famous online course, data mining techniques in school and will be taking up Machine Learning this fall. I've also dabbled a bit in Kaggle competitions. This is for an entry level position and I'm a grad student graduating this year. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Jul 2018 05:38 PM PDT I am in my late 20s. I have a degree in biochemistry and left graduate school before going back to community college to take CS courses and math in addition to completing certificates and a Udacity program. I have been working as a programming instructor in the Bay Area for a year. I am looking for a job in Central California at the same time. My plan is to get a job and do a part-time master's program online so that I can get work experience and a degree in CS. I don't want to go back to school on campus full-time again and I prefer online courses. I am a bit nervous about my master's program applications that I have started (due September 1st-November 15th) because I only recent got into CS when I was 25 (about 2.5 years ago) and did so after leaving a master's program and then not matriculating into a phd program. Its been a mess that I am not proud of, but I think I found what I can do good work in. What tools would you recommend for a job search specific to Central California, if I could get that specific? Would you recommend that I get external help with my statement of purpose? I am considering getting hired help because I'd like to polish my application and be confident in it. [link] [comments]  |
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