Resume Advice Thread - January 19, 2019 CS Career Questions |
- Resume Advice Thread - January 19, 2019
- Daily Chat Thread - January 19, 2019
- I just landed the software engineering internship at Target! Has anyone had this internship?
- I want to give up.
- How do I fit genuine learning into my work day?
- Just got an offer from SAP
- Recently started as a QA engineer but don't want to get pigeonholed
- Would like to enter the field of space exploration.
- AMZON Canada vs SF Startup Internship
- Is learning CS and programming simply a question of Will?
- What are some things your manager does that you think are exceptional or awesome?
- University (or general) Career Fairs and Networking tips
- Don't feel like I'm learning enough at first job?
- Asking HR for housing recommendations?
- New grads who got multiple competing offers: how did you do it?
- Will the classes that I take at college dictate my career future?
- JP Morgan Software Engineering Analyst vs Morgan Stanley Technology Analyst
- Discriminated or not (while doing job search)?
- Enjoyed programming a lot more after college. Anyone feel the same way?
- Do cover letters really matter?
- Started new job 3 months ago. Former coworker (who's a good friend) is now the boss and wants me back. Help!
- Got an offer from AMZON Canada for internship. Any of you former interns?
- How to get better communication with your manager to promote career growth?
- A disorganised job search effort on my part has landed me in a tricky situation, looking for some advice on resolving it
- Imposter syndrome and fear. Anyone feels the same way?
- Do defense contractors even have any "top talent"?
| Resume Advice Thread - January 19, 2019 Posted: 18 Jan 2019 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 - January 19, 2019 Posted: 18 Jan 2019 11:06 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]  | |||||||||
| I just landed the software engineering internship at Target! Has anyone had this internship? Posted: 18 Jan 2019 10:18 PM PST I'm pretty excited for this internship. The campus seems to be pretty cool and Target seems to be making a good push toward technology. Does anyone have experience with Target that they could share? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:22 PM PST I'm a final year computer science student and I've recently joined a startup as a blockchain intern, The thing is the company is of just two people (one of which is the CEO and other is a senior dev) and no one who actually knows much about it. Other than me there are 3 interns. A little more background the company, they work 6 days a week with at least 10 hours a day. First day here I was assigned a 14-day sprint(alone) to make dynamic channel manager for hyperledger fabric using Go. I was new to hyperledger, new to Go and no one bothered to make a plan to achieve this target. For two weeks I was spending all day reading source code and a little bit of information from code documentation on GitHub to make the channel manager, and at the end of 14 days I still haven't been able to complete the task, Now for three days past deadline I've been working my ass off to fix a problem (which still isn't fixed) and in the midst of it, CEO want's me to now learn Java and Mongo for next sprint, he even asked us to spend Sunday learning it. This is where I started losing my shit. I can't seem to catch a break from self-doubt and sadness. I called my parents and started crying on the phone just as I started talking to them. I am thinking if it's all worth the toll on me and if I should just quit. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| How do I fit genuine learning into my work day? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:20 PM PST I landed my first position almost a month ago. I came in with experience with many of the tech I needed to know in the job description. However, I'm finding that the gaps in my knowledge are just as relevant and important as the things I am good to go with. I am finding myself needing to spring up square 1, trial and error type learning in order to do things right in my work. It's the type of learning where you waste 4 hours with headphones on, no context switching. This is problematic, because when actual pertinent work items come up, I can't just ignore them. This leaves me with very little time to actually learn completely brand new things. It feels like my 8 hour days are so short. I get in at 8, work on bug fixes / urgent stories until 11-12. Lunch is an hour, then I get back and there's usually some socializing to be done at some capacity. If there's a meeting, its never just the 30-60 minutes planned, there's always some more after. Then I have to spend time taking notes on what just happened, otherwise it's like it never happened in my mind. I can't risk that, if someone asks me about it. There's also highly used internal apps that experience sporadic reliability so when there's an issue there goes what I was doing for the next few days. I've read that many of you accomplish all of the learning, professional development while on the job and don't usually have to code outside of your 40 hours. How do you do it? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Posted: 19 Jan 2019 09:43 AM PST I just got an internship offer for the summer at SAP through the ixp program. Specifically working on HANA in San Ramon. Personally, I'm very excited for the opportunity but wanted to hear other people's opinions. Has anyone had any experience/knowledge of the program or of an internship at SAP in general? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Recently started as a QA engineer but don't want to get pigeonholed Posted: 19 Jan 2019 06:37 PM PST Fresh out of college, I was offered a software validation position even though I really wanted to land a dev job. I didn't have any prior experience in validation but knowing I nailed the interview, that didn't come as a surprise. Manager mentioned that I along with some other guys would mainly be responsible for maintaining tests, along with a bit of test case development. I didn't raise any concerns because firstly I am still in the very early stage of my career, plus I feel I still got a lot of learning to do with regards to the codebase. I still see fixing/maintaining tests a plus because I am then exposed to a variety of different test plans and familiarizing myself by reading someone else's code kind of gives me a better insight, which I think might help me in future when I get to develop more tests. In short, I don't know if I'd want to stay in QA in a long run which is why the idea of *pigeonholing* is kind of scaring me but I want to keep my options open. How do I ensure I don't get pigeonholed? What kind of tasks (obviously not manual testing) should I be more focusing on? I know switching to a different path is never easy but there should probably an area which could help me get close to what I may want to achieve. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Would like to enter the field of space exploration. Posted: 19 Jan 2019 08:09 AM PST I am currently a final year student studying computer science as my major. I have had experience in drone imaging when I was in a team in my first year. In the second year, I learnt about machine learning and deep learning a lot. Although I could not do a lot of projects in it since I moved to research in computational biology. I also love competitive programming a LOT and keep solving questions every day. Now by all of this, I do not want to imply that I am an expert in these things. But I do love to learn. Now the thing is, I would love to go back to drone imaging and learn more about it. But since my college is about to finish, I cannot do so. Also, I have had a lot of interest in space exploration but do not know where to begin. I guess I could work in the imaging section of a space company? or anything that catches my interest I suppose. What I am sure of is that I would love to try it since I believe that space exploration is necessary for humans to survive and would like to contribute to it any way possible. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| AMZON Canada vs SF Startup Internship Posted: 19 Jan 2019 01:40 PM PST My last internship. Summer 2019 SF Startup: - $44/hr (~$7.1k) USD Monthly, 5.5k stipend - Data analytics, Unicorn ($3 billion), Unknown to recruiters - Helps with my goal of working in California after graduation - Possible full time conversion AMAZON Canada - $6k CAD Monthly, Possible housing stipend of 3-5k CAD. - Established Company, Good on resume, known to recruiters - Possible Full time conversion [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Is learning CS and programming simply a question of Will? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 06:47 PM PST If we assume the person in question is a reasonably intelligent person, is getting an entry level CS job simply a matter of Willpower and effort? Time and effort? Like, if you do it, put in the hours over months, you'll inevitably "get it"? And be able to land a very rudimentary entry level position doing coding or programming or whatnot? Obviously the geniuses and very gifted programmers are at the tops of companies designing things. But surely an average intelligence person can get the lowest tier job if they simply devote a couple hours a day for maybe 2 years to studying and practicing? Via self teach courses and books and also modestly priced paid online courses? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| What are some things your manager does that you think are exceptional or awesome? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:19 PM PST I'm doing a year end review and my manager is asking me for feedback. I'm just looking for examples to help jog my brain so I can try and come up with some stuff for him. What does your manager do that you really like? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| University (or general) Career Fairs and Networking tips Posted: 19 Jan 2019 02:12 PM PST I'm not the best starting conversations. In fact, I take time to "adjust to talking to new people." I legit went to a career fair in Fall 2018 and wandered around the place for a good couple of hours without interacting with anyone except a few acquaintances. How do you network with people in real life? How do you reach out and strike up conversations with connections on LinkedIn? What is your strategy when you approach company representatives at career fairs? I'm looking for any tips and/or success stories and I would highly appreciate any help with overcoming my fear of networking in general! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Don't feel like I'm learning enough at first job? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 09:05 AM PST I got a job at a big company as a junior SWE (currently front end but probably going to turn into full stack since my boss encourages team osmosis), you've definitely heard of our website. It's not what I expected. No-one follows best practices. Shit's inefficient as fuck, both on the technology and corporate sides. No-one (maybe an exaggeration...) cares about the technology, what little left of it there is. Everything is subject to the whims of upper management. One of my pet peeves is when indentation isn't aligned so when some people have it on 2 spaces, some on 4, and still others use tabs, it really irritates me. Mostly because when pushing, it shows fucked up indentation on the repo. Small things like that which build up. On the other hand, it's been very relaxing working there. Way better than college for sure. Usually given work at a nice pace, I only got high priority, last minute stuff one day out of 3 weeks of working there. Great benefits. I'll probably be promoted within the year, if not before that. I've learnt a decent amount, just not that much about software engineering or best practices. Is this a normal thought process for a first job? Am I overestimating how much I should've learnt in my first 2 months? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Asking HR for housing recommendations? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 08:18 PM PST Can I ask my HR contact for advice on how to get housing in the area for my summer internship? Or is that considered unprofessional lol [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| New grads who got multiple competing offers: how did you do it? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 08:06 PM PST Hi, Looking at the recent new grad salary sharing threads, I'm left a bit confused by the logistic behind getting multiple offers: I'm a CS major doing my last internship before graduating at Microsoft this summer. Given that the typical interview process can take 2-8 weeks while the typical offer deadline is only 2 weeks long, how does one find enough time to interview with multiple companies? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Will the classes that I take at college dictate my career future? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:59 PM PST So I will not be able to take Operating Systems before I graduate because I did not get in the class and I do not have money to stay an extra semester so I will take another class instead. There is no way that I can get in that class. Not taking that class is kind of taboo among students at my school. However, my school does not require it for graduation. I wonder if that will affect my future forever in the industry. My favorite areas of interest in the tech field are Web Dev, App Dev, and Security. I know AI and ML are the future, but is so hard to get a job on them without a masters degree. I do not have money for a masters degree currently, so I am looking for a web dev, or app dev or security position. I will teach myself ML and AI throughout my life and eventually get good enough at it to get a job. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| JP Morgan Software Engineering Analyst vs Morgan Stanley Technology Analyst Posted: 19 Jan 2019 05:12 AM PST I'm a 2019 CS graduate and looking to choose between the two offers: JP Morgan Software Engineering Analyst vs Morgan Stanley Technology Analyst. Currently I am trying to make a decision based on the following pros and cons for both companies. Both roles are in Hong Kong. I have given JP Morgan a verbal acceptance for the offer.
Currently am leaning towards Morgan Stanley . However, JP is also revamping their entry level tech program which makes me re-think. Which of the two would you pick? Is there anything else I should consider? Thanks Edit: I mentioned that I'll get blacklisted from JP if I pick Morgan Stanley. This is because I have given a verbal acceptance to JP, before the Morgan Stanley offer came in. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Discriminated or not (while doing job search)? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:41 PM PST I applied to one company from San Francisco couple of weeks ago. Company is quite large, you definitely heard its name. I did online interview, I was challenged with 3 technical tasks, all solved successfully. But I had weird response back:
There are some interesting facts here: 1) All of the challenges were solved. 2) I actually explained thought process. I asked for the time to think, about 3 minutes, and got permission. 3) They said they've shifted their focus to hire "Principal Level Engineers", but I am Principal Software Engineer at the moment. I told them about that, but there was no response. 4) I'm not English native speaker, and I think it somehow affected my interview. I think I wasn't treated fairly, and I wonder what could be the real reason for rejection? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Enjoyed programming a lot more after college. Anyone feel the same way? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:07 AM PST I struggled a lot in college as a Computer Science since most of my classes are very theoretical and not much on developing web applications. I used to hate algorithms and data structures in college but now I love solving problems on leetcode/hackerank etc. I feel like I'm not forced to learn anymore but instead enjoying to learn more about computer science and new technologies everyday. Anyone experienced it? Its weird how much I like programming now after college and all I want to do is get better at it and learn more tools. It's 3am right now and I can't believe I'm still coding! [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Do cover letters really matter? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:32 AM PST To be honest, they seem to be a waste of time and I doubt anyone really says anything profound in cover letters anyways. Then again, I still haven't gotten a single internship, lol (though I'm very young still). [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Posted: 19 Jan 2019 06:55 PM PST I worked for CompanyA for 2 years. Our team was small, we were all learning together and became great friends. The project was kind of archaic, and there were hurdles that stopped us from doing all the great things we wanted to do. Then I found out that I was getting grossly underpaid, and left. It wasn't easy, because the work environment was great fun. CompanyB was a promising job, but was a bit boring. A few months in, just as I was getting in the groove of things, the company got bought out and people started dropping like flies. Even though I thought it might look bad on my resume to jump ship so quickly, it was the right move - CompanyB is now a ghost town. The last 3 months at CompanyC have been awesome. I'm doing what I want to do, with free reign to use my favorite tools, and the team respects what I do. Since starting at CompanyA, I've doubled my salary, the benefits are great, etc. As for longevity in this job... I feel like I would need to put in some serious time into technologies that I'm not too excited about (backend, devops), and it's possible that I'll be done with my current project in the next 3 months or so. I don't understand the architecture mentality of the other devs, and I feel like I'd be pretty lost in their projects. One of my friends from CompanyA is now the boss and is begging me to come back. I think it would be much more fun, and I'd be working with my friends again. The company can now afford to pay me an adequate salary. I would be doing more of what I like to do (UI implementation, UX design), even though there may only be limited opportunities for career growth. My heart says "go back!" but I would be doing a massive disservice to my current team, who is counting solely on me to develop the new UI for our product. Leaving them would really delay their progress. Plus I've only been there for 3 months, which may not look great on my resume. I need to give my friend an answer by next week, or he'll start a second round of interviews. What should I do?!?!? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Got an offer from AMZON Canada for internship. Any of you former interns? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 06:50 PM PST Just looking to see how your internship was an any advice you have for someone who's looking to convert to ft [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| How to get better communication with your manager to promote career growth? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 05:19 PM PST I enjoy working in IT, but I am frustrated with my current manager and feel she could slow my career growth. She is very nice, kind of a pushover, and really leaves me be to do my work. This leads to less stressful day, but I feel like it could be bad in the long run. This is because I get absolutely zero feedback from her. I have no idea where I stand. She doesn't seem at all interested in giving me mentoring, coaching, or projects that will help me grow. She doesn't really even seem to know or be interested in what I'm capable of. Another aspect of it is that she's really tight with her boss, and I have no doubt she vents to him about me and other employees, yet when we meet it's all smiles. I don't think it's meant to be malicious it's just how the situation is. Her and I just don't communicate beyond transnational convos. about the work at hand or chit-chat. We've never had a real conversation about my career growth, and I've been there over a year. I have brought up these issues before, by asking for feedback and more communication. She says 'yes' but then nothing changes. I'm thinking about bringing it up and being a little more forceful in our next meeting, but I'm afraid it will backfire. Any suggestions on how best to broach the subject? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Posted: 19 Jan 2019 08:59 AM PST Hi /r/cscareerquestions. After spending 1.5 years at a unicorn (joined out of college), I decided to switch companies. I initially tried applying selectively to only a couple of companies at a time (without referrals), which I thought would get my foot in the door since I have a pretty good resume. After not getting any responses at all, I tried to increase the number of companies that I sent my resumes to. Again, got only 6 responses (over around a month and a half), out of which I tanked 4 of them, and had concerns about the work environment at the other 2 due to which I rejected their offers. Due to a couple of reasons, I was looking to switch as soon as possible. So I decided to shotgun resumes to every good job posting I could come across. Within the next 2 weeks, I only got a call from one startup, and even that interview got postponed as the hiring manager was on paternal leave. Since online applications did not seem to be working out, I finally decided to call a friend at a Big 4 for a referral. However, turns out that I wasn't rejected in all the earlier online applications, I just had to wait longer. Because I ended up getting called for onsite rounds by 4 other companies, and the postponed interview took place and ended with me receiving an offer. So this is the situation at the moment: I have an offer from the initial startup, to which I have to respond by Wednesday (could try extending it, but it's quite likely it won't work). I have onsite rounds with 2 other companies on Monday and Tuesday. Have an initial screening with the Big4 company on Wednesday, and possibly a final round by the 4th company on Wednesday evening itself. These are the problems I am facing currently:
I'd really appreciate any advice/feedback I could get regarding the whole situation. Thank you! TL;DR: Disorganised job search on my part led to me receiving more onsite calls / offers than I could handle. Would appreciate any advice to resolve the situation in a way that no bridges are burnt. [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Imposter syndrome and fear. Anyone feels the same way? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 03:25 PM PST There are so many intellectual and technically capable people in the tech industry. I often have a sense of fear and insecurities in terms of my skills and how I think that everyone is better than me. Sometimes I feel like no matter how much I try, there are always people who are going to be faster and better than me without spending a lot of time on the problem. I'm a competitive person and I get worried easily when I work with people who are extremely "good". I know that working with people who are better than you is a good way to get better. However, it's hard to control my fear sometimes. Anyone feels the same way? [link] [comments]  | |||||||||
| Do defense contractors even have any "top talent"? Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:07 PM PST My premise might be wrong, of course, but defense contractors pay way worse than any of the Big 4, the work is more tedious, political, and stagnant. Work life balance will be better, but at the cost of your morals. Most intelligent people can see how fucked the military-industrial complex is and would rather be doing something beneficial to society, and they're going to get paid more for it anyways. So basically, do defense companies even have any top talent? It seems like they're all above average at best which clashes with the common conception that geniuses and Putnam winners get snatched up by the government and join the NSA and defense companies. At my school, one of the best for CS, defense contractors like Northrop Grumann are a joke compared to top prop trading firms and startups. [link] [comments]  |
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