Interview Discussion - April 01, 2019 CS Career Questions |
- Interview Discussion - April 01, 2019
- Daily Chat Thread - April 01, 2019
- I realized I was being "tolerated" at work so I decided to leave for a better job, and my superiors got mad when I did. How should I deal with this?
- Any US developers here that moved to Canada for a new job? How tough was the transition?
- I signed a letter offer from an electric company. However one day before mystart date the Job offer was retracted
- What's an interesting career path that not a lot of cs majors know about?
- A college Senior graduating with no internships or work experience. Advice needed
- 2 Years Later: What I did with your advice
- I didn’t put any references on my CV, but my friends tell me that I should since I have an impressive list of references. Thoughts?
- Would any company pay to fly out an average new grad or offer them a relocation bonus?
- Thinking of switching career paths and need advice...
- New Grad - Offer Help Request
- Interning at Citadel
- Is there a self-taught way into Dev Ops?
- Advice: internship before college?
- Any Developer Advocates/Evangelists here, can you share your path to how you became one?
- What is pre-sale/sale engineer? And how does a soon-to-be new grad get into it?
- How to keep up with cs?
- Thinking about switching my major from Finance...
- Bootcamp (Thinkful) vs WGU Computer Science? So confused.
- Are contract-to-hires ever worth it? CS background, no prior experience
- I want advice on how to progress my career to the USA from Canada
- New Graduate Job Search/Application Strategy
- Part Time Study (plus relevant work) vs Full Time Study
- Leave permanent position for 3 month contract to hire in dream job?
- Feeling bad for not reneging QA Internship for DevOps Intern
- Having trouble deciding whether to accept a new job. What would you do?
| Interview Discussion - April 01, 2019 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 12:08 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 - April 01, 2019 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 12:08 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: 31 Mar 2019 11:41 PM PDT I've worked for this company for 5 years. We had our ups and downs, but I always thought there was mutual respect between me and the owners, especially since I was always the "go-to" guy for complicated or challenging things. That being said, I slowly started noticing that I was never involved in brainstorming sessions, never involved in any kind of decision making, etc. I was essentially left alone, and the company made it so that nothing depended on me. At first, I thought this was a good thing. Later, however, I realized it was done on purpose just to keep me out of the loop... virtually any loop. I had seniority and skill, nothing more, while people less competent were given tasks they couldn't handle and then came to me for help. I was always uncredited, always having to pull my weight to show I was the one actually coming up with solutions to problems... Two months ago, my direct superior (one of the guys who own the company) told a coworker how I was just tolerated in the company, which is why he was keeping me away from him, from her (my coworker) and many important projects. "I was to be put up with because of my skills". Thinking about my manager and his utterly unprofessional attitude towards employees (favoritism, passive-aggressiveness, let people do whatever they want hoping they'll do a good job without supervision while the others needed to cover for them, etc), I lost it, went back home and started sending out resumes. It was the last drop. In the mean time, I was put on a big project for lack of resources (they keep the team overstretched), and because the company is small (roughly 20 people, 3 owners), things are always tight. I got a few job offers and did a few interviews, and in the end I ended up with the one that gave me a slightly bigger salary than my current job. This was a Thursday. The next Monday, I went in and gave my two weeks. And all hell broke loose... I was accused of a lot of things, from being unprofessional to traitor to childish. Promises had been made to clients and now they had to be broken, a new person had to be found asap, etc. They tried to get me in to work overtime to keep others up to date on my work, and I refused, and that drove them even angrier because it forced my manager to shuffle people around in order to make the last two weeks count. Last Friday was my last day at work. No hand shakes, no smiles, no farewells... nothing. At 3pm (we usually get out at 6pm) I was told everything was set and I could leave if I wanted to. I did. I feel relieved and angry at the same time for having wasted 5 years of my life in there... Is this normal? Should I have done any different? Why did they expect me to put up with a subtle form of abuse and even got angry when I refused? [link] [comments]  |
| Any US developers here that moved to Canada for a new job? How tough was the transition? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:08 PM PDT I have interest in a job that fits a niche I can fill in that many web developers can't. And its industry domain fits closer to what I have done at college, despite my degree not being in CS. But the company is in Vancouver BC, Canada and I'm in the US. Remote work doesn't seem to be an option for them. But I am interested in moving to the Pacific Northwest anyways. What is the typical situation for Americans wanting to move to Canada for work? I usually see that most Canadian SWEs would rather move to the US to find better work but I want to know more about the situation in reverse. Is it hard to get a passport contingent on getting employed here? I hear the pay scale is rather rough there, but tbh it probably won't be anything new for me. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:04 PM PDT I have a B.S in electrical engineering , and i interviewed with an electric company two weeks ago through a recruitment agency. A couple of days after the interview , i received a call that the company wants to hire me. So i signed a bunch of documents including the letter offer and medical benefits and underwent a background check and drug screen. After all that was complete i was told i would start on April 2nd. However on April 1st, i get a call saying that the company forgot that i have to take a pre-employment assessment test, and that this is usually taken before even doing an interview. So i was forced to complete this assessment test immediately (had only a couple hrs to prepare) and failed this test. So the job offer was retracted Is there anything i can do?? because its been almost two weeks since i signed the offer and during that time I removed myself from the job market as i was sure that i would be starting on April 2nd Any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| What's an interesting career path that not a lot of cs majors know about? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:57 PM PDT Currently just started my third year for an undergrad in computer science. I'll admit I'm not really passionate about cs, but I find the material fairly interesting. My only issue is that I have no desire to code in my free time, and the more time I spend on coding projects the more I feel like careers like software development will not be satisfying for me. With that being said, I'm only in data structures right now, so I might come across a niche topic that I find a lot more interesting. I'm starting to realize programming is something I wouldn't mind implementing in my day to day job, but I don't want it to be my sole job. I've been interested in data science, however with my 3.0 I doubt I can get into grad school and would like to focus on shorter term goals. I'm a bit lost and if anyone has some advice it would greatly be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| A college Senior graduating with no internships or work experience. Advice needed Posted: 01 Apr 2019 09:30 AM PDT (I hope this is the right place to post this - if not, please redirect to the correct subreddit + remove this, thanks!) Tl;DR: International Student graduating in CS this May. No internships, no work experience in CS field. Limited income to try different things. Overwhelmed with what information and subjects to focus on to become a junior developer in Java (or any entry-level position). I am a college senior graduating with a Bachelor's in Computer Science from an average university in May 2019. I am an international student, and was a collegiate athlete for all 4 years. Due to these reasons, I did not have time or was unable to get an internship, and as a result, I feel that I have fell behind compared to my peers. I constantly feel I don't know much about things, and although my theoretical knowledge is decent, I struggle in practice of coding and creating projects. I have a good GPA (3.6), and typically had good grades in programming classes, but I feel that my university classes that heavily focused on coding were very shallow and nothing that I couldn't learn by watching youtube for 20 minutes a day. So far, I have started the grind on LeetCode, primarily using Java. I have purchased a couple of books to help with programming for additional practice. Additionally, I'm looking forward into learning Java frameworks and libraries like Node and React. I am also thinking about learning SQL and getting proficient in it. The problem is, I am overwhelmed in the amount of material that I think that I need for landing a programming job of any scope. Eventually, I would like to be in a cybersecurity field, but most of them require experience and multiple security certificates, which I cannot pay for yet (to take tests etc). So for now, I am focusing on getting an entry-level job as a Junior Developer, preferably Java (I have solid foundational knowledge of C++, Python, and Lisp as well but not comfortable with them). I am not looking for a Big N or a dream $200k+ position right out of college - I am comfortable with an average/slightly below average pay for an entry level position. That is not to say that I am not dreaming big, but I feel like my current skills cannot land a big position job just yet. My biggest objective is to have stable income for now - as an International student, a lot of companies cannot sponsor my stay, so I feel like it's going to be much harder for me to land ANY job. Any stable income is important because I do not have much monetary support from my family. Fortunately, my Optional Practical Training (OPT) involves a 3 year option to stay and work in a CS related field due to STEM option (instead of just 1 year for non-STEM fields). Therefore, I do not need a work visa immediately (something that, looking from job postings, employers tend to avoid). With all that in mind, to sum it up, a couple of questions:
Bonus: I have a lot of accomplishments in my sport that I have participated in college. That is the only thing that makes me stand out from other applicants, resume-wise. Do CS field employers care about that? (I know that for some jobs, athletic achievements are a huge plus on the resume - a show of acquired skills beneficial to the job culture and environment) Thank you for your time reading this, and any help is greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| 2 Years Later: What I did with your advice Posted: 01 Apr 2019 10:36 AM PDT DISCLAIMER: This might not be for here, but I want to thank this community and give some ray of hope to anyone else who is in the position I was in. You may feel like being a generalist programmer isn't possible anymore with all of the cheap hiring sites out there, but you can do it and I'm proof that it's possible. Hey! I'm in a fantastic mood this morning because of some news I got that relates to my CS career path, and given it's been over 2 years since I first came here asking for help, I thought I'd follow up! Original post asking you all for help: Help! I accidentally became a jack-of-all trades dev and don't know what to do So, fast forward to today and I ended up pursuing PHP. I work for a small (in terms of company size, mid in terms of customer base) email marketing company as a full-time remote dev. On the side, I continued building websites with various platforms and at this point, I have a great reputation, except that I'm known for not being THAT great with deadlines because I'm actually too busy. And, with all of that, I've kept teaching as an adjunct faculty member at a university, teaching game development and introduction to C#. So in short... I took everyone's advice and limited myself to fewer languages / pathways, but continued down the path of "jack-of-all". As of today, the above got a little sweeter as I've now been hired on a year-to-year (instead of term-to-term) contractual basis with my university to continue teaching. It took 7 years, and I was ready to drop the role, but a around the time I first asked you all for advice, I started having students asking me not just what the question to #7 on the homework was, but also for real career advice, and I realized that being a generalist programmer, I had something to offer that the Ph.D. specialists didn't and yet was just as valuable. So in, short, thank you to this community. I still reread that post from a couple years ago when I start to doubt my decision and even though there was nothing mind blowing about it, it still helps. Again, this post might not be for this thread, but I hope that it fosters some kind of value for those here and it gets to stay so that others in my position can read it. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:05 PM PDT Graduating from university this semester with a BS in Software Engineering. I'm from Europe by the way, not the US. I think my resume is quite good but not great. When it comes to achievements/extra-curricular stuff like side projects, I'm only above average as I didn't do much compared to some of my peers. I have a good GPA, though. Anyway, I read that I should only provide references at the end of the hiring process, so I don't have them included. However, my friends tell me that I should include them in my CV as it could differentiate me from my peers because my list of references is better than most recent graduates. Roommate said it could give me an edge against someone with a similar CV. My references include: My boss from my summer internship and two managers. Two US professors from my exchange program experience in the US. Chairman of Software Engineering department at my uni. SWE Professor who I took 3 courses with and got an A+ in all three. He really likes me also and would probably say pretty good stuff about me if asked. Thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| Would any company pay to fly out an average new grad or offer them a relocation bonus? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 01:15 PM PDT I almost feel like I got screwed by living in SoCal. It's just where my family ended up. Since graduating 8 months ago I've had no luck at all. 600+ applications, only 4 interviews. I've polished up my resume like crazy, had it reviewed plenty of times, even made my first name a white name, and nothing has helped. I'm sure it's the no-name state school and no internships. Not to mention competition from not only locals but around the entire world for people who want a job in SoCal. Anyway, I've decided that when it's been a year, I'm going to start looking elsewhere in the U.S. However, I'm broke, my family is broke, and I just can't afford to relocate. I figured worse case I'd rack up credit card debt on hotels/AirBnb until paychecks come in and I can get an apartment. But would a company even pay to fly me out for an interview? Or offer a relocation fee? It sucks because all my friends, family, and girlfriend is here, and I genuinely would prefer working here, but it almost feels like I have to move to something like Kansas City for a year or two of experience just to even have a chance at working around here. I know I should just apply and see, but I'm wondering if I should even bother trying. And if so, where else? Obviously if I had no luck here in LA/OC/SD, I doubt I'd have any better luck in places like Seattle/NYC/SF. I'm sure there's plenty of experienced people willing to take a Jr. position just so they can live in those areas. So, is relocation even a thing for new grads? Or am I screwed? Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Thinking of switching career paths and need advice... Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:44 PM PDT Hey everyone, Apologies in advance if it seems like I'm rambling, So I'm currently a US medical student (23 yrs old) finishing up my second year and I'm having a existential crisis. I completed my degree in public health back in 2017 and went straight into medical school sure that I wanted to do medicine, however after my first year I began to have serious doubts. My main draws to the field were the problem solving aspects and the ability to help and impact peoples lives directly and while that part still appeals to me, the lifestyle, competitiveness, and overall day to day stress and liability does not. I stuck with it but the past year has been the worst year of my life. This has left me depressed and demotivated to study medicine and my performance and enthusiasm have suffered. While I haven't dropped out yet I've begun to weigh other options and I've been particularly interested in software dev and working in the tech industry. I took some programming classes in high school and they were some of my favorite classes. I enjoyed the satisfaction of being able to create and apply different tools to solve problems and improve existing solutions. In undergrad I ended up taking some lower level engineering versions for math classes (Calc 1, 2 and Linear Algebra) and really enjoyed them as I had been considering a switch to CS or Math at the time but had ultimately decided on medicine after being convinced by family and friends (I really regret it now). I'm thinking of going back to school to pursue a second bachelors degree in CS which would take me about 2 years since I've already completed the math and some elective requirements while completing my previous degree. Prior debt is not an issue as I had no undergraduate debt and had family help me through the first two years of medical school. I've also heard of people attending boot camps or self learning and was wondering how viable of an option this is? IDK if I'm being naive and the grass just seems greener on the other side but I could really use some insight on what my options are. Also, if I do go back to complete my degree what should I be looking to do alongside my degree to make sure I'm in a good position to get a job once I graduate? And how would a half completed MD look to a potential employer? Thank you; I appreciate all the advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:26 PM PDT Hey everyone, I just got an offer at a startup in Mountain View, but I wanted some advice. The offer (so far only over the phone) is a ~100k salary with ~10k in stock options, benefits, as well as 3k in what is essentially a relocation bonus. I had 2 phone interviews and they recently flew me over for a day to meet everyone and where I had several more coding interviews with various staff. Everyone was super friendly and it seemed like a genuinely cool place to work in a subject and programming language I enjoy. Not to mention that it allows me to move to a place with a lot of growth and opportunities. I am a new grad without internship or work experience, and I live in Florida. The reason for this post is that after looking through the salaries and offers in the designated posts (of course the sections for New Grads in high CoL locations) it seems that while the salary is pretty good, the lack of a signing bonus and such a small relocation bonus seems off to me. In addition, I had to ask if there was any additional help they could provide with relocation, because originally all they mentioned was reimbursement for some of the costs. I am now waiting to get full details, and I am genuinely excited about the opportunity, but I am not sure whether I just need to negotiate up or if I am expecting too much. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2019 05:37 PM PDT Can anyone share their experience of what it was like interning at Citadel? Anything you wished you knew when you started, or any tips for doing well? [link] [comments]  |
| Is there a self-taught way into Dev Ops? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 12:16 PM PDT I posted recently asking what type of CS I should pursue if I go for retraining. I got a few recommendations for Dev-Ops and come to think of it I think that might be a really interesting path (I assisted in a Bootstrap to Wordpress migration on AWS hosting in my last job and worked pretty closely with a Dev-Ops contractor). My question, however, is whether this is a viable route for someone looking at getting into tech in their early 30s. From what I understood, it's an advanced function that requires multidisciplinary knowledge. I also heard said a few times that sysadmin is on the way out so was thinking that learning that, with a view to then "graduating" to Dev Ops, also wouldn't be such a sensible strategy. So - is Dev Ops a possible field for a self-taught person and, if so, what would be the best way to go about training? [link] [comments]  |
| Advice: internship before college? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:47 PM PDT So I'm 18 and leaving college in the UK in a few months (similar to US high school). Usually students go onto university now, or work, or take a gap year and travel. I applied to some universities, but there's only one university in the UK I really want to go to. I don't feel the UK has a good range of universities, like the US does, that could offer me what I want from a university. I got into my other choices which I guess rank well in world subject rankings (e.g. Warwick for maths), but not really my main one (CS at Cambridge). I have the chance for second consideration in August if I meet certain grades, but I doubt it'll lead to a place this year. I'm thinking about reapplying (transfers not allowed), I don't think elsewhere in the UK is worth it to me, I don't think it'll lead anywhere and the courses aren't exciting. I probably should've applied abroad so I had more options in case my one choice failed, but too late now I suppose. I don't know what to do in a gap year, though. I don't really want to travel alone or something like that, I doubt it'd be a worthwhile experience for me. I considered working. I think I'd be appropriately qualified to do an internship or something similar in software engineering, but it's probably unlikely places would consider me w/o a degree since internships seem to be competitive enough as it is. I've done programming for quite a few years. I've freelanced on some relatively large projects, some medical software that's in use currently at a clinic, bunch of work for websites and backend stuff, plugins for games, made a small standalone game before, freelance system administration, sell my own digital products, and have some projects on GitHub that I've either made or contributed to (though these are less impressive), and other stuff. Though I haven't done as much of this in the past ~10 months so a bit rustier, I think I'd have enough experience and ability to do something meaningful in an internship or job. Would I be able to get some kind of software engineering thing for a few months to a year, do you think? If so, any places that might offer? I'm in the UK, but I'd rather be in the US or elsewhere in Europe to be honest for the year. If it's just simply not going to be possible, any other advice, or something else I can do for a year? It'll be from July 2019 till September 2020, any period or duration in between is fine, doesn't have to be the entire period obviously. I don't really feel like working on solo stuff / remote anymore, I kinda want to work in a team even if not actively working with people on a specific project, at least collaborating more or surrounded by other programmers. And I want to work on something meaningful, ideally, if I'm going to be spending a year of my life on this. So either a good experience or a good project to work on, ideally. [link] [comments]  |
| Any Developer Advocates/Evangelists here, can you share your path to how you became one? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:20 PM PDT I've been learning recently about this type of role, and it seems very appealing. For people who don't know, it's basically spreading the word about some tool/programminglanguage/product etc (usually to developers). Consequently, also getting inputs and providing it to the developers who are creating it, thus, improving the product itself. You spread the word through blogs, presentations, conferences, twitter etc. I'm not sure what else is included in the deal. I was wondering if we have some of you guys on here and if you are willing to share the story of how you became one? Cheers [link] [comments]  |
| What is pre-sale/sale engineer? And how does a soon-to-be new grad get into it? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:16 PM PDT Graduating in May 2020. After having done a few dev internships, I realized as much as I love coding, I don't want to do it everyday. I recently heard about sales engineering and it sounds pretty interesting. What exactly do sales engineers do and how do I become one? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:15 PM PDT Later this year I will be starting a three year cs degree.(in United States) After I graduate I would like to go teach English in Japan or South Korea. If i were to do that for a couple years possibly how would i get back into the swing of things? I heard going back for a masters is a good way to refresh cs skills. [link] [comments]  |
| Thinking about switching my major from Finance... Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:14 PM PDT I'm currently a sophomore Finance major at a nontarget university for high finance and I'm thinking I made the wrong choice in majors. I have a good not great GPA and got plenty of interviews for internships this year because of it, but had no luck receiving offers after final rounds. None of the internships were necessarily for what I see myself doing in the future (Big 4 advisory externships and a nontechnical internship at Fannie Mae). I see the cause of this being primarily that I'm not great(not terrible but not noticeably competitive compared to other business majors) at networking and micro politics involved in Finance. I've been taking an intro to CS class this past semester and have really loved it. I'm starting to regret not doing a more technical major. If I chose a more technical major and did as well as I have with business than I would have all the opportunities I have now and more. I see myself going on to grad school to obtain a technical degree in CS or Data Science rather than pursuing an MBA and I don't think a Finance degree would set me up to do that. The problem is I have no clue how well I'd do in the more difficult classes and whether I would enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed the one CS class I've taken so far. My question is: would it be worth dumping all the progress I've made in my current major to pursue a more technical major(namely CS) if I would be starting so far behind my peers and what should I be evaluating to make this decision? [link] [comments]  |
| Bootcamp (Thinkful) vs WGU Computer Science? So confused. Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:26 PM PDT I was raised in a very strict religious community. I was taught that women were not capable of learning STEM. I know that's dumb as fuck but for some reason, I internalized it and ended up getting my Bachelor's degree in a "soft science" that is completely useless to me. I did end up taking math through Calculus II, which will be relevant later. So I came to my senses and realized I really like computers. I'm good at math. I started learning Javascript (and HTML/CSS, of course) and took to it instantly. I know I want to do something with coding. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's honestly the truth. I do like web development so far, but I also have a desire to learn lower level languages, CS fundamentals, etc. I originally thought I should go through the Thinkful Engineering Immersion bootcamp and then study Computer Science on my own through Open Source Society University (or other resources). But then I discovered WGU's Computer Science BS program. A lot of people seem to struggle with the calc part of this path but I know that will be fine. I could do that and study web development on my own through the Odin Project, etc. I don't think complete self study is the path for me. I do intend to learn many things by myself, but I want to do at least one structured program as well. I have about $15k saved to spend on my education, which precludes most universities besides WGU. Does anyone have any advice on this? I would really appreciate ANY thoughts that popped into your mind when reading my post. Thanks very much. [link] [comments]  |
| Are contract-to-hires ever worth it? CS background, no prior experience Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:16 AM PDT Hi there, So for a little background, I'm a little more than a year out of school. I graduated from an ivy league with a dual degree in CS and a heavyweight design field. The design field is my passion, and CS was a tool to expand my abilities in that (and I focuses appropriately), however I'm first-gen low income and the design field has a trend of unpaid/next to nothing pay entry level. I need to be able to pay my debt, support myself/have healthcare, eventually pay for a masters, and would also like to take care of my parents so tech seems the way to go (and I don't mind, it's my second passion). The reason I bring this is up is pre-professionally, I prepared mostly for the design field and never did a tech internship. My CS skills are not bad, I have some personal projects, I'd say for CS at my school I was average or very slightly better, mainly because I know a lot of full stack tech and tools and many people come out of school only having strong algo skills. Over this year, I'm a few hundred job apps, a few onsites etc. deep. I definitely fucked some of my onsites up (my first ever was a Big N and I was too anxious to properly do anything), but a really common trend I have is just "sorry, you don't have enough experience." I totally get this - maybe it's just my imposter syndrome speaking but I'm assuming there's usually a student who's just as good as me but also has tech experience, and except for Big Ns I've never had my second degree mentioned/commented on (in fact, it's often something I have to explain - "so are you looking to stay in tech?"). Often times I'll get through the rounds, have no issues with the leetcodes but my recurring feedback is "more experience, sorry." It seems at this point I've gotten everything else down when it comes to algo skills and communication, and am working on having a better and better github. So I'm still jobless and experience-less, besides a pretty predatory 4 month contracted gig I took on specifically because I didn't have any prior tech experience and didn't really end up being good for growth. I've been getting spammed constantly by recruiters from random staffing companies. Usually, their deal seems a little shitty (really low pay for CS, no benefits, 3-6 month review into fulltime). However, they seem to be at "big, but boring" companies where at this point I wouldn't mind working. It's always that they act an intermediate and I sign a contract with them first. Is it worth talking to these recruiters? How often do they transition into fulltime? Does this experience look bad on resumes? Is it worth taking when I have nothing else? It seems the longer I don't work in tech, the more suspicious it seems that I've been without a tech job for so long. [link] [comments]  |
| I want advice on how to progress my career to the USA from Canada Posted: 01 Apr 2019 08:10 PM PDT Hi guys, I am a fourth year student doing a dual degree in Computer Science and Accounting. I am in my fourth year, after this semester I will have only 4 courses left. I just accepted my first internship at an oil and gas company that will pay just under 5k per month. It will require me to move and live in a remote town, which I am okay with (I think). It has always been my dream to work in the USA specifically the Bay area. I have friends from UBC who are working in the bay area now, and I hate to admit it, but it hurts. I do not have excellent programming skills, nor do I have a great GPA (2.9GPA). I do have management and strong interpersonal skills. My end goal is to start my own company. I would love to work for the BIG 4 to learn the workings . What advice do you have for someone in my situation wanting to make his way into the USA from Canada? I realise this is a very broad question, I am inexperienced in this industry and would really appreciate some guidance from you all. Thanks for your time, truly is greatly appreciated ! :) [link] [comments]  |
| New Graduate Job Search/Application Strategy Posted: 01 Apr 2019 04:14 PM PDT I'm graduating the next year (May 2020) and will start applying for new grad positions starting in the upcoming August. I was wondering what would be the best approach to application. There is lots of conflicting information on that matter. Is applying through postings (e.g. through linkedin) effective or will my application end up in a trash can? Should I contact recruiters that work for the company directly? [link] [comments]  |
| Part Time Study (plus relevant work) vs Full Time Study Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:31 PM PDT Hi everyone, This question has probably come up a lot, but I feel in my case it is a bit different. Let me explain. So basically, I have completed my Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering in 2018 with a few Cisco (Networking) qualifications. I have just started my first year in Computer Science (Degree). It's already been five weeks in and I'm already over studying, just the concept of me studying full time puts me off. I love the content I learn, and the prospects university can have on my future, but I just don't have the discipline and motivation to do it full time. This leads me to think, should I prolong my degree by doing it part time, and try to get a job using my Advanced Diploma & qualifications. I'm very interested to go find work and get some experience, while making money. I've always enjoyed work as you get immediate benefit from it (money) and it usually doesn't involve extra time out side of working hours, unlike uni. My cousin has set me up with a few jobs if I am willing to work part time there, and it is within the networking industry, which motivates me more to become a part time student. That being said, my degree will become six years rather than three, although I can change it back to full time or even do three classes instead of two. So, my question is, what do you think will be most beneficial in terms of efficiency and how to get where I want with the most success. Part time student with a related job in my study or just grind out the degree full time? (Also, I am turning 21 this year, if that changes anything). Thank You. [link] [comments]  |
| Leave permanent position for 3 month contract to hire in dream job? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 03:34 PM PDT Background: I am a software implementation consultant making 90k in a remote position with decent benefits and bonuses. I have a family, and a mortgage etc. I have been going to school full time for computer science, and was applying for internships. My end goal is a career in either software development or big data engineering. Situation: Well I had an interview for a Big Data Engineering internship with a Fortune 50 company, and after 2 long weeks they finally called and said they want to bring me on full time, skip the internship and hire me as a Big Data Engineer 1. Great news, but the position will be a 3 month contract to hire and I will need to take a pay cut to $30/hourly during the contract (About 63k)..They are saying after that, I would be at least 80k, which I'm okay with but I don't necessarily trust the recruiting agency...I am trying to negotiate but outlook is bleak right now. What would you do in this situation? [link] [comments]  |
| Feeling bad for not reneging QA Internship for DevOps Intern Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:13 PM PDT From my last post, I got an internship for a QA position at a government research facility which I accepted but then I got another offer at a DevOps Intern a day later which pays better. I told them that I already had accepted an offer and then they rescinded my DevOps intern offer. I know people say that I should have reneged but I was torn because I would have gotten banned from the career fair at my university. Should I feel bad for not reneging? I know now I will never be able to experience a DevOps Intern for the summer unless I reapply again next year. Would QA experience help me get a DevOps Intern if I reapply again next year? I don't know why I feel really bad right now [link] [comments]  |
| Having trouble deciding whether to accept a new job. What would you do? Posted: 01 Apr 2019 06:58 PM PDT For some context, I have been working in an IT department as a 'developer' for just over 1 year. This is my first position out of college, and I have another year of internship experience. I like my coworkers, I can set my own schedule for what to work on, and my supervisor approves any time off requests. I've been bored lately and not challenged enough, so I've been curious about what other jobs are available. I was contacted by a recruiter and decided to apply just to get some interview experience, and ended up receiving an offer from them. I'd be making about 18% more. The manager has mentioned that he'd like me to start as a developer 1 but become a developer 2 as soon as it makes sense. But I'm worried about change, that I'll be unqualified, and I'm not particularly interested by the company or the projects they have mentioned. They never even asked any technical questions, and I most likely would have failed the interview if they did. Would you accept a position simply because it paid more and had the potential for career growth? Even if you're not sure you'll like it or be successful? I don't really have anyone to talk to that knows the CS field, and just wanted to see what some other people thought. Thanks for reading :) [link] [comments]  |
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