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    Interview Discussion - April 29, 2019 CS Career Questions

    Interview Discussion - April 29, 2019

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 12:07 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.

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    Daily Chat Thread - April 29, 2019

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 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.

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    Professor gave us a dire warning that CS is going to become the next Art History major

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:29 PM PDT

    Hi everyone,

    I am just interested to see what people who are in the industry already feel about this.

    Currently I am a senior CS major at a state university. Today one of my professors went into a big tirade/warning to the entire class that he projects in some years from now CS is going to become the new art history in terms of job prospects and salary. This was no idle statement. He went on for 45 mins with (what appeared to me) to be well reasoned data-points to fully support this.

    Basically, he made the case that CS was going to "regress to the mean" in much the same way that petroleum engineering majors did a few years ago. (Basically, petroleum engineering majors were at extreme outlier status compared to all other undergrad majors and eventually collapsed.). He feels this will happen because a "perfect storm" of events is in play.

    Now, normally I would dismiss him as being an out of touch professor in academia. However, this guy is the real deal. He has a PhD in CS and electrical engineering. He regularly works as a consultant for various big names (IBM, Google, Sony, are some of the companies I know he has said he does work for.). So, he is well connected to industry and has a lot of insight into people in high places.

    These were the bullet points that I can remember to support his thesis:

    1. He made the argument that globalization (read: Asia) is pumping out masses of CS people who corporations will continue to use to write cheap code and do CS work at low ass wages.
    2. He believes that, on top of Asia, there are masses of US CS grads in the pipeline. He also says alternative sources of code monkeys, etc in the form of people willing to work in the industry who are self taught/bootcamps/etc are in the pipeline and will further flood the CS industry in the coming years. He said that the announcement a while ago in the news media that certain large tech companies would no longer require CS staff with degrees is one of many "trial balloons" for them to experiment with cheap CS labor.
    3. The end of Moore's Law. He made the case that it is an "open secret" in industry among engineers that Moore's Law has long been dead. He believes that Wall Street and the "MBAs" (as he calls them) are too ignorant to be aware of this and neither is the general public, and he believes large sums of money are flowing into tech companies that otherwise would not be. He believes that once this hits the public/Wall St. etc a lot of money is going to dry up.
    4. To kind of go along with the end of Moore's Law, he says that there are a ton of "fantasy" CS "phantom products" in the pipeline that only exist to drive up stock prices and get cash. He gave the example of the self driving cars that many tech companies are supposedly working on that he says is all "smoke and mirrors but the public is too dumb to know it". He also says tech like "AI" is drastically inflated beyond what is actually technically possible and people have no idea what the actual limits of AI are and likely will be for decades to come and that this is "going nowhere". He basically said that one company in particular is basically running a full scale scam saying they have "AI" that "is glorified conditional logic code that does nothing special and basically doesn't really exist except to get them cash from Wall Street investors".
    5. He foresees another global recession, this time in the healthcare and education industries being the bubble catalysts rather than the housing market. He believes there is a TON of "dead weight" that he sees in industry currently. (For example, he says there are tech companies he consults at that are paying 100K+ for people to write essentially basic scripts that a community college CS student could handle.). Basically, he says when the next recession hits, TONS of this "dead weight" is going to be laid off and there will be large swaths of unemployed CS grads all over the country.
    6. He says that tons of the companies he does consulting for have basically snapped up anything with STEM on it as far as hires. He says that they have rapidly hired STEM grads "for no reason, just because it's become an hysteria among the MBAs". In other words, they have directed their HR departments to mass hire STEM/CS grads whenever possible far beyond what the actual needs of the company are "just to have them on the payroll" in large numbers and that many of them are basically doing nothing but collecting a paycheck for small amounts of actual work being done.
    7. This is kind of arrogant on his part, but he basically said that tons of CS students he sees these days are there for "the money" and are "not nearly as competent as they think they are". He says that the "cultural narrative of STEM being the hot thing" feeds into "inflated narcissistic egos" that "the young" are prone to latch on to. He basically went into a ramble about how there are tons of people working in industry with no CS degree but run circles around a lot of CS grads the universities are "pushing through as long as their financial aid check clears the bank". He says again that tons of these grads are going to be unemployed in a few years.
    8. He says that lots of CS programs are being dumbed down now. For example, he says that there are schools who are removing math requirements from CS and are doing things to "improve diversity" by dumbing CS down drastically and that there is becoming increasing numbers of CS grads who "hold a degree from a university that would be equal to a community college CS degree 10 years ago".
    9. Along those lines, he said that there is "mass incompetence" in tech right now that would "scare the shit out of us" if we saw it first hand like he did. For example, he said the recent scandal of Facebook storing passwords in plaintext was "just the tip of the iceberg" of what he has seen and that at even the largest companies, "incompetence is widespread and only a handful of truly competent staff are keeping things together". He says that all it is going to take is a few of these morons doing a few big stupid things and substantially damage these companies if it ever hits the media. He said that he blames "diversity initiatives" for part of this and that he has been at some big tech companies that are now literally hiring based on skin color or genitals rather than credentials. Some people questioned this and he said "Go visit the IBM jobs website if you doubt me or any other tech hiring site at a mega-corp for that matter."
    10. He basically quoted his insider knowledge from all the big wigs he talks to in industry. (These are C-suite connections he is talking about). He basically said that he talked to a high level corporate executive recently at one of the top 5 tech companies who basically confirms his entire thesis and says "they know" it is coming and are "prepared for it". "IT" being the coming economic recession, ways to drastically cut CS salaries, plans to lay off "dead weight" etc.

    So, yea, that was class this morning! Basically scared the shit out of me and now has me wondering how accurate his analysis/prediction is. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

    EDIT: Added more of his points that I had just remembered.

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    Sorry, in my 20 years of programming, I have never had to traverse a binary tree or implement a random variant of merge sort, so why am I always being asked these silly questions?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:26 PM PDT

    Last time I searched for a tech job was 20 years ago. I had these silly little questions like check if a binary tree is complete or whatever. Yeah, I was out of school, didn't know what the real world was like, and sure, I'll do that. Those answers seemed a little asinine in 1999, but whatever. I didn't know any better.

    20 years later. I have never had to do any of those stupid data structure / time complexity problems in my 20 years in software. Why in the world are you asking me these outdated questions, from 20 years ago, now? Some I get right off the bat and impress people. Sometimes, I don't guess their preferred answer and am dinged. It feels completely random on whether something clicks or not.

    When did software hiring just become random? When did untrained interviewers become the gatekeepers? I'm the front runner for one job because I was able to complete a reverse index really quickly, but am probably out because I couldn't check if a binary tree was a "complete binary tree" (I used "complete binary tree" in quotes because this guy had his own definition of a complete binary tree, the guy's communication wasn't the best and his explanation took about 15 minutes to figure out his own criteria - and then he didn't understand what I was trying to explain when I altered my algorithm based on his made up definition). I'm equally qualified for both jobs. None of them require this stupid stuff.

    Is it just people trying to copy Google? Are they just casting a wide net and not bothering to look at experience or github contributions and just throwing random engineers out to interview folks?

    I just don't get it.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitter (I am in line to get a job and get a nice raise because I was able to do this stupid stuff to their liking), I'm just genuinely confused by how this has proliferated when there's no correlation to this stuff and the jobs I am applying for.

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    Would you be in favor of, or join, a labor union for Software Engineers?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 03:14 AM PDT

    This post in /r/gamedev was discussing a labor union for video game workers due to the notoriously long hours. Would you, as software engineers, be in favor of, or join, a labor union for software engineers?

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    Realistically, how will part-time work as a camgirl impact my [24F] career?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:29 PM PDT

    Throwaway for obvious reasons.

    Hey peeps. I've worked at Big Ns and unicorns so far in my career, TC is very good and my work is well respected at my job.

    I also have a ~after hours~ side to my personality that takes up a lot of my time. I'm into the kink community and sexuality and sex-positivity is a pretty big part of my life. Realistically, if I couldn't be an engineer I'd be a sex worker. And I'd thought about camming a lot back in college.

    I met a girl who cams and has assembled a decent following. After playing around with her and experimenting with taking some photos/videos and doing stuff on private streams, I've decided I'd be fairly comfortable starting a joint channel with her and camming part time. I don't think I'm getting any younger here, and it's something that I think would be a cool way to make money and have fun.

    I know my friends wouldn't care. Family is iffy but, y'know, that's how it is. I doubt they'd bring it up to me.

    Only thing I can't assess is how this would impact my professional career. If I operate under the worst case assumption that literally every person in my life will see me doing very graphic things for money, where does that leave me? Is it the type of thing that managers wouldn't really bring up? Would it impact my job mobility during the screening process? Realistically, what would you do if a coworker or person you manage popped up on your Chaturbate?

    What do you all think?

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    The constant learning in this field is stressing me out.

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:06 PM PDT

    I thought my life would be almost set once I have a job cause once I have experience, then it'll be easier to transfer between jobs. I was depressed or thought I was when I was jobless but even after receiving several offers, I still feel so down for whatever reason. This field requires constant learning of new technologies or libraries which makes me feel so tired and it's not helping my social life at all.

    I used to have a pretty decent social life - was active on Instagram, went out a lot, etc. Since my junior year, everything went downhill and seeing my friends going out and traveling makes me so depressed and sad. Most do not major in CS, and I wonder if it will continue like this for the rest of my life if I will continue working this field until I'm old.

    It's difficult to balance all aspects of life and I want to know if others feel the way too? How do you balance everything at once and do you at times feel tired of constantly learning new technologies in this area? How do you cope with it?

    FYI, please don't tell me to switch jobs. I chose this field and I'm going to stick with it for a least few years and will see how it goes. Thank you!

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    Types of the people on here I don't feel bad for or offer help to. Anyone else want to add theirs?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:59 PM PDT

    This is a small minority of people. Most of the people on here have actual problems. Some of them I just can't help on.(such as career switchers. I honestly don't know the best way to do it and I don't know which bootcamps are best).

    There are a few people on here who got screwed over who I feel really bad for who got screwed over by employers.(really, really screwed over). I try to post to make them feel better since there isn't anything I can do to help.

    However, here are the types of posts that I have no pity for. Here is my general list:

    1. Quit your job without another job lined up assuming it would be easy to get a new job and its not. Now your desperate and broke. I have had jobs I don't like. I don't quit without a new job. I have far more savings than the young people on here and I would not quit without a new job. There was one guy on /r/itcareerquestions who quit his job and I understood why. He also lived with his parents and was going to leave IT and go into a totally different lifestyle. Plus it was an awful job. Way worse than reasons I see people quitting here.

    2. Entry level people who turned down offers because they were not right, but can't get another one up to their standards. One guy turned down a 6 figure job because for some reason he thought he could get more. 8 months later no job. Another guy turned down his only offer because the tech was not right. No other offers.

    3. People with really bad attitude who keep getting laid off. I only saw one of these... he kept getting 'laid off' some after 6 weeks. He refused to do oncall. I hate oncall too, but your team will want you fired and replaced to get someone in the rotation so they are on it less. He was also mad employers made him stay 8 hours when he decided he only wanted to work a few hours a day.

    4. People who want advice on how to negotiate something when they have no leverage. Like more money when they were offered the industry mean for their area, have no other offers, and are generally entry level. Another guy wanted to negotiate severance pay when he wanted to quit to create a startup. I told him that no one would pay him this, his response was 'I did not ask that. I wanted to know HOW to negotiate it'. I told him to bend over and offer his ass. Then people who want to demand big raises a few months after they started. One guy demanded that his salary be doubled after 3 months...

    5. People who are know it alls and want to know how to bestow their genius on the team. One guy worked for a year then got a new job. After 1 day on the new job, he decided they all sucked, did everything wrong, and he had to bestow his genius. I told him he just got their, does not know the context, and no one wants to hear from fucking new guy. I have 20 years experience. I am often brought in as the senior guy on the team. I don't say anything at first. I just ask questions and try to learn. I don't do this, because if I did, everyone would think I was a dick. He responded back and said i sounded angry. I told him to go for it and see what happened. He said 'why are you so angry'. Yup. He is a dick.

    6. People who have no experience, no leverage, negotiate, and have the offer pulled. Seen it posted a few times... Don't negotiate internships guys.

    7. People who post about problems getting along with people at work. Most of them have a genuine beef and I am on their side. There are a few that if you read it, you realize they are the asshole. Like the ones who decide to diagnose someone with a mental illness based on a google search or end a post with 'I am incredible, I can get a new job in a few days. I don't need this'. No you can't. You may have done that once. I have. It won't happen every time. Hiring cycles tend to take a while. My last job took 4.5 weeks for the executive approval for my job after I got a verbal offer. Whole process from resume submission to interviews to approval to background check was 2 months.

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    Is joining the NSA worth it?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:43 PM PDT

    I am a high school senior planning to major in cs and I have applied to a program called the NSA Stokes Educational Scholarship Program. The program is very selective and I probably won't even get in but I am curious about this.

    The program requires you to attend a 4-year college while studying cs, comp e, or ee. They pay up to $30k per year for tuition plus a $20k stipend per year plus a guaranteed summer internship at the NSA each year. At the end of your time in college, you must work at the NSA 1 1/2 times however many years it took you to graduate (so if it took 4 years to graduate, you'd need to work there for 6 years).

    What I'm worried about are the 6+ years I'd be spending at the NSA. I feel like that is a really long time to work at a single place, especially straight out of college. Also, I'm pretty certain I'd be making a lot less than what I would in a regular software job. The idea of graduating debt free and getting paid while in school sounds awesome, but spending that much time at a government job scares me.

    What do you think?

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    I simply cannot get hired.

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 08:07 AM PDT

    I have 5 year's experience in professional software development, a Master's degree in computer science, and some decent projects to demonstrate my knowledge. Recruiters and HR reps absolutely love this. But when I come in for the in-person interview, I just can't pass that final stage.

    Everyone I have asked for advice has told me there are no red flags regarding my demeanor, personality, appearance, anything. And I'm not talking about my friends' opinions, I mean professional counselors who don't personally know me.

    It's been nearly 5 years since I passed an interview. No one ever gives me feedback after the fact. How can I possibly figure out what I'm doing wrong, and how can I improve?

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    Where do the "old" tech professionals go?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 06:59 AM PDT

    Hi all,

    Background: I'm 33, been working in data science for basically the entire 10's and in a variety of ways, from reporting analytics to computer vision tech.

    Recently, though, I've been concerned about the entire career path being a bit of a "McJob". Some of the big reasons why:

    1) reliance on learning new technologies. Crystallized knowledge isn't entire useless, but it's nothing compared to, say, an electrical engineer or a real estate agent. This makes experience less vital than other professions

    2) minimal path of advancement. It seems like a data science team member, for better or for worse, is valued exclusively for his ability to put his or her head down and grind out work. It's almost outside of an employer's best interest to offer managerial opportunities; you're ripping away a vital worker bee.

    Now that I'm 33, I'm incredibly concerned as to where all the "older" data scientists are. And this extends to other tech fields as well, like systems admin, software engineer, etc.

    However, I'm not here trying to make a negative post. I'm more here looking to see if anyone in the community wanted to weigh in on where data science professionals go as they grow in experience (and age), and technologists in general. Any input would be great, as I feel like data science has been an ill defined career path for me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

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    Is Video Game Dev as bad as I’ve heard?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:52 PM PDT

    Saw a Snapchat story ad about how video game dev isn't all it's cracked out to be. Someone who claimed to work as a video game dev said that it's stressful cause you gotta cram a lot so the game releases on time. He also said that you can work up to 12-16 hours a day for 7 days and not be paid overtime. Now it might be with just that company but I want to hear what your experience has been like? I'm starting next year at university for a CS degree and want to minor in game dev.

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    Accenture CIO Analyst vs Capital One Full-Stack Dev (Internships)

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 01:53 PM PDT

    Hey everyone,

    I have 2 internship offers right now - one for Accenture (SWE - Data Analytics) or Capital One (SWE - Full-Stack). I was hoping to get an opinion on the two companies, as well as insight on these roles as these would both be brand new for me.

    Personally, I was with Capital One for my last internship and had a great time working on the Platform Engineering team. However, I've never been remotely close to a consulting role and it seems very interesting and different.

    Thanks!

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    Bored to death as a Senior Developer

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:31 PM PDT

    TLDR: Senior dev bored to tears in one tedious role after another without a whole lot of interesting coding tasks. I'm wondering if this is just, "the way it is" or if I'm falling into the wrong positions for my career goals.

    ​

    I think I need a reality check. For the past 8 yrs I've been a developer on some level , starting as an SDET, Devops and working my way into my current role as a "senior" backend developer, which I've been doing for the last 3 yrs.

    I've chosen a more technical career path over leadership roles and made that clear, so expectations have always been that I wanted a career that involved "heads-down" writing code, designing systems, mentoring, code reviews, and generally being a go-to guy on technical problem solving. While I understand that part of any software development job certainly involves tedious stuff like filing tickets w/ Operations/IT, answering emails and spending an hour here or there in boring meetings and conference calls, it seems like this is about 80%-90% of my job most days with the other 10%-20% maybe working on code that actually implements a task or story.

    Overall this type of work is really burning me out. I even recently left a longer term position this year for this reason, only to find myself in a very similar job with almost the exact same problems. Is this just what I should expect from a development role or are their jobs out there that try to keep developers focused, practiced and interested in what they're good at?

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    Feel deeply inadequate, are mistakes normal?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 01:33 PM PDT

    Hi, I'm a developer at a finance firm, and I've worked here for about a year. This is my first true development job out of school, however i have worked a dev/support role in the past. The reason I'm making this post is because I'm always terrified I'm the worst programmer ever, and I'm just not cut out for the job. Earlier this week I made a mistake where i forgot to re-attach a callback thread to the main thread and it threw a prod exception and I'm just wondering how often stuff like this is supposed to happen? I think I'm better than i was a year ago, but I don't know how often normal/regular programmers feel like this. I mostly want to know if the feeling of total inadequacy ever goes away, and how many mistakes people make on a weekly/daily basis. Thanks

    Edit: it wasn't code reviewed or anything, and I guess QA missed the bug, but blame for this always falls back on dev in my position.

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    People who got their first SW position in a different city, can you share your experience?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 01:21 PM PDT

    I'm a CS college freshman in Virginia who is really interested in getting a SW role in NYC after graduation. How feasible do you think this is? My gpa is currently okay (in the 3.7 range), but I feel like it's gonna take a nosedive soon. I have a good amount of projects because I enjoy programming and I'll probably have no more than 1 internship by the time I graduate. Do I have a chance in NYC at all?

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    Where's a good place for a software/physics/science guy to lay down roots?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:15 PM PDT

    My girlfriend and I are in Maryland, and we're talking about long term plans. Ultimately we don't want to be cradle-to-grave Marylanders. A handful of years from now (maybe six or seven?), we plan on being married and have a kid who's just about ready to start school, and we're thinking that if we want to relocate, that's gonna be just about the right time. So we're looking for:

    1. Somewhere within a stone's throw from a reasonably cosmopolitan and liberal city, and also within a stone's throw of some gorgeous nature. Ideally, a small-to-medium sized town where we don't have to drive everywhere.

    2. decent public schools and decent houses under, say, $400K (or like $2500 a month)

    3. within half an hour, or an hour if I can't get that, of the kind of work I'm interested in (see below).

    4. Preferably a decent distance from Maryland.

    Broadly speaking, I'm interested in being paid to play with scientific data. I have a BS in computer science and about four years experience under my belt. By the time we do this I should have closer to ten years, plus an MS in applied physics. I'm particularly interested in atmospheric science and space science but am open to adjacent fields (probably not particularly interested in bio). So for the most part I'm probably looking for non-academic (or at least not requiring a PhD) software/physics work in research universities or the like. Preferably not DoD funded.

    I figure this isn't the place to get too specific about this, but just as an example, I'm currently working on apps for visualizing scientific data, and would love to work with retrievals and/or modeling.

    As a therapist, she can find work everywhere, so the job market isn't as much of a factor there.

    So, what are some areas y'all might recommend, and what are the major employers there? I fully recognize that this might be a three-pick-two kind of situation and that we can't have it all. In particular I recognize that it's going to be hard to get everything we want and live affordably (even if salaries are adjusted). The fact that we have several years to think about it and plan might help?

    Of course we're interested in the various tech hubs on the West Coast (good luck with #2, right?), but have also thought about Colorado/New Mexico, and lots of other places, and welcome ideas of places we haven't considered! We're open to expat possibilities, but of course that's a much bigger hurdle.

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    How and when did programming/tech become cool and popularized

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 07:10 PM PDT

    When I was younger, which was not too long ago (10-11 years ago), I first found fun making/modifying a MapleStory private server using Java. Reached 10k users before I shut it down but I decided from that day I liked programming and planned to take computer science/programming classes. After a couple years of being bullied and called a nerd in middle school and early high school, I gave up on that to fit in until I was in college.

    But then in college, it was like everything changed. Everyone wanted to do CS. Everyone was all about it. Not a lot of people looked like your "typical" nerd, at least at my school. It was almost like "regular" people were doing something that only nerds were doing before. Even my deadbeat uncle who didn't give a crap about anything and was the party type completed a boot camp and worked for a decent large tech company.

    I'm not gatekeeping or anything saying that tech/CS is for a certain type of people, but what changed in the past years to where tech became "the thing" to do? Is it the money?

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    How to Move Out of Web Development?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 07:42 AM PDT

    I work in web development in the Southern California area. I'm not near LA.

    When I was in college (graduated 7 years ago), we did all of our assignments using C++.

    These days I work with JavaScript, and to be honest, I hate it. I can't explain why, I just find the language, and building applications for the web to be boring.

    Given my experience is mostly web development, do I have any chance in hell of going back to a C++/C, or basically any non-web development programming job?

    Has anyone gone through this shift in their career, and if so, can you offer any advice?

    Thank you!

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    I'm still searching for summer internships... anyone know any helpful sites or resources?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 03:13 PM PDT

    I'm still searching for summer internships (am a U.S. citizen), but I've been having trouble landing any interviews. I've been searching on the linkedin news feed and glassdoor, but it seems that most companies have already filled up their internship seats, and I hardly get any replies from applying online.

    ​

    Does anyone know any other sites or things I can do to get an internship for this summer? I'd also be willing to work for any non profit organizations.

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    Any success stories moving US->Europe?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 06:38 AM PDT

    Sort of cross post.

    I'm considering moving to Europe to work as a software engineer or pen tester (at least for a little while). I'm sure there are others who have done the same. I'm curious to hear your stories and your experience with the process of whichever country you ended up working in! Also looking for advice on the international job hunting process.

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    Reneging from an offer gracefully

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:40 PM PDT

    Hi all, I know there's a lot of debate about reneging from an internship offer — some people say that it reflects badly on you and on your university, which is definitely really true, but some people say that if it's a huge career move, you should do it. I just got an offer from my dream company, but I said yes to another company a month ago, because I didn't think I'd get other offers. I want to say yes to the dream company, because it's not only my dream internship, but it's also a really, really big name whereas the other one isn't. I don't want to ruffle any feathers and have this reflect badly on my school, so how ridiculous would it be if I failed the drug test on purpose? As in by smoking weed the night before or something. I know it's a crazy idea, but it kind of feels like a sort of win-win. The company will rescind its offer without contacting my school, and I'll be free to accept the dream internship. The other option is, of course, to just call and tell the truth, but I'm afraid this will make them blacklist my school in the future, and I'd like access to the career advisors in the future, especially since I'm pretty close with some of them.

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    I'm Nervous About Leaving My Current Role with A Cushy Company

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:51 PM PDT

    Hi, everyone. I been working at my current company for two years. According to my manager, I been labeled as the top performer in my department. I have enjoyed, for the most part, on what we do and how the company treats their employees overall (Bonuses, Gifts, food, etc).

    My Problems:

    1. First promotion attempt rejected due to company wanting someone with experience from the outside.
    2. Second promotion attempt rejected - According to the office politics, I did an exceptional job, but an outside party (not the hiring manager) decided to choose someone else internally.
    3. Compensation Package below industry standard

    The final straw for me was the compensation. I was already making less than industry average. However, I found out that the same role was making double in another branch of the company. Naturally, I asked for a raise that was in between what I was making and the other position. I didn't hear anything for 2 months until I told them I had competing offers for more. They basically told me to take the other position because we honestly can't match that.

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    At this time, I been fortunate enough to receive other offers that pay more and show strong advancement opportunities. However, I'm leaving a recession proof company with great benefits for other companies that are not so recession proof with good benefits.

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    Has anyone been in this situation before? Does playing the safe long game (i.e. waiting to get promoted in another year or two) ever work? I know the company hasn't treated my personal growth the best, but I still have these nagging concerns.

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    TLDR: I work for a great recession proof company that hasn't treated my personal growth the best. I'm second guessing on leaving.

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    Secured and internship for the summer! Only thing is it starts in less than a month and I haven’t even looked for a place yet. Is Airbnb a good option?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:00 PM PDT

    The place is in Troy Michigan and I can't wait to start work, they emailed me about other interns looking for a place but it's been a busy few weeks with exams so I don't expect to hear from anyone until a little later.

    Any ideas?

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    How to contact recruiters on LinkedIn?

    Posted: 29 Apr 2019 10:46 AM PDT

    I'm a graduate student in the market for a job. I have been reaching out to recruiters on linkedin but without luck.

    "I hope this finds you well. I noticed that xxx is looking to hire. I am a computer science graduate student at Y University. I was hoping to have a chat regarding the available positions."

    This is the template i send out, but it isn't bringing me any luck. Any suggestions on how i go about changing my approach?

    submitted by /u/abefaxe
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