Resume Advice Thread - April 23, 2019 CS Career Questions |
- Resume Advice Thread - April 23, 2019
- Daily Chat Thread - April 23, 2019
- Over 300 applications - Have not secured an internship!
- Do LinkedIn profiles matter?
- Is it too early for me to go remote? Will I be sacrificing optimum career growth?
- How do i socialise with my colleagues
- Am I in the wrong for hating on JavaScript and it's related frameworks and libraries?
- How do you "power through" your jobs and career when you have depression?
- Should I tell the company I worked there as an intern?
- How much does a referral help?
- First Internship: Kinda Hate it Kinda Feel Cheated
- What portfolio projects are TOO junior for a junior frontend developer's portfolio?
- Too Broad?
- Should I give up my pursuit for a full-time Front End Developer job?
- Insight on Uber's Engineering Teams
- Should I leave my mediocre full-time job for an internship at a large tech company?
- Verbal summer offer to left in limbo - where to look now? (Seattle)
- Software Engineer looking to work outside the anglosphere for a while.
- Considering quitting work and starting my own company, but worried I'll affect my job prospects if it doesn't work out...
- How often should a developer be tracking down feature/implementation details?
- Career Change (Kind Of) - Is a bootcamp worth it?
- Has anyone here ever done one of the University of California coding boot camps?
- Conflicted about side projects
- Is it hard to transfer company as an H1B holder?
- Embedded SW engineer - further steps
- International Programmers, how easy is it to transfer over to the American branch of your company?
| Resume Advice Thread - April 23, 2019 Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:06 AM PDT 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. Note on anonomyizing your resume: If you'd like your resume to remain anonymous, make sure you blank out or change all personally identifying information. Also be careful of using your own Google Docs account or DropBox account which can lead back to your personally identifying information. To make absolutely sure you're anonymous, we suggest posting on sites/accounts with no ties to you after thoroughly checking the contents of your resume. This thread is posted each Tuesday and Saturday at midnight PST. Previous Resume Advice Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - April 23, 2019 Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:06 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]  |
| Over 300 applications - Have not secured an internship! Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:48 PM PDT Hello everyone! I am currently a Computer Science student, specializing in Computer Games. I am a first year student and I've also been admitted at a Co-op program at my university, where students have the chance to have 3 full-time internships, all during their studies. Therefore, this is a chance I would not want to miss. Before being admitted to Computer Science in University, I already had a strong math background knowledge and programming skills related to my field. I knew Java, C# and Python all prior to starting my classes. So I knew I was ahead of everyone else. The Co-op institute at my University advertised its program so well that it was hard to not be excited about once I was accepted to it. I followed all their seminars, newsletters and tips so I can be ready when the job search started. The job search started beginning of January. I knew it would be a mess if I started then. Everyone applies for the same jobs provided by the university and competition would be high. So I took it up on myself to start the job hunt on December last year and look for jobs even on my own. During Christmas, I also did not want to just relax and do nothing. I knew I had to work on something if I wanted to be on top of my game. So I did projects. Many projects. From games, to apps and other robust and unique projects that I was proud to display. One of them was a game I made, Pong Arena by Geographics, now available on Google Play. Once the job hunt started on January, I was already confident. I had a strong, tailored and approved CV and I already had applied to numerous jobs. The institute also stated how rare it is to NOT find a job. That there are plenty running around that only 2-3 students a year do not secure their first work term. After 80 applications in the first round, I secured 2 interviews that went well. In the end, I was not selected for those positions, so I was placed in continuous placement, where more jobs are provided and students can continue looking for on their own. By the 1st of April, I had 200 applications down and managed to get couple of news:
In one job, which was a software developer internship, I almost managed to secure it, but someone with prior experience managed to get it instead. One thing that managed to got me so far was my personality. Most interviewers would start with their normal checklist, but would soon switch to a more organic conversation where there was room for jokes, laughs and sharing opinions. I could tell the interviewers had a great time with me and they expressed on a phone call how much they enjoyed having me. Before I'm said that I need to network, in fact, I did. 2 of the interviews I got were done through referrals/networking and even referrals by family friends at their own companies. Unfortunately, I had high expectations and I was declined by all of those applications as well. So even networking has clearly not worked for me so far. In conclusion:
Right now, I have not secured a job and in 3 days and I will be kicked out of the Co-op program if I do not secure one. Once I will no longer be on that program, I will continue my classes normally and will keep on the hunt for a summer internship until everything is taken. Since I also will have time during the summer, I will take online courses to learn new things so I can stay on top of my game. I will not give up, but after 300 applications I feel so discouraged. Everyone knows how dedicated I am for wanting to have real hands-on experience. What are your thoughts and feedback? Is there something I'm doing wrong? I do not want to go work again at a dead-end part time job at a supermarket for summer... I need your help, Reddit! Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemavroeidis [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:10 PM PDT Aren't they just for people seeing what their colleagues are doing or stalk someone!! Does it play a major role on being hired? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it too early for me to go remote? Will I be sacrificing optimum career growth? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:31 PM PDT Posting here as I think I might get some appropriate wisdom from you guys. I have been working for the last 3 years as a front-end developer specialising in modern MVC frameworks such as angularjs and reactjs. Originally started my career with the full intention of going remote but now I'm at a crossroads. Ideally I'd like to go back to the country I previously lived in in Asia but I have slight concerns that I might be doing this prematurely. I've been given career advice from a family member and senior front end developer here in the UK that the best thing for me to do for my career its to move to a big company with lots of senior front end developers so that I can gain further input. However I've been doing well so far and I've told myself a lot of things I managed to keep up-to-date via discord groups and other such things and I'm starting to think whether it's worth the trade off. I'm young I would like to experience other cultures I would like to spend my youth in a country I really enjoy. To anyone who has gone remote earlier in their career or to anyone who has gone remote later and then career, what are your thoughts on this? I don't consider myself junior anymore. Want to know if I can get the same I would have done from senior colleagues in the office from other means such as the discord groups mentioned, co-working spaces etc. I feel I am at the stage where I can provide help to juniors myself and I have been working unattended mostly for the last 2 years. Also, I am not particularly interested in management. I like writing code and can see myself doing what I do happily day to day for several years.. Particularly interested whether any of you have managed to found any communities in what you do and have managed to work alongside other competent people in your field day to day to bounce ideas off. Interested to know your thoughts on this topic in general and whether you think it's better to get more experience or not. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| How do i socialise with my colleagues Posted: 23 Apr 2019 02:21 AM PDT I'm working for a very small company (5-10 people) of senior engineers, they eat lunch at their desk and only talk about work. I'd love to get to know the team personally and gauge them on how i'm performing. I've only been there for a few months but the rest of the team has been there for years. Any tips on how i could engage with them more? [link] [comments]  |
| Am I in the wrong for hating on JavaScript and it's related frameworks and libraries? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 05:59 AM PDT It seems to me that using libaries and frameworks written on JavaScript is not about how well you think but more about if you know how to use the damn framework. I am finding it extremely boring to learn those. Is this a bad attitude? Am I in the wrong? More information: I have been working in the industry for about 1.5 years, working with C++, Java and Python. I shifted companies, and the new company works exclusively on Node.js and React.js and JS related libraries/frameworks (for example, express.js, loopback). And I do understand the basics of JS, Node, React, and am able to write code. But god do I find it extremely painful. I admit I should be spending more time getting up to speed. But everything about these frameworks is so bloated and boring. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you "power through" your jobs and career when you have depression? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 01:04 PM PDT I have depression because I have no job, and it's made me less sociable to the point where I went in silent mode with most of my friends so I can focus on job hunting. For many people, being broke and without a way to make a living motivates them to do more in the job search. I dunno why I'm not wired that way, though. Being broke actually has the opposite effect on me. It actually makes me less motivated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe it has to do with the fact that one of my family members is helping put food on the table and a roof over my head, so I'm not "crisis mode" enough to be more ambitious. But in general, I tend to be low-ambition on my jobs, and low-output since I technically never work as an employee. So losing my job I don't qualify for unemployment or anything like that. If a job loss puts you in a depression streak what are some tricks to overcome it? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I tell the company I worked there as an intern? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 10:17 AM PDT Hi all, I have a meeting with a company to discuss the possibility of employing me. I have a strong referral and my resume meets nearly all the wishlist items, so I feel like I have a shot at landing this. The issue is that I worked at that company before, as a summer intern, over a decade ago. The internship didn't go so well. I was young and immature and did a stupid thing. I know that I have a mark on my record because every time I tried to re-apply for a full time position through HR, I never got a callback despite having family referrals and putting down that I was an intern. For this current potential job, I emailed my resume directly to the manager (and removed all my undergrad internships, including this one) and am scheduled to meet with him next week. My question is, what do I say if they ask if I've ever worked there before? I know that if I say, "yes", they'll go look up the notes on my internship. And if I say "no", I'll forever live in fear that they'll find out later on when the stakes are higher. Is there a way I can get around this? How likely is it that they'll ask me this question? [link] [comments]  |
| How much does a referral help? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 06:18 AM PDT My previous boss from my internship now works for Google as a Technical Project Manager and I will ask for a referral as a new grad. Does it help more than just getting an interview or that's pretty much it? [link] [comments]  |
| First Internship: Kinda Hate it Kinda Feel Cheated Posted: 23 Apr 2019 03:55 PM PDT Throwaway because you never know. Preemptive apologies for length. So long story short, I decided in my junior year to double major in CS and I graduate (a semester late) in the Fall-- so this summer/spring was really my only chance to land a dev internship. After grinding, I managed to get a pretty great offer that I've been working since January now and will continue to work through the end of summer with (from what Im told) a lot of potential for full-time afterwards. From my first day/offer finalization everything seemed great.. really nice office/people, free food, free gym and flexible hours etc. Anyways, fast-forward a few weeks and I've just been really self-learning about the products we offer-- I figure that makes sense, you need to understand what you're dealing with before you try to implement it, right? Still kinda bummed I haven't learned anything non-proprietary nor written any code or actually even done anything remotely technical. Fast-forward a few more weeks, we grabbed a few more interns and they finally had a project for us! However, its documenting release updates, kinda sucks but at least it was something as I was running out of other things to keep me busy and losing my mind going through product learning modules. Fast-forward a week or so... doing documentation sucks but at least I have something to keep me occupied for 8 hours at my desk and I get paid well so hey their loss paying me premium to be a glorified word-processor. However.. I began to quickly realize that the documentation work I was given for a week or two was realistically work for 2-4 hours at best. So, I began finishing assignments day of (as did other interns), when trying to get extra work, the people I needed seemed to always be out or unavailable or forget to give new work etc. In general, from how others answered my questions about how to write the documentation, failed to provide me with new work for it, and so on.. it seemed like nobody really cared about it and this was just intern busy work. Obviously, I began to be quite idle, so I perused suggestions from this subreddit for "bored interns". The only real viable option I found was to teach myself new frameworks/languages/etc on my (down) time. So, I tried learning some new JS frameworks, however, I felt very strange doing something unrelated to my "work" at my desk. In fact, a senior dev actually called me out once and said I should be learning the products instead (e.g. playing with their features, not coding). So.. haven't done that since. So, currently, my work day is something like: 9:00AM: Show up, see if new documentation work was assigned, grab my coffee and breakfast etc. 9:30AM - 12:00PM: Generally, there isn't new work, so I precede to loligag, and "play" with the products I've been playing with for the past 4-months in anticipation of 5:00PM 12:00PM: free lunch provides a fleeting "maybe this isn't so bad" 12:30PM - 5:00PM: repeat what I did before lunch with my spirits decaying exponentially In Sum:
On the last point: I did start to look not-very-seriously at other internship opportunities, and I did get several call backs, a lot of which I turned down at early stages, partially out of guilt and mostly out of not wanting to re-enter the interview grind zone after leaving it so recently and not wanting to take a pay-cut. So, I do think I can get another position, but I did notice a lot of interviewers asked me about why I was intending to leave my current position etc. and I'm not sure how to elaborate on that without revealing that I pretty much do nothing there, as then it kind of defeats putting it on my resumé... So, overall.. what should I do? My position looks great on paper, my official title is "Software Engineer", but, provided things go the same for the remainder of my time here, if anyone ever asks me about what I did here I would have to lie or admit that I did nothing. Should I jump ship? Do I just tough it out? I would say I'm not particularly interested in full-time here purely due to location, but I would rather be employed than unemployed in December.. [link] [comments]  |
| What portfolio projects are TOO junior for a junior frontend developer's portfolio? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 05:20 AM PDT So I'm finishing a year-long development intensive soon (sort of like a boot camp) where we study for 6 months and are given a Fortune 500 internship for 6 months. I know for a fact I won't be working at my internship (there are some unhealthy social politics taking place in my team that everyone is far too complacent to fix, and they're using an uncommon tech stack) so even though I graduate in 3 months, I wanted to start applying to positions next month after putting a portfolio together. I'm getting more into JavaScript and DOM manipulation, and are working on the "typical" beginner's apps (to-do lists and whatnot) but I have 4 years of a formally educated background in visual arts already, so I know I have that going for me at least... I was hoping to take some of these "toy" apps and add preloaders, animations, extra features, etc. But am I kidding myself here? Would an interviewer immediately roll their eyes if they see my fancy to-do app and other things I've created (I do actually have 3 completed websites as well)? As a side note, I have no plans of applying to any Big Ns or FAANGs, etc.. I literally want to work at a company with a decent work culture that will pay me. That's it. Preferably medium or small-sized, honestly, as long as there are senior devs that can help me grow. EDIT: For clarity, I was asking if there are any projects that are too JUNIOR for a junior dev. As in, "Wow, you came to this interview with a to-do list app? Seriously? This is baby shit. Why would you come in with this?" I don't want to show up to an interview thinking I made something worthy of showing an interviewer and it isn't. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 03:02 PM PDT I'm about three years into my career as a Software Engineer and feel like I'm reaching a bit of a crossroads. My professional career has been rooted in web development. I started at a small company as a "full stack" developer, working mostly in the Rails framework, with some basic exposure to JS, SQL, React, etc. I have since moved to a larger company, where first I worked on a more backend team learning about Docker, k8s, Golang, and doing more Rails work. I then wanted to try to move more towards a 'full stack' skillset, so transitioned to a different team working only on frontend features in React. In my spare time I mess around with some Golang projects to try to sharpen my skills there, and try to pick up some work in Rails from time to time to keep those skills sharp. I'd say currently I'm most skilled in Rails/Ruby, and have passing knowledge of Go, and React / JS / Redux etc. I'm worried that I've spread myself a bit too thin jumping around like this. While my past experience has made me feel pretty comfortable in most areas of the stack, I feel like I am far from expert in any. It makes it difficult to have meaningful, deep technical discussions with my peers who have spent years solely in one framework or part of the stack when I still feel like I'm learning the basics of what they are talking about (currently that's the whole React / Redux / GraphQL world). I also feel like larger companies (e.g. FAANG) that I want to eventually target value depth over breadth, and I feel like that is generally the case the more senior of a position you shoot for. There are also still more languages out there I want to familiarize myself with more, such as Java, C++, Rust, etc. Is this the point in my career where I should just pick something and specialize? Or is it helping me / normal to be jumping around like this? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I give up my pursuit for a full-time Front End Developer job? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 07:09 PM PDT Hey all. I've been on the job hunt since October in NYC when I was let go from my first full-time job out of a coding boot camp. There was a misunderstanding during the interview process as I didn't have the necessary skillset to complete the given tasks at that time. Since then, I've made an effort to improve my shortcomings and learn from my mistakes by improving my portfolio projects and have taken on a part-time developer role since the beginning of the year. I've built a number of features for this company but the work hasn't been fulfilling. When taking on more difficult tasks, I haven't received the support I needed. Most of the team works offshore remotely so it's tough to meet with them. I consider myself as someone who crosses every t and dots every i but nonetheless, this job search has been grueling, I have about 8 months of experience with my part-time work included. The positions I've mostly applied for have been FE centric. Besides getting rejected for my lack of developer experience, I feel that I've been turned down a lot for one small thing, whether it's not writing comprehensive tests for a homework assignment or not writing robust code during a technical assessment. A couple of weeks ago, I made it to the final round of a long interview process with a prominent CI company located in SF but was rejected due to my lack of experience in product engineering and incremental delivery. This was a big letdown since I really liked the role, company, and needed a huge break from this job search. It feels like it's been a downward spiral since then, I feel burnt out, tired and stressed. I've continued my job search vigorously but have been turned down from more companies during technical assessments or after homework submissions. I've been practicing LeetCode problems but still feel that my problem-solving skills are below average at best. My strengths as an interviewee lie in my interpersonal and social skills. As a developer, I consider myself very gritty and persistent. I might not be able to recall or understand things right away, but I'm willing to put the work and the time to figure out things and get it right. I have an interview with Google coming up in a few weeks but don't feel confident in it right now. I think I might be at the end of the road here and feel that I might not be a good match for the world of software engineering Apologies in advance if it sounds like I'm complaining but I wanted to get this subreddit's opinion. Should I go back to sales and leverage my strengths there or should I continue my pursuit for an FE dev job? TLDR: I've been giving a lot for my job search. Feel burnt out and that it might take me longer to be a competent developer. Should I give up and go back to software sales? Choose another career path? I do like the salary so that's why I've been putting a lot of effort. [link] [comments]  |
| Insight on Uber's Engineering Teams Posted: 23 Apr 2019 01:25 PM PDT I recently accepted a SWE internship offer from Uber, and I just received my team placement survey. I was hoping that someone who previously interned at Uber (or currently works at Uber) could shed some light on the teams listed below:
Depending on my preferences, I will be placed in either the San Francisco or Palo Alto Office. I like to think I have a preference for back-end and full-stack development, however, I'm only a Sophomore and have had little exposure to other areas. P.S. If you think there are other teams worth considering, please let me know (Infrastructure?). [link] [comments]  |
| Should I leave my mediocre full-time job for an internship at a large tech company? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 05:22 PM PDT Some background: For almost a year now I have been working as a data scientist at a smallish company. I have also been pursuing a Master's in data science from a certain school in a big city. Lately I've been applying for other full-time jobs but also some internships. I've gotten responses from some of the internships and am wondering if it is worth my time to move forward with the interview processes. Some reasons I'm considering this:
Money shouldn't be an issue however I could be overestimating my ability to get a job again once the internship is over. Anyways I'd like to hear everyone's opinion on this . [link] [comments]  |
| Verbal summer offer to left in limbo - where to look now? (Seattle) Posted: 23 Apr 2019 06:54 PM PDT Received a verbal offer over two weeks ago at the end of my interview. No follow up has been given by the company, even with two proddings to my HR contact. I worry that there is almost no time left to find a position for the summer, and since I graduate in nine months this sets me behind my peers. It's incredibly disappointing, but I will be applying to anything I can find and keeping a positive mindset. Does anyone know of companies in Seattle that are still hiring for the summer? Do companies often 'ghost'? If I can't find something, what makes for a productive summer before senior year? [link] [comments]  |
| Software Engineer looking to work outside the anglosphere for a while. Posted: 23 Apr 2019 10:57 AM PDT Software Engineer looking to work outside the anglosphere for a while. Where would you recommend for a software engineer looking to work outside the anglosphere for a while? Reasons for wanting to work outside the anglosphere are that I'd like to go somewhere stimulating where I can expierence a new culture and possibly learn a new language. I'm a Software Engineer expierenced in python and c++ with strong numerical skills. Interests include machine learning and quant development. Hobbies and interests include nature activities (kayaking, surfing, mountain biking, etc), electronic music production, BJJ, programming, cooking and traveling. I do smoke weed but wouldn't move based solely on that. Looking for places that I can expierence a different culture yet are progressive. Places that interest me include: Montreal (French, Strong machine learning scene, interesting people, cosmopolitan, weed legal, low CoL) Berlin (German, Strong startup scene, nightlife) Amsterdam (Dutch, strong startup, cosmopolitan, legal weed, progressive, beautiful city) Stockholm (Swedish, Strong software industry, cashless society, Horizontal organization) Are there any asian cities that fit the bill? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Apr 2019 04:11 PM PDT So my friend and I have a business idea. We have the right connections and support in the industry to (hopefully) pull it off. The current plan is to work on it outside of our normal work hours for the next few months and ensure the idea is viable, then, if all goes to plan, quit work and use our savings to live and work on the business full time. I'm a 22 year old software engineer with a comp sci degree and just over a years experience in the industry. My only worry is that if this business doesn't work out, I could have a year or so gap in my work experience and I'm worried it would prevent me from getting a job in the industry. I'm in a good job right now with reasonable salary and am scared of losing what I have. Is this a genuine concern? [link] [comments]  |
| How often should a developer be tracking down feature/implementation details? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 06:13 PM PDT Hi everybody. At work I am regularly clarifying and/or tracking down feature implementation details. For example, there will be a disagreement on a feature implementation detail between departments. I.e the architects will design a back end that doesn't match up with what UX intended. As a dev, I notice these things first and end up talking to these people to bridge the gap. Or a complex task will have no real information explaining how to implement it and its my responsibility to flesh it all out. These things happen at least once a feature and it feels like the devs are responsible for tying up these loose ends. I was told today that it is "part of the job". I understand that it would be impossible to document every single detail all of the time and that sometimes devs need to bridge this gap - but where is the line? Basically, if I didn't fill in these holes it would be impossible for me to complete a project. It feels like a lot of responsibility sometimes. Any advice is much appreciated, this is my first programming job. Thank you!! [link] [comments]  |
| Career Change (Kind Of) - Is a bootcamp worth it? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 05:53 PM PDT I'm 24, graduated in 2016 with an economics degree from a large school in Seattle. I took a couple courses on Java and did very well, but ultimately was not able to make that my major. I have been employed at a large healthcare software company for a few years now, and I would like to make a career change into development. My current position requires knowing how to read and write code, but that code is M (not object-oriented), and I do more reading of the code than writing for the Tech Support position I hold. The local university is offering a Front-End bootcamp that I am considering. This program is offered in partnership with Thinkful, Inc., which upon searching here, seems to have mixed reviews. Would a bootcamp be valuable? I do best with a structured learning environment. Going back to school for a CS degree isn't really an option for me, and that seems to be the general recommendation. I know I am dedicated enough to make a bootcamp work, I put hundreds of extra hours into my CS courses in undergrad in order to get excellent scores on my tests and projects. If a bootcamp isn't worth it, what resources are recommended? I am not really in a position to go back to school for undergraduate CS study. I'd like to emphasize that this isn't totally a career change for me. I have done development, QA, and written routines for my current job, however I haven't gotten the impression that my M experience will actually help me in other CS positions. [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone here ever done one of the University of California coding boot camps? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 02:53 PM PDT I'm thinking about doing the part time one at UCLA. Apparently it's through Trilogy boot camps. But it will be a certificate from UCLA. 30 students to a class. They offer one on one tutoring if needed. Interview training during and 90 days after the program. Help you rewrite you're LinkedIn and resume. You come out with 15-20 projects in Github portfolio. It does seems to cover at least all the basics. And maybe then some. The program is about $11k total. So it's not cheap. Here's the link to their website. Just looking for some advice on a program like this to get into a CS career. [link] [comments]  |
| Conflicted about side projects Posted: 23 Apr 2019 04:59 PM PDT Hello, I am a first year student from a well know CS uni, looking to get an internship sometime in the next year. I've been told to increase my chances of getting an internship that I should do side projects. So far, I've done a few small ones (just a couple hundred lines of code). I've also planned to work on a chess engine during the spring. Thing is, I don't know if I'm doing side projects for the right reason. I'm v. passionate about chess, so that's why I'm planning on doing something chess related. But I know that under all this, I just want to use it as a vehicle to get an internship. I'm also conflicted bc I've found several tutorials on making chess engines online, and if I just follow say the 60 video tutorial, I can make one, and it'll be much easier than if I planned it all out myself. I'm sure recruiters will only skim over my code, and if they ask me questions sure I'll be able to talk about the code. But it feels wrong to just copy a tutorial, and put it on my github and resume. Then again, if I don't, then what if I'm unsuccessful in this project and don't have a finished project to show for? And I'm sure this is what most people do when they're first starting out? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it hard to transfer company as an H1B holder? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 01:03 PM PDT I am an international student waiting for H1B results. I heard that transferring jobs in the US also requires us to transfer H1B. How does this process work and how complicated is it? Is this also a lottery just like the initial application? [link] [comments]  |
| Embedded SW engineer - further steps Posted: 23 Apr 2019 08:03 AM PDT Hello, I am an embedded SW engineer with 2.5 years of experience (1.5 year internship them switched to the mid position). Currently I have a problem that my normal responsibilities take like 25% of my week time, the rest I am using for self education or development of new prototypes (mostly from my initiative). This is starting to be boring so currently I am thinking about taking some freelance jobs in embedded sw after hours. Do you think It is possible to find direct job in this area? Is It a good way to further develop my skills with some financial profit? [link] [comments]  |
| International Programmers, how easy is it to transfer over to the American branch of your company? Posted: 23 Apr 2019 12:24 PM PDT I have a job offer at a really big American company (it's a massive product company) as a software engineer. The job is in India, which is great, but I want to move over to an American branch of this company, specifically the headquarters in California. I do not want to get a Master's degree, and in fact my final goal is to be a product manager, so I would like to get an MBA eventually. What should my overall plan here be? I was thinking work a few years as a software engineer in the Indian branch, and then do my MBA to transfer over as a manager to the American branch through an L1 visa. I have heard the H1-B visa situation is getting insanely out of hand, and that the backlog to get a green card is literally at least 15 years, if you play your cards right. So I feel like L1 visas may be a better option? I'm not entirely sure. What do you guys think? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
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