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Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

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Re: Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

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Post by hereforphone »

kyledrake wrote: post #69

I can't help but feel I know a lot of people this article refers to. I've worked at some great companies with some great people and I certainly will again in the future. But my experience also contains burnout amounts of internal politics, radioactive code, Kylo Rens, "I'm just the ideas guy", et cetera. People love to glamorize it with foozeball tables and free pop machines, but in the end it's pretty stressful work…

As someone who's been shot at and had people try to blow him up, I question how frequently the PTSD label is given out by therapists these days.

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Post by grepfru_it »

novok wrote: post #56
ianai wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If someone’s going to hire you remote shouldn’t you demonstrate your ability to communicate well in text and elaborate on what makes you a good choice in a well written, directed cover letter?

In my entire decade+ career in bigtech, I've never used or looked at a single cover letter. Cover letters are a waste, and rightfully ignored.

Now if you want a job outside of FAANGM (bigtech), a well written cover letter will make you the shoe-in candidate.

YMMV

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Post by yellow_lead »

nuclearnice1 wrote: post #60
grepfru_it wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Look on glassdoor, indeed, whatever site you want to use to find out salary expectations in your role/area 2. When asked, give this number as your desired target, but a lot of times they ask about old pay. if the old pay differs greatly, avoid the topic by pointing out how 'the old job requirements are different, benefits are different, etc. But if they press on this number, tell them, don't lie or completely avoi…

Nice list. Check if asking about salary history is banned. It is in 21 states. https://www.hrdive.com/news/salary-history-ban-states-list/5...

Some of these bans only affect state agencies, the city, or special cases.

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Post by paxys »

ProjectArcturis wrote: post #10

My personal experience has been quite different. I got a bit burned out on my job and sent in my resume to 10 new places. All remote, some a bit of a stretch, others I was well qualified for. (Data science management and senior DS IC, respectively). I got zero hits. Not a single phone screen. Honestly I was pretty lazy about it, and didn't write cover letters or anything. That might be a contributing factor. That, or…

No one cares about cover letters, but you do have to put in some effort towards marketing yourself. Have an up to date LinkedIn profile. Reach out to the company's recruiters and ask to schedule a call (instead of just applying online). Try and get an internal referral through friends (or friends of friends, friends of friends of friends).

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Post by yellow_lead »

lazypenguin wrote: post #3
derwiki wrote: post #2

> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived Huh? First I’ve heard of that

Yes this was not my experience in recent interviews (past few weeks). I suspect that maybe this is only the case for the select few with “gold-plated” credentials (I.E. FAANG on the resume).

Most companies' hiring processes don't vary on per-candidate basis though.

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Post by hogFeast »

vbtemp wrote: post #49
kilroy123 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lol not at all. It was regular run of the mill startups and small companies. TC like ~$150k-180.

It's interesting to me. When the carrot is TC of $350K+++, sure, anyone is willing to jump through that grinder. But for ordinary run-of-the-mill companies, there are so many that _don't_ have a hazing-like hiring process, I don't know how the ones that do make it.

They don't. That is what the article is about.

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Post by autotune »

grepfru_it wrote: post #72
novok wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my entire decade+ career in bigtech, I've never used or looked at a single cover letter. Cover letters are a waste, and rightfully ignored.

Now if you want a job outside of FAANGM (bigtech), a well written cover letter will make you the shoe-in candidate. YMMV

I’ve literally never had to write a cover letter in my 6+ year career in tech outside of FAANGM. Complete waste of time imho.
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