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Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by zdragnar » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:32 PM UTC

angarg12 wrote: post #84

sbuccini wrote: post #3

Thanks to the author for taking the time to write this up. I think it is a fairly realistic description of what the process is like for an engineer who has spent several years working in Silicon Valley at a well-known company. The key takeaways, coming from someone with a similar background: * Rely heavily on your personal network to both identify worthwhile opportunities and for referrals which, in the Before Times,…

> * They had a _full_ pipeline, interviewing every day for three weeks straight. It's a grind, but you definitely get "in the zone". Additionally, setting this goal ensures that you are being properly proactive/aggressive in pursuing opportunities. As a married man nearing his 40s I can't imagine doing this. I need to keep my full time job to support my family, so just quit and focus 100% on prepping is not an option…

I've done a 5 1-hour round interview once, and have refused to do them since- including actively turning down a second interview when the process wasn't clear prior to the initial screener call. I've the good fortune of pretty much being able to pick and choose between jobs, but I also essentially have written off working at a FAANG and at companies run by former or wannabe FAANG engineers.

Fortunately, there are still lots of good startups, small and medium sized companies that pay well and actually respect your time.

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by 5544ffee » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:33 PM UTC

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Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by 5544ffee » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:35 PM UTC

> November: Interviews all day erryday

What a luxury! I only had 3 weeks of vacation and burned through almost all of it because every company expects you to do multiple rounds of interviews during business hours.

Eventually I just quit because it was literally impossible to search for a job while working full time.

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by UncleOxidant » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:35 PM UTC

> I completed full interview loops at 13 companies and received 11 offers. I'm glad I got the rejections I did - it was clear there wasn't a mutual match.

11 out of 13 seems like a really extremely good hit rate. Even a 50% offer rate would be really good so I'm guessing this person is way better at interviewing than most of us.

As most of these interviews were in in October/November I wonder if it would go as well now? Or in 2 or 3 months?

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by mixmastamyk » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:36 PM UTC

Sodman wrote: post #39

I get that it's still a candidates market (especially for strong candidates like OP who can get 11 offers from 13 full attempts), but the spreadsheet of questions you should be asking a company linked in TFA has some eyebrow raising notes and unreasonable expectations imho. For example - there's a big pushback that any hiring manager worried about a candidate who don't have required skills they could learn in 6-12 mo…

Months? Try weeks and even then you should be able to pick up basic things in a week or two.

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:37 PM UTC

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Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by Topgamer7 » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:37 PM UTC

The very first link in the blog post to another blog post is missing /blog at the start of the data.

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by UncleOxidant » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:39 PM UTC

nvarsj wrote: post #22

sbuccini wrote: post #3

Thanks to the author for taking the time to write this up. I think it is a fairly realistic description of what the process is like for an engineer who has spent several years working in Silicon Valley at a well-known company. The key takeaways, coming from someone with a similar background: * Rely heavily on your personal network to both identify worthwhile opportunities and for referrals which, in the Before Times,…

> They had a _full_ pipeline, interviewing every day for three weeks straight. I honestly think I'd be physically incapable of doing this. I'm on the HSP side and even a single set of interviews is enough to drive me into an insomnia/anxiety cycle for weeks. I can't even imagine what this would be like for me. Albeit I admit it's the best way to get the job you want. Maybe I'm in the wrong industry...

Same here. I've been known to have panic attacks during interviews where I have to excuse myself and get out of the room ASAP.

> Maybe I'm in the wrong industry...

I wonder this as well for myself. I really like software development, but the interviewing is just getting to be too much. It would suck to have to change careers away from something you're pretty good at and really like just because of what basically amounts to hazing.

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by abdullahkhalids » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:40 PM UTC

In the job market right now. I have a question about talking to recruiters.

I am talking to a couple of them, who are working with companies whose name or location they won't even disclose until the company looks at my CV and decides to move ahead.

But the recruiters want me to specify a salary expectation. But my salary expectations depend on whether I am living in the downtown of large city or in a smaller city, or able to work remotely.

What number do I specify, or how do I approach the situation otherwise?

Re: Job Hunting in 2022

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Post by coding123 » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 11:42 PM UTC

I try not to burn my referrals all at once. Nothing wrong with that, but I tend to do applications with places where I am referred one at a time. Otherwise I'll feel like I'm turning down a friend should the place make an offer.