Hey, if you are comfortable reaching out, can you email me? I will see how I can help and hopefully connect you to the right channels (either here in India or otherwise).
(I could not find any way to contact you.)
Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
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Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#12Just say you have a degree, especially from India, nobody will validate.
Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#13Every developer needs to be good a leetcode now to be able to get hired. This is especially true if you dont have a degree.
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#14Lots of other advice here but just wanted to add one piece: when you do get interviews, beware of anything that sounds too negative about your current (or past) employer. Even though the fact that you're looking for work basically implies that you are unsatisfied, if your tone or language is negative it will give the impression that you are a negative person. So, when you do get that interview, just say that the oppo…
> if your tone or language is negative it will give the impression that you are a negative person.
I had this backfire. I left a job after dealing with toxic and personal BS and passed all my interviews at a great company. Then came the personal references where one must be my previous manager. My previous manager trashed me and gave me a bad reference and I didn't get the job.
In the future I didn't hold back on why I left and got the next job.
Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#15Just say you have a degree, especially from India, nobody will validate.
That's not true, many companies use a background check company (like ClearStar) after you sign your offer and they check that you do have the diplomas you claim.
Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#16Just say you have a degree, especially from India, nobody will validate.
This. I'm close friends with someone who is extensively dishonest in his resume. Most places just don't verify things.
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#17Put your part completed degree on your CV with a caveat like its pending or incomplete. It should get you passed the initial screening. Then it's on you to pass the tech test. Expect to fail many before you get good at them
Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#18Every developer needs to be good a leetcode now to be able to get hired. This is especially true if you dont have a degree.
Not necessarily leetcode, but certainly be able to decompose a problem and implement it with someone else looking at your screen and collaborating.
Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?
#19I would highly recommend going back to college. It seems you have the skills, but the credentials will unlock doors. In this economy where the upper hand has shifted back to employers over candidates, you need every bit of help you can.
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#20> The best I've gotten is a link to an online leetcode-style test and I suck at those too Get better at it by practicing more.
Screw that. There are lots of jobs out there that don't gatekeep on leetcode and it sounds like the OP would find those more fulfilling.