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Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by lavelganzu »

purple-leafy wrote: post #59

It’s insanely tough. I’m currently searching. For context - I’ve made 4 personal projects that currently have over 1000+ daily active users (numbers are ~1500, ~6000, ~14,000, and ~430,000) all created within the span of the last year. I’ve also sold software. On top of all that, I have an Engineering degree, 4 years experience, no breaks in employment, study on my afternoons and weekends (C, Go, C#) and take extra u…

Very impressive resume. Why only 30-40 applications? Are you looking for a relatively niche role? As someone who graduated into the great recession, "normal" to me still feels like 1000 applications is the bare minimum.

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by beretguy »

lavelganzu wrote: post #211
purple-leafy wrote: post #59

It’s insanely tough. I’m currently searching. For context - I’ve made 4 personal projects that currently have over 1000+ daily active users (numbers are ~1500, ~6000, ~14,000, and ~430,000) all created within the span of the last year. I’ve also sold software. On top of all that, I have an Engineering degree, 4 years experience, no breaks in employment, study on my afternoons and weekends (C, Go, C#) and take extra u…

Very impressive resume. Why only 30-40 applications? Are you looking for a relatively niche role? As someone who graduated into the great recession, "normal" to me still feels like 1000 applications is the bare minimum.

This is insane... Is this sarcasm?

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by purple-leafy »

lavelganzu wrote: post #211
purple-leafy wrote: post #59

It’s insanely tough. I’m currently searching. For context - I’ve made 4 personal projects that currently have over 1000+ daily active users (numbers are ~1500, ~6000, ~14,000, and ~430,000) all created within the span of the last year. I’ve also sold software. On top of all that, I have an Engineering degree, 4 years experience, no breaks in employment, study on my afternoons and weekends (C, Go, C#) and take extra u…

Very impressive resume. Why only 30-40 applications? Are you looking for a relatively niche role? As someone who graduated into the great recession, "normal" to me still feels like 1000 applications is the bare minimum.

I thought so too, but even more rejections coming through today.

Looking for any intermediate /senior role in any stack.

I’m based in NZ so there’s barely any jobs

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by purple-leafy »

thecolorblew wrote: post #128
purple-leafy wrote: post #59

It’s insanely tough. I’m currently searching. For context - I’ve made 4 personal projects that currently have over 1000+ daily active users (numbers are ~1500, ~6000, ~14,000, and ~430,000) all created within the span of the last year. I’ve also sold software. On top of all that, I have an Engineering degree, 4 years experience, no breaks in employment, study on my afternoons and weekends (C, Go, C#) and take extra u…

FYI, the personal projects might be a detriment rather than a help as it may come across as "this person will have split priorities or might leave to pursue individual interests" For better or worse, I might not showcase those that much.

But then I’m just the same as every other candidate and won’t hear from anyone?

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by purple-leafy »

tasuki wrote: post #78
purple-leafy wrote: post #59

It’s insanely tough. I’m currently searching. For context - I’ve made 4 personal projects that currently have over 1000+ daily active users (numbers are ~1500, ~6000, ~14,000, and ~430,000) all created within the span of the last year. I’ve also sold software. On top of all that, I have an Engineering degree, 4 years experience, no breaks in employment, study on my afternoons and weekends (C, Go, C#) and take extra u…

> Makes me want to become a gardener Why not?

I’m honestly leaning more into doing it -no jokes

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by purple-leafy »

greenie_beans wrote: post #87

all of these posts make me feel grateful that i've been able to pick up work. it also makes me wonder what i'm doing right and what all of these bloggers are doing wrong. bloggers are clearly good at marketing and communicating what they can do for a company, which is what a lot of software developers struggle with.

I thought the same thing until this month. Look at my other comment. About to possibly be made redundant which seemed impossible to me a year ago.

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by thrw42A8N »

bluefirebrand wrote: post #185
thrw42A8N wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think SWE interviews are bad. And I have no idea who's the "we" that's supposed to fix it globally.

Do you think that SWE interviews are perfect and could not possibly be improved? I personally think there's a lot of room for improvement in interview processes, regardless of if they are currently "bad" or not, they certainly could be better I also don't think things ever really improve broadly as long as there are enough people who think "that's actually not that bad"

I don't think it's perfect, but I truly don't think it's bad. I had a few experiences that I didn't like and so I walked away. And I don't think there's a reasonable way to regulate what makes SWE interviews bad.

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by negoutputeng »

commandlinefan wrote: post #210
friggeri wrote: post #3

One piece of advice I usually give is to avoid applying to jobs through company’s career websites or LinkedIn. Instead, tap your social network: see if there is someone you know/have worked with who either works at the company you’re interested in or is connected to it someone (as an advisor, investor, personal friend of someone in a leadership position) and ask them for a warm intro. Social proof gives you an advant…

> tap your social network People have been saying that since I was in school in the 90's. I've never found it to be helpful. In fact, even back in the days when there were still jobs to be had, by far the worst jobs I ever held were the ones I was referred into. The reason was pretty obvious at the time - the person who referred me in had to "talk me up" so I was starting in a position where I could only disappoint.…

not sure i agree, i went to school in the 90's as well, and out of 9 jobs I have held since, 4 came through cold-applications and 5 through referrals. referrals imo have a better chance of success particularly if you are a senior engineer, and you could have a bigger eco-system of referrers. I would also like to add that with more experience, you need to build bigger referrer networks which help in this whole process.

i try to help anyone i know (with referrals) as i have personally seen the anxiety, stress, and emotional roller-coaster that accompany the job hunt.

Re: Looking for a Job Is Tough

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Post by theappsecguy »

Plasmoid wrote: post #26

There are just piles and piles of companies out there trying to hire but are absolutely obsessed with having people work in their terrible SF offices. I don't get it. If these companies really believed that working in an office was so beneficial they would invest in them. But they all come across like "I need an office to appear like a real company but I don't want to spend a lot of money". They're these millennial g…

I mean it’s mostly dumb because it either forces people to move or closes off a bunch of people from applying.

I don’t want to move someone with obscene housing costs and rampant crime. Most people don’t, especially ones that have families, houses, etc.

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