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Getting a job is pretty straightforward. 1 - You need to be able to actually do the job 2 - You need to communicate well that you're able to do the job I'd p

Getting a job is pretty straightforward. 1 - You need to be able to actually do the job 2 - You need to communicate well that you're able to do the job I'd print out your CV and read it carefully 5 or 10 times, then I'd rewrite it eliminating unnecessary words paying attention to easy mistakes like. > my career lifetime as a software engineer, I worked for five different companies in my career lifetime I'd then move to your personal website and be critical about it, is it really showcasing the best work I've done? Then I'd pick 5 of the best places you'd like to work for, find the exact position you'd like and follow the people that currently hold that position on twitter and also follow their managers who will be interviewing you. I'd then make a list of all side projects this people are working on and analyse it carefully, is there anything there that you can't do? If yes, then I'd learn it and post on your site. If no, then I'd create a side project to impress them all, ship it and post on your site. When you get the phone call, I'd answer all questions precisely and without hesitation, and I'd try to correlate with something you have worked/done before. I'd ask if that answers well or if I should keep going, and I'd definitely have a set of relevant questions to ask the interview. More importantly, I'd think hard about the reasons I'm not getting a second interview. Only you know that and you can fix that. > What things can I do for them that would help out the situation? You can grab a coffee with them but you can't come across as desperate. You can email them telling you're looking for new opportunities and ask if they know of any openings. Then analyse carefully their responses and take it from there. Don't be hard on yourself, get to work on a side project, create something that works and showcase your skills.

milanmot 8y ago
Actually Getting a job is NOT pretty straightforward. I have taken 100's of interviews and I can tell you that there are so many parameters, biases and equation going on before hiring a person that it becomes impossible to judge a candidate.
lossforajob 8y ago
Saying it's straightforward is not the same as easy. Step 2 is definitely not second nature to me since communicating well on the job is different from communicating your skills well on an interview. I can do the former just fine, but not the latter. Personal website: This is something I don't have at the moment, though I don't quite agree it's truly necessary because the majority of programmers don't have/need one. So I could just aim to be like them. Since they "clock out" their mind after 5 every day not thinking about code and still be able to hold a career, then having a website seems irrelevant. They're able to hold a career by doing less than the recommended. Projects: I already have several on Github, some that have impressed bigger companies like Cloudflare and Coinbase and prompted them to give me an interview. When I prepare for an interview I don't really do grinding for technical questions, or review things on a sheet of paper. I like to wing it and give it my honest try, because my mind is clearest when I don't have to consciously think of any body language or verbal cues over the phone. Grabbing a coffee with people: A lot of my colleagues live out of state right now so it'd be impossible for them. For others I'll see if I can actually balance my budget around it as silly as that sounds but like I said I have $48 and my next month's phone bill is going to use some of that. I also regularly message/email my group of contacts asking about job openings, but they always say some form of "sorry, I don't know of anything right now." Every time. Maybe I have really bad luck and bad timing with talking to them. I'm gonna try another side project but it's starting to get less motivating to do so when you want more instant gratification the more time passes by. But it seems like nothing else matters to living on the grid if you can't grok one thing: job interviews. It's crazy to think one's entire livelihood revolves around that.

milanmot 8y ago

Actually Getting a job is NOT pretty straightforward. I have taken 100's of interviews and I can tell you that there are so many parameters, biases and equation going on before hiring a person that it becomes impossible to judge a candidate.

lossforajob 8y ago

Saying it's straightforward is not the same as easy. Step 2 is definitely not second nature to me since communicating well on the job is different from communicating your skills well on an interview. I can do the former just fine, but not the latter. Personal website: This is something I don't have at the moment, though I don't quite agree it's truly necessary because the majority of programmers don't have/need one. So I could just aim to be like them. Since they "clock out" their mind after 5 every day not thinking about code and still be able to hold a career, then having a website seems irrelevant. They're able to hold a career by doing less than the recommended. Projects: I already have several on Github, some that have impressed bigger companies like Cloudflare and Coinbase and prompted them to give me an interview. When I prepare for an interview I don't really do grinding for technical questions, or review things on a sheet of paper. I like to wing it and give it my honest try, because my mind is clearest when I don't have to consciously think of any body language or verbal cues over the phone. Grabbing a coffee with people: A lot of my colleagues live out of state right now so it'd be impossible for them. For others I'll see if I can actually balance my budget around it as silly as that sounds but like I said I have $48 and my next month's phone bill is going to use some of that. I also regularly message/email my group of contacts asking about job openings, but they always say some form of "sorry, I don't know of anything right now." Every time. Maybe I have really bad luck and bad timing with talking to them. I'm gonna try another side project but it's starting to get less motivating to do so when you want more instant gratification the more time passes by. But it seems like nothing else matters to living on the grid if you can't grok one thing: job interviews. It's crazy to think one's entire livelihood revolves around that.