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How long ago did you graduate, and what's your current job?
by gaogao 7y ago
How long ago did you graduate, and what's your current job?
- mettamage 7y agoI graduated in Aug. 2018, and worked until the start of 2019 as a freelancer. From then on I took a break (6 months) and I've been looking for jobs since July 2019. I've done 3 side projects for fun during that time. One was following a security course, the other one was prepping for OSCP and creating something like Google Jamboard.
- gaogao 7y agoSounds like you missed the college hire cutoff (something like a year after graduation) that a few of the FAANGs have. After that cutoff, you generally need more work experience or need to apply to a rotational position.
- mettamage 7y agoBut would they even hire Europeans applying for US positions?
- gaogao 7y agoIt depends. US immigration, especially under Trump, is pretty tricky. Also, does it need to be US? The European offices hire pretty handily too e.g. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/21/facebook-is-creating-1000-new-jobs-in-the-uk.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/21/facebook-is-creating-1000-ne... or the Google Zurich office.
- mettamage 7y agoI applied for the Zurich office as well in 2018 and 2019, but since it doesn't have any graduate positions open at the moment I specifically specified my question to the US. In all fairness, I wasn't ready for a phone screen then. I had no clue what it meant to apply for jobs (I had to learn that the hard way). I'm ready now, I figured out what type of developer I am (a creative one, Brett Victor, Nicky Case and Douglas Engelbart are inspirations).