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How have the interviews gone?

• Stratoscope 6y ago
  Thanks for asking! So far so good. I must admit I'm a bit skeptical but still hopeful about the FAANG interview. The interviews with a few less famous companies have been good. (Actually one is very famous, even more than the FAANGs, but not a "tech" company.) I will know more this week and will report back. :-)
  • sgt 6y ago
    Out of curiosity I ended up on your LinkedIn page. What a truly impressive resume. You have been exposed to such an incredible variety of companies and technologies over 50+ years. If this FAANG company doesn't sign you up, it's truly their loss.
    • Stratoscope 6y ago
      Wow, I don't know how to thank you enough for that word of encouragement. I am really grateful after a long week of interviews and a much-too-hot weekend here in the Bay Area. But shhhh... We're not supposed to tell anyone that it's been 50+ years! Right? The advice I usually get is to remove everything from more than 5 years ago, maybe 10 at the very most, otherwise someone might think I'm old! ;-) Yeah, I don't buy that either, that's why I thought I would have some fun with my LinkedIn and list everything in it. (Well, I did quietly omit that one job where I got fired after six weeks, many years back. It will be my little secret for now.) But seriously, thank you again! :-)
      • ApolloRising 6y ago
        Did you have trouble getting past the HR filter? I recently started on a similar journey and am curious how you managed the non coding portion to get your feet somewhat in the door.
        • Stratoscope 6y ago
          Actually one of their internal recruiters contacted me out of the blue. So I don't have any advice on that aspect. Alas, after going through their interview process it turned out to be a "no", but no worries, it looks like I have at least one good offer, maybe 2-3 coming in this week.