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Ask HN: Any advice for a developer wanting to work in SF?
Hi to the HN community.
I'm a french engineer willing to work in SF because i love to travel, explore new cultures and meeting people and above all i love to code and work on exciting projects that challenges me every single day and from which i can learn, and i think SF might be a good place to stop by.
So I'm soliciting your help for finding the best position/project/company I can work for.
And for that I asks you if you have any advice on how to prepare myself applying for jobs.
I heard that resumes companies wants are not the same than Europeans ones.
This is a link to my resume I've made in English http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume , what do you think of it ?
And do you think that open source projects are a requirement for most companies ? A blog ?
Do i have to meet all these requirements before applying ?
Thanks in advance
Ps: If some of you are interested by my profile, don't hesitate to contact me.
- enfoiro 15y agoclickable link for my resume http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume
- joeconway 15y agoIt looks like you've used latex for this, would you mind sharing the template? It looks fantastic!
- mindfulbee 15y agoI would recommend checking out some other start ups that may be of interest to you. You should try attending one of the tech meet ups: http://www.meetup.com/sfnewtech/ http://www.meetup.com/sfnewtech/
- enfoiro 15y agoThe only problem is that I'm currently working in France, so it will be hard for me to go to SF before 2 months, but it's one idea to keep in mind, my plan was to apply from here, maybe doing some skype conferences, and spending 1 or 2 weeks to do some interviews. Thanks for the idea.
- mindfulbee 15y agoI see! What type of companies are you looking for? Or are you looking for startups? good luck =)
- mickeyben 15y agoI've worked with Chris at two positions in the past, I totally recommend him, he's a great guy and a good ruby developer.
- StuffMaster 15y agoI'm no expert, but your resume looks fine to me. Skills and experience are the most important things.
- enfoiro 15y agoThanks, it's reassuring.
- xutopia 15y agoWhere is your Github profile?
- enfoiro 15y agohttps://github.com/enfoiro https://github.com/enfoiro
- pclark 15y agoIf you have a degree, millions of startups will hire you. NowMov are looking for engineers and willing to do H1B transfer, for example.
- enfoiro 15y agoActually, i have one. It's good news for me :) Thanks, I will look for NowMov, but I have no H1b already, I have to find a company being able to sponsor my visa.
- pclark 15y agoNowMov have said in the past they will sponsor H1B. My friend Fahd works for them: https://twitter.com/#!/fahdoo https://twitter.com/#!/fahdoo
- petervandijck 15y agoOpen source projects and a blog are very helpful. As are personal projects and such. Your resume: 1. the English is bad ("I want to work in a placewhere I am able to put into practice my knowledge"). Improve. You can't have bad English in your resume. The French "accent" isn't helping, it'll just make people wince. 2. Introductory paragraph: you talk about YOU, but who cares what you want? You should talk about how you can help a company. What kind of company do you want to work in? 3. Your latest job looks interesting, put more interesting details about it in your resume.