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+++. Went to a state University. Got offers from some FAANG's after 2 years-ish of full time work at a smaller company. My route: Linkedin. Just setting my pro
by tudelo 6y ago
+++. Went to a state University. Got offers from some FAANG's after 2 years-ish of full time work at a smaller company.
My route: Linkedin. Just setting my profile to "open to work" or whatever it is has worked in landing me some interviews.
After you get an interview (completely luck based) you need to study leetcode. IMO if you can do 200 in 1-2 months focusing heavily on medium, you will be prepared. At that point you need to ace your onsite interview by doing very well in 4/5 or so of the sessions (slightly luck based). Then you wait forever until google decides to finally give you an offer :)
- ccajas 6y agoRe: getting your foot in with interviews. Mileage really varies here. I agree with you that getting an interview is very luck-based. I have no contacts in FAANG that would be strong referrals. But from my own experience, I garner more interest from recruiters passively from my job history, than from taking a more active route of applying to FAANG jobs. (And I have no history with any big or "corporate" work environments either)