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> become a better candidate is this a (worth) goal in itself? better person, better engineer, better manager, .. maybe. but Candidate.. eh. Think about it.. And
by svilen_dobrev 5y ago
> become a better candidate
is this a (worth) goal in itself? better person, better engineer, better manager, .. maybe. but Candidate.. eh. Think about it.. And do what you would have done/doing if you were already that wanted XYZ.
- logicallee 5y agoThanks for your feedback and advice, I appreciate that you took the time to write it, svilen_dobrev. "And do what you would have done/doing if you were already that wanted XYZ". I am asking how long to put a chicken in the oven for it to taste good. To be honest, your reply makes me feel like I am reading: "Just eat it as though it were already done cooking in the oven." I feel like some more specific guidance about timing could help me finish baking it faster. At the moment I am looking for a job, I will use my earnings to support my family, raise a kid, invest a little cash in my side projects, obviously none of this happens without the job. So, it is why I want to be the best possible candidate and am looking for advice about how to spend my time. My previous positions were on an equity-heavy basis and not give me earnings to enable me to do the above.
- svilen_dobrev 5y agoThen pick one thing which ${your-sample-of-companies-around-want} and do it better. Not 10 things. overpreparation prevents the performance. General advice goes thus far. noone knows what you situation is, to go any deeper. as of raw-chicken-ish: what i said is: if you imagine already eating it, what good-taste means? Then pursue that (which translated back from chickenish, might be: which company? which field? which environment? which kind of job? which kind of team? etc) good luck, and do not despair