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* Not everyone is for web development, even though I'm very fascinated with back-end development and solving sophisticated problems that are considered unsolvab

* Not everyone is for web development, even though I'm very fascinated with back-end development and solving sophisticated problems that are considered unsolvable. I have a Computer Science degree (a 2-year diploma, which basically is nothing comparing it to a bachelor's or a master's) and still cannot please them. * My important projects were in-house for certain clients under NDA, which ties my hands and cannot demonstrate any of them. * I had LinkedIn account and closed it after getting spammed countless of times. I have informed the company at that time and instead of fixing my problem, they would start sending me their own ads for Linkedin Learning courses instead LOL!

fy20 4y ago
I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I mean it in a good way, but I want to point out that reading this comment you come across as someone who is difficult to work with. If you gave me that impression in an interview I'd probably pass on you too, no matter how great your technical skills are. The most important skill for me is how you can work in a team (what education you have isn't at all important). I'm not Google or Facebook, but there's a million people like me When I ask you to tell me about your experience, I understand that you can't tell me all the details, but even with an NDA you can tell me roughly what you did. Maybe if you worked on a secret project for Apple that hasn't yet launched it would be different - but if you gave that as an answer I'd understand and move onto other questions. If you just said "it's under NDA" I'd assume you are trying to hide something. Who cares if LinkedIn wants to spam you? The only purpose of it is to help me look attractive to potential employees, so I keep it up to date but don't pay any attention to it. I turned off all email notifications and they don't email me, but if they did I'd just set up a filter. I get hundreds of recruiters spamming me, but that's just what recruiters do. I ignore them and get on with my life. Interviewing is a skill, and it's something you can learn, so focus on that. Apply for jobs that you don't even care about just for the interview experience, maybe you'll get an offer and decide to take it :-) Skip FAANG or whatever requires you do 7 technical interviews where you reverse red black trees of doubly linked lists, go for smaller companies where the interview is typically just a few informal chats.
- stefanos82 4y ago
  > I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I mean it in a good way, but I want to point out that reading this comment you come across as someone who is difficult to work with. I am a very difficult person; I am diagnosed as HSP and have characteristics of autism. > If you gave me that impression in an interview I'd probably pass on you too, no matter how great your technical skills are. The most important skill for me is how you can work in a team (what education you have isn't at all important). That's good to know; that helps me clarify a few things in my mind and I should try to find jobs that I could work solo, if possible. > I'm not Google or Facebook, but there's a million people like me When I ask you to tell me about your experience, I understand that you can't tell me all the details, but even with an NDA you can tell me roughly what you did. I give them enough information to get a rough idea of what I have done, but cannot show them the whole project nor the names of the companies; but I do let them know what type of architecture I have designed and implemented for each project. > Maybe if you worked on a secret project for Apple that hasn't yet launched it would be different - but if you gave that as an answer I'd understand and move onto other questions. If you just said "it's under NDA" I'd assume you are trying to hide something. I have explained above how I handle it. > Who cares if LinkedIn wants to spam you? The only purpose of it is to help me look attractive to potential employees, so I keep it up to date but don't pay any attention to it. I turned off all email notifications and they don't email me, but if they did I'd just set up a filter. I get hundreds of recruiters spamming me, but that's just what recruiters do. I ignore them and get on with my life. Not all people like such thing nor can I handle social media; it affects me emotionally and causes me symptoms of severe sadness to the initial state of depression. I had to look for my mental health to stay safe. It's not a comfortable feeling seeing countless people being "successful" with how many certifications, masters, and PhDs; it made me feel the last person on earth, like a complete worthless human being. That's why I had to close it down. > Interviewing is a skill, and it's something you can learn, so focus on that. I have tried for 2 decades now. I fail miserably with interviews. The way I function is first knowing the person I'm about to talk to so I can be stress-free. I know, such thing cannot work with an interview process, but what can I do? It's not something I can change forever...that's how I have been my whole life! > Apply for jobs that you don't even care about just for the interview experience, maybe you'll get an offer and decide to take it :-) Skip FAANG or whatever requires you do 7 technical interviews where you reverse red black trees of doubly linked lists, go for smaller companies where the interview is typically just a few informal chats. Currently the market is limited where I live and they have high demands and expectations. I wish I had more professional experience, but I don't I'm afraid.

fy20 4y ago

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I mean it in a good way, but I want to point out that reading this comment you come across as someone who is difficult to work with. If you gave me that impression in an interview I'd probably pass on you too, no matter how great your technical skills are. The most important skill for me is how you can work in a team (what education you have isn't at all important). I'm not Google or Facebook, but there's a million people like me When I ask you to tell me about your experience, I understand that you can't tell me all the details, but even with an NDA you can tell me roughly what you did. Maybe if you worked on a secret project for Apple that hasn't yet launched it would be different - but if you gave that as an answer I'd understand and move onto other questions. If you just said "it's under NDA" I'd assume you are trying to hide something. Who cares if LinkedIn wants to spam you? The only purpose of it is to help me look attractive to potential employees, so I keep it up to date but don't pay any attention to it. I turned off all email notifications and they don't email me, but if they did I'd just set up a filter. I get hundreds of recruiters spamming me, but that's just what recruiters do. I ignore them and get on with my life. Interviewing is a skill, and it's something you can learn, so focus on that. Apply for jobs that you don't even care about just for the interview experience, maybe you'll get an offer and decide to take it :-) Skip FAANG or whatever requires you do 7 technical interviews where you reverse red black trees of doubly linked lists, go for smaller companies where the interview is typically just a few informal chats.

stefanos82 4y ago
> I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I mean it in a good way, but I want to point out that reading this comment you come across as someone who is difficult to work with. I am a very difficult person; I am diagnosed as HSP and have characteristics of autism. > If you gave me that impression in an interview I'd probably pass on you too, no matter how great your technical skills are. The most important skill for me is how you can work in a team (what education you have isn't at all important). That's good to know; that helps me clarify a few things in my mind and I should try to find jobs that I could work solo, if possible. > I'm not Google or Facebook, but there's a million people like me When I ask you to tell me about your experience, I understand that you can't tell me all the details, but even with an NDA you can tell me roughly what you did. I give them enough information to get a rough idea of what I have done, but cannot show them the whole project nor the names of the companies; but I do let them know what type of architecture I have designed and implemented for each project. > Maybe if you worked on a secret project for Apple that hasn't yet launched it would be different - but if you gave that as an answer I'd understand and move onto other questions. If you just said "it's under NDA" I'd assume you are trying to hide something. I have explained above how I handle it. > Who cares if LinkedIn wants to spam you? The only purpose of it is to help me look attractive to potential employees, so I keep it up to date but don't pay any attention to it. I turned off all email notifications and they don't email me, but if they did I'd just set up a filter. I get hundreds of recruiters spamming me, but that's just what recruiters do. I ignore them and get on with my life. Not all people like such thing nor can I handle social media; it affects me emotionally and causes me symptoms of severe sadness to the initial state of depression. I had to look for my mental health to stay safe. It's not a comfortable feeling seeing countless people being "successful" with how many certifications, masters, and PhDs; it made me feel the last person on earth, like a complete worthless human being. That's why I had to close it down. > Interviewing is a skill, and it's something you can learn, so focus on that. I have tried for 2 decades now. I fail miserably with interviews. The way I function is first knowing the person I'm about to talk to so I can be stress-free. I know, such thing cannot work with an interview process, but what can I do? It's not something I can change forever...that's how I have been my whole life! > Apply for jobs that you don't even care about just for the interview experience, maybe you'll get an offer and decide to take it :-) Skip FAANG or whatever requires you do 7 technical interviews where you reverse red black trees of doubly linked lists, go for smaller companies where the interview is typically just a few informal chats. Currently the market is limited where I live and they have high demands and expectations. I wish I had more professional experience, but I don't I'm afraid.