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I've been job searching since moving to SF last month. As a junior-mid level guy with a pretty generalist background (non-web ruby, iOS, JS, even some flash ga
by xiaoma 14y ago
I've been job searching since moving to SF last month. As a junior-mid level guy with a pretty generalist background (non-web ruby, iOS, JS, even some flash games), I've gotten a ton of feelers from recruiters and companies alike, but most are looking for and even desperate for more senior people.
With a sense of impending doom, I got onto oDesk to do some consulting myself. What a humbling experience that has been! I must have gotten outbid on the first 10 jobs I went for, and finally had to take one at ~ $10/hour. With that experience it became easier to get a 2nd. I find myself a lot more impressed with the OP's first month than I would have before my own experience looking for freelance work.
- Alan01252 14y agoThanks Xioma, It's interesting really as to when you start classifying yourself as senior? I didn't really think too much about it when I started applying for roles as I had gained that confidence in my own ability. That being said, I was almost put off working for one company because I thought at the time I might not be experienced enough. This turned out not to be the case at all and I'm so thankful I rode it out rather than letting my own self doubt influence my decision. There are going to be companies out there with people in "senior" positions with less experience/skills and talent than you. In some cases considerably less. Don't sell yourself short because of a label you've given yourself.
- xiaoma 14y agoThanks for the encouragement! In some cases there are pretty hard HR filters that look at my LinkedIn and see I only have 1 years as dev and was a pure business guy before that. In others, I truly don't have experience with all the stuff in their stack. Where possible, I'll avoid the term junior for here on out.