ccajas

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   by ccajas 8y ago

   Location: Chicago, IL Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes (US only) Technologies: JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, React, Vue.js, A-Frame, Three.js, WebGL, HLSL, C#, XNA, MonoGame, and Unity. Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   SEEKING WORK Location: Chicago, IL or remote Web developer/game developer and also into data visualization. My interests revolve around data visualization, games and simulation work. I have 10 years total experience, 3 years remote. I
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   Can you elaborate on being depressed? Maybe I'm not being in denial of depression so much as being ignorant about the symptoms. Here are some things I will state about my personal life: I have gradually went on "silent mode"
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   Ask HN: How do you build genuine connections while you also badly need a job?

   2 points by ccajas 8y ago|0 comments
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   Is there a collection of data that outlines the average time spent looking for work amongst programmers, and other different tech fields? And how it has changed over the years?
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   I'm kinda surprised that roughly 40 phone interviews hasn't been enough practice to be competent. Interviewing.io is still not in public beta, and I've already registered my e-mail.
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   I live in Chicago, IL and the majority of the jobs I apply to are in that metro area. Occasionally, though, I draw interest from companies in the west coast (including some larger tech companies and VC funded startups). So I feel I have the
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   For a majority of that time I have been taking the "shotgun approach" of applying to tons of software development positions regardless of the company and its size, and only trying to meet some of their requirements. Then I realize
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   by ccajas 8y ago

   Because of my financial situation I had to move back in with my mom a couple of years ago. She is now recently telling me to seek some professional therapy of some kind to improve my speaking ability since she also knows that I have been co
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    by ccajas 8y ago

    >My advice to you is to get some kind of degree while you're looking for a job so at least you can show it in the future. That's a possibility for me. I'd like to learn more low-level work through CS or ECE. The million do
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    by ccajas 8y ago

    I most fit in bucket #1. I have a non-STEM degree and (aside from a few CS classes) have been self taught, and primarily working with early stage startups and small companies. I worked at a mom & pop business, 2 small web agencies, and
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    Ask HN: Been job searching for 3 years. Do I need speech therapy?

    16 points by ccajas 8y ago|24 comments
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    by ccajas 8y ago

    That is why I advocate for a hypothetical "bar exam" for the software programming profession. I also posted a question concerning that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16702389 Going through a series of techn
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    by ccajas 8y ago

    All you, and they, need to know is, "the devil is in the details". Knowing the solution can be simple, but the process complicated. Ironically, FB all started with a couple of college students coding PHP. A lot of web agency clien
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    by ccajas 8y ago

    For what it's worth, I've never been a senior developer although I have been working for 10 years. I've gotten the title of mid-level software engineer or simply "software engineer". The situation is a bit more comp
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    #4 actually happens? I thought paying someone to interview in your place is a pie-in-the-sky idea, as it's definitely more effort required than to BS on your resume.
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    From my own experience here's one big way to become unhireable: Being a senior engineer in years only, but not in skills. You become a laggard in learning new skills, and adopting good programming practices. This is the classic "1
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    Blender
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I believe the statute of limitations is 3 years, correct? I have been a case of being misclassified as an employee but paying me on 1099. But that happened over 9 years ago so I don't think I have a case anymore.
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I have been a victim of a 1099 misclassification scheme. At the time I had graduated just three months ago and taken a job at a small web development agency that was run on a very tight budget- mangement was "top heavy" meaning th
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I worked for a small photography studio way early in my career. The studio owner was definitely a Canon guy. I guess he was on the right track, heh. He lauded the variety of their lenses for many things.
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    >I don't recommend a Master's degree unless you'd like one to pursue a research position in academia or an industry lab Even if their Bachelor's degree is unrelated to the one they want to get, like the OP? I'm o
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    Ask HN: Is CTCI still necessary if you don't aim for tech compnaies?

    1 points by ccajas 9y ago|0 comments
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    Work for an space exploration company, and work on software for flight guidance or testing. Currently I have mostly web dev experience. Being self-taught, unemployed and with my experience being snubbed it's gonna be a very tough road
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I've seen it in the sense of comparing individuals that are competing for a job in the jobs market. For example, if a new, inexperienced person is favored for the job over a more experienced person, the more experienced candidate is sa
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    Ask HN: What is considered “negative market value” in the jobs market?

    1 points by ccajas 9y ago|3 comments
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I was one of the many millions that got introduced to the internet via AOL. In the days of MySpace I just entered stuff on Google, and found many different forums related to my topics of interest. Or before that time, it was HotBot, Altavis
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    Location: Chicago, IL. Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes, paid relocation only Technologies: Node.js, PHP, MySQL, React, and Vue for web, to more graphical oriented work with C#, Unity, XNA, Three.js, etc. Resume: https://www.
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    SEEKING WORK Location: Chicago, IL. Remote OK Full-stack web developer with some recent game/graphics developer experience. My interests revolve around data visualization, games and simulation work. I have worked as a contractor for tw
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    by ccajas 9y ago

    I very much believe that story. Damn ceramic made objects, they are loud af. A lot of ceramics have this peculiar property that puts them very high up on "noise to impact" ratio, or whatever you want to call it. I remember my mom