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by liquidcool 10y ago
Not the poster, but as some IQ tests have been proven to discriminate against protected classes, this may be an opening for a discrimination lawsuit. Effectiveness of the lawsuit might vary from state to state. IANAL.
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by liquidcool 10y ago
That sounds tough. To be honest, I don't know how a plan of taking the job you want while studying to be competent at it on the side would be possible for anyone. I'm also confused why you don't just transfer to another schoo
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Agree, it's unlikely they used you as a benchmark, because most companies simply don't believe they need to. Though they should at least test with their own employees. Also, on multiple occasions I've been told, "don&#x2
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by liquidcool 10y ago
It's a lot less about size than content. I've written about this in detail here: http://www.madeupname.com/careercourse/resume-tips-developer... I'd say the two most common issues are typos (especially c
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by liquidcool 10y ago
You want to keep out the bad recruiters, who won't read your FAQ. They don't even read the first line of my LinkedIn summary to find out we compete before trying to sell me their services. What might be useful is some sort of recr
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by liquidcool 10y ago
I'd like to think I qualify, but I really identify as a software consultant (coder/manager type) who also does recruiting/contracting. I'm happy to answer any questions about this. I got into this because I'm very p
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by liquidcool 10y ago
The finance domain, esp. in NYC, puts you on a much higher lifetime income trajectory. If the role is well defined, that means you know how to succeed. If the tech is modern and sought after (and it damn well better be at a startup), that w
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Three sites dedicated to this are VolunteerMatch, Idealist, and Catchafire. For freelancing, there's Upwork (formerly elance/Odesk), which expects you to be remote. Good luck!
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Here's my advice as a developer/manager/recruiter: - get a great book on JavaScript and learn it well, including idioms - for interviews (and to be a better programmer) take a data structures/algorithms course, there are
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by liquidcool 10y ago
There is a very big difference between going to an info session/mixer with no intentions to join, and going on an interview. Companies I know want as many engineers going to network and learn about what they are doing. Things can chang
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Funnily enough, I was recruiting for a Python/Flask engineer not long ago. The best applicant didn't have side projects, but had a blog with over 150 articles on Python and Flask. He was rejected because they couldn't afford
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Assuming you make $100K, $3,000 is your opportunity cost. Oh, plus $10. That's ~100 coffee meetings (say $20 because it's fancy coffee and bread pudding) with managers and lead engineers at companies you want to work at, including
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by liquidcool 10y ago
It is not common, but I do it for various projects, and have also worked part time for others. On the hiring side, the projects are in maintenance mode and there just isn't 40 hours of work a week, esp. if you split (say) front end and
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Definitely more rare. Yahoo famously brought in remote workers/telecommuters because they felt it wasn't working. You might want to look for companies that believe in a ROWE: results-only work environment. These are the ones with
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by liquidcool 10y ago
By remaining anonymous and leaving out important details, it's hard to give you pointed advice. Here's are some general options: - get a MSCS at the best school you can get into, choose the thesis option for something you're
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by liquidcool 10y ago
Rent controlled city with population >100K? Try Los Angeles, population 3.8M. From http://la.curbed.com/2016/1/27/10872448/rent-control-rent-st... : ...there are around 118,000 [rent controlled units]
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by liquidcool 10y ago
It's a combination of fundamentals (although a couple require you already know them) and a specific stack (e.g., Rails + AngularJS). So assuming you meant BSCS/MSCS, the only reason you wouldn't just pick up some books or onl
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by liquidcool 10y ago
That's a good point. For those unfamiliar, see: https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm Essentially, the intern has to be a burden to your organization. Granted, I've had coworkers who w
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by liquidcool 10y ago
It's mixed, see here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8844848 If you're looking for a job, I'd want to know way more than percentages. Companies, positions, salaries, etc. I do recruiting and have seen a
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by liquidcool 10y ago
What is "Methode"? Google is no help.
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by liquidcool 10y ago
It sounds like a two part problem: getting the job, and doing well at the job, and they are orthogonal. There was an article about getting hired by a YC startup not too long ago, and the key takeaways were: 1. be focused on building product
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by liquidcool 11y ago
First, I recommend reading Dale Carnegie and Switch for tackling cultural issues with diplomacy. You're going to need this at every company. How is DevOps? Is there room for improvement or learning there? If you are going to switch com
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by liquidcool 11y ago
It depends what you need them for, you're leaving out a lot of important details like task and budget. Contact me if you'd like to discuss, it's very likely I can help.
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by liquidcool 11y ago
What pushes Java and keeps it thriving today are big data and Android. It also has an enormous library and framework ecosystem. As for language progress, think JVM, not Java. I program exclusively in Groovy. You also have Scala, JRuby, Cloj
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by liquidcool 11y ago
That's a good question, it's tough. There are definitely fake jobs out there. Some lazy recruiters will cut/paste real job descriptions straight from the client, but change the city to one nearby to throw off competition or a
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by liquidcool 11y ago
I agree poof has some good points. You don't really define "meh," which means you haven't defined the problem in detail. Or perhaps multiple problems, which you could prioritize and tackle individually. If the delta is t
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by liquidcool 11y ago
I wrote a very long, funny post about the frustrations you are facing. It's based around being a lead, but having no authority because you have no influence over salary and hire/fire decisions. However, I never never published it
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by liquidcool 11y ago
My friend Or has the same problem. They often have to spell it 0r.
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by liquidcool 11y ago
Few things. Are you on LinkedIn? If not, you are invisible to recruiters. It also suggests you're not doing much networking. Most good companies don't require a college degree, but "entry level" often assumes one. You&#x
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by liquidcool 11y ago
Pick a stack, then choose an open source project in that stack to contribute to. You can start by contributing docs and tutorials, then try to understand the code base and fix small bugs. Work your way up to bugs and features with the most

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