wanderinghacker

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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
I think you're right. I've avoided networking so far in my career but I have to overcome that silly sense of pride, because if anything is going to help, it's the personal references of those who do have the trust/pedigr
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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
Thank you for the academic advice. > I am also puzzled by you dropping out halfway through a semester and failing multiple classes. OK, I omitted something (not deliberately. It's interesting how we unconsciously cut out the more pa
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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
I never applied to these places, so take this with a grain of salt. But when I was recruited by Google several years ago, the recruiter was enthusiastic but got back to me several days later saying that she simply could not sell the hiring
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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
Thanks, and I hope the post didn't come across as aiming to be a manager, indeed that's the opposite of my goal. I'm mostly interested in becoming a principal/architect at some point and am worried that path is blocked.
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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
This is excellent advice, thank you. I think that after rising through the ranks quickly, I'm worried that my advancement (and earnings) are now capped for a while. Meanwhile I see less skilled developers fresh out of school making nea
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by wanderinghacker 11y ago
I don't know if a degree is the solution, I'm open to anything. Right now, it feels like the lack of education excludes me from the following opportunities: Engineer at a BigCorp, funded cofounder/first hire (investors seem t
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16 points by wanderinghacker 11y ago|26 comments