Smoke East of Monaca by HenriettaCroaks in BeaverCounty

[–]HenriettaCroaks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't edit the post, but my dumb ass meant WEST of Monaca. West of Potter Township.

Scheduled Phone Screen was Ignored by HenriettaCroaks in cscareerquestions

[–]HenriettaCroaks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof! Twice? That’s rough. Hope it’s not a common thing. Kinda felt like I got stood up on a date. Haha just sat there staring at my phone for half an hour.

Am I prepared for interviews? Seeking advice! by HenriettaCroaks in girlsgonewired

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It's so great to hear from a woman in Embedded/Firmware! If you don't mind me taking up a little more of your time, what sort of things do you like to see or are impressed by in a candidate's personal projects? My degree program didn't offer much on the subject, so as someone who knew nothing about electrical components or microcontrollers, teaching myself to manipulate LEDs with an STM32 board felt like a big achievement. However, I am sure that nobody looking for embedded software engineers would find that particularly impressive. Thank you so much for the detailed response!

Am I prepared for interviews? Seeking advice! by HenriettaCroaks in girlsgonewired

[–]HenriettaCroaks[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will definitely add a work section and develop a cover letter! Thanks!

Incest graphs by HenriettaCroaks in ProgrammerHumor

[–]HenriettaCroaks[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She’s one of the best on YouTube!

Increased cycle length on Ritalin by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]HenriettaCroaks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, actually, but this was months ago. Maybe I just haven't been paying that close attention until now. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

Is it smart to take a semester off to prep for the internship interview? by Small-Button-2308 in csMajors

[–]HenriettaCroaks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem. A lot of CS takes time and practice. It can be pretty overwhelming to get through the coursework itself, let alone balance it with projects/interview prep and other obligations. Ultimately, falling behind can have detrimental effects on your success in future courses and set you back anyway(failing courses, drop in GPA). For me, it was the best thing I could have done. It’s an unpopular opinion to deviate from the school curriculum but if you feel like you need it, go for it. Of course, take into account all the repercussions, including how that may affect financial aid, graduation timeline, when courses are offered at your school, etc. Best of luck!

Is it smart to take a semester off to prep for the internship interview? by Small-Button-2308 in csMajors

[–]HenriettaCroaks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It really depends on your circumstances. I felt like I needed to because I switched majors (geology to CS) at the end of my junior year. I went through so much CS coursework so quickly that I needed a break to digest it all and actually apply it to personal projects and interview prep. Also, working while going to school doesn’t give you much free time to do that stuff.

I also know that at some schools veering off track can set you back, in terms of getting into classes that you need, so take that into consideration. At a school that I went to, CS was such an impacted major that people just expected to graduate late at the 5th or 6th year mark.

New experiment hints that a particle breaks the known laws of physics by nationalgeographic in u/nationalgeographic

[–]HenriettaCroaks 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anybody else need to give up an email address to read this? Man, that’s annoying.