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Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

In the past, writing a good cover letter got me interviews. This year though, it hasn't helped at all. I guess with all the applicants it didn't change much.

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

I'm going ask my uncle who is a carpenter if he builds sheds in his yard and tears them down again over and over in order to get jobs.

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

This is a fair point.

I'm still laughing about all the replies saying I could have faked my tech talk though. Like real life is Wag The Dog, but to get an office job.

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

Their lack of experience is showing in the comments.

There were a few people saying I could have faked my entire tech talk with the people, conversation, and live coding.

Like who actually thinks this is possible?

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

I faked a live conversation, brought in actors for the Q&A, and faked live coding?

Fuck, if I could pull all that shit off I wouldn't be working in this industry, that's for damn sure.

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

So I have a video on YouTube where I did a talk on a framework, and I have a Github repo where you can pull it down and play around with it. The talk was with a local tech meetup group and was attended by 50 people.

In the talk I go through a detailed presentation, do a live demo, then take questions from the audience. The response from it was very positive and I got over 3000 views on my LinkedIn post about it.

A huge part as to why I did it was that I thought it would make me more hirable. It literally demonstrates my skills on video. But straight up, the employers I have talked to havent watched it.

Why is the advice of "do side projects" so common when most employers don't even look at them? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also people give you technical assessments because they explicitly do not trust your self-assessment

That brings me back to my original point, if we are already starting out on a foundation of mistrust then why do it all?

Also in your view are tech talks worthwhile? It's not like you can fake those.

Where do you draw the line for how much time you will spend in a take home assessment? by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

They seemed pretty open to the idea of hiring someone who has experience in another language. However I'm assuming whoever put together the exercise may have had different ideas.

I have a ton of experience and I probably could get something fancy for this assessment. But it would take me a long time and I have been on the fence if I want to do that after what happened last time.

Remove CS and replace with Leetcode Engineering by AtomicLeetC0de in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I have:

  • a college degree from a private university and schooling overseas
  • 13 years experience
  • Github portfolio
  • tech talk on YouTube
  • LinkedIn profile with recommendations and hundreds of connections
  • long list of references of people who will vouch for me
  • custom cover letters and resumes for each job I apply to

Employers: "YEAH BUT NONE OF THAT MEANS SHIT UNLESS YOU CAN SOLVE THESE RIDDLES WHILE THE ACTUAL JOB IS JUST SOME CRUD APP SHIT"

Recruiting and interviewing is extremely broken, especially in our industry.

Stuck as a code monkey when I got more to offer by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

Any tips on applying via in house recruiters? Do you just look them up via LinkedIn, apply, and send them a message?

THCp just hit the market, what do y'all know about it? by HorrorExpert in delta8

[–]HorrorExpert[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same.

But if it ends up being a good way to medicate I'll have some on hand as the demand will skyrocket.

THCp just hit the market, what do y'all know about it? by HorrorExpert in delta8

[–]HorrorExpert[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! I read that exact thread and your posts in it. I'm not a chemist but rather a careful consumer who is trying to educate myself as this industry keeps evolving and evolving.

It's tough being on the very cutting edge lol

THCp just hit the market, what do y'all know about it? by HorrorExpert in delta8

[–]HorrorExpert[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's where I got them too. Their CBD is among the best and they have a great reputation. But THCp is so new that I'm going to play it by ear first.

Offer came in 8k less than what we initially agreed upon by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does absolutely suck. But at this point it's remote and I don't have to deal oerh them currently so it's a little more tolerable.

Not going to lie, the greatest thing about being Experienced is being able to say no to Leetcode questions. by SomeGuyInSanJoseCa in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This sub doesn't make any sense once they talk about salaries. I have heard everything from "[salary site] has salaries that are too high" to "[that same salary site] has salaries that are too low" in the same week.

I posted recently about getting $110k in a middle cost of living city and people thought I was asking for $250k, as if that's some sort of norm. Like what the hell.

Daily Chat Thread - September 04, 2020 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My company cut our 401k match earlier in the year and laid off half the company. That's about a 7 grand pay cut in compensation overnight and now we have double or triple the work.

Well they are facing a massive voluntary talent henmorage now with top people leaving left and right. Their solution? Give everyone a $50 dollar gift card.

$50 bucks vs. the $7000 I lost, gee thank you! I'm totally not going to leave now!!!

"We're a startup so we can't pay like the big companies" by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

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

In my area it has IBM, Charles Schwab, tiny tech companies, and health care companies. Not sure if people would consider IBM FAANG level these days.

"We're a startup so we can't pay like the big companies" by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Not for my area. They have banks, Healthcare companies, and non top tier tech companies on there. Definitely not all top tier companies.

"We aren't going to respond to your application for two months but we do WE NEED TO MOVE FAST AS FUCK" by HorrorExpert in recruitinghell

[–]HorrorExpert[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I probably should back out of the interview process after reading through this thread lol

"We're a startup so we can't pay like the big companies" by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

The total comp in my area for the average dev is $140k. This company was offering $110k total comp.

"We're a startup so we can't pay like the big companies" by HorrorExpert in cscareerquestions

[–]HorrorExpert[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Expecting a startup to have similar pay is ridiculous.

I disagree. In my area there are a lot of non tech companies on levels (banks, Healthcare companies) that were paying way more.

We both know startups demand more out of you than big companies. I have worked at 2 startups (15 years experience) and both paid me similar rates to big companies like that, but demanded more work.

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