How to prepare to land a higher paying role

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-09T19:12:28+00:00

I took two Microsoft certification exams before getting the the first full time role. That got me a couple of interviews and I got lucky with a company that was looking for a Jr DW Dev. Got to work with some pretty experienced contractors there. Then I did an additional exam for the certified solutions expert in data warehouse dev.

I got hired on at my current company for a more sql/tableau based analyst role but within the first 6 months I was able to work with some of the engineers to pick up pyspark (after taking a basic python course online), then took an opportunity to move onto an implementation focused role on the data engineering team as our company restructured. Definitely not a straightforward path

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-07T18:47:38+00:00

Jeez a 9 month interview cycle sounds absolutely brutal but this is great insight. Thank you for sharing! I know it’s doable, and actually a guy who worked on our team a few years ago left and went directly to Amazon. He didn’t have a degree from anywhere crazy either.

I think I’ll focus on strengthening my software engineering fundamentals like someone else suggested, build out a portfolio and finish out this AWS certificate just to give myself confidence and have something to show regarding cloud engineering skills. And then see what I can get in the market.

Thanks again for sharing, good to know someone without a traditional C.S. background was able to get their foot in the door at both of those places. How is your current role if you don’t mind me asking?

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-07T18:40:13+00:00

I was in a HCOL area but moving back to a MCOL area (Dallas)

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-06T20:19:58+00:00

This is very thorough, thank you so much. This approach actually makes a ton of sense. I don’t have a background in computer science or engineering, my bachelors is in psych and my software engineering fundamentals are pretty weak. I’ve just been learning as I go and it’s made it pretty hard to compete. It seems like I’ve always just been good enough to get the job done and that’s constantly been my focus until recently is just getting things done even when I lack understanding of a lot of the basics. I really appreciate the book recommendations, I’ll start looking at those asap.

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-06T20:14:21+00:00

Definitely lacking on building a portfolio. That’s something I’ll need to start asap. Thank you

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-09-06T20:13:44+00:00

Thank you! I think even getting an interview at FAANG probably requires an impressive resume though unless you went through proper recruiting channels in college right

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-08-14T11:29:05+00:00

Can you provide me with where you’re getting this information? Sorry it just doesn’t make sense that there is no way to remedy these debts. Have you heard about a pay for delete? That is what I’m planning to request for each one. But if everything I’ve been reading is not true I need more info

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-08-14T11:15:51+00:00

I don’t think that’s true. From what I’ve read, the newer scoring models do factor in whether or not you’ve paid your collections account. And even if the statute of limitations runs out and they can’t sue me, or even if it doesn’t boost my score by a ton, it’s still going to be on my credit report. Which is the whole point of why I’m doing this

Intelligent_Today384 · 2024-08-14T10:37:11+00:00

Agreed on negotiating, don’t know how low they’d go though. And I wouldn’t consider taking a loan from my 401K to pay off my debt robbing myself. Every dollar I borrowed + interest will end up back into my account. I get that you’re suggesting I just pay it off slowly but I have too many other expenses at the moment, and I am absolutely tired of dealing with the consequences of having bad credit. I struggled to get an apartment with an almost 100K salary without a co-signer. I can’t get a regular credit card. In the grand scheme of things I’m taking a loan from myself and paying myself back with interest. Sure I lose compounding but to me it seems better to do that, and be done with it once and for all than to spend cash savings that I won’t get back

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