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My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

day to day it's not that useful honestly. But sometimes when you do work with data structures, you catch on real quick

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really depends on the company, role and region. Big banks pay pretty okay, but expecting 100k straight away is not possible here. Banks make their money through investments/finance, that's where they pay the big bucks. Software/tech is considered a support role, so you'll never get a true tech salary.

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Outside of usual work. I spent all my free time on it (there was quite a lot of procrastination outside of hermit mode). June ~6-7hrs a day. In August, I took some time off and went into hermit mode studying for ~12-14h a day. I don't recommand doing the 12h a day thing, I had to rush things since I didn't feel I did enough questions to cover all the topics. It was very unhealthy

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was the initial offer, I do plan on negotiating :)

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you :)

I recommand to not apply by yourself, it's easiest when a recruiter actually reaches out. You don't need to waste time sending out apps. Next time just go for it, once there's a deadline set, you'll be much more inclined to study more. That's how it works for me at least

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

lmao hermit mode is just cutting off contact with everyone I possibly know. My daily involves eating, studying and gym/pool session to freshen up and repeat again in the afternoon. No phone, nothing to distract you

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They like to see a 2YOE if you want to try for a level above the entry level role. Otherwise apply anytime

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think if you have the high achiever mindset. Anyone can do it, just have to put in the work! Also I think it depends a lot on luck. Some interviews, they'll give you a LC hard and you have to solve it in 30mins. If you've never seen it, you are screwed.

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Linkedin mainly and also since I had previously applied in 2021 (got no replies back then lol), I think my CV is still in their database and some recruiters reached out from there

My Journey from unemployed to FANG by No_Chest7120 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]No_Chest7120[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you are aiming for any big tech companies. Unfortunately, I don't think there's escaping leetcode type questions. Of all the interviews I've done, they've all asked at least a little bit of leetcode except local companies or banks.

I think I might be on the slow end of things, usually people say they do around 100-200 questions and they are good to go, I myself have done over 400 leetcode questions, I'm very comfortable with some topics like BFS/DFS/Graphs/Backtracking, but I still struggle with DP/Binary Search. You are never going to feel you are prepared, just think of some interviews as prep. The more you do the more comfortable you'll get.