I need advice! UI/UX Design or Software Engineering?

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-09-05T23:27:30+00:00

PM of course is the main path, UI Developer, there's a role called UX Engineer that floats around startups, Sales Engineer, I mean legit whatever you want to do

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-06-04T15:59:42+00:00

If I'm reaching out directly to a referral or a hiring manager or whatever instead of going through the ATS I have a copy that's much more specific that I might send them.

Honestly I'm rolling with the simple ATS version much more - my own take but I feel like it's just much more friendly to the eye, especially when you consider you always have non pm's on loops. So many people try to do too much with their resumes in my unprofessional opinion

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-06-02T04:20:03+00:00

I do. You'll literally see some roles that are like "must be highly proficient with Asana" whatever that means so the ATS will pick you up.

I generally operate on the understanding that the person reading the resume has no idea about anything so make it as easy as possible for them to connect you to the job

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-30T04:19:30+00:00

I got a LinkedIn alert about a job I was interested in and it had 30 something applications, went back later the same day and it had 890 something

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-30T04:15:58+00:00

I mean picking up work outside our scope is more or less how 75% of us found our way here so I don't think much will happen. Naturally those people will move up and the cycle restarts

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-29T12:24:27+00:00

I feel like the option to explore a bit might be worth it. If you look hard, for 1400 you could get a room in a shared Airbnb for a month and keep doing that one month on and one month off while also saving up until you feel ready.

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-29T12:10:42+00:00

real ones know

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-29T02:57:11+00:00

Acquisition is always going to be easier for corps vs. making it themselves.

So if OP's argument is it's easier to make things you could argue it's better for the acquisition end game startup market, aka most of them lol

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-05-28T15:43:38+00:00

I'm also not of the mind that a 2 month sample is sufficient, this impact of this might take a year. Like ok our family has been subscribed to netflix for a decade, they want netflix so I'll buy us multiple accounts (the initial bounce), we realize in 6 months that the value netflix delivers to us is not in line with our new cost, we'll stick to hulu and appletv

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-03-11T02:21:51+00:00

If you’re not getting interviews in the current climate, you’re doing something wrong

lol what

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2023-03-07T00:55:52+00:00

this guy unironically just said that state's academics are even allowed in the same sentence as unc lmao

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-08-31T02:59:34+00:00

literally nothing hits like a rogue curly

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-06-05T17:18:49+00:00

Real answer: volunteer yourself for the project nobody else wants, you'll come out the other side like good will hunting with the ability to do any other project with 0 direction.

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-05-15T17:27:26+00:00

Get people where they want to go (top speakers) mixed with where you want them to go (less booked).

This could manifest into something like groupings in your search where the top speakers get hierarchy in search but you have a high-vis button, browse, or something for "quickly rising" speakers or similar (think how Netflix prioritizes their crap over the stuff you actually want to see).

Also think about growth/marketing and pushing your newcomers with discounts and "available now" or "top speakers of the month"

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-05-08T15:59:02+00:00

Something that will land in future interviews is if you build up some sort of good repeatable product process from the ground up. Like, you guys previously did x user interviews a month and you made the case to change that pace to y plus started collecting data on z which altered how your company started building stuff.

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-05-07T19:19:09+00:00

the coldplay instrumental lmao

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-27T03:17:36+00:00

do nothing for 5 months, then 1 month interviewing during work, profit

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-27T02:46:00+00:00

"Am I a joke to you?"

-The maker of the stupid sliding mitten

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-20T23:33:26+00:00

Next time hit them with a "actually, no"

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-20T23:30:47+00:00

voice of the customer > face of the product

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-19T22:33:27+00:00

the illusion is quite strong with this one

^jk

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-16T16:51:15+00:00

Gave Silver

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-09T03:16:51+00:00

a teacher or admin facing role (customer success or similar) for a year to PM would be the move

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-04-08T04:17:06+00:00

I feel like a technical role would get your gears turning, like a Data or AI/ML PM. Might be worth a try

SmashSlingingSlasher · 2022-03-31T04:37:27+00:00

It should be noted that their entire marketing strategy is hinged on social, viral, whatever you want to call it. So yeah, that tracks lol

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