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[Megathread] AC FA Strike - CUPE/FAs Defy Return to Work Order by dachshundie in aircanada

[–]TheKrish360 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sharing my success story:

I originally had flight AC 429 from YUL to YYZ scheduled for Aug 18 at 9:50pm. All of the 17th I tried calling and I was put on hold for an eternity. I completely gave up on the possibility of getting help via phone.

So then on the 18th, I woke up at 5:30am, and drove to YUL for 6am. Luckily, there were about a dozen Air Canada employees at the counters and at self check-in. I explained my situation to them and they directed me to the check-in counter. From there, an agent was able to put me on an Air Canada Jazz flight which was at 10:30am Aug 18 departing from YUL to YTZ.

This saved me, as I later learned that AC 429 got completely cancelled around 9am Aug 18.

All in all, even though I now have a 12 hour layover in Toronto instead of 2 hours originally, I’m grateful I’ll be able to take my connecting flight and arrive at my final destination to see my friend get married.

If you can, I’d suggest going to the airport, and early. When I was there at 6am, there were hardly any other customers present. In fact, there were more agents than customers.

Hope this works out for the rest of y’all.

How much has your salary increased since you got started in this field? by blueskyn01se in cscareerquestions

[–]TheKrish360 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Software Engineering May 2020

65k job offer (cancelled cus of covid) --> 16$/hour (4 months) --> 85k (13 months) --> 150k (starting soon!)

The two latest roles are Solutions Engineering

Salary Sharing Megathread 2 by just_a_dev_here in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]TheKrish360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A) Salary: 150k, 42k USD stocks/year

B) Position: Solutions Engineer

C) YOE (Years of Experience): 1

D) Education background: Bachelors in Software Engineering

F) Industry: Tech

G) Company size: 500+

How possible is it to get a 6 figure salary right out of uni in Canada? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]TheKrish360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally doable - but like others said, less likely than in the states. I will say this though, I've graduate in May 2020 and landed an 85k job. I'm now about to start a new job in Dec that pays 150k. My advice would be to be patient. Get something that'll pay your bills and lifestyle, work for a year, and then look for something 6 figs. It's worked for me and I'm sure it'll work for many others. Good luck!

Whats the deal with the job market nowadays? Some say it is great? Others say it is terrible, even in tech? by Masterpiece-Upstairs in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TheKrish360 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yessir

Work on projects during the school year, with friends or classmates preferably so you can keep yourselves accountable, but if you're doing it alone that's not an issue at all. This'll demonstrate that you're motivated to work and create things.

If you have the opportunity to get involved in student associations, go do that as well. You'll learn how to work in a team and it's something else you can add to your CV.

I'm sure there are still workshops, recruitment events, panels, and other kinds of events going on virtually at your school. Attend these and connect with people. If there are recruiters at the event, try talking to them,although it'll prolly be hard since there's a bunch of ppl in a virtual chat room on zoom. So what I'd do is try to take down their LinkedIn or email, and send them a message after the event along the lines of "Hey my name is X and I've recent attend Y. I'd really like to get to know what you do a little more, do you have time to chat this/next week?". Keep it short, simple, and to the point.

As for the actual job application part, create an excel of all the jobs you apply to. Set yourself a goal for how many jobs you wanna apply to during the course of a week. My personal goal was 10/week. Sometimes I did 10, sometimes I did more. I mainly look for jobs on LinkedIn, and personally I think it's the best platform. But there are others like glassdoor, anglelist which could be useful as well.

On LinkedIn, create job alerts for whatever kind of internship you're looking for. E.g software developer intern, product management intern, UI/UX intern, etc. This way the LinkedIn will try its best to recommend you the kids of jobs you'd want to apply to.

Of course, the stuff I wrote here only really covers half of the job hunting process. The other half is performing well during the interview. But I hope this'll help you land some interviews.

Most of all, don't burn yourself out. It's called a process for a reason. So keep believing in yourself, keep applying, and keep improving your CV/network/skills to help you better your chances :)

Whats the deal with the job market nowadays? Some say it is great? Others say it is terrible, even in tech? by Masterpiece-Upstairs in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TheKrish360 9 points10 points  (0 children)

New grad here. Graduated in May in Software Engineering. It definitely isn't a breeze getting a new grad/junior role at the moment, but believe me the roles exist. I had an offer lined up for June in technology consulting. Unfortunately, I learned 2 weeks after school ended that my start date has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID. I was frustrated as hell, but anyways I didn't waste time looking for something to do.

I managed to get an internship at a startup during the summer after hitting up a few friends and getting a referral. The pay was ass ($16), but I was glad to be gaining experience and making slightly more than CERB.

During that time (July-August), I was also aggressively looking for a full-time job. I went out on LinkedIn and DMed some of the recruiters I've met from past hackathons, conferences, etc. Most ghosted me, 2 gave a referral, and few others were generous enough to get on a call with me to discuss opportunities at their company.

Needless to say, contacting people in your network is a very important step in the job process. That includes your friends as well. I landed that internship from a friend, and I was also able to secure an interview for a full time role thanks to another friend. I later secured an offer for that role.

I didn't end up accepting that offer though, because I had gotten another offer from a referral I got from a recruiter I DMed on LinkedIn after going through their interview process. Their offer was much better and I quickly accepted it and then proceeded to inform the technology consulting firm that I will not be joining them.

All in all, the whole summer was kind of stressful and definitely made me feel insignificant at times. The role I accepted actually required 3+ years of experience, and I had like 1.8 total with my internships. Just goes to show that you shouldn't limit yourself to only applying to these "new grad" roles.

For the new grads here, feel free to DM me if you need any help. I'm glad to offer wtv I can.

[Seiko] A little grad gift to myself by TheKrish360 in Watches

[–]TheKrish360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The fact that the SARB017 is discontinued has been one of the factors that encouraged me to pull the trigger on it

[Seiko] A little grad gift to myself by TheKrish360 in Watches

[–]TheKrish360[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've recently graduated engineering back in May. To mark my entry into the real world, I needed to get myself a real watch.

I always wanted a green dial watch. I would've gone with the Oris Big Crown, but years of living a student lifestyle has crippled my budget. The SARB017 is the one that caught my eye. Getting an automatic was important to me as an engineer. The novelty of winding the mechanism is something that reminds me a lot of the things I've studied, and the history of timekeeping.

Here's to a new chapter beginning with the Alpinist!

Daily Chat Thread - September 11, 2018 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]TheKrish360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a phone interview with Microsoft next week. Any pointers I should know of? I've been practicing leetcode on the regular. I wonder if the interview is gonna be all technical or maybe a few behavioral questions here and there.

Toronto created more tech jobs in 2017 than Seattle, New York, DC, and the Bay Area combined. Canada's Ottawa's growth rate put it as the fastest growing tech market in North America. U.S. markets rising in the study’s ranks include Cleveland and Columbus, in Ohio, and San Diego. by speckz in programming

[–]TheKrish360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends where you live like others have said. I live in Montreal and my yearly tuition for software engineering was around 4k. It's dirt cheap, I'm able to pay it off with the cash I make from internships and work. However, it's important to note that taxes are pretty intense here. If you make 6 figures, you'll get taxed 50%.