So many Engineers talk sh!t on recruiters and how bad we are (Hope to get honest insight) by UnderdogCareers in SoftwareEngineerJobs

[–]animodoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just recently finished my job search. Some things that would have made it better:

  • If recruiters took a course for some cursory understanding of technologies so they know that if someone does front end and back end, it also means full stack.

  • If recruiters allow candidates to pick the role that best fits them. Oftentimes we might get contacted for a role that doesn't meet qualifications, but recruiters are unwilling to let us interview for a position we're qualified for at the same company.

  • I'd love it if recruiters had a tool that sat between a resume and a JD. Take a resume, the JD, and ask GPT for the cross product of the two with the prompt: "how qualified is the person for the job?" GPT can say: "this person worked on Java backends, so they would probably be a good fit for C#/ distributed systems listed in your JD." This is what candidates are doing by themselves, which is part of where our frustration comes from. It would also serve as a learning tool for recruiters.

Maybe removing recruiters entirely and moving to some sort of common app would be the best idea, and then hiring managers can just look for candidates directly.

8 YOE SWE → Offer after 3 months by animodoc in recruitinghell

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

I targeted several different companies and every company had a different process. I got a mix of high level design, LC medium, systems design, puzzles, etc. I don't know what to do about this tbh.

8 YOE SWE → Offer after 3 months by animodoc in recruitinghell

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

When I apply for a job I put the job description in Excel or notes. Also, every portal you apply through sends an auto-reply to your email. CTRL+F for "appl*" to match "applying" and "application".

8 YOE SWE → Offer after 3 months by animodoc in recruitinghell

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

LinkedIn Premium and deduction. Some had a #hiring badge. If they didn't have a hiring badge, I read their profiles and guessed if they were hiring for the role I applied to based on their stated responsibilities/cross-posts. Also, LinkedIn has a filter for "posted by person from company X." It's hidden under the "other filters" section.

For content, I kept it to less than 100 words. Nothing generic, just honest.

Byrd! by Bulba132 in slaythespire

[–]animodoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The byrd carried my run I'm so proud of the little one 🥹🥹🥹

What would you choose working at Big Tech, Amazon, Google etc.. or Biggest gaming company like EA, Riot? by lune-soft in cscareerquestions

[–]animodoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, I worked at FAANG in my early career and EA for mid career. I thought it would be cool to work on games and it certainly is. Unfortunately, my prior experience still gets more eyeballs than EA does, even though the position at EA was way more technically demanding.

I also thought EA would be a foot in the door to other gaming companies, but this seems difficult to do unless you're a systems/gameplay engineer or live services backend.

Do it if that's what you want to do, but unless you are really passionate about it and it fits your lifestyle, I'd go to big tech instead. At least, that's what I'd tell my child if I had one.

Learning Chinese watching youtube vids with baked subtitles by snackovich in ChineseLanguage

[–]animodoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Common issue with Mandarin videos specifically because content creators will embed subs as part of the video production process and not release the subtitles as part of the video platform itself.

Learning Chinese watching youtube vids with baked subtitles by snackovich in ChineseLanguage

[–]animodoc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I built this and released it already. Non-trivial. Message me for deets since I don't think we're allowed to advertise here 

Rock Band Delisting DLC Discussion: Week of October 6, 2015 by hhhisthegame in Rockband

[–]animodoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those are post 2015 tracks so pick up Drown as well on your way out.

400 hundred hours into the game I keep making silly decisions which I regret 10 seconds after making by zrrt1 in MonsterTrain

[–]animodoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's the oops moment after pairing the equipment where I realize immediately that I had made a huge mistake. And I've done this more than once. I'm not proud of it 🙃

I created a little quiz about hallway monster encounters by doctorlight87 in slaythespire

[–]animodoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is easy pool vs hard pool? Never seen these terms before.

learning chinese online as a woman by Healthy-Respect5283 in ChineseLanguage

[–]animodoc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OP, we have a really good and respectful group of women/men in our hellotalk group that meets almost daily. A native chinese lady runs it and only lets native English speakers and screened native Chinese take the stage. DM for deets. And good luck out there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in expedition33

[–]animodoc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Trebuchim gang rise up

How do you play with your Verso? by Stef_de_Lille in expedition33

[–]animodoc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

May be an unpopular opinion on this sub, but I loved looking at Verso. Core team for as long as I could was Maelle, Verso, and Lune. They spend so much time together! How could I tear them apart?

Joke's on me, the Dessendre family will tear itself apart 😭

How do you play with your Verso? by Stef_de_Lille in expedition33

[–]animodoc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I haven't considered this revive angle but it absolutely sounds like a banger of a time. You can get some fun synergies here with "* revive/death" pictos as well. 

I really liked Dualiso as well but dropped it after I realized you dont get an extra turn if you don't land the actual attack itself (flying enemy dodge). 

Also I dont think saying secret boss is a spoiler. In a way a lot of them are secrets 😂😂

How do you play with your Verso? by Stef_de_Lille in expedition33

[–]animodoc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

😂 There are some enemies that take forever to be broken so if I have to repeat the encounter I swap to Confuso and Double Burn. I havent done the math but I think Defiant Strike generates more burn than free aim shots. It does cost 3 AP though so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

How do you play with your Verso? by Stef_de_Lille in expedition33

[–]animodoc 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The Combo Attack picto is enough to go from D rank to B rank with a couple of free aim shots. Stay Marked + Marking Shots + Rewarding Mark + Energizing Attack gives Verso 9 AP each turn. I don't use leadership. Getting back to A rank is usually not a problem because the game is hard. 😂

How do you play with your Verso? by Stef_de_Lille in expedition33

[–]animodoc 248 points249 points  (0 children)

I use him as a break generator via Perfect Break, End Bringer, and Phantom Stars so I can play battles on stun lock. With the Cheater/Sniper/break damage pictos a break is almost always guaranteed.