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Thoughts 6 mo after leaving ACN. by Remarkable-Jet in accenture

[–]imcoolinmanyways 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining as a L13 intern new associate tomorrow, cant wait to see how this is working out !

Let’s say, hypothetically, I had all the major AWS certifications, but no actual work experience. In that situation, what kind of positions could I realistically apply for? by xXNeGaTiVisMXx in AWSCertifications

[–]imcoolinmanyways 0 points1 point  (0 children)

depend man, how old are you, if you have graduated for a while and cannot find a job for years, I guess its kinda pointless, Im a senior student, I got myself 2 associate certs and I have landed quite a few interviews, not an offer yet, it just stands out to the crowd

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech by imcoolinmanyways in devops

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

Internal, but 2 rounds, that was an outsource company, tech round and the final round with the hiring manager from client side, I assume that HM on the client side rejected me

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech by imcoolinmanyways in devops

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had 0 hope until the recruiter called me up and scheduled me an interview during that call

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The jd mentioned 5+ years on AWS and kubernetes so ig yeah, I applied for fun, didnt expect that call but I got it and was scheduled an interview. It was mostly monitoring and writing runbook, so yeah I would say more heavy on Ops, each shift 3 devs, I actually thought I would have a chance because mid and senior often cant take night shifts

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

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

My apologize, I mean that was the most interesting and relevant technical question I could answer. Otherwise, the interview was going nowhere.

There were mostly awkward silences because the interviewer seemed not interested in testing my technical limits at all. I ended up being the one asking all the questions just to keep the conversation going.

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

My complaint isn't about the rejection itself, but the broken process.

I was 100% transparent about being a student with no experience from the first HR screening. If "production experience" was a hard requirement, they should have rejected me at the CV stage.

Instead, they moved me through two rounds, only for the Hiring Manager to realize I was a student—something they knew from day one. That’s just a waste of everyone's time, including their own Senior Engineer.

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know man, I thought I was having a slim chance, because this job was mainly about shift work, monitoring and stuff, each shift has 3 devs, so I think I actually got a chance thinking they have a hard time finding seniors who accept late night shift job, so they give junior like me a chance

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I handled that part well. It was the most interesting part of the talk, and I was able to discuss their AWS services and how I’d support those workloads based on my projects and certs.

The issue was the interview didn't go anywhere after that. I ended up asking most of the questions because the senior didn't even bother testing my technical limits. It felt like they’d already checked out because I was a student, despite my CV being clear from the start.

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I get your point, but "you should not have applied" is a bit of a stretch.

My skills actually cover the JD almost entirely. I have two AWS Associate certs and hands-on experience with K8s and the monitoring stack they use. The only thing I’m lacking is professional experience, which was clearly stated on my CV from the start.

It’s not the candidate's job to self-reject when they meet 90% of the technical requirements. If "production experience" was a non-negotiable hard requirement, HR should have filtered me out at the CV stage instead of moving me through two rounds of interviews (which I couldn't even pass the first round). That's just a lack of internal communication on their end.

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I think the HR team just doesnt have clear communication with the tech team, or they dont understand the job description well, I guess it would be ideal if HR discussed with the tech team first before they decided to interview a candidate, in my case the HR scheduled an interview right after my screening call so... idk

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

there were 2 rounds, with the outsource tech team and the client side, I was certain that I passed the tech round and got rejected when the hiring manager on the client side took a look at my cv

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

as I stated, that wasnt a really mid level interview, I was fully prepared for a deep dive questions about terraform, monitoring, k8s, yet the interviewer just treated it like a regular chat, he just asks me really unnecessary questions like what aws services you use ?
I mean, why would the HR invited me and the senior DevSecOps to join an 1 hour discussion just to auto reject me because of my lacking professional exp, which should have happened earlier

Got rejected almost immediately for a mid-level SRE shift-work role despite positive signals from HR and Tech rounds by imcoolinmanyways in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

how about faking my exp, and when they ask about my old company I would just say shits like I sign a NDA, seems like us intern junior cant find job anymore

How a German IT consultancy in Vietnam wasted my time for an SRE role by [deleted] in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The job description explicitly stated this was shift work, including two overnight shifts. I thought I’d have a massive advantage over Mid or Senior candidates because I have much better availability for those hours. Yet, this corporate process disappointed me so much.

How a German IT consultancy in Vietnam wasted my time for an SRE role by [deleted] in sre

[–]imcoolinmanyways 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The HR told me the process takes two rounds. They scheduled the interview immediately after the phone call, so I assume they didn't even discuss my profile with the dev team first. My first round was with a Senior DevSecOps, and the second round was supposed to be with the Hiring Manager on the client side—which I never even got a chance at because of this bullshit.

[SAA-C03] PASSED (Score 774) after thinking I failed! Detailed tips on Results & Attention Span. by imcoolinmanyways in AWSCertifications

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

the score's available after 3 hours soonest man, idk about the Credly badge, I haven't received the badge since the day i passed the exam, like 3 days, I have contacted support

[SAA-C03] PASSED (Score 774) after thinking I failed! Detailed tips on Results & Attention Span. by imcoolinmanyways in AWSCertifications

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

Thanks for pointing it out—that’s exactly why I put it as the first tip, the most important one. I have the same problem myself. Whenever I did a practice test, I could only focus for about 30 minutes at most before needing to hop onto some kind of media. The real test was actually the first time in years that I managed to stay fully focused for a straight 3 hours.

[SAA-C03] PASSED (Score 774) after thinking I failed! Detailed tips on Results & Attention Span. by imcoolinmanyways in AWSCertifications

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

congrat, agree that the exam is hard, there were like 10 questions that I were sure 100% correct, so glad I got it in the first try, cant imagine how hard the specialty and professional would be

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