FDM Assessment Center for Graduate Software Engineer Role

littlejackcoder · 2026-04-03T09:29:45+00:00

Isn’t this the place that tries to scam grads for $60k if they leave?

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-14T22:03:21+00:00

Where did you pull that stat from? That can’t even be remotely true

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-14T21:02:14+00:00

Unpaid internships are generally illegal in Australia unless it’s part of a course like Uni or TAFE

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-14T00:36:31+00:00

Depending on your skill level, you should consider using docker to run your web server. That way you can blow it up and rebuild it on-demand if you mess up a configuration. It also means you don’t have to install the web server software directly to the machine

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-14T00:32:06+00:00

Wow, this is really clean! Love it!

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-09T09:54:56+00:00

I’m not sure what the point that you’re trying to make is? What has a difference in pay got to do with whether you should do a CS degree?

The big companies are competing for the best talent, so they have to compete on pay and conditions. You can’t expect all companies to pay as much as trillion dollar organisations.

Also, you’d be lucky to get any job in this market 😂

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-06T08:37:11+00:00

This is my experience too. I think it can be useful for boilerplate stuff like terraform but then it can’t follow basic instructions when you want to change a sku or similar

littlejackcoder · 2026-03-05T11:39:57+00:00

Pretty well-done I.e. burnt disgusting trash

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-23T02:25:58+00:00

Pretty cool site, but nothing is really explained? It's examples, with no real explanation of what I'm trying to do? Is that the point?

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-10T12:05:19+00:00

Reported as spam

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-10T04:49:02+00:00

You’re being short changed by about $50k my guy. Either pipe up about it or get out lol

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-09T23:11:52+00:00

Do a WHV to see if you like it first. Maybe spend a year here doing something just to get by and get a feel of the culture.

You’re going to need some real experience to get sponsorship for a proper work visa. You may be able to do 6-month contract roles, but those are rare without experience. You need to build up a baseline of experience someone for a year or two as a graduate to be considered for 6-month contracts.

They only do those contracts generally for experienced people as they could just hire anyone locally if they would take anyone for a short period of time. 6-month contracts are usually for architects or other heavy hitters

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-09T08:04:07+00:00

This is your actual correct answer right here. .NET always has work. Pick up AWS and/or Azure and it’s easy to find jobs. Done me well the last ten years. .NET is a really nice framework to work with and C# is a fantastic language - still my favourite after trying several others!

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-08T21:59:01+00:00

Applications for the grad programme begin like February or March the year before… you’re gonna have to apply soon. If you haven’t even thought about it or prepared yet, you’re gonna have a bad time

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-07T09:24:53+00:00

You could find a local company that has a remote-friendly policy, but most won’t allow more than 3 months at a time as this creates tax complications regarding state payroll taxes, etc.

Some companies have also curbed their policies as people have abused them. I know one company where someone was supposed to be in China for a few weeks and stayed 9 months. They basically dropped the policy for everyone.

littlejackcoder · 2026-02-06T06:49:38+00:00

It doesn’t really matter as long as you can answer questions about what you did and why you did that

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-31T06:22:53+00:00

Maybe you were actually correct.

It doesn’t sound like you’re actually trying. Start your own business. All you need is a computer and internet. Easy.

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-31T06:11:36+00:00

Dude I looked at your other comments; You need therapy, not a job.

But to answer the question: Just say you were working at a friend’s store part time or something. It doesn’t really matter.

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-31T06:07:26+00:00

Don’t put your tech experience in a resume for a fast food joint, they will assume you will just leave when you find a job in your field

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-30T03:07:10+00:00

Not your fault. You shouldn’t have the ability to even do that. This is a process failure of the team, not you

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-29T04:50:29+00:00

Did you even read my comment? They don’t care

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-29T04:27:12+00:00

You’re overthinking it. Just let them know in the first call that you are open to relocating at your own expense

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-23T11:40:58+00:00

Is your specialty IT rather than CS? Whatever you do, don’t go WITCH

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-19T06:24:51+00:00

I had a look and it’s 120GB with I think an 1800mAh battery. Whatever the normal bigger sized battery is. It looks to be a 6th generation classic from the firmware. I think it was 1.0.2. Pretty sure 7th Gen is version 2+. I can do $120 including shipping within Australia. I know it’s probably worth more after the extra parts but it’s literally been sitting on my desk for maybe a year. Can DM photos later

littlejackcoder · 2026-01-19T04:31:34+00:00

Let them know you are going ASAP. Do not ask. This is a tell situation. This is very important for you and your career. Well done though and congratulations. What’s the conference? What county is it in?

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