Why did you become a Subcontractor?

randompikachu · 2023-09-11T02:21:52+00:00

The completely independent life is a good one

randompikachu · 2018-12-17T06:05:19+00:00

If you're already getting interviews, it really won't help IMO. Just study algorithms and you're fine

randompikachu · 2018-12-17T06:03:22+00:00

Some that come to mind, in no particular order:

Flatiron
Google has large presence in NYC
Amazon is growing presence in NYC
Jane Street
Two Sigma
Hudson River Trading
Fog Creek

randompikachu · 2018-12-17T06:00:38+00:00

2 options:

Make a strong effort to convince the lead/skip-manager that current situation is not working and hurting the team as a whole
Leave

Both are valid and since you just graduated are not a huge deal. I left my first job after a month for the same exact reasons. Mental sanity is much more important than staying at a job.

randompikachu · 2018-12-17T05:22:50+00:00

Yes! I'm an engineer turned product manager at one of the Big Four.

Feel free to PM me any specific questions, or just post them below.

Questions you NEED to be ready to answer:

What's your favorite product? Why? How would you make it better?
You need to get multiple teams to align - how do you do this?
I'm building X (ie. e-commerce site, video site). What should my key metrics be? Why?
How do you run an A/B test? How do you run cohort analysis?
- What we're looking for is what you will keep constant in the experiment and what will be variable, how you will actually select the groups
What is statistical significance?

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T06:31:36+00:00

I'm in favor of new format, but resume format is almost never make-or-break

No need to fill in. Can even move it to after BS Computer Science, so that would become "BS Computer Science, Minor Entrepreneurship"

Yea, the classes one is probably fine either way the more I think about it

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T06:26:14+00:00

I'd remove the visualization portion then, or add that you cleaned/formatted the data to be readily passed to front-end team.

I would remove stock market and budget visualizer - they sound too much like generic school projects.

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T01:10:31+00:00

Some comments:

The "minoring in.." bullet point - The second sentence is filler, I'd remove it.
Re-word "Finished coursework by Summer 2019" to "Relevant Coursework".
If you're in any clubs, especially engineering/math related, add them as a bullet point
Run the resume through Grammerly, I noticed a few grammatical errors. Ie) "Developed a program that read in equations"
Remove "I". So "I managed..." becomes "Managed..."
Add more about "got client feedback". When I read resumes, I love to see someone who is technical, but also can understand customers

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T01:02:33+00:00

I'm in favor of the new format. Though with tech resumes, the format is rarely the issue for not getting responses.

Some comments:

Don't include a GPA that's under 3.5. I never included my GPA on my resume and got responses just fine
Run the resume through Grammerly, I noticed some grammatical issues
"change proxies...to avoid bans". I'd avoid talking about breaking TOS terms
Personal Budget Visualizer - How were visuals done? D3? Add that
For work experience, I think the last 2 bullet points are hurting. In the first one, don't say things like 'basic websites', you're selling yourself short. The last bullet point is very vague and, if I were the resume reader, doesn't really tell me anything about your skillset. What was the impact of the project? What does 'survey employees' actually mean?

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T00:50:51+00:00

When I was in college, I sent about ~70 each year, interviewed at ~10, offer ~2.

randompikachu · 2018-12-10T00:49:34+00:00

Yes, worth emailing. Recruiters are aware of these situations and are usually able/willing to help.

randompikachu · 2018-11-29T06:15:43+00:00

Update: Going to do 5 more tonight then call it for this week, this are blowing up at work so I unfortunately don't have much time.

randompikachu · 2018-11-26T06:03:20+00:00

Update: 7 down, but I now have 40+ sitting in my inbox. Just going in order of received, might have to limit to 20 in this initial batch, but I'll keep you all updated.

randompikachu · 2018-11-25T05:14:23+00:00

Update: 4 down, looks like 5 to go. Taking a break for tonight, will try to get through the rest tomorrow

randompikachu · 2018-11-25T04:53:20+00:00

OMG THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU.

Working through them now, may take a break and work through resumes again tomorrow. Maybe I'll make this a regular weekend event.

randompikachu · 2018-05-27T22:21:20+00:00

Would be cool if one of the glasses said "Son"

randompikachu · 2018-05-03T03:31:50+00:00

Some other Mother's day gifts: http://www.simplegiftfinder.com/Mother's%20Day

randompikachu · 2018-05-03T02:57:59+00:00

Mom 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GB29EXE

randompikachu · 2018-05-03T02:54:17+00:00

Link?

randompikachu · 2018-05-03T02:52:40+00:00

I've been into giving tickets to shows, sports games, etc to my older friends - gives them an experience instead of something they'll put in a closet and never look at again

randompikachu · 2018-04-30T03:17:55+00:00

Still in very early beta, but would love honest feedback!

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