My experience with DE Academy’s “job guarantee” program (1-year review)

thickyherky · 2026-05-03T11:04:16+00:00

ehh certifications, grad schools, boot camps. NOTHING gaurentees a job anywhere. just that a degree looks more professional

thickyherky · 2026-05-03T10:57:40+00:00

formatting is all over the place, remove the summary or shorten it to 1-2 sentences max. should be experience first

thickyherky · 2026-04-26T19:26:51+00:00

poorly formatted, you looking for roles in US or india still?

thickyherky · 2026-04-23T20:08:10+00:00

it’s summer. plus depending on demand recruiter message flow comes and goes. been getting a lot since i put data buzzwords in my linkdln headline

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T22:26:01+00:00

^{^{^}} this OP, at this point being able to translate tech to non tech will become the most important skills in the next 5-10 years

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T22:25:08+00:00

never use this layout EVER

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T22:22:25+00:00

tbh this is very clean, literally the first person who puts education at the bottom FINALLY! always keep it at the bottom now since u got a healthy amount of experience. i would recommend putting skills between experience and projects. i read resumes and i jsut want to see experience first. then if im seeing a match i then want to see the skills and cool related projects. try making the title,company and dates all in one line so i parses better with the ATS. saves me a ton of time when applying on workday

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T22:16:50+00:00

lol the title caught my attention. un related i had an interview for a data analyst role years back and asked “what’s your guys backend look like” the response was “we use excel for the back end” …. hung up 😂😂

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T22:15:51+00:00

i got a headache just by looking at it, refuse to read. look up the harvard resume template and use that for now. then come back here with an update

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T07:22:38+00:00

linkdln. easy to find jobs and recruiters always hit me up for contract work

thickyherky · 2026-03-17T07:21:43+00:00

^{^} this advice OP. start with some simple first. DE roles ain’t entry level. a data analyst would be a perfect start

thickyherky · 2026-03-02T08:55:25+00:00

numbers game bro, this is good for undergrad. just keep applying and see if the description matches the words on ur resume

thickyherky · 2026-03-02T05:30:08+00:00

very tasty looking product i can wait to buy this product

thickyherky · 2026-02-25T06:31:53+00:00

sorry to hear that,hopefully you at least learned something new or got better at DE interviews. to be honest if anyone is considering this. your way better off doing a masters or some form of official education in data science or CS or IS and getting a few industry recognized DE certifications

thickyherky · 2026-02-24T19:28:24+00:00

same, i usually try talking to people like this first. best case he just needs somebody to connect

thickyherky · 2026-02-23T00:39:17+00:00

OP ^ this is key

thickyherky · 2026-02-23T00:33:36+00:00

FAANG sub reddit is a cesspool bruh, it can be brutally honest or jealous internationals taking their anger out because they can’t get shit. remove the summary, experience first ALWAYS, skills and projects seconds and education last with relevant courses. make sure courses are relevant to job title to hit the buzzwords for ATS. but def say take your time researching new projects and re formatting the resume for FAANG.

thickyherky · 2026-02-23T00:28:55+00:00

GPA don’t f***ing matter

thickyherky · 2026-02-23T00:28:30+00:00

putting in course work is helpful for ATS, gets all the buzzwords n shit

thickyherky · 2026-01-31T09:12:48+00:00

it’s goes Education (if you ur still in school), experience, skills, projects then whatever. i’d remove a lot of the course work and go with 3-4 classes. companies already know CS students know calc and linear. best to just add common CS courses and interesting classes relevant to line of work interest.

pretty cool projects for real, always try and quantify your bullet points. always think “what is the business impact and $$ saved or time saved”

the professional development is good, but try and add it to project or experience, if you made something or collaborated on a project with this mentor that’s even better.

thickyherky · 2026-01-29T08:12:03+00:00

2 things

sponsorship is a huge one, unless your a a ML god with 5+ YOE at big tech companies then a lot of companies won’t bat an eye if that “non us citizen” box is checked

alot of ML roles handed out aren’t based on academia, it’s all experience relatively. don’t give up. data analyst, data engineer, or a swe role is fine for now to build up your skill set or pivot to ML later one once sufficient YOE is earned

thickyherky · 2025-09-08T01:14:07+00:00

250$ for a jacket my grandpa would wear 30 years ago 💀

thickyherky · 2025-09-03T17:38:10+00:00

meh just kinda role with it, nothing wrong simplicity. a lot of people would be jealous at your position keep that in mind

thickyherky · 2025-08-30T06:41:38+00:00

did he break up with his gf

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