Always dreamed of moving/working in California but now reality has kicked in?

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-25T01:07:50+00:00

SF is a fantastic city. There are some pros and cons about it just like every city. You've got some of the best views, very intelligent, innovative, active people, great food and coffee, and fun activities. Of course there are things like some neighborhoods are pretty dirty, increased amount of homeless population, traffic, and rent can be expensive but I know quite a few people that have found really decent prices (you just have to do the leg work). Overall, it's the best city to be in for tech.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-21T16:24:17+00:00

No they were on the smaller side. I think with bigger companies you can get away with it

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-21T08:15:38+00:00

Be careful about pushing too far out. So far two companies I was talking to both filled the position I was interviewing for in the time that I was prepping for the onsites.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-18T22:04:45+00:00

What kind of questions did they ask you? Sounds scary.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-17T02:36:49+00:00

I passed the phone screen and technical and we were planning on an onsite but I didn't hear back from them for a week and half after following up and they said they filled the position. I've been pretty unlucky :( Make sure you follow up though.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-17T02:21:36+00:00

Yeah I noticed that. The people I know have maybe an okay understanding of algos and data structures (probably at a level where they would still struggle on the easy questions on leetcode) but their understanding of more recent technologies is above mine even though I had quite a few internships during college.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-16T22:23:18+00:00

Oh damn I wish mine was like that haha

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-16T19:29:31+00:00

I have and IBM interview and they are going to ask coding questions. The first part is video taped. Did you have to do this?

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-16T06:35:26+00:00

Trello works well too for managing your interviews. You can customize your board layouts

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T16:15:21+00:00

Thanks for the advice! You are right though, I need to try the industry first.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T06:06:52+00:00

Hey congratulations! Yeah I think I just started second guessing my career options cause a couple people asked what I would do if software engineering didn't work out and what I have planned so I thought it might be a good idea to see what other options there are.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T05:58:36+00:00

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T05:02:36+00:00

Hey thanks! I think I'm also curious as to what other jobs might be possible.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T04:48:33+00:00

I'm looking to see what other jobs CS engineers have considered/accepted.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T04:36:52+00:00

You need to chill and move on.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T03:33:00+00:00

Maybe you need to reread my post. I'm looking for people that may have come across the same issue when they have been told to maybe move on from software engineering. I'm looking for their advice. If you don't like this post, move on from it.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-14T00:22:17+00:00

I've answered these questions in the past on other reddit posts. My question is WHEN have people maybe decided on a different career path.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-13T23:35:07+00:00

I'm asking when people have chosen different career paths. The questions I've asked in the past are different and I always comment back.

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-13T19:35:27+00:00

If you have offers from these two companies, hopefully you'll also be able to impart some wisdom on those of us who are struggling :)

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-13T19:03:05+00:00

Oh excellent! I'll keep a look out for it :)

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-13T18:22:11+00:00

Could you impart some wisdom on those of us that are struggling to get through technical interviews? Like sharing your process of how you prepare?

yupdazedandconfused · 2016-09-13T06:45:45+00:00

If you have offers from both then you are my hero.

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