Interview Discussion - August 15, 2016 |
- Interview Discussion - August 15, 2016
- Daily Chat Thread - August 15, 2016
- In trouble for using personal laptop at work
- My personality is an issue. Just got turned down for the 6th time in 1 month because I am "not a good fit".
- I am 27. Have a Masters in Computer Science but not looking for Programming positions. What can I do?
- Are big data and jobs requiring big data skills something that will have staying value well into the future?
- To those of you that broke into a CS career without having a degree in CS (or any kind of engineering), what was your path like and how much do you feel the lack of a CS degree has affected you?
- Question to all CS graduates/ professionals who have been successful with their career--what did you do during college?
- How Do Companies Fill Positions No One Wants?
- 1 on 1 with Manager?
- Career plateau
- What are some big tech companies with offices in Canada (and that hire interns)?
- Yahoo finance Hackerrank challenge
- What are some good websites that teach C++?
- Working at start-up vs established company
- Getting into Artificial Intelligence
- Should I apply to new grad positions with 1 year experience?
- Pittsburgh entry level salary - $57k?
- Plan of action?
- I'm going into my freshman year of college with no programming experience. Is it possible to get a CS internship after freshman year? If so, how should I go about it?
- Taking a big course load for final semester, how can I go about applying/interviewing for new grad positions efficiently?
- Best way to explore different CS career options?
- Do employers value a 2 years masters degree much more than a 1 year degree?
- I want to get into programing shape again but I need to chose where to focus during the next couple of months while I still working full time another job.
- Some of my code, in reflection, is bad (junior developer)
- Cover Letters on Software Engineering Internship Applications
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| Daily Chat Thread - August 15, 2016 Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:07 AM PDT Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk. This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| In trouble for using personal laptop at work Posted: 15 Aug 2016 03:27 PM PDT I've been working at my current place of employment for a few months now. It's 95% non-technical people with a few programmers (like myself). When I started, I was provided a desktop with no admin access. That works for most everyone else there who only sends emails, but obviously wouldn't work for me. The IT department is located in a different facility and have been of no help. You can send a ticket to the help desk, but it generally takes them about two weeks to give you a response (even for very simple tasks). After weeks of the perpetual run around, I decided to bring in my own laptop so I could start getting work done. I've seen other people using laptops, so it seemed perfectly acceptable. There's wifi in the office, but I always prefer to use ethernet when available. I tried plugging my laptop into the ethernet cable my desktop was using and it worked fine. No login was required. I could now get work done and everything seemed fine. I left my laptop right there on my desk for over a month and no one questioned it. Yesterday one of the IT guys was in the office going from computer to computer to run Windows update. When he gets to me I tell him sure go ahead let me just plug this ethernet cable back in. He asks why it was connected to my laptop. I tell him because I prefer using it over wifi. He tells me I "shouldn't be able to do that", and that the network is setup to only allow registered MAC addresses. I just shrugged and told him it let me connect without any issue. He became irate telling me I cannot do this over and over. I apologized and said I didn't realize it wasn't allowed, and that I wouldn't do it anymore. Today the network admin sent me an email saying I have been suspended from all network access, and that I put the entire network at risk, etc. They CC'd this email to my bosses, and even to the big boss. While I don't think the network admin can fire people on their own, it sure looks like they're trying to get me fired over this. Is there anything I can do or say that will help my case? If anything it seems like the IT department are at fault for not following their own protocols to secure the network. Obviously I wouldn't be in this situation if I had tested the ethernet connection and nothing happened. It feels like they want to punish me for their mistake. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 04:09 PM PDT Latest:
2nd latest:
My skills are not the problem as they all react positively to my coding homework/portion of the interview. However, I cannot seem interested to the interviewers no matter how hard I try. I fake my laugh at their jokes, which I don't find remotely funny. I don't have anything too interesting to say/banter besides answering what they ask me. I am very calm. How do I fix myself, please help, I can no longer afford to be unemployed for much longer. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 02:47 PM PDT I graduated with a masters in computer science back in 2014 from California. I decided I wasnt that good in prograaming and started looking for Technical Support positions. I gave interviews here and there but nothing worked out. Then I joined 2 recruitment agencies that made fake resumes and things didnt work at all. I finally got a break in 2015 when I got hired as a Salesforce Developer in a startup( didnt hesitate and took the opportunity asap). Literally one month later, the board of the company decided they would outsource their development work, so I got layed off. I got a job as an eCommerce and Tech Support Associate in a small company. Worked for 5-6 months and got layed off again. Its 2016 now. I had to come back to my home country in Dubai to support my family. I am trying pretty hard to get whatever opportunity I can. I am currently applying for Business Development, Technical Support, Marketing and Technical Consulting positions. I have experience in eCommerce, Salesforce and Online Marketing(did an internship). I went to a resume clinic and got my resume fixed as well. So far I am applying but am not getting any responses. I literally have no idea what to do. Any advise will be highly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 10:10 AM PDT Is it worth investing time into learning for someone just starting their career? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 06:19 PM PDT Whether you went through bootcamp or were self-taught, to those of you that eventually broke into a career in CS without having a CS (or engineering degree in general), what was your path like and how much do you feel that a lack of a CS degree affects you now? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:35 AM PDT What was your skill level before going into college? Did you do any extracurricular activities or other "things" outside of the classroom? If you did things outside the classroom that furthered your learning in CS,how much did that help you compared to learning inside the classroom? Free to share your life story! Edit: If you don't mind, please share what your occupation is! Also, define "success" however you want; whether it's making tons of money or making enough to wear pants. [link] [comments]  |
| How Do Companies Fill Positions No One Wants? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 06:03 PM PDT After having been in the industry a while I really wonder about this question. There are jobs that no one wants to do, or very few people are interested in, that don't really pay well, yet require the same skill sets that Engineers in more interesting work need to have. Clearly people in those positions are qualified to do more interesting work. How do they end up in those positions? The way I've seen it attempted in the past is that they fill most of the positions with IT and MIS majors who (no offense intended) aren't prepared do to the more challenging parts of the work and then lie to CS/Engineering majors about what their positions will be and then throw them side by side with the IT/MIS majors in the hopes that they'll pick up the slack for the same pay while also teaching the IT/MIS people the skills they need to succeed. But that doesn't really work because the people who were lied to just leave. So what's the deal? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 08:03 AM PDT What do you usually talk about during your 1 on 1s? I can only come up with 5 minutes worth of questions [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:51 PM PDT TL;DR 30+ year old web developer, now working at a bank. How should I progress my career? Little background on me (throwaway because I'm going to list salaries): Somehow ended up doing web development out of school because I liked the freedom of consulting. Jumped in and out of a few startups over the years and started working for an investment bank in NYC last year.
My main issue is that at this point I have a lot of web development experience (Specifically Python and whatever JavaScript framework happened to be cool at the time JQuery/Backbone/Angular/React) but feel like I've hit a career plateau. My perception of the industry is that as an individual contributor in web dev, your compensation levels off pretty hard after 3+ years of experience. Frankly, I'm also a little bored of web dev, i just don't find it very technically challenging anymore. My current job is a lot of python scripting, devops, automation, and some web dev, but pretty much every team here involves some web dev, as teams are migrating to web apps and REST apis. Work/life balance is surprisingly good. I feel like I have a couple options:
I get emails from recruiters promising 400K jobs with hedge / prop trading funds (DE Shaw, two sigma, etc) but I'm pretty sure they're looking more for the latter, not web devs. Goals - Well, I'm in my 30s and have a mortgage, so I mainly want to make more money and and have a decent work/life balance. [link] [comments]  |
| What are some big tech companies with offices in Canada (and that hire interns)? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 08:25 AM PDT I know that google has an office in Kitchener, but what other companies have offices somewhere in Canada? I would prefer somewhere closer to my home in Ohio (so places like Kitchener, Toronto, etc) but doesn't really matter. I'm asking because as a Canadian citizen I can work anywhere in Canada but not in the US (where I attend university). Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Yahoo finance Hackerrank challenge Posted: 15 Aug 2016 11:43 AM PDT Almost a month back, I completed the hackerrank challenge posted on Yahoo finance jobs page. Last week one of their Vice Presidents contacted me to schedule a call to discuss career opportunities at Yahoo. Did anyone else go through this process ? If yes, what exactly happened ? [link] [comments]  |
| What are some good websites that teach C++? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 05:09 PM PDT So I am majoring in CS and I am taking my second programming class which is C++, but the teacher is aweful and just reads from her powerpoints all fast. I dnt learn anything from her so I want to just learn everything on my own. I am looking for some websites that have videos because I leanr better my seeing other people code and talking about it. any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Working at start-up vs established company Posted: 15 Aug 2016 04:47 PM PDT I currently work at a start-up company. I've been there for 2 years, and it's been great. I've learned a ton, and there's a good work-life balance. That said, I'm entertaining the idea of moving to another company. There is another start-up that I have my eyes on. This start-up will definitely be very interesting, and they seem to be doing quite well. Of course, at a start-up like this, the working hours are going to be worse, so I'm hesitant because I have a lot of other responsibilities outside of work, so I might not be able to handle everything. With that in mind, I was wondering what experiences those have with bigger companies. What was it like? Did it help your career? Were the working hours and other perks worth it? If you have worked at both a start-up and big company, could you share some of the big differences you observed? Obviously some bigger companies will function differently from others, but if you all could share your experiences, that would be great Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Getting into Artificial Intelligence Posted: 15 Aug 2016 08:39 AM PDT About to head into the second year of my CS Degree and I've come to realise how interesting AI is to me. I've been looking into it more and more. Just wondering where there are good opportunities for entering into this field and any resources you would suggest I read. Thanks in advance! Edit: thanks guys ill get back to you tomorrow when im more awake! [link] [comments]  |
| Should I apply to new grad positions with 1 year experience? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 04:31 PM PDT I graduated 1 year ago and now have 1 year of experience. I am looking to move on...Should I apply to new grad positions instead of positions requiring 3-5 years of experience? [link] [comments]  |
| Pittsburgh entry level salary - $57k? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 11:53 AM PDT I got an offer for $57k + $5k signing bonus in Pittsburgh, but I have to accept within 2 weeks. I read that the median salary in Pittsburgh for entry level devs is $62k. I'd prefer to work in another city, but $57k doesn't seem bad right out of school for the supposed low cost of living in Pittsburgh. Would you accept this offer and risk burning a bridge if you end up finding something better? Or would you reject? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 09:28 AM PDT I graduated from college about 8 months ago. I started working at my first job about six months ago. I got PIPed and took the severance. I have enough money to comfortably live for at least 6 months. What should I do? I updated my resume but I was thinking of taking a week or two and updating my github, releasing a project or two on it. I don't have anything right now and I learned a lot in those 6 months working there that my knowledge is much higher than it used to be. One problem is that I am totally out of it for interviewing questions, I've forgotten all my algorithm big o stuff. So what should I do? Should I just start applying? Should I work on my projects and then apply? Should I apply and work on projects at the same time? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 05:54 PM PDT Maybe a better word than "possible" would be "somewhat realistic", because anything is possible I guess. Anyway, are there any companies out there that would be comfortable hiring a kid with only 2 CS classes (one being a basic intro to programming) under his belt? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 03:41 PM PDT So, I am taking 21 credits so I can graduate in December. I have already thought about this decision a lot and now feel comfortable with the amount of work that will come from these classes alone. However, since this will be my last semester, I will need time to apply/interview for jobs. Ideally, I (I'm sure everybody), would like to have a job locked down before I graduate. Because of this course load I am not really sure when the best time to start applying for jobs would be. I still have another couple weeks before school starts. How risky is it if I don't start applying to jobs until December so that I start interviewing after finals, to me it isn't a good idea because of end of year vacations people take, am I right on this? If so, when else would be the best time to start applying? Now? It's about 5 months till I graduate (as long as I don't fail) is that too early? I have heard about times to apply when people graduate during May, but not too sure about December are the number of hires the same? I have a couple internships under my belt, I guess I am a little fortunate my latest internship doesn't offer positions to interns until a couple months after the end of Summer. But, I don't want to have to accept that unless its one of the best option I have, not because it will be the only option I have. Any advice you can give so I can succeed here would be fantastic. Thanks for the help! [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to explore different CS career options? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 05:11 PM PDT Hey all, upcoming second year CS student here. I get asked a lot what I want to do with my CS degree and I never know how to respond because I really don't know for sure yet. CS is a big field with a lot of different types of jobs and things that you can get into that involve CS. Sure there are parts of CS that I'm already interested in, but how can I say I want to do X as a career when there are so many other things I have not yet explored or even heard of probably in the field of CS. How did you guys find out what you wanted to do as a career? How would you recommend that I explore the different fields in CS? What are some fields in CS that you think deserve more attention? [link] [comments]  |
| Do employers value a 2 years masters degree much more than a 1 year degree? Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:10 PM PDT I have two options currently, the first being doing a 1 year master course in software engineering. My other option is doing a 2 year course in computer science which involves a 6 month internship. I am wondering if employers value a one year degree much more than the 2 year degree, or is it just a small additional boost in employment chances? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2016 08:34 PM PDT While finishing my diploma I was working part time in some company IT department, because I enjoyed working there and the people were pretty nice, when they offered me a full time job, I accepted, even if my career dream was to be a programmer. Long story short that company went bankrupt, I now work somewhere else, and even if I just got promoted, I feel that I missed my vocation as a programmer. I can code in Python, C, Javascipt, Java and PHP. I've build in the past: The problem is that all those things I did were 3-4 years ago and even if I am am pretty confident that I can get any of those skill back to speed, if tomorrow I go to an interview I would sound like an incompetent fool because I am too rusty. I cannot get all my skills back to speed simultaneously and I need to chose which one to focus on during the next 4-5 months. In the next couple of months I plan to make a portfolio website and revamp/port two three old projects and make one or two new ones to put on my GIT account and portfolio site. What skills would give, in your personal opinion, the best chance for a Junior developer to get a job? I am looking for inspiration to make up my mind. Any advice is greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Some of my code, in reflection, is bad (junior developer) Posted: 15 Aug 2016 08:34 PM PDT I work part-time as a developer while I go to college. I have about 6 months of part-time experience. The project I am working on looks great and the others in the office seem to have confidence in it. However, some of the HTML conventions I used are bad, such as class and id naming, too many divs, inconsistent indenting, and not putting my code into smaller folders. I know these things can be fixed, but how bad is this type of thing for a junior developer? [link] [comments]  |
| Cover Letters on Software Engineering Internship Applications Posted: 15 Aug 2016 04:46 PM PDT I'm a college undergraduate entering my jr year. I've noticed that a few companies have begun recruiting for next year already and will myself start applying within the upcoming weeks. Most of the applications i've seen have a space for a cover letter that's not required to be filled (it doesn't have a star or a mark indicating that it's required). Now, I've seen lots of conflicting advice around about writing cover letters, so I was curious what you guys usually do when there's a spot to attach a cover letter. Do you usually skip it, or always write one? I'll probably end up erring on the side of safety and writing one, but was curious to hear about other opinions on what the usual protocol is, as i'm pretty new to the software eng. interview process. [link] [comments]  |
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