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TBH, I already had a job I liked at Microsoft (and I still like), so I wasn't actively recruiting and haven't tried to get any interviews since graduating. However, I would say that yes, I did notice that there were more recruiters reaching out initially when I added GT to my resume, but it seems to have slowed down a bit. I also added GT to my LinkedIn before actually graduating and just put the expected graduation date. Other factors may include that my LinkedIn location was in Atlanta before, but I now have it set to the Washington DC area. It's possible that there are less recruiters reaching out for tech roles in the DC area than Atlanta.

@@bryan_truong Thanks for the response! It would be cool if you could make a video on how you got into Microsoft, the process, and the experience with all the preparation with timelines. I've been a Software Support Engineer now for almost 5 years and been trying to transition in SWE, but haven't had any luck so far and would be cool to learn from other people's experiences,

@user-fo4sy2rr2w thanks! That’s a good idea. I’ll add it to the backlog and hopefully will do it soon

Well to be fair, Harry actually studied computer engineering, so he does have more of a hardware engineering background than I do (I did computer science). But since we are software engineers, the conversation naturally steered towards software. Neither of us actually work on HTML/CSS/JS code as our main project stacks though (neither of us are web developers)

@@bryan_truong In the US jobs only exist in software development and as people do not have any idea about other engineering majors such as Mechanical, electrical or civil or automobile engineering etc. people dont even think about questioning the government about jobs or protesting to bring back the outsourced jobs. It seems a government plan to keep people uneducated or only encourage them to get into software related majors

@@bryan_truong In the US jobs only exist in software development and as people do not have any idea about other engineering majors such as Mechanical, electrical or civil or automobile engineering etc. people dont even think about questioning the government about jobs or protesting to bring back the outsourced jobs. It seems a government plan to keep people uneducated or only encourage them to get into software related majors

@@bryan_truong In the US jobs only exist in software development and as people do not have any idea about other engineering majors such as Mechanical, electrical or civil or automobile engineering etc. people dont even think about questioning the government about jobs or protesting to bring back the outsourced jobs. It seems a government plan to keep people uneducated or only encourage them to get into software related majors

@@bryan_truong In the US jobs only exist in software development and as people do not have any idea about other engineering majors, people dont even think about questioning the government or protesting to bring back the outsourced jobs. It seems a government plan to keep people uneducated or only encourage them to get into software related majors

Hm, in my experience, most people with non-CS background were trying to get into SWE or at least SWE-adjacent roles (Technical PMs, data analysts, etc.) This is not to say that it can't be done, but it is a lot of work to do the program just to upskill (if you aren't already a SWE), when there are other free go-at-your-own-pace online materials.

@@bryan_truong thank you, that was helpful.

Yeah it was a huge W lol

Thanks for watching!

You got this!

@@bryan_truong tq Bryan! You are the best! 🙌

Like I said, I didn't get an instant salary increase, since I already was a SWE. But yes, it is realistic to get a six figure salary as a SWE after completing the masters (though it is also realistic/possible to get a six figure salary as a SWE without a masters)

Of course, thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe for more ;)

Thanks for the perspective! I'm 61 now and feel like I am making good contributions to the team and am learning while still enjoying the WLB 😜

Thanks for the context/perspective!

😥harsh reality I suppose lol

I actually felt like the train was very luxurious! I only rode it from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale, so I can't speak to the crowdedness, but I think it started to fill up more once we got to Boca and kept heading south.

Just curious, what information did you find as a tea?

Of course! Hope you enjoyed! I have some new videos in the works that I'm really excited about too

Thank you for sharing this 🙌

A colleague just got a new device refresh (unfortunately I believe we only get them every 3 years, so I'm not eligible yet), and he said the new surface laptops weren't available yet. He ended up getting a surface 6 (and couldn't get the surface pro). Hopefully they will allow it by the time I am up for a device upgrade 🤞

haha I am not the biggest fan of TechLeadHD, and I am pretty far from being a tech lead at this point but maybe eventually 🤣

Level 61 is a level within microsoft that generally warrants a slightly different payscale, but it does overlap with other levels (60 and 62)

Why not Georgia tech?

Thanks! Glad you are sticking around :)

@@johnp9890 Hmmm - I’m aiming higher. Also, GA tech is becoming a degree mill, which a bad reputation.

@@bryan_truong Sure : D

@@AtomLabX ok. So what degree are you going to get instead of GA tech?

Yes. Microsoft gives certain credit according to grades. I am a junior engineer in malaysia and my food quota is around 250usd per week, which is plenty. At the end of month if you cannot finish the credit, you can purchase groceries from MS store and stock in my fridge! My cabinet is full of pringles now lol.

There is no free food at the office, just free drinks. It's pretty standard, with coffee, tea, sparkling waters/seltzers, sodas, and juices.

I definitely did not. I didn’t prepare much for each course at all

@@bryan_truong oh really? And what would you do if u were stuck on projects? What outside resources did you use?

I would just google search as needed. Generally the internal class forums were the most helpful, though (Ed/Piazza)

@@bryan_truong would you please give me an example of how you googled when you were stuck on assignments? Thanks. Sorry for asking too much

Oh and yeah Coupang is huge, but they don't do remote so you have to live in a place like Mountain View to even get in there.

Thanks for the context! Didn’t know that

I don’t think there is a blacklist/cooldown period

@@bryan_truong thanks man,

Of course! Hope you found it interesting

hahaha IBM does always seem to manage to hang around in the industry quietly

I do have to agree that it is very white, and the public transit is indeed non existent.

Thanks you too!

Yeah I guess some people call it “higher speed train” which is more accurate lol. Brightline still calls it high speed though

I hope that happens! Traffic on I85 can get pretty bad

Yeah they’re actually and also want to build a line between Chicago and St Louis, Portland Seattle And Vancouver, Dallas Austin San Antonio and Houston, Washington DC NYC and Boston as well as the currently under construction line between Vegas and LA.

Are they really trying to make Chi to STL high speed? I thought they just upgraded it to 125 and that was all. Also isn’t DC NYC BOSTON the Acela lol? Already “high speed”.

@@erikawwad7653 Well if you watch Micky views’s Orlando-Miami Brightline trip then you would see what I mean.

@@erikawwad7653 Well just go and watch Micky Views’s Orlando-Miami Brightline trip and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

This same time/route is $25 now !

Thanks man!

definitely worth trying it out when they have sales/a great way to visit friends in south florida!

it's no shinkansen but still pretty cool for sure

Hell yeah!

haha i'm glad some things don't change

Hm. I'm honestly not too sure. Maybe the computing systems specialization may be useful? But I do fear that the coursework will be overkill on the programming side of things and is more of a software engineering focus. I think they do cover high performance computing architecture well in the coursework, but I don't think it would be as comprehensive for hardware engineering as it is for software engineering.

@@bryan_truong thanks bro, so then could you please recommend any online master program in US related to Information Tech or Hardware if you just know about it.