The Entire Guide to Software Engineering Recruiting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- Head to coda.io/namanh to supercharge your productivity. Recruiting is stressful and can feel like a never ending cycle. Companies expect you to have experience. But how do you get experience without having a job?
Today, I walk you through everything you need to do to get that dream offer. I'll show you how to get around the black hole that is online applications. I guarantee if you follow my advice, it's not a matter of if you'll receive that job offer, it's a matter of when. Here's a closer look at my guide to software engineering recruiting.
I'm a 24 year old, recent graduate working at a high growth startup! Follow along for insights into the tech industry, all things startup, and what to expect as a recent-grad remote software engineer.
Recruiting Tracker: coda.io/@namanh/recruiting
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Preface
1:24 - Part 1: Finding Opportunities
1:38 - Pick a True Tech Company
2:26 - Start With The Big Companies
2:50 - Think of Products You Use
3:31 - Follow The Money
4:35 - Find Special Programs
5:11 - Ask People
6:04 - Part 2: Apply
6:11 - Understand It's a Numbers Game
6:41 - Apply Online
7:25 - Get Referrals
8:44 - Go To In-Person Events
10:25 - Part 3: Be Shameless
10:48 - Cold Outreach
12:09 - Follow-Up
12:46 - Try Again
13:35 - Part 4: Interview
14:25 - Part 5: Accept An Offer
15:14 - Outro
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The part when u talked about being shameless is something I learned the hard way, this really gave me the push to be persistent at applying to companies that I truly see myself being at and not giving up until I get an accepted/rejected email. Thank you Namanh this video's fuckin gold and I hope more people stumble upon it
thanks for the kind words, glad it was helpful
I don't know why, I really like it when you divide lists into sub-lists
glad to hear it
Great topic, I'm seeing a lot of topics about what to learn, but few about how to approach the final process. Good tips
hope it helps!
Criminal that this isn't trending viral. This si one of the BEST most comprehensive video I have seen on this
that’s what i was going for! thanks for watching
Came across your company like a week ago and now I’m obsessed. Can’t wait to see your channel grow!
appreciate you being here for the ride!
Interviews always make me anxious. But, these helpful tips and ideas will definitely help alleviate some of it! Thanks, again, for another great video!
excited for you!
Love the tempo of these videos, more than enough energy to keep me watching throughout the video. I wish my edits were this nice 😆😆
awesome, honored you watched all of it!
You always share such great videos about what to do after you learn and do everything. I've been writing down the points in my notebook and they have been really helpful in motivating me to keep moving forward and not give up when I feel like everything is falling around.
Thanks Namanh!
thanks for being here since day #1
It's an amazing video on this complicated topic.
Thank you for making it!
hope this helps you in addition to what i mentioned in my email reply, good luck!
This video had the most creative way of talking about the sponsor that I have ever seen. I’m going to go learn more about Coda now!
yay!
Your videos are so well thought out. Really appreciate you taking the time to put this together Namanh :)
glad you like them!
I'm not a SWE but constantly marvel at the quality of your videos. lot of transferrable advice too! thanks a lot, Namanh! 💛
always!
dude you are a goldmine ty for all of these videos
😊
I've been applying and doing stuff, but I got to know loopholes after this video. Will definitely take all of them into consideration. Good stuff.
glad to hear it
Thanks for making more content. Your videos are very insightful.
appreciate it!
This video among others stands out. What really grabbed my attention was warm and cold Referrals. Making connections alone is tough. So going outside of your comfort zone to make a name for yourself is what I think about every time I come across another engineer.
thanks for sharing!
Really appreciate you making this video!
😊
Your channel has been doing so well, keep up the great content Namanh!!
appreciate the support!
Golden. As always. I’ve been discouraged while waiting to hear back from a potential employer after a recent interview. This video has shifted my perspective and lifted my spirit. Thank you, Continue the great work.
good luck!
@@namanhkapur Thanks.
thanks for the amazing video! was super helpful!
of course!
Great video, this will help many!
Wow...this is super awesome....step by steps on how to apply for job, get an interview and eventually a job offer. Thank you Namanh :P
thanks for being a day #1 supporter!
New vid, yay! My Tech TH-cam Channel is small, but I have you to thank for motivating me to put out great content. That's all!
looking forward to seeing your channel grow!
Awesome video! What you mentioned in the section about interviews about doing a more verbose video on that topic would be appreciated. It's the step I am most stuck on. I think it probably has more to do with how anxious I get and I start forgetting things. I also only ever interviewed a couple of times when getting a job out of college and that was almost 8 yers ago lol.
thanks for watching and video on interviews coming soon!
I hope things are good over at Bolt. I heard that they were doing some layoffs. Great content as always!
thanks for checking-in, grateful to be okay for now
waiting after the interview is the hard part. be shameless, you're so right. congrats on 50k
yessir and thanks!!
amazing video quality !!
😊
Bro you are literally the best, thank you so much
i gotchu
Amazing. Much needed advice my man
thanks for supporting me since day #1
THANK you Namanh!
always!
Thanks a million friend.
Impressive and thanks for sharing.....
always
Wow man this video is quite good.
glad you think so!
Namah ! Nice work, Good Going want some more Day in a life videos!!!!!
dropping soon!
thanks namanh!
always!
It so helpful and needed.
😊
Being shameless is the difficult part. 😅Good to know recruiters benefit a lot from it. Loving the content!
never feel bad, play the game
Hey... can you make a vid or give your take on how to make a resume for applying to CS jobs or Software Engineering... like give your view on how structure should be or even refer some templates.
yes it’s on the list!
I would like to get really deep advice. I’m 20 and I want to go to college and get into the branch of web development as a CS or software engineer. Any advice?
I love it - be shameless but respectful. A rule for life!
yessir
My adivise: SE at a university. they're desperately looking for SE and you can usually learn many things.
good idea
"once you get that name on your resume, it gets easier"
yeah i have 2 years of exp and haven't been able to land anything actively interviewing for over a year.
are you going try some tips in this video?
@@namanhkapur update: yes i have lol.. i never make it past the 1st interview. idk what to do
What is one to do when personal projects and grades is all they have to go on? Is a person completely screwed without internships and awards?
not at all, it’s all about packaging that into a story
like the video bro but i miss the music :( you rock some cool music on ur channel
vlog dropping soon, that one will have some bangers - would you like bangers in some of the more educational vids too?
@@namanhkapur OFC i think i watched the video " a day in the life of a dev " with you and your brother in New York 100 times just for the songs :D, i also appreciate the knowledge that you are dropping , i am also a developer ( not a successful one like you ) and i am always looking for things to improve and perfect my "craft"
Keep up the good work bro !!!! 🤙🤙
What is your advice on finding positions to apply for. I'll go to a companies career page and filter for software engineer roles and find hundreds of them with generic titles like "Software Engineer" or "Senior Software engineer" some might specify frontend or backend, but even then there might be several different roles that I'm qualified for. Should I apply to all of them, or just one or some of them to get into the system?
this is a great question, usually i’d apply to one job posting but ignore any duplicates where the only thing that is different is the location, however for backend/frontend/full stack I’d apply to whichever you’re interested in doing - 99% of the time it doesn’t matter as you’ll discuss position in your first recruiter chat so focus on your resume more than the actual job posting you’re submitting to; hope this helps!
@@namanhkapur thanks! That makes sense. It was a little overwhelming having so many options.
Your content is great by the way! Really appreciate the hard work you put into it.
I really want to know if I need a computer science degree to become successful in this career path.
it can help but it’s not necessary
Then after you get experience, you might get like me and want to keep applying to new companies whenever you see them in the news 👀 even though you're learning and growing where you are so you need to chill 😅
always looking for better opportunities is not a bad thing!
Referrals are >>>>>
they are indeed
First I thought I should go on coda and start making a list there but than I out of nowhere I realized that I am a developer I should create one site lol,
btw still waiting for you to accept my connection request so accept it before getting spam emails (inspired by tip no.3.1) ! jk
Thank you for the content !
yessss always reach out
@@namanhkapur sure thank you and yeah will share the coda of my version that I am working on from last 2hrs(just planned on which frameworks will I use and all) with some modiffications like if it's been more than a week than it will send a mesage with twilio and some more stuffs
Bro I need your hair.
you can have it
@@namanhkapur thanks. I’ll take only half. You look too good in it for me to take all of it
Must be nice being in an area that has career fairs...at all :(
definitely privileged
@@namanhkapur hgh time I make it out west 😎