As a Senior Engineer I indeed wish I had networked more and stayed in touch with more good people. Not LinkedIn either, just keeping people's emails and phone numbers. It is easier said than done! Another big rule is never be a bad ender - don't quit a job on the spot or leave with just 2 weeks notice when your boss asked for a little more. Don't transmit hard feelings even when you get laid off.
9:00 I can relate so hard to this. My first job out of college was one of those laid-back, not very challenging jobs. It was definitely a "one year of experience repeated three times" instead of "three years of experience" kind of situation, and to compensate I had to pad my resume a fair bit by playing up the importance of some not-very-impactful projects. On top of that it was difficult to remember what some of those projects were because they were so mundane, so another lesson/takeaway I learned from this was to "document the things I work on as they happen" into my personal career notes. Makes it a lot easier to update the resume and prepare for future behavioral interviews. 🍪
@@fromage-du-ciel BRO. I love the gem you mentioned. I’m working on a video on how important a work log is and how to avoid these situations. Thank you for watching!
Thank you - great commentary on the topic. Looking forward to your follow ups explaining what it's like to build software in a professional setting and how to best approximate this in a project.
Go apply to jobs that require a security clearance. That will give you job security. Otherwise you're competing with remote workers all over the world that make 1/8th of a typical US salary.
@@censoredeveryday3320 I think people are more worried about remote over seas workers than they need to be. To use overseas talent, your product has to satisfy some requirements. It’s hard to manage those projects, I’ve done it.
yea clearance job market is a lot smaller, and employers are absolutely required to fill those roles or face financial penalties for not adhering to the federal contract.
Love the video Cody! Do you have any insights to give about the Indian job market for software engineering? As a recent Bachelor's graduate, it seems like it's almost impossible to even be able to get on an interview call.
Do refferals work, especially if they came from a family member that has a close relationship with the hiring manager? Also, are android projects considered good enough to prove your skills, especially if you have integrated open source APIs, a cloud infrastructure as database and showcase an understanding of the platform? Thanks!
Thanks for the information, i have almost 6 YoF in javascript especially react, node and I was working in Germany, I moved recently to the U.S as green card holder and I started my job hunting there but was not able to get any single interview, any suggest for me, I would be very thankful as I'm new to the US market and I need a job soon..
@@walid7415 I really wish I did. I just know that companies might have to do some work to hire green card holders. I think a lot of the lessons I have in this video would help, getting to know as many people as possible to find where people might be hiring
bootcamp grad here been searching for a year now can't get any interviews .Tired of applying online do you have any new tips I can try I don't have work experience only the bootcamp.
@@jgibson8092 I would hit hard on referrals and getting better at the craft. If you have a job that’s not tech, then that’s harder to do. But trying to meet people who are already in the industry helps and learning about openings and what kind of work they do
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As a Senior Engineer I indeed wish I had networked more and stayed in touch with more good people. Not LinkedIn either, just keeping people's emails and phone numbers. It is easier said than done! Another big rule is never be a bad ender - don't quit a job on the spot or leave with just 2 weeks notice when your boss asked for a little more. Don't transmit hard feelings even when you get laid off.
9:00 I can relate so hard to this. My first job out of college was one of those laid-back, not very challenging jobs. It was definitely a "one year of experience repeated three times" instead of "three years of experience" kind of situation, and to compensate I had to pad my resume a fair bit by playing up the importance of some not-very-impactful projects. On top of that it was difficult to remember what some of those projects were because they were so mundane, so another lesson/takeaway I learned from this was to "document the things I work on as they happen" into my personal career notes. Makes it a lot easier to update the resume and prepare for future behavioral interviews. 🍪
@@fromage-du-ciel BRO. I love the gem you mentioned. I’m working on a video on how important a work log is and how to avoid these situations. Thank you for watching!
Thank you - great commentary on the topic. Looking forward to your follow ups explaining what it's like to build software in a professional setting and how to best approximate this in a project.
I’m glad! I’ve been writing scripts on it for a long time.
@@cody_codes_youtube - wonderful - largely not talked about (or only superficially when it is).
TY for creating this video, i remember asking for this kind of video ty for deliviring!
I’m glad you stuck around to watch it!
Go apply to jobs that require a security clearance. That will give you job security. Otherwise you're competing with remote workers all over the world that make 1/8th of a typical US salary.
@@censoredeveryday3320 I think people are more worried about remote over seas workers than they need to be. To use overseas talent, your product has to satisfy some requirements. It’s hard to manage those projects, I’ve done it.
@@censoredeveryday3320 but yeah, having a security clearance totally works. When I had mine, it lasted so long
@@cody_codes_youtube My entire team was offshored to India. They should be worried.
yea clearance job market is a lot smaller, and employers are absolutely required to fill those roles or face financial penalties for not adhering to the federal contract.
@@lordblazer this makes sense. I had a security clearance and I still get unsolicited requests
Love the video Cody! Do you have any insights to give about the Indian job market for software engineering? As a recent Bachelor's graduate, it seems like it's almost impossible to even be able to get on an interview call.
As a non-Indian I honestly don’t think I could comment
Nice Vid! Keep'em coming!
Thanks homie!
Great video! 🍪
Thank you for watching!
Amazing advice Cody!!
@@LukeAvedon what good timing!!
Do refferals work, especially if they came from a family member that has a close relationship with the hiring manager? Also, are android projects considered good enough to prove your skills, especially if you have integrated open source APIs, a cloud infrastructure as database and showcase an understanding of the platform? Thanks!
Referrals always work. No matter the source. I think that sounds like a great project to display knowledge of a lot of the web dev ecosystem.
@@cody_codes_youtube thanks!
Thanks for the information, i have almost 6 YoF in javascript especially react, node and I was working in Germany, I moved recently to the U.S as green card holder and I started my job hunting there but was not able to get any single interview, any suggest for me, I would be very thankful as I'm new to the US market and I need a job soon..
@@walid7415 I really wish I did. I just know that companies might have to do some work to hire green card holders. I think a lot of the lessons I have in this video would help, getting to know as many people as possible to find where people might be hiring
@@cody_codes_youtube thank you
@@walid7415 I wish you the best. Good luck!
bootcamp grad here been searching for a year now can't get any interviews .Tired of applying online do you have any new tips I can try I don't have work experience only the bootcamp.
@@jgibson8092 I would hit hard on referrals and getting better at the craft. If you have a job that’s not tech, then that’s harder to do. But trying to meet people who are already in the industry helps and learning about openings and what kind of work they do
@@cody_codes_youtube So should I ask people on LinkedIn for referrals or people I meet .
Real men wear flannel ha. Nice vid!
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