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I may have bombed my last interview but apparently my resume is good or no one else is applying to the positions I'm applying for because I keep getting replies within like a day or two. A place within walking distance of my apartment wants to do a phone screen/interview.
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if your resume is written in coherent english without formatting issues, and you're applying to smaller companies that aren't household names, they're probably excited to see you
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Sep 16, 2017 20:55
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I received two emails. 1) I'm sorry, we've received 1300 resumes and won't be having you for interview. 2) I'm sorry, we've received 15 resumes and won't be having you for interview. 
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Sep 16, 2017 20:59
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Boiled Water posted:I received two emails. any response is a good response
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Sep 17, 2017 05:51
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Arcsech posted:be nice to work with, do what you can on your own but don't be afraid to ask questions as long as you've tried (like, at least a google or two) to answer them yourself, That way the host 1) immediately knows you're not wasting their time for no reason and 2) will almost always admit that such and such doc isn't as good as it could be and hey, why don't I explain it to you and then you can update it for us? You then turn that situation of not knowing something into being downright useful.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:13
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of all the interns I've seen come and go, the one I remember best is the one who chugged the bottle of barbecue sauce on a dare
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Sep 19, 2017 17:18
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The Management posted:of all the interns I've seen come and go, the one I remember best is the one who chugged the bottle of barbecue sauce on a dare Same but ghost pepper salsa.
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Sep 19, 2017 17:32
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Lol
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Sep 19, 2017 18:28
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PokeJoe posted:Lol Based on his reaction I think it's entirely possible he hadn't heard of ghost peppers beforehand?
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Sep 19, 2017 18:34
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10 months later and figgies are finally in my future from a job that is a big step forward in my career
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Sep 19, 2017 21:25
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The Management posted:of all the interns I've seen come and go, the one I remember best is the one who chugged the bottle of barbecue sauce on a dare Nice.
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Sep 19, 2017 21:50
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Iverron posted:10 months later and figgies are finally in my future from a job that is a big step forward in my career 
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Sep 19, 2017 22:45
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jre posted:So how did it go ? Notorious b.s.d. posted:it's not personal quote:interviewing and job hunting is garbage and these people aren't doing anything to dissuade me from replying back with a "we've decided not to move forward at this juncture". Or doing it exactly 87 days later.
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Sep 20, 2017 18:45
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You'll eventually get bored with new job and it's best not to piss in the well just in case. Also the person you reply to won't always work at that company and if you're a dick to them it could bite you when you apply to work somewhere dece
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jre posted:You'll eventually get bored with new job and it's best not to piss in the well just in case.
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Sep 20, 2017 21:59
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Decided to apply to the FBI because why not? They have an office about 5 blocks from my apartment.
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ThePeavstenator posted:Decided to apply to the FBI because why not? They have an office about 5 blocks from my apartment. Fuckin narc
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Sep 29, 2017 04:28
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peaves, good luck on paper stacking but i don't think they'd be what people call a "culture fit"
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Sep 29, 2017 04:50
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ThePeavstenator posted:Decided to apply to the FBI because why not? They have an office about 5 blocks from my apartment. Having recently finished reading The CI Desk: this is a bad idea and you will be subject to horrible internal politics while also having terrible benefits. however you may be able to someday write a book about working under Robert Hanssen, among other things.
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Sep 29, 2017 05:03
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It's a computer science position, not field agent. I'm not that serious about it, just thought I'd apply.
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Sep 29, 2017 05:06
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Be prepared to get paid significantly underneath the market average just so you can serve your country or whatever.
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Sep 29, 2017 07:17
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oh and you get to work with complete assholes who are either koolaid drinking justice paladins or guys who a kick out of swinging their law dick around really it's shocking they have so much trouble filling technical slots
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Sep 29, 2017 07:21
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Which is why I'm not seriously considering actually trying to get an FBI job. The position is like 5 blocks from my apartment so I figured I might was well take 15 minutes and fill out an application, you never know.
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Sep 29, 2017 07:22
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I should add that it's like 1 of 10 other places I talked to at a job fair so it's not like I went out looking for FBI openings.
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Sep 29, 2017 07:24
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Doing IT work for the FBI is pretty easy, anytime anything goes wrong they just cut the power.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:38
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minato posted:Doing IT work for the FBI is pretty easy, anytime anything goes wrong they just cut the power. *beethovens ode to joy plays*
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Sep 29, 2017 12:49
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In my 20 years in the military, I've had occasion to work with individuals from he CIA, NSA, DIA, NCIS, and the FBI. I must say, the FBI agents were the only ones who carried themselves just like their TV/movie counterparts. They really did look the part.
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I remember reading that Mueller specifically dressed like a Hoover era G man because at the time the FBI's mandate and duties were changing a lot and he wanted to signal that despite all the changes it was still the same FBI.
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ltugo posted:In my 20 years in the military, I've had occasion to work with individuals from he CIA, NSA, DIA, NCIS, and the FBI. I must say, the FBI agents were the only ones who carried themselves just like their TV/movie counterparts. They really did look the part. av post combo
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Sep 29, 2017 18:21
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ThePeavstenator posted:Decided to apply to the FBI because why not? They have an office about 5 blocks from my apartment. you're going to be so confused when they get back to you in 4 years
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Progressive JPEG posted:av post combo Let those who are without red text cast the first stone.
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Sep 29, 2017 19:15
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I just got a message from a recruiter about a literal fart app that I made. I am speechless.
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Sep 29, 2017 21:54
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cis autodrag posted:i wish programmers were paid better in the uk (and trans people weren't totally hosed by the nhs) because I would move to London or Edinburgh like instantly if I could make comparable figgies there, accounting for a slightly lower income due to Healthcare being free. I've been trying to find work in Glasgow, found a great Satellite company sponsored by the fisherman's wife. They tried to get me to move to Singapore instead, then found a better positioning in San Francisco, then stalled for a while. A bit later they opened up a position in Glasgow, which is mainly a hardware office, and the salary is £26K. Oof.
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cis autodrag posted:i wish programmers were paid better in the uk (and trans people weren't totally hosed by the nhs) because I would move to London or Edinburgh like instantly if I could make comparable figgies there, accounting for a slightly lower income due to Healthcare being free. they don't have to pay programmers better because they have a captive population. literally everyone would like to live in london.
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MrMoo posted:I've been trying to find work in Glasgow, found a great Satellite company sponsored by the fisherman's wife. They tried to get me to move to Singapore instead, then found a better positioning in San Francisco, then stalled for a while. A bit later they opened up a position in Glasgow, which is mainly a hardware office, and the salary is £26K. Oof. 26k doing what ? Also what's your skill set ? Notorious b.s.d. posted:literally everyone would like to live in london. jre fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Sep 30, 2017 |
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jre posted:26k doing what ? Also what's your skill set ? Software engineering developing their cloud apps and infrastructure for signal processing and other tasks. The job listings appear to shuffle about a bit visiting again today: https://spire.com/careers/openings/ I'm a messaging middleware developer (TIBCO RV, ZeroMQ) and solutions architect for small financial projects, I'm currently finishing off the NYSE equities floor display system rewrite (6 months) and starting to work on their Options floor. So that's various bits of real time market data infrastructure development, protocols, networking, and all the garbage JS and Polymer based front end with WebGL too. From 220 servers down to 2, and a team of 30+ developers to just me, that also means I'm on significantly better figgies 😎
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MrMoo posted:Software engineering developing their cloud apps and infrastructure for signal processing and other tasks. lmfao, 26k would be a shameful lowball for a graduate. Are you against working for merchant banks ? There's plenty of that paying good figgies in Glasgow
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the uk is a third world country, i'm so loving glad i left
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Sep 30, 2017 00:43
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kudos to uk tech companies for working to rein in out of control programmer salaries
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JP Morgan Chase is a big employer in Glasgow, and I actually have an active contractor badge with them in NYC. Banks tend not to like WFH and are overly bureaucratic for employees but pretty good for contractors making a mess of things. I've never worked in a formal development environment until a recent few months at an FX trading shop, I'm usually the only developer in larger teams with others working on the financial or business side. I have a wonderfully short résumé but it usually gets me in for an interview, most interviewers want a Computer Scientist specializing on algorithms or simply don't value a lot of the things I'm good at and ask stupid quiz questions about CSS 3. That interviewer was on the floor as they IPOd recently, odd moment. MrMoo fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Sep 30, 2017 |
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