Getting hired as a developer

25/11/2022 39 min Episodio 10
Getting hired as a developer

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Sourcing where you want to apply Make a list of the tools/apps/companies you like to useOutbound (Make a top 10 list)Inbound (review inbound recruiter outreach from the past 3 months or more)Networking (who do you know, try to do some coffee chats to see if they like their company and team)Cold outreach is tough (numbers game)Timing - interviewing such that offers come in around the same timeResume & cover letter & LinkedIn & Social Have these reviewed by your peers and iterate on feedbackMake sure you communicate the things you’ve done that add value, ideally how much value you’ve added. Situation Behavior Impact (SBI) is a good framework for bulletsOmit anything unrelated to the job you’re going for (hot take?)Clean up socialPreparing for Interviews Practice Interviews with friends/mentors PairingResearch the companyAlgorithms HackerRankLeetCodeExercismCommunities Rands Leadership SlackReverse Job Boards https://railsdevs.com/RemoteOK.comWeWorkRemotely.comHN Who’s Hiring - first of each monthResources interview cake https://www.interviewcake.com/Cracking the coding interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell https://www.crackingthecodinginterview.com/Atomic Habits - James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits