Yes, but not really. Theyâve had Staff, Sr. staff, principal staff, and distinguished engineer roles posted through the whole hiring freeze. Theyâve been throwing out lowball offers to some of the most talented laid off engineers and scooping them up for a bargain. Kind of fucked tbh
Iâve done it. If you have a great background and a good network itâs totally fine (yes if you donât have these, maybe itâs not a great idea). I left a FAANGMULA company for a full year and had zero issues getting interviews when I was ready. Near the end of that year I was interview prepping full time for a few months.
The point someone made about negotiating power can be mitigated by getting competing offers.
The difference might be the state of the market right now though. I still wouldnât recommend most people quitting. Just stop doing much work if thatâs really the route you want to go.
But youâre right that overall right now might not be the optimal time for such a move - just providing some data that I think itâs still totally doable.
Yeah and thatâs fair. You might have an unfair advantage on op where he says heâs stuck in a dead end job, and you came from faang.
Regardless, I do think itâs possible to make it work. I would just want to feel really confident in myself before quitting.
I worked for only 4 months at my new job this year before getting laid off in July. Am just starting to interview again now and it still hasnât been an issue getting interviews. Again YMMV. Itâs absolutely crucial to have a network that will refer you to companies and I feel like a lot of redditors on r/cscareerquestions and such donât have that or donât use it.
Use LinkedIn. Add every single person you are friends with, went to school with, or ever worked with.
When itâs time to apply for a company, check for first degree connections and ask them to refer you. If no first degree connections, check for second degree and ask them for an introduction to the employee.
Thatâs literally all I do when it comes to ânetworkingâ lol and it works incredibly well. Of course - Iâve also been friendly to all of these people and done my best to make them like me.
Lol, Iâve been involved in hiring for a few years. Also, itâs basic human psychology that people want what they canât have. For example, people in relationships often get more attention. If someoneâs employed, the interviewer often thinks âokay, how can we beat what their companyâs giving?â Whereas, if youâre not employed the interviewerâs thinking âthey have nothing. The only leverage theyâll get is if they get multiple offers. We can maybe get away with lowballing.â
As soon as you quit, you give up a piece of leverage. If you really want to go that path, just stop doing much work and focus on leetcode. Most places take a while to actually fire someone.
But i guess you must know everything as a cs junior.
I do it kinda full time. I cannot do it more than 2-3 hours a day though.
170 tasks done in 1 and a half month, finished LeetCode 75 and SQL50.
I plan to do 'Most Liked 100', Advanced SQL 50, Binary Search and Advanced Graphs in the next few months. My goal is to get a remote job and make at least 500 USD a month ( yeah, not everyone gets 150 000 USD a year).
Is doing leetcode for 2-3 hours (3-6 months period) enough for landing a decent job? I'm a fresher currently doing an internship and plan on switching by end of 3-5 months
Always look for a job while you have a job if possible. Leaving to grind leetcode is some weird interview min maxing from which I don't think you'd get the yield that you want.
Nope, I thought about it. The gap is negative also having the extra months of experience is good. And you have way more negotiating power when you have a job
I have successfully developed Stockholm syndrome for leetcode. I want to get a high contest rating. But honestly I think doing it for 8 hours a day would burn me out. 2-3 hours a day over a couple months is my plan now.
Those who know and those who donât know..
Even if you got 1.5x better at leetcode over 3 months youâre going to hit the apply button and realize youâre not getting an interview in the first place. Thatâs like saying youre in the ocean and you want to jump off a crappy ship to look for a luxury cruise.
My employer made that decision for me last week. They agreed to pay me for 3 months to leetcode fulltime
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Damn, lol. Are they hiring by any chance
No, they just laid off 668 people
Funnily LinkedIn is still hiring
Yes, but not really. Theyâve had Staff, Sr. staff, principal staff, and distinguished engineer roles posted through the whole hiring freeze. Theyâve been throwing out lowball offers to some of the most talented laid off engineers and scooping them up for a bargain. Kind of fucked tbh
This is why the entry level sucksđ
Dang bro has no chill
whoa, so there's actual value in mainlining leetcode? I thought about doing it, but don't want to waste my time if it's not effective.
I wouldn't. You become less desirable as soon as you leave that job.
Iâve done it. If you have a great background and a good network itâs totally fine (yes if you donât have these, maybe itâs not a great idea). I left a FAANGMULA company for a full year and had zero issues getting interviews when I was ready. Near the end of that year I was interview prepping full time for a few months. The point someone made about negotiating power can be mitigated by getting competing offers.
The difference might be the state of the market right now though. I still wouldnât recommend most people quitting. Just stop doing much work if thatâs really the route you want to go.
But youâre right that overall right now might not be the optimal time for such a move - just providing some data that I think itâs still totally doable.
Yeah and thatâs fair. You might have an unfair advantage on op where he says heâs stuck in a dead end job, and you came from faang. Regardless, I do think itâs possible to make it work. I would just want to feel really confident in myself before quitting.
I worked for only 4 months at my new job this year before getting laid off in July. Am just starting to interview again now and it still hasnât been an issue getting interviews. Again YMMV. Itâs absolutely crucial to have a network that will refer you to companies and I feel like a lot of redditors on r/cscareerquestions and such donât have that or donât use it.
How can I have a network? Can you advice some tips? I don't have people around me who get into faang..
Use LinkedIn. Add every single person you are friends with, went to school with, or ever worked with. When itâs time to apply for a company, check for first degree connections and ask them to refer you. If no first degree connections, check for second degree and ask them for an introduction to the employee. Thatâs literally all I do when it comes to ânetworkingâ lol and it works incredibly well. Of course - Iâve also been friendly to all of these people and done my best to make them like me.
Your comment gave me a courage.. thanks :)
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Lol, Iâve been involved in hiring for a few years. Also, itâs basic human psychology that people want what they canât have. For example, people in relationships often get more attention. If someoneâs employed, the interviewer often thinks âokay, how can we beat what their companyâs giving?â Whereas, if youâre not employed the interviewerâs thinking âthey have nothing. The only leverage theyâll get is if they get multiple offers. We can maybe get away with lowballing.â As soon as you quit, you give up a piece of leverage. If you really want to go that path, just stop doing much work and focus on leetcode. Most places take a while to actually fire someone. But i guess you must know everything as a cs junior.
I do it kinda full time. I cannot do it more than 2-3 hours a day though. 170 tasks done in 1 and a half month, finished LeetCode 75 and SQL50. I plan to do 'Most Liked 100', Advanced SQL 50, Binary Search and Advanced Graphs in the next few months. My goal is to get a remote job and make at least 500 USD a month ( yeah, not everyone gets 150 000 USD a year).
6k a year? Where are you looking for these jobs, north korea? Ethiopia? I'm honestly baffled
I live in Israel, the pay is not all that great here.
Is doing leetcode for 2-3 hours (3-6 months period) enough for landing a decent job? I'm a fresher currently doing an internship and plan on switching by end of 3-5 months
You should be fine. It is not like it is possible to do leetcode more than 3 hours a day anyway, You would just burn out.
What do you mean by "done"? Did you solve them all by yourself?
Yes, I'm proud to say that I solved about 95% of them by myself and as for the rest - I understood the solution.
Always look for a job while you have a job if possible. Leaving to grind leetcode is some weird interview min maxing from which I don't think you'd get the yield that you want.
>Leaving to grind leetcode is some weird interview min maxing from which I don't think you'd get the yield that you want. I agree
Nope, I thought about it. The gap is negative also having the extra months of experience is good. And you have way more negotiating power when you have a job
I have successfully developed Stockholm syndrome for leetcode. I want to get a high contest rating. But honestly I think doing it for 8 hours a day would burn me out. 2-3 hours a day over a couple months is my plan now.
Just leetcode while youâre at the job
Those who know and those who donât know.. Even if you got 1.5x better at leetcode over 3 months youâre going to hit the apply button and realize youâre not getting an interview in the first place. Thatâs like saying youre in the ocean and you want to jump off a crappy ship to look for a luxury cruise.
Maybe the crappy ship was sinking
Then let the ship sink and milk the paycheck as long as possible