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Fast Track to Tech: Job Searching, Applying, Interviewing

Overview of Job Searching, Applying & Interviewing for Tech Roles

I’ve been trying to get a new grad job since Sept with no luck getting interviews. What platforms are you using to apply for jobs? What are some tips?

During the workshop, we went over setting up LinkedIn job alerts. LinkedIn is a good place to find out about roles in general because outside of LinkedIn Jobs, you can also follow recruiters for companies you care about or search for “hiring” to find people who wrote “we are hiring” in their LinkedIn headline.

How long will it take to prep for a PM Interview from scratch?

For this question, we’re going to assume that you’ve already gathered experience and gotten past the resume screen. If you haven’t read Cracking the PM Interview, definitely take a day or two to read (or skim) the book, as it gives a good baseline for PM interviewing.

When prepping for software engineering interviews, what is your strategy for working through Leetcode problems? (i.e. go through easy, medium, then hard array questions, then do the same for recursion, etc)

During the workshop, one presenter shared their approach. Again, there are multiple approaches. The presenter went through topics without looking for a specific difficulty (tried a variety of questions). Depending on how you learn, it may be valuable for you to check the answers after some time to learn how you would have completed the question and move on to another one. He focused on system design less as system design questions are generally not asked for internships, but we have linked a resource below for those.

What skill level is required to be “prepared” for an internship?

Don’t worry, you’re not expected to know everything and be an expert coming into a role. Especially when joining a new company and team, managers allocate time to help you onboard and complete your initial training.

Resume Resources

  • Resume Guide
  • itsjafer.com/#/parser (resume parser used by applicant tracking system that checks your resume when you submit it to companies)
  • resumeworded.com (resume parser that shows you what an applicant tracking system would think of your resume)

Interview Resources

Internship Lists and Salary Estimates

Discussion forums (be careful on these!)

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