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  • TempestTiger@programming.devOPtoCSCareerQuestions@programming.dev•Final year of Uni, need to get a job.
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    1 year ago

    Would you mind terribly if I messaged you for some advice/with some questions? It’s ok if not, your posts have given me a bunch to think about/work on! But if you have the time and inclination I’d love to pick your brain. :)

    EDIT: Oh and tyvm for your response! Loads of great points :D

    DOUBLE EDIT: Incase you’re not ok with me messaging!

    Can’t see your post while I respond so apologies if I miss anything.

    1. Resume: Sugar, I’ll get on that. I only have a single one with my previous job exp and college/a couple courses on it. Need to do more mid to large scale projects for a portfolio (that’s the job for the next couple weeks!)

    2. LinkedIn: I have one, haven’t updated it in a long time and don’t have many connects but should be able to get a whole bunch when the new semester starts in September. I’ll ask some friends who I’ve done some work for to verify my skills - think I only have one in Java rn. Will update. 👌

    3. Open Source/VCS: Do you mean making projects myself and throwing them online, or joining other ones to help? I’m a bit anxious about doing the latter but have been trying to gear myself up to it. The former, I’m currently designing a couple small to mid tier projects for a portfolio that I was planning to put up on GitHub. Would that work? Outside of that, I’ve been trying to ensure I make as many commits as I can - though realistically I only have about 4 green boxes a week since May-ish and recently took a 2 week break to study for something else.

    4. Stack Overflow: Never joined Stack Overflow - but I’ll consider doing so per your advice.

    5. Leetcode/Hackerrank: I’ve kind of shot myself in the foot by having switched accounts… Repeatedly. I think my newest one is about 2m old? I’ll work on trying to be consistent and burning my way through what I can. Need to go over algos again pretty badly anyway.