I'm currently a college sophomore, and the only real thing I've got is my Codeforces Elo. I've padded my resume, and I've done roughly 90 internship applications (and have gotten 0 interviews).
How do I get a job?
I'm currently a college sophomore, and the only real thing I've got is my Codeforces Elo. I've padded my resume, and I've done roughly 90 internship applications (and have gotten 0 interviews).
How do I get a job?
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Embrace the neet within! There are far too many video games to be played, cp problems to be solved, and 2d girls to be flirted with for one to concern himself with such mundane, plebeian affairs as employment.
I as an engineer disagree with this one, and if you can do please don't downvote on this click on
https://www.reddit.com/r/codeforces/comments/1ntqf58/pretty_scared_to_actually_to_be_on_cf_ryt_now/
If you cm people are not getting job, then I guess I have to carry on with my idea of doing agriculture
you need ancestral land for that as well :/
Codeforces isn't a place you can get a real answer for your question
I also guess that most people here are unemployed, if I'm wrong then nvm
Give up and watch anime
Who knows, even if you get LGM or a bit higher, it is still not a guarantee for a job (speaking from personal experiences), it just helps.
Heeeeell nah. if arvindf saying this then what about us the newbies.
If we assume that the person has good communication and behavioural skills then what's stopping a LGM from getting a job at big tech company. I have seen people who are grandmaster get high paying jobs at these companies in comparison to those who are average coders.
The most significant difference is you don't always prepare for exactly what is needed at the job when you are in college. If there is some gap (frankly, there are like 15 important components and it is simply not possible to prepare for all), it is up to the company to decide if they think LGM capabilities is enough to cover that risk in a sense. I got it at the end, but I still have more rejects than I would like. In particularly, it is defintiely not guaranteed in a sense that you would receive offers from all companies as LGM.
Of course, getting a job is extremly different from getting all jobs, but just for context.
"you don't always prepare for exactly what is needed at the job when you are in college"
Can you explain this part in example
I'm a bit curious, have you noted in your resume that you're an LGM?
I've graduated few months back and I'm still looking for a job. Now even a CM like you can't get an internship terrifies me.
learn something useful: computer architecture, operating system internals, compilers, networks, concurrency, distributed systems and so on, if you want to get a job.
Except jobs why don't u make ur own product(software) and sell them(asking from curiosity)? Isn't it possible to make ur own genuine product with new ideas , I mean isn't it is the sole task of an engineer?(Ignore my english)
Most people in the CS space are experiencing this. The only real ways to get an internship/job is through volume (yes, submitting even more than you already have) or connections (for example, you or someone in your family might know/have met someone who works in a tech company and who would be able to forward your resume more directly into the process; running into recruiters at events is also a form of connection and would give you higher chances).
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Help, I need to get out of my home.
A lot of companies are a bit hesitant to hire sophomores since they have another summer before they graduate, where there is a pretty good chance they will want to work at another company. So they put in some effort into training you for a full-time job, but there is no guarantee that you will return after you graduate. The only real solution for this is to keep applying...
Additionally, if there are any companies that are partnered with your university or maybe specific programs in the university, then they are more likely to take a look at your application in my experience. However, usually this set is pretty small. You might also want to look at some startups. Also, don't worry if you don't get anything during the fall, I got my first internship in I think February.
If you want, DM me with your resume, I can give some pointers if I think anything is missing.
Just lie in your resume. Who cares if you lose 50 when you only need 1? Get a mentor for a month or two, learn the basic stack, and get a job. Nowadays it’s easier to be a middle than an intern.
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aqxa and I are also looking for j*bs
Weikatuo and KevinYang07 too.
Maybe some more.
Im pretty sure sarthakj314 wants one too @quant firms
Am I in too?
now you are
Maybe this is the reason...
Why downvote?
Yes, I noticed this, many people here are being annoyed whenever someone is talking about a useful use of their programming skills, I really hate this but I keep writing what I want
CP skills are too important, but there is a catch here Before you read anything, note that I am not saying I am sooo good, I am not saying listen to what I say blindly or anything like that, maybe I have some mistakes and I would love to hear someone corrects me to be better, this is just my experience with this and my personal recommendation and I really love CP too and solved many problems even I am still Specialist :(
Can it help u earn money without knowing anything else? Yes, it can, but it will literally be only about CP or helping people pass interviews and so As well as being a Tutor for DSA courses offered by some Universities (but u will have to learn some strange things, for me I learnt a DS called Skiplist, which was very strange for me) But to be able to give more courses, you have to learn something like Design Pattern and OOP (basic level, like read a book and make some intermediate projects and this will be ez, this is tooooo ez for you btw, something like 1 or 2 weeks to be able to be a good Tutor) (Personlly, I did this and I was Newbie around 950 and I worked as a Tutor for many courses and I was able to be responsible of my home, and when my rating increased like Pupil and then more I was able to explain harder courses, which increased my income)
What about the Jobs that is about just normal Software Eng? For this, you have to balance, develop your skills in Tech and CP, you can say today I've around 2-4 hrs for CP and the rest of my working time will be for Tech or anything like that (for some it will be the inverse, but I am speaking about your case)
Why I have to do all of that, I am great at CP so I should be able to land any job, right? Not really, for example now I am developing apps, and sometimes I need someone to help me when I don't have time or to tell me the best practice in thigs that I don't know, who will be better for me, a person who is Pupil or Newbie but did already and released 3 apps a bit similar to what I need or someone who is LGM but don't know a lot about Mobile Dev, ofcourse without thinking I will pick the first one, so that's it, don't think about letting yourself be great and then tell people how great you are and what you are learning is really related to what they are doing and so, as you think about your side, think about their side, for example "I did two apps have the same problem you are talking about and I fixed them by some bla bla bla, let's talk so I can do it for you as well" or "I am LGM and you don't know how great am I in programming like I can solve 2000 rated problems without even looking at the screen, talk to me and I will learn Mobile Dev quickly and help you"
I don't say being LGM is not something really great, but if you are LGM and didn't make a single useful product, I think you didn't make a good use of your mind and skills, and again being LGM is something really great and super hard, like I am stuck at 1565 for 70+ contests so I know how hard it is to even becoming just Expert not LGM
Ok, I will balance between Tech and CP, is there anything else? Yes, there is something, be aware that balance is soooo hard, specially if you cannot control your love to CP, if your love to CP is always letting u say I will learn Tech later and continue doing CP now and go back to Tech when I become CM or IM or red or anything like that, it is a trap don't do that ever, like Pupil level and sometimes Newbie or Specialist can let you make really a lot of amazing work and money (ofcourse not very very big ones, but you can using them), so don't wait for a lot of improving in CP to start improving Tech and get money, also be careful it is sometimes very boring compared to CP
Web Scraping is something you can learn quickly and get money by through Upwork Gigs or so, btw (I learnt it in two days and got a successful gig in the 3rd day)
I have a lot to say other than this, but I think if I continue no one will read more than this :(
You should start practicing LeetCode if you want a j*b, there are a lot of interview-related problems, and people discuss their interview experiences there!
Kind of hard to give advice without knowing what country you are from. You can try reaching out to some of the other competitive programmers who work at companies already and ask for referrals. This is more effective in the start up space.
you will surely get a good job. Just make a good project of your choice which is considered as a software project by companies.
Lame ass advice. Companies need exp and tech tools, not some creepy github 1 self-stared project.
There are literally filters in place — they won't even look at your funny little project. Like it or not, it's true.
i am not sure if you live under a rock but this person will easily get a good job in my country with that candidate master tag. Adding a project will just be a cherry on top. Companies do need experience but not in the start as a freshers. Some dev knowledge and this person's exceptional programming skills will take him/her ahead.
In Russia or the US, it's the opposite. Maybe you can easily get an internship, but you'll never get a proper job if you don't pass the filters for tech stack and experience.
ah, i wish it wasn't that hard
Just put the fries in the bag bro
Just play Minecraft.