And eventually, I unlocked the job I took.
There’s a direct correlation between time spent interviewing and offer salary. This is illustrated below as a linear correlation between the number of weeks I was into the process and the base salary I was offered. I strategically set up my process so that I had lower-level interviews earlier, and higher-level interviews later on.Įarly on, I gained experience, built confidence, and secured offers from companies that had less intensive interviews.Īs I got more experience, I effectively “leveled up.” I became capable of completing interviews at companies with higher hiring bars. You will face Level 9 interviews (Google/Facebook level), where interviewers ask difficult data structure and algorithm questions. You will face Level 1 interviews (a non-tech company that needs any dev), where interviewers ask you nothing more than JavaScript trivia.
Insight #2: Start small and work your way up Takeaway: If you’re applying through the front door, make sure you’re getting to human beings. Sometimes they even interviewed me themselves. Surprisingly, CEOs and CTOs responded to me. It also felt great to hear from real people. With 150+ emails sent, my response rate was a whopping 22%. As long as someone read it.įrom then on, whenever I submitted an application, I searched for the company on LinkedIn and emailed someone on their engineering or hiring team.įor most small companies or C-level executives, the email format is usually For larger companies, it may be verify emails, I used Rapportive to cross-check emails with social media accounts. He told us to send emails directly to real people with each application. I was throwing applications into a black hole.Įverything changed when one of my cohort-mates, a former recruiter, shared a guide to the job search. Less than five percent of companies responded to me. Pro-Tip: Find companies using this easy-application repo. In the first week, I applied to 15–20 companies a day. I’d submit a resume for any role that wanted React, Node, or JavaScript experience. I applied through, AngelList, LinkedIn, StackOverflow, Hacker News, company websites, and even Craigslist. ADVERTISEMENT Insight #1: Get through to real peopleĪt first, I applied for companies using the shotgun approach.
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