How to get your first tech job after college

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00:00​ - Intro
1:24 - Best practices for new grads to apply to jobs
7:05 - How to find out about recruiting events
8:48 - How to identify yourself as a prospective Software Engineer
11:18 - Tips to prepare for the Interview
16:06 - How to choose what kind of role to go into
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[@cloudietech5825]

Other tips as a software engineer: - don’t be afraid to ask for referrals - utilize your school resources like their internship job portals or career fairs - be really early to applications, these applications are on a rolling basis

[@27k76]

leetcode

[@sneezygibz6403]

@@27k76 pretty much go to leetcode university lol

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[@girlanonymous]

I concur, ask for referrals don’t be shy ☺️

[@mugdhashrivastava]

I am afraid to ask for referrals I think I haven't done enough to have a referral 🤧😭😭😭

[@KennyYipCoding]

Y'all ever go to career fairs and some of the companies there tell you to just apply online or that positions are already filled for the summer? :'(

[@hellomayuko]

Always. But you only need one Yes from a company, so I recommend trying anyways. You never know what happens!

[@shiyuli9675]

@@hellomayuko ty🌞

[@andrewclark6682]

Those "give me an example of a time when ____ happened and what did you do?" questions are hard sometimes, especially for someone fresh out of college and maybe hasn't worked a whole lot yet. I can remember interviewing for a position when I was newly out of college and the question was something like "describe a time when you were working with a team and had a conflict with your boss, how did you overcome it as a team?" - and I genuinely had never been in that situation before so I gave an answer about something that happened in school but it was considered "personal".

[@perezident14]

Just finished my bootcamp with Flatiron School and am starting my job search! Thank you so much for making this, along with all your other videos. You really make a career in tech feel welcoming and attainable which is always encouraging! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@KaroCodes]

Reaching out to employees other than recruiters - very good strategy! They might be additionally incentivised as companies often reward bringing new talent with referral bonus 😏 💰

[@MagicMoneyMachine]

Can you refer me to Canva pls 😉

[@KaroCodes]

@@MagicMoneyMachine haha DM me on LinkedIn (link on my channel/about) and we can chat and see if there's a role opening for you :)

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@@KaroCodes can we become friends on linkedin?😁

[@tomo-bf3hk]

Thank you so much for reaching out to people for providing tips! This video is very helpful, thank you

[@Hello-bg8hv]

Thanks for the great video. Really coming in clutch with this video

[@WhenItsHalfPastFive]

A feel like a lot of this advice is catered to people who are still currently in college and how they should attend recruiting events on campus and such. What if you're out of college after a few years and you're trying to enter the software engineering field? With zero software engineering work experience, a non-cs-related degree, the paths to software engineering care seem unknown. People always say "just work on projects and you'll get noticed", but once they see you're not a new grad and not a cs major, it's hard to grab attention after that.

[@vsboardza]

The addressed that though. Contact employees, attend events online or in person. Pay attention to social media

[@hellomayuko]

Fair point. I think a lot of the practices discussed are somewhat translatable (i.e. going to recruiting events, networking with people within a company and their recruiters, and interview prep stuff sill applies). For non-university recruiting, companies are typically looking for people who know how to do the job already, and given that there's so many roles out there, I don't think I can give blanket advice for how to find those roles. I know at least for iOS dev, folks typically look for people with experience building production apps with an existing userbase.

[@emerly691]

Pretty helpful advice, I'm a new grad and struggling to find jobs. Thanks Mayuko and Sarah!

[@oluwaseunus]

This is so perfectly timed for me. Thank you.

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[@IdaraJoy]

love these videos! I am not in tech, (yet) but these videos are helpful!

[@kapildharao8321]

Best video for candidates looking for jobs. Thank you so much Mayuko and Sarah for wonderful video!!

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Thank you for this! ❤

[@TheAnimeRandomizer]

Thank you for this vid this really gave me the confidence to keep following my dreams on becoming a full stack web developer

[@melvin-fitnessproductrevie7082]

I started learning how to code out of curiosity during the pandemic & I've had a lot of fun building things. I've become open to a career change after working as an electrical engineer in the utility industry the last 9 years.

[@anikevin]

all this info is so helpful thank you

[@shreyanshumalviya]

Thank you for making the video.

[@Donavan29ty]

So much value, thank you :)

[@VerStarr]

I think this would be useful for others not just first timers :D

[@finalkingdomcrzy]

This was a damn good video with so much helpful info!

[@reshawnlofters]

Great info!

[@joellisfsantana]

Thank you so much.

[@jrupp2823]

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[@z.k.7472]

A tiny piece of my experience with soft skills - you can even demonstrate them on take home assignments! Either through comments (describe the code snippets that were hard for you and how you solved the problems, what sources you used, etc.), of in the form of a readme, if you can return a whole repository🌸 i’ve had great success with this, even though my implementation took a looot longer to run than it should’ve😆

[@natedavidoff668]

good interview.

[@user-gk6qr2fg5o]

I can't even land an internship:(. thanks for the tips

[@divyeshjoshi7581]

same here :(

[@sosewuta]

Thank you so much for this! I'm an ex-scientist and currently applying for my first job as a software developer. It's a long and stressful process and your videos are incredibly helpful.

[@priyankazala6857]

Heyy. Do you know now how to answer them? I am in grad school , and in a similar situation.

[@CoupleCoders]

Another tip as a FAANG SWE: - DO NOT FORGET About Your Professors & school resources (career advancement team). Professors will have some great connections & career advancement can HELP YOU Build Your Resume! Good luck!!

[@tsogoobayartsogt5653]

13:20 Great point about STAR (Situation Task Action Result) What else do you guys have in mind in terms of these kind of frameworks?

[@Kevin_Zed]

Thanks!

[@Kevin_Zed]

Really love how clear and relatable your content is.

[@jonathancohen2351]

I don't think contacting random people who work at tech companies is going to work unless you show why it is worth the time of the person you connect with. Companies are getting flooded with resumes, and it is an unfortunate common practice for candidates to ping multiple employees at the same company to try to get the employee to forward their resume, resulting in lots of duplicates. You are going to have to show some investment in that particular connection before you can expect someone to reciprocate with you.

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[@anon343]

Honestly I am a few years into the tech grind and I have never been that great at the hardcore tech questions. Like I know my stuff but soft skills go a long way! I just make sure I learn as fast as possible when I get to a new place and ask ALL the questions. EDIT: I don't work in FANG so maybe it doesn't apply there.

[@Anonymouss1221]

Oh crap, on that last tip, that may be an issue for me. I have two colleges diplomas. Business and Human Resources. I am going back to school to pursue my other interest and get an advanced diploma in Computer Programming and Analysis in the fall. I actually want to utilize both of my skills on the business and technology side in the future. But I have decided to pursue programming as a career. So I may get in trouble with recruiters. Will I be ok when it is time to look for a job I have no experience in as well?

[@resourceress7]

Would you mind posting a list of the links mentioned in the interview?

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What meeting/production software do you use? VMix?

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[@leggermentesara]

12:19 what we should share if not a personal story? I didn't get this part 😅

[@dennistani1986]

Question, do companies now days consider out of the area candidates? Say I live in Indiana and want to apply for jobs in the bay area. Should I get a local address and phone number?

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What are some keywords we can put?

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[@SanJoseSatohTakeru]

Why can’t the experience be a personal story? Does it have to be a work experience? Thanks!

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[@OlivierMuhring]

I'm just wondering, an average interview process, how many rounds would that consist of? It all seems so overly complicated in the States.

[@27k76]

Usually 4 rounds

[@27k76]

Some system design and some leetcode

[@OlivierMuhring]

​@@27k76 A different world. :-) In Belgium, between 2 and 3 rounds. 2 being the most common in my experience. The 1st round would be an introduction to the job/project followed by a discussion with one or 2 potential colleagues. Technical tests are most of the time also taken care of in the 1st round, though exceptionally you have to come back for them. The 3rd (if applicable) revolves around contract negotiation, but that's usually pro forma here.

[@OlivierMuhring]

4 or more rounds are exceptional here, and for some people even a reason to stop the process.

[@hellomayuko]

In my experience, it's usually 3 rounds! First being a recruiter screen (casual conversation with the recruiter and/or hiring manager). The second is a technical interview (take-home exercise, or technical phone screen), and the third is an onsite interview (technical and behavioral interviews).

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