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[@JoshandKatie]

What did we miss? What questions do you have about getting a job in tech? Comment below!

[@MattKander]

I've been a React dev for three years and am currently doing a respec into IOS. Would it be realistic to jump into a FANG company with no commercial experience (apart from personal apps in production) as an IOS dev or would it be best to do a year someplace else then jump in?

[@JoshandKatie]

​@@MattKander Honestly, it would probably be easier to jump into an IOS role at another company first. You could also try getting hired by FANG as a React dev and swapping into an IOS role after putting a year or so into a React team. That's probably what I would actually try to do! Good luck.

[@099watcher]

Tips on how an international applicant can get a job at silicon valley tech companies would be helpful, great content btw 👍🏻.

[@vivekmandal1662]

Hey, can you also tell some of the current software/language that we can actually work on during this quarantine time. BTW thumbs up👍 for the video

[@rajanmaheshwari]

I have been doing iOS native development since 7 years in ObjC & Swift(6 years almost). Also tried various other technologies like SpringBoot (intermediate), cocos2d-x gaming (7 months). I also likes to stackoverflow in my free time with 12k+ points. Currently in India and want to migrate to Bay Area or wherever I can find big firms. What are the points I need to follow to get myself a job in these areas?

[@DistortedV12]

For those short on time: 1. Don’t be insecure 2. It’s just a numbers game 3. Your resume needs to be polished, (to get more experience entry level use angelist) 4. Nail your interview (know about company, prepare technical, have list of experiences for questions ) 5. Follow up

[@A2Kaid]

It's not a numbers game.

[@A2Kaid]

@@owenwu6047 yeah I’m in FAANG and wanted to make it clear it’s not a numbers game as if you are the 1/300th person interviewed and you’ll get the offer!

[@ColinLate]

So true. I’ve received offers even after auto rejections at the same company by networking and getting my resume seen by someone who isn’t just a recruiter.

[@yousufborno3875]

Thank you both Josh and Katie. When I first looked at Josh's a day in Twitter video , I thought he must have been from an Ivy league or from any top tier schools. Thanks for breaking that preconceived idea I had. Josh, I am graduating next year and I go to Siena College, a liberal arts College in New York. Josh, my request to you would be to make a video on how to prepare for technical interviews in great detail like (DS, Alogrithms).

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you so much for the support! It means so much to us as such a small channel. Great idea on the technical interview video- we’ll get working on it and post soon!

[@riteshpatel2972]

Thanks for sharing. This planet needs more down to earth people like you guys. Thanks again.

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you so much for your support. 🙌 it means a lot to us as a small channel!!

[@shubhambhagat22]

Been binging this channel instead of a TV Show. Great content! Hope the interview videos come up soon. We need it now more than ever :D

[@swiftpin7515]

Just started doing IOS Development and ran across your channel so glad I did you guys are awesome! Helps so much to keep my hopes up!

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you for watching! Keep at it and good luck

[@JaySee733]

One of my favorite couples on KZbin. You guys have helped me so much! Keep up the great work and wish me luck with my interview :D

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you so much! Good luck with your interview! What role are you going for?

[@JaySee733]

@@JoshandKatie I'm currently an intern in Cybersecurity at Merck & Co. and I'm interviewing for full time!

[@JGTechBlog]

This was really helpful, looking forward to the interview video.

[@JoshandKatie]

I’ll let you know when we post it!

[@zeynepda1754]

I love you guys ❤ You are just amazing and inspiring 👌

[@cjsmith9841]

Great Advice - I work at a really well known corporation as well.

[@lynnodero5323]

This channel is everything, junior programmer here

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching!

[@00el04]

amazing video, keep up the good work!

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks a ton!

[@munaar6445]

Thank you guys for the very helpful . Looking forward to technical and behavioral intvws

[@josephwong2832]

nice content Josh and Katie, looking forward to your future videos

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching man!

[@kaialabi7622]

Thanks for these tips and pointers. Very helpful.

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching!

[@imaaduddin7715]

Really great video! Thanks for all the tips, I will be graduating soon as a computer science major in a few semesters, already started applying and will apply more heavily to companies as days go by, video was super helpful to me, appreciate the tips!

[@JoshandKatie]

I’m glad the video was helpful! Good luck. You got this!

[@andrewjonas6577]

Thankyou so much for both of you, this really helped me a lot!!!

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching!

[@alimsayleb9510]

Thank you for the video I realized that Google never got back to me because literally there were hundreds other applicants and it's not personal, same as for the other companies i applied for It's a matter of numbers ( other factors also matter but this is one is so important ) After the video i had a good feeling /* Likes the video and Subscribes */

[@JoshandKatie]

YES Do not take Google personally! They look at hundreds and hundreds of resumes. Yours was probably looked at for 15 seconds by a grumpy recruiter with 200 more to go through. Just keep trying!

[@muhammadhaykalaulia908]

Thank you very much, you are really inspire me, we are waiting for your next video, keep healthy and keep uploading

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks! New video coming soon.

[@BlueTreeCode]

Thanks for the tips, guys :) Looking forward for the technical & behavioral vids.

[@JoshandKatie]

I just posted a video on my first internship offer. Check it out! I go through some of the design questions you may be asked. It's kind of an overview. Not super in depth.

[@oleksiimartens9779]

Looking forward to watching your interview video!

[@JoshandKatie]

Hoping to make one soon!

[@brunohplemos]

Josh and Katie please do!

[@koderkashif]

Thanks for making helpful video. I didn't do the number game that's why i didn't got offers.

[@JoshandKatie]

Keep trying!

[@ben-uy1ud]

Keep up the good work guys, KZbin recommended your video and am sure you would do very well ahead!!!

[@JoshandKatie]

Rahul Singh thank you! Means a lot 🙌

[@anastasiamaharani]

This is really helpful, thank you for taking the time making this video. Moving to San Jose next month!

[@JoshandKatie]

Glad you liked it! Good luck with your big move! Let us know if there are any questions you want us to cover in any upcoming videos.

[@manavkeswani9078]

Hey, Im in grade 8. I just really want to get a job at silicon valley. I know some python. Plz make a video for students. It would help out a lot.

[@dollaya8893]

This is very beneficial. Thanks!

[@JoshandKatie]

Glad it was helpful! Check out our latest video to get an idea of tech net worth after 3-4 in bay area!

[@siddhants7091]

Really inspiring and helpful

[@JoshandKatie]

Glad it was helpful!

[@milbertdacudao7230]

Thank you so much for this. Really helpful!

[@JoshandKatie]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rudycastellon6360]

Thank you both for taking the time to make this video. What is Katie's major if you dont mind me asking?

[@JoshandKatie]

Hey Rudy! Thanks for watching. I majored in Business Management with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship in college. I'm a startup lover :) - Katie

[@Parker2217]

Awesome stuff, you guys seem like you'd be in our friend group haha and it's great to hear some real life examples. Will stay tuned for more content

[@JoshandKatie]

Let’s be friends! We have some more detailed behind the scenes interview and offer videos coming up, so stay tuned!!

[@aurazelditch8699]

Thank you for sharing!

[@kuba_p]

Another amazing video, thx .

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you!

[@brianlobato1202]

It’s a lot of competition for big company jobs, but for the most people out here, they make jobs not compete for it

[@basketballhero84]

Really great vid!!

[@JoshandKatie]

hooper thank you!!

[@ShowBizJunkie]

How about applying for multiple different roles, you think are relevant to you outside of your field? Is that advisable? Idea is to get your foot in the door and learn a new skill while there Eg. A business analyst applying for coordinator position

[@ShowBizJunkie]

Did you apply for the same position at Tesla 14 times?

[@gabemcmillan]

Totally agree with this advice.

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoshandKatie]

Yeah I hope it helps people out!

[@davighidetti8947]

Great stuff!!!

[@JoshandKatie]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mattshomegymformuscles]

Lol I remember selling my CS 124/224 dev board to you. Good to see you’re doing well

[@JoshandKatie]

Haha what’s up Matt! That’s so funny. Thanks for stopping by. Yeah the dec board worked out great 💯

[@JoshandKatie]

You’re the first person that’s recognized us in a video (that we didn’t tell to go watch it). How did you find it? Did KZbin recommend it to you or did you search it or something?

[@mattshomegymformuscles]

Josh and Katie yeah KZbin recommended it! I also follow TechLead so I wonder if that made it come up in recommended videos. I originally watched the day in the life of a twitter engineer video.

[@ben-uy1ud]

@@mattshomegymformuscles we all respect the TechLead .. . Lol.... His gang... Jomatech, mayuko etc started this 'day in the life' series I believe which went on to become a hit..!

[@kobifelton1418]

Really nice, practical advice!

[@matheuscosta5330]

Nice tips!

[@JoshandKatie]

🙌

[@markcuban5773]

Great video! :)

[@JoshandKatie]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@manic1573]

How do you get 10 offers after 300 applications when I already had my first job, sent probably 1000 applications, and received 0 job offers?

[@josefranciscocarrascosanch3530]

Hi Josh and Katie, thanks for sharing your real experience. I am sure this helps a lot of people. In terms of the big companies in the Bay Area and Santa Clara area such as Google, is there any age limit that these companies follow when hiring? Do they hire people in their 30's?

[@dylankawalec3517]

How can you tell what language you will be best at, personality wise, work wise, especially if you are a creative,

[@nikolaratkovic7968]

Can you give me some advice on how to do projects that stands out for my resume? I'm from Serbia, (Josh probably heard of that country because i saw that he was in Croatia which is near my country and has identical language as my country) anyway, my point is that tech companies are very different here so i would like to prepare my resume as best as i could, so what will you suggest? I am also looking for doing my masters in USA but it will mostly depend on price whether or not i am going to do master in California or not. What do you think about doing master studies in USA as international student? Can you give me some advices what is the best thing to do to get a job in California tech company as international student, i'm sure that there are people like me here who would like to hear advices from you two? Keep up the great content! :)

[@AlphaQup1597]

What do you say about people who've gone the bootcamps I went through it and am on the lookout for jobs and it's so stressful but am currently working a warehouse job at amazon and they say I can go through amazon and get an interview with them but I'm not putting all my eggs into one basket like I legit got hit with imposter syndrome and with bootcamps especially but I keep telling myself as long as you know what you are doing and keep at it eventually it will work out

[@JoshandKatie]

Yeah, man. Recruiting is stressful. I wouldn't take any interview personally and you should diversify outside of Amazon-- odds of getting in to the 1st company you apply for are low because so much comes down to luck and timing. Good luck in your search! You've got this.

[@AlphaQup1597]

@@JoshandKatie thank you so much for this input from you guys I greatly appreciate it :) say by the way do you guys have links to both of y'alls github I've always wanted to see a good professional one I only have seen my cohorts and its basically the same email me at @[e-mail] if it weren't to much trouble thanks

[@berk1818]

Hi Josh and Katie, what type of questions for coding did you encounter in interviews ? Thanks.

[@JoshandKatie]

Honestly, the LeetCode questions are very accurate. You should check out the LeetCode website if you haven’t already! It was mostly some data structures questions that revolve around processing array data into a hash map, then using the hash map to calculate different outcomes. Just do a bunch of LeetCode questions and you’ll know exactly what they are!

[@berk1818]

@@JoshandKatie thank you. I've never heard that before i will glance to them.

[@spencerrr9878]

Me being a CS student in the Bay Area and not being able to find an entry level internship 💀

[@alexo.3758]

covid maybe?

[@segunolowookere5801]

Your video was awesome, really got a lot of info. Is it possible for a foreigner to apply for a front-end software engineering role at silicon valley?? If yes, please which language or languages do i need to know??

[@JoshandKatie]

Yes, it's possible. But you will need to have experience at tech companies in your own country first! HTML/JS/CSS. Check Angel List and Who's Hiring Hacker News.

[@GanondorfSSBU]

what business/statistics degrees can get you a job in the bay area?

[@HappyHitman]

Putting a picture is a terrible idea in 2020 because your resume will be anonymised to remove bias.

[@alishatrivedi3170]

Hey great vidio. Well I am from India. They don't hire people outside the country because of visa. If I get a job here in India in same company then its chances to trafered but not directly. I have applied though through LinkedIn and direct career page😒😒 Also I am in IT sales not coding. Do I have chance?

[@JoshandKatie]

That is tough! I don't know much about the visa process, but my advice is to keep trying-- so much in life is out of your control, but if you keep applying, interviewing, putting yourself out there etc-- you can create more opportunities to get lucky.

[@carloschavez2226]

thought this would have more views!!!

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks man! We are a brand new channel, so the support we’ve had thus far is incredible. Let us know if you have any q’s or videos you want covered on Silicon Valley!

[@JoshandKatie]

Yeah, I think it will eventually get more views. I think it's only getting views now because we just posted the Twitter video. Our channel is pretty new! Thanks so much for watching and stopping by to comment!

[@carloschavez2226]

@@JoshandKatie keep up the great work and you will undoubtedly gain a lot more viewers

[@ajk399]

Thanks for this! Im a senior in college interested in tech sales - know of any companies that are looking?

[@JoshandKatie]

Katie works in tech sales and loves it. Highest paying non-programming role in the Bay Area. I’d check AngelList. So many cool startups in the Bay Area!

[@JJ-Bond]

How abt Leetcode?

[@JoshandKatie]

LeetCode is the best! Maybe we will do a video on it.

[@donald-parker]

Why did you guys hop around so much between companies?

[@JoshandKatie]

Most of those listed are internships in college, so three-month stints. We both did 4 internships before graduation and now have full time roles 👍 we haven’t left our full time roles yet!

[@reiayanamnam5444]

This does not spark joy

[@kirtan__prajapati1827]

Katie is seems like more aggressive

[@JoshandKatie]

She is a strong articulate woman 👏🏻

[@etymology_]

There taking time out of their day to interview you so send them a thank you note...WTF..its their job to interview people, if they hire people then they have less work, the thank you's should be going in the opposite direction...The brown nosing really needs to stop, it's just a job, everyone needs one to survive.

[@JoshandKatie]

It’s a way to stand out in a highly competitive job market- when they’ve got 100 people interviewing for a dream job- you should thank them for the opportunity.

[@MrsAltastic1]

being white also helps... there is an obvious slant of one race over the other...

[@theendurance]

Most of the engineers at tech companies are Asian lol. Tech companies are actually more likely to hire non-white/underrepresented POC and women compared to a white guy with the same qualifications.

[@danielkandy1347]

Man what the hell is this

[@JoshandKatie]

Good question

[@trashlandingonyou]

josh's physical features matches with my crush's features .so that's why i subbed him...so much resemblance

[@JoshandKatie]

Thanks for watching!