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Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Eggovic: 5:51am On Jan 11, 2022 |
Lindner:I don't know why I read this screaming. Your points are valid though. It's part of the reason most recruiters ask for your Github link when applying. |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by DUNKA(m): 6:36am On Jan 11, 2022 |
Seun:Please save the property section from scammers an an ineffective moderator https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything/2710#109263305 |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Lindner: 9:16am On Jan 11, 2022 |
Eggovic: Unfortunately, going by the feedbacks on this thread, a lot of people don't give a damn about it. Most of the applications i sent out without getting a response from recruiters was when I had scanty github contributions. Thank God for mentors, it changed dramatically. I didn't know there was something called job application package specific to software development roles. 1. Completed github profile with solid contributions (Open source projects inclusive). With links to your email, portfolio, linkedin e.t.c) 2. Professional linkedin profile. Also tailored and well crafted for software development. 3. Resume (Tailored for software development roles). 4. Cover letter (Needless to say it should be tailored to a particular role). 5. I even built a solid Angelist profile. 6. Stackoverflow profile. "Miraculously", these changed the game for me and saved me from blindly applying to jobs without getting any response. Since then, I've worked at multiple projects and orgs (only US orgs). Plus my experience, now I get an average of four unsolicited invitatitions from head hunters per month. The reason for this shalaye is that technical knowledge is not enough. Sadly. 15 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Eggovic: 10:29am On Jan 11, 2022 |
Lindner:Your submission is true. All these things matter and make one stand out one way or the other. |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by tensazangetsu20(m): 10:45am On Jan 11, 2022 |
Lindner:The last one is very on point even if you are just asking questions. One of the things my boss asks for is a stack overflow or reddit profile to see what kind of comments you have been making if they are related to programming. 1 Like |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by jesmond3945: 12:09pm On Jan 11, 2022 |
Seun:ah seun himself dey look for work o |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Lindner: 12:50pm On Jan 11, 2022 |
jesmond3945: Is this THE SEUN? Does not necessarily mean everyone on this thread is looking for work though. Most times I'm on nairaland when I feel like throwing my system through the window or smashing it against the wall out of frustration. Like right now. 15 minutes task has turned to 4 days of bugs from hell. 7 Likes |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by elsiusgr8t(m): 1:06pm On Jan 11, 2022 |
Lindner: I can relate bro |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Xinjin: 8:13am On Jan 12, 2022 |
Lindner:as a working dev, do you get a fixed time to complete a task? |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Xinjin: 8:21am On Jan 12, 2022 |
Lindner:Your points are valid. I had an interview last week, and was asked why my github didn't match my years of experience, lol I had to pause. since then I stop applying and now focus on updating my github. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Xinjin: 10:20am On Jan 12, 2022 |
Grandlord:Actually what I notice myself this days, is project based interview (within a time frame) 1 Like |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Lindner: 5:36pm On Jan 12, 2022 |
Xinjin: Sure. Most tasks have a deadline and other devs depend on your output as well. |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Lindner: 5:42pm On Jan 12, 2022 |
Xinjin: Yeah. Without actual project evidence, everyone can claim they have 10 years experience freelancing. I remembered one of my interviews, when the interviewer shared his screen with me, he actually had one of my projects opened in his browser tab. He got it from github, followed the README, downloaded the dependencies and ran the application locally. I was shocked when I saw it how far these guys go. He told me to explain some parts of my code and why I used that particular approach. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Xinjin: 12:18am On Jan 13, 2022 |
Lindner:wow good to know |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Saverin: 11:57am On Jan 16, 2022 |
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Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Saverin: 12:51pm On Jan 16, 2022 |
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Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by ovanda(m): 7:09pm On Feb 27, 2022 |
Good day All. Please seniors, help me become a standard java programer. I know Java and I just finished learning Spring,I am moving on to spring boot now. Before now I thought I was going the right way until I stumbled on this post. My plan was that after learning spring boot, I'd also learn spring cloud,microservices, spring security and Docker,in that order. After learning all these,I also intend to brush up my skills in HTML and CSS,I used to be good with until I left it. I also planned to brush up on JavaScript,I used to know that one too , and then I would go ahead and build myself a portfolio, update my LinkedIn profile. But with talk to GitHub I saw here,I don't know if I am going in the right direction. Please,I beg you guys someone should please point me in the right direction plzzzzzz? 1 Like |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Nabi2000(m): 9:53pm On Feb 28, 2022 |
Just to add to this topic that there’s no one size fits all in every aspect of life, and nobody knows the defined path, I got a job in about two months after actively applying, actually I got about 6 offers in the space of the 2 months and I still get offers till today. My commits are very minimal, in fact I only make a commit when I’m done with a personal project, I do however have a portfolio that speaks for me and even though I didn’t have experience I was/am still headhunted. If GitHub counts are the metric behind getting jobs then that is a really shallow way of employing people. 4 Likes |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by TheManOfTheYear: 10:30pm On Feb 28, 2022 |
Nabi2000:My thoughts exactly, there really isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to these things. It's mainly on recruiters discretion. For the top FAANG-ish companies, learning DSA and a bit of experience would help you. For the smaller startups, it may be more of GitHub activity or projects on one's portfolio. This isn't to rule out anything. Learning DSA and contributing to open source would definitely make one stand out the most 1 Like |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by islamics(m): 9:27pm On Mar 01, 2022 |
ovanda:GitHub should be incorporated in your learning. Just the basic; how to add, commit, push, pull etcetera. The commands are much, with time/practice you know more or as task demand, you know more. It was just recently I was fully able to grab difference between git pull and fetch and some other command also. It can serve as a repository containing your learned/modified project. Your timetable dey okay for the spring stuff but can be modified a bit, like you could learn docker through for instance after building a project with spring boot then you deploy using docker. You don sabi concept of docker be that. Build a project and add spring security etc na the way be that. You could even carry a project and re-do it using microservices approach though it is not feasible for all project; na just for learning sake. With GitHub, all this will be hosted there and if recruiter decide to use GitHub, there will be something una fit discuss about. |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by tosinhtml: 12:57am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Lindner: I get that you're giving an advice that newbies should follow which is good but I know a lot of people who would have gotten jobs without an active Github but they still had porfolios added to their CV or Linkedin. Even if you have 1 Billion commit, some companies will still ask you for DSA interviews, you will still do a take home test. |
Re: Recruiters Want To See This Before They Give You A Software Dev Job(pictures) by Prosperity4All: 3:45pm On Mar 02, 2022 |
tensazangetsu20: Bottom line, Having a GitHub portfolio is VERY Important for people in Tech, not only Developers. But many of us don't even know where to start pushing repositories (how to participate in open source projects) Here's an Open source project on Discord. Before this, I didn't even know it was possible to actively participate on a large scale project (building my GitHub) without being big on Coding. This ( https://discord./mqCS2nFSFt ) is Appwrite community building a backend application with roles for virtually everyone (Tech writers for Documentation, Graphics Designers etc are Non-Coding Roles for Tech people) For those seeking remote jobs, this is a path. Join the community proof yourself.
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