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Linkedin hiring freeze
- LinkedIn premium users, was it always like this? So I recently upgraded to LinkedIn premium. And I see that almost every job that I am interested in, there are about 100 applicants, some are even VP level and sometimes over 200 applicants. If you have used LinkedIn premium in the past 3-4 years, was it always like that or the number of applicants
- Facebook E3-E4 hiring ? Several posts on Blind mentioned that FB was on hiring freeze for E3-E4 (SDE roles). However I saw a post on LinkedIn where the the guy mentioned that FB was hiring for new grad (E3 roles). Can anyone from FB confirm if FB has recently started hiring for new grad? @facebook #facebook
- Internal Switch within LinkedIn Hi Y'all I am really looking to switch internally to another team within LinkedIn because of lack of exciting projects/novelty of work in my current team. Tried looking up roles on Jobvite but couldn't find any roles in my Org. Is there another way I could possibly move between teams or is the int
- I want to move to bay area from Redmond. Because of current situation thinking of staying with Microsoft. I have started interview preparations and was wondering if there are any good teams / projects in the Bay area at MSFT ? Is there a hiring freeze for internal transfer? Do you like it? Where do you work and how is the commute? Any su
- Leetcode count for FAANG Hi, I am not a great coder but I have solved leetcode algorithms around 402 with split : easy 168 medium 209 hard 25 I want to interview in next 1.5 months from now with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Dropbox, Linkedin, Snapchat, ebay, Oracle, Nutanix, Pinterest, Square, Intuit, Adobe, Atla
- link Booking.com recruiter not replying I applied for booking got call from them they were happy with screener call then next step was to schedule interview. For which different recruiter mailed me and asked for time I replied multiple times but they never reply is hiring freezed? Can someone help? I did try to connect on LinkedIn as we
- Yelp on a hiring freeze? Hi people, Is yelp on a hiring freeze right now? I reached out to a recruiter and she said I can just apply online and someone will reach out to me if there's a fit. It's been over a month, I did not even get a reject. Is it worth pursuing random recruiters on LinkedIn? Thanks!
- Why are Company's Posting Phantom Listings if They are Not Hiring During the Pandemic? # I'm applying to positions on LinkedIn, and occasionally reaching out to people with similar roles within the company via messenger to learn more and introduce myself. On several occasions, I've been told by the people working there (not those in HR posting the jobs), that the company is undergoing a
- Is Google hiring SWEs right now? I sent in my application to Google almost 4 months ago for an entry-level SWE position and haven't gotten a reply yet. I had applied over a year ago and gotten rejected after making it to on-sites, and that time, they sent me a coding challenge within 2 weeks of my initial application. I thought it'
- Help this new mom with referrals Kind community of Blind, I'm looking to interview for Senior PM opportunities at Bay Area companies (Series D and above) for my next phase of my career. I have 6 YOE in both B2B and B2C product management. I had to forego my admits to top grad school programs this year because of pregnancy. I'm cu
- Decline in Software Engineering Opportunities in the U.S.A.? I am a soon to be a new grad with CS major in U.S. and feel there are a lesser amount of opportunities for new grads with B.S. available as I and most of my friends (with or without visa restrictions) are not able to get interviews with a lot of tech companies. Even after doing fairly good in tech
- Possible reasons for FB reject? I applied for a product design role at FB through a referral and received a reject email saying I wasn't considered after a careful review. However, I noticed not one person visited my portfolio (I have only applied to fb and have been tracking with analytics), or checked out my LinkedIn profile (h
- Maybe I should not but I’m depressed #mentalhealth I’m a software engineer, female, married. 4 yoe, Chinese, lost in life. 1. My team at Amazon has good wlb and I’m doing well in the team. But I only got peanuts this year, very unhappy. There are more senior folks in the team so slim chance of getting promoted. My friends with 4.5 e
- Please refer this new mom for Sr. PM roles. Kind community of Blind, I'm looking to interview for Senior PM opportunities at Bay Area companies (Series D and above) for my next phase of my career. I have 6 YOE in both B2B and B2C product management. I had to forego my admits to top grad school programs this year because of pregnancy. I'm cu
- How to interpret a series of events Hi folks, I need your help to interpret a series of events. I have my thoughts (which I’ll share later), but I’d like to hold back and not influence your thoughts. - Interviewed for Job X as an internal applicant. Hiring manager X seemed interested but X’s director seemed disinterested. - Didn’t
- Looking to immigrate to US - Embedded Software Engineer - AUTOSAR I'm currently working at a tier 1 supplier in the UK as an embedded software engineer. 5 years total experience working on embedded software professionally and about 10 years working on OS/kernel in my personal time. I've got 3 years experience working on EV/Hybrid technology using AUTOSAR classic
- [SDE] [5yoe] [India] Looking for Referrals Hi Blind India Community, I've 5 years of experience building products as a generalist software engineer. I currently work at HP. I was supposed to join HP Inc. in March 2020 but due to the COVID-19 Pandemic HP went into a hiring freeze so I was offered to join HP with staffing handled by TekSystem
- Google SRE(SE) vs. Facebook PE interview Have an interview coming up with Google for SRE role (non-SWE). I did most of the PE interview at FB but then they had a hiring freeze and I was told I’d probably get contacted in 6-9 months. Could have been a reject but wanted to be nice for future opportunities? For the PE role I read and took n
- Weirdest conversation with Apple hiring I was speaking to this person on Apple's hiring team last week whose LinkedIn title is 'Technical Resource Advisor'. That's an odd title. Fine, whatever. They have an apple email id, so I go ahead. I know that they're not a third-party head hunter. They referred to past conversations that I don't r
- Options moving forward Currently talking to 4 places: TuneIn, Sr/Staff SWE. Applied for Staff but I think they probably expect considerably more YoE based on first phone call (non-technical). Tech call scheduled soon. Numbers quoted put TC at ~180-190 (with potential to go higher if I blow them out of the water and
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa
- vote Are you taking PTO tomorrow? Election results
- Anyone still holding crypto? how to liquidate? I just remembered I had a bunch of crypto across several exchanges....a significant amount. Wondering if anyone else is still hodling or how you transferred back to cash.
- Where do people do their stock trading? I have 100k cash, want to diversify (will wait until election stabilises (or screw *shrug*) market. #investments #personalfinance