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- vote How important is a Data Science portfolio for a new graduate? So I have been applying to jobs left right and center for the past 3 months, with little to no success at getting interviews. Even Amazon hasn’t given me an interview. I have done an internship in the past, but that’s about it. Also, I have done a couple of projects which I have mentioned on my resu
- total comp calculation what goes into what people generally consider d as total comp? i think salary, bonus and annual stock vest but does this include other benefits like what the company pay for medical insurance? i am asking because MS internal reward dashboard website include what they pay medical insurance in total
- Referral Hello, I am a first year Master's student in Data Science I just found about this website. I am looking for referrals for any data science internship position. #amazon #atlassian #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #dropbox #google #instacart #square #faang #datadog #snowflake #rubrik #stripe #snap
- Seeking referrals for FAANG Hi all - posting on behalf of my girlfriend - she is currently seeking a referral to any FAANG. Her background is in Consulting - more specifically, Risk Management. Also highly skilled in digital design with Canva and website design. Thank you in advance! YOE: 3 Risk Management, 5 Digital Design
- Understanding Rollover options I want to rollover my previous company's 401k contributions into my MS 401k. Both are fidelity. When I enter the tool to rollover, the website says I need to open a new rollover IRA account. Is that correct? How do I transfer the money into index funds that my MS 401k goes into? TC 210K, yoe 4
- What are Microsoft and Google contractors? I heard Microsoft and Google have large number of contractors. Who are they? Are they SDEs? Do they get paid higher since they don't have benefits? How to apply for MS or Google contractor job? I've never seen a website for any tech company contractor application nor have I been contacted by any rec
- Where are all the Entry Level jobs? I'm looking on websites for normal tech companies like DoorDash, Salesforce, Microsoft, etc, and I can't find many entry/level 1 jobs. And even if I find one that isn't a SWE 2 and is actually just SWE 1, it will still say they want 3-5 YOE. I have about 1.5 YOE, so I'm not sure that I qualify for
- [India- Bangalore] Microsoft vs Amazon From POV of SDE on following factors: * Work life balance * Quality of work ( not quantity) * Compensation * Career Progress About me: 3 years of experience. Currently in amazon with shit work on retail website. Frustrated from pagers and delivery. Looking for a good learning experience with qual
- link Does amazon use 3rd party recruiters but give them amazon.com email addresses? I have received recruiter InMail that states not to apply through the website. The person reaching out has an amazon.com addresses. It has that third-party vibe to it. I’ve got InMail from Microsoft that’s had the same vibe to it— where it seems like an internal recruiter, but it’s actually contrac
- Microsoft recruiting, 4 wks post loop interview no response I interviewed with Microsoft about 4 weeks ago, made it through the loop interview but no feedback at all from recruiter (sent them an email twice). In the career website the status is still showing as interviewing. However, few days ago another recruiter from Microsoft contacted me, said that my na
- Recruiters: Why are you still living 10 years back Why do recruiters still expect a PDF version of CV, when I can give them a personal portfolio website developed by myself hence proving my skills? They just demand a pdf version. TC: 38LPA(🥜🥜🥜) YoE: 9 Location: India Hence seeking to get referral in Microsoft, Amazon, Google as cloud architect.
- H1b transfer rfe( BAL) I had h1b transfer initiated for LinkedIn through BAL premium processing. Just received RFE on USCIS website. I wanted to know timeline BAL takes to resolve it. Don't know the reason right now. MS and BS in CS. Don't see any reason. Also, have no motivation to stay for current company.Havent resign
- How to set up L6 loop with all companies? Hi, I would like to have counter offer when doing negotiation, what would be the best way to set up the interview loops with multiple companies within the same week/month so that offers are ready for countering. I would like to try: stripe,coinbase,google,fb,microsoft,twitter,linkedin,etc Should i
- vote Was MSFT's LinkedIn investment a waste? Will Satya get fired? Figured this might be worthy of a cross post. Looks like nothing good has come of it so far. We purchased a company that crashed 50% in the preceding months. The website is also shitty as fuck. All my friends say they get only spam from it. Looks like we have a Yammer 2.0 on our hands Earnings a
- Waiting for response after Microsoft Onsites Had my 3 Onsites on Fri April 8th and HM said they would me making a quick decision the week after. No response so the following week emailed Recruiter on Mon April 18th for update and they responded that they were waiting for hiring team feedback. Does that mean I didnt get it if waiting for ‘feedb
- Resume not getting selected India My resume is not getting selected in any top tier companies. ATS score for resume is pretty high. I have great experience in latest techs n trends in like IoT , AI , ML , Data Science etc. Looking out for a PM or TPM role. I have applied through company website portals, LI , internal reference etc.
- Leetcode for Microsoft Program Management? Hi, would appreciate any guidance. So I’m doing an on-site at Microsoft for a new grad program management position and I’ve never done leetcode before. I’ve built mobile apps and websites but I’m pretty rusty on CS topics. About how many hours do you think I would need to put into leetcode to be re
- Do Microsoft and LinkedIn even look at resume? I wonder how do they decide whom to call? I have read people not getting calls even after getting referred. For Microsoft I can attest to that. I have tried referrals and also applied through website, even reached out to recruiter directly but all that goes in vain. Any suggestions?
- Zillow referral Can someone refer me at Zillow? TC : 175k Yoe : 2 I have done close to 350 LC and currently work in a backend heavy team at Microsoft. I applied in Zillow careers website for a general software engineer application but got a generic reject email after a couple of days. Wondering if it was even r
- Should I put my incomplete bachelor's degree on my resume? I went to Waterloo for a 3-year degree and finished two-thirds of it. I'm starting my first FT role in Dec/Jan (at Microsoft or Square) and still plan on finishing my bachelor's gradually as a PT student. Let's say I don't complete it, should I still put it there? Mark Z's bio on FB's corporate w
- Microsoft position on hold. Need help. I was interviewing for a position at Microsoft, and was invited for a full virtual loop. Today, the HR gave me a phone call to tell me that the position has been on hold, and that she'll contact me if anything changes. She told me to look for other opportunities too on Microsoft careers website. Do
- Can I travel to US now? Hi, I am in MS IDC. I have got L1 visa and was about to start my job in redmond from April. But due to covid, flights got suspended and couldn’t travel. Wanted to know that can I travel now? is air india flights still operating? I checked their website, I only found international flights incoming t
- Bad code quality but good user experience? On Blind, FB people always complain about bad code quality, lots of technical debt, hacky code, etc, as a result of optimizing for short-term impact, being evaluated on lines of code, etc. Well actually when I browse Facebook or Instagram, I never get a bad user experience. The website/app always w
- Tell Microsoft about non-compete? I signed a 1.5 year non-compete when I join Amazon. I'm still there at Amazon. I'm applying for Microsoft. Microsoft application website is asking if I signed a non-compete. I want to tell the truth but I also don't want to be filtered out. I've heard Amazon doesn't enforce the non-compete if you're
- Looking for new grad referrals Graduating from a Master's degree in Robotics in May 2021, looking to start applying for new roles in the fields of computer vision, robotics and deep learning. Would appreciate referrals for MS, G, FB and Apple, tried applying for new grad roles via their websites but didn't get callbacks. Can shar
- Best way to get interview with Netflix Hi, YOE: 10 Location: Chicago I have interviews with MSFT and Amazon and am looking to also get an interview with Netflix. Wanted to ask advice on the best route to land an interview there. I’ve read about their culture and some open positions and would love to interview with them. Should I rea
- constant rejections during job search Hi all, Been applying to a lot of companies for non SDE roles since last 6 months (mostly applied through company website) plus a few referrals. Im have been getting rejects even though the job roles are near perfect fit. Are there tips that i can get to overcome the hump? My confidence is at an al
- Microsoft / Intuit Internships Referral Needed I am an experienced data and software engineer pursuing masters in the US. I want to be considered for Summer'22 Internship opportunities and would really appreciate recommendations for these. I see a few openings in Intuit , MSFT and MSR that I'm not getting considered by applying over the career
- Microsoft no response after first technical phone interview Its been two months. Recruiter forgot to send rejection email? website still says " Your interviews are underway, good luck" btw interview went quite well, atleast according to me. What i deduced is, im not needed badly , may be they found a better candidate. What I want to know is , why dont they
- Microsoft background check-India I uploaded the docs yesterday in fadv website. How long does msft take to complete the check ? I saw in some posts that it takes 30 days, my recruiter said the same. Seems like an awfully long time to complete a background check I have a small typo in my father's name in my passport alone. All oth
- Referral at Microsoft AIR Can someone refer me to a software engineer role in Microsoft AI and Research group? I have a few roles in mind that seem appropriate for me, but I don't think just applying on the website will help to get an interview. PS currently in my first job out of grad school. Now, looking to change.
- Mock interviews - behavioral and case study? Hello, Is there any good website where I can practice mock interviews for behavioral and case studies? Somehow not comfortable practicing with friends yet. Need to grow up the skill first Background: Anytime I apply to any FAANG or other companies, I almost immediately get invited but not able to
- Referral needed for Google/Facebook Canada Got a lowball offer from Microsoft recently, not happy at all, so want to continue for job search. Since there's no open position for software engineer in google and fb on career website, i can not apply directly. Can someone make me an internal referral for google/fb if your team is actually hiri
- No response for job posting applications L6 SDE, 12 YoE. I applied to roles at Uber and Microsoft via their website but no response, it's been almost 2 weeks. I have connections at other companies like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, etc so I have phone screens already set up with them. I thought senior engineers were desirable. Guesses on w
- 15 YOE w/Microsoft stack - MS won't interview me but FB and Amazon will I absolutely cannot get even a phone screen with MS. I've got on sites coming up with FB and Amazon. Daily I get hit up by recruiters from other companies. But I cannot get a Microsoft recruiter to give me the time of day. Also multiple rejects from cold applying for jobs on their website. Anyone a
- Looking for SWE referrals Hello folks, Looking for referrals to any tech companies for SWE remote(US) or NY(US) positions. Except (recently interviewed companies): Google/Vimeo - failed onsite Amazon - failed phone screen Robinhood/Salesforce/Bloomberg/Facebook - applied through website, rejected P.S: trying my best to ta
- SWE/SDE in Canada Hello fellow blinders, Happy new year. I wanted to reach out to people who are currently working in Canada and had a few questions for them. 1)What is the SWE interview process in Canada? 2)What are some websites/job boards to apply? Any other better routes? 3)Any things to keep in mind while inte
- Let's talk about dumb bosses I'll start. I had a director at Microsoft who is frankly one of the dumbest people I've ever met. He said 9/11 was an inside job, and climate change is a government conspiracy. He would also come up with the dumbest possible ideas. Once he said instead of scraping a website, we should point a came
- Lease takeover in Microsoft campus Let me know if you are interested in taking over our apartment lease. - 1 bed, 1 bath 710 sqft - The apartment is surrounded by the beautiful Microsoft campus and is just up the hill from Marymoor Park. - Since this is a lease takeover, you would only pay $1882 in rent, compared to the $1948 to $220
- Find roommate and apartment in NYC? Moving to Uber NYC. I'm recent grad moving from SF. Would like to find roommates working in tech (Google, Facebook, Palantir, Salesforce, Microsoft etc I know are in NYC). Anyone had this experience? Prefer to live south of Midtown and north of Financial District. Any advice would be great. Any Fa
- To people who complain about Leetcode I see a lot of complaints like these: “I hate Leetcode problems.” “Companies that give Leetcode interviews are the worst.” “Leetcode is ruining the SWE industry.” Let’s get a few things straight: 1. Leetcode is a website, not a type of coding problem. 2. Companies don’t ask problems from Leetcod
- Please remember Linkedin is part of Microsoft The only benefit of working at Li is good work and life balance and high hourly pay. However, LinkedIn is part of MS now, and MS is good at controlling ROI.linkedin is a low frequently usage website and technically don’t need to deal with scalability challenge, and you won’t learn any advanced techn
- Vanguard index funds Im new to the investment game. I have my brokerage account with fidelity through Microsoft. Im looking to invest in index funds 40% Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund 30% Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund 30% Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund But all these Vanguard index funds
- Maximize tc or maximize comp/hr Which one is the better metric in your opinion? It seems like salesforce, microsoft and maybe google maximize the comp/hour putting them on the top of any comp related conversation? My opinion is its the latter. If i maximize my comp/hour, i can venture into anything i want in my free time. Bui
- Offering mocks We have done 150+ mocks till now. Can do data structures and algorithms, System Design and behavioural. One pager feedback after each interview. Real interview experience similar to FAANG+M. Pay later after the mocks. Each mock $50 only. If not satisfied no need to pay. Our website coming soon.
- Roth in plan conversion Question for Microsoft and LinkedIn people: how does your Roth in plan conversion shows up on your fidelity statement? I just maxed out my 401k and started to contribute to Roth in plan conversion. The amount appears on my fidelity as an addition to 401k. Which takes it over maximum allowed. I was e
- vote Trillion dollar companies Which companies might reach trillion dollar market cap in 3-5 years? Microsoft already reached. Amazon, Apple and Alphabet are very close to the target. They will reach the target sooner rather than later. Poll has companies that are currently ~100B or more valuation as per NASDAQ website. As mult
- Fresh out of university: What should I keep learning? I have recently graduated from a decent university in India. I have joined Microsoft as an SDE-1. I want to know what things I should start reading/learning that will help me become better in Software Engineering. In terms of architecture and coding. Any recommendations for books/courses or any web
- Why does Blind consider FB/G better than AMZN/MSFT? Amazon is the largest public cloud and largest retailer, has innovated in Drone technology and supply chain. Microsoft is the consumer desktop giant, produces leading Office suite and is the second largest public cloud. Microsoft Research is considered to be #1 in the world. Google is a search eng
- Is Vanguard customer service always this horrible? After reading many posts here (thanks Blind community) and some research, decided to rollover my MS 401k to Vanguard. I needed help with something, tried calling them several times in the last week, put myself up for call back. Never heard anything back from them. Fidelity client service is hands d