With Cisco, IBM, Intel or Oracle on your resume as a swe would you have a good chance to get an interview at a unicorn startup? Or do you need faang on your resume?
Every start up is a unicorn start up if you ask their recruiters! All joking aside, I’ve had no issue getting involved with unicorn startups not coming from a big tech/Fortune 500 background
Nice that's good to hear! I was asking because I haven't applied for them in the past.
My ex worked at companies you have never heard of and now working at an unicorn. It doesn't matter, you still have a shoot if you are good.
this is a concept I never understood. I don’t work at FAANG but have gotten interviews at unicorns What am I missing? I don’t think unicorns only recruit from FAANG
cisco ibm intel oracle tells me you are 100 years old and your skillset will be obsolete soon. its not that they dont feed to unicorns its that they dont feed anywhere. those companies are where careers go to stagnate or die
Go feed yourself a 🍌 Amazon
Thank God your opinion is irrelevant to recruiting
All you need is few years of experience. FAANG is exaggerated in that regards. I am recruited from EU with companies no one in US knows.
I’ve worked at start ups, tech dinosaurs, and big tech. Working for a tech dinosaur doesn’t show that you’re a risk taker, and it can also cast doubt on your abilities. Tech dinosaur employees are known to over exaggerate accomplishments and be dependent upon huge teams of people to get simple tasks done. Not exactly things that a unicorn company has. When I’m hiring, I heavily scrutinize anyone coming from a tech dinosaur, and I work at Google which is rest & vest.
Does it help I'm joining a smaller company acquired by a tech dinosaur?
That could help greatly. Not your fault your company got acquired. Just make sure your resume clarifies that fact.
There's so many unicorns out there these days, it's not hard to get atleast an interview at one
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Honestly the only feeder companies for startups is Google and Amazon.