Advice for new grad (SWE) who is jobless

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fallgrad19

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Looking for a SWE job and would appreciate referrals to any FANG companies!
fallgrad19
Dec 16, 2019 4 Comments

Hello fellow Blinders,

I graduated last Friday 12/13/19, and made the change from wanting to be a doctor to wanting to be a SWE at the beginning of my senior year of college.

I am a Bioinformatics and Computer Science graduate, currently just working on leetcode, learning off of YouTube, and working a minimum wage job to pay for expenses. I'm completely independent and don't have any familial help so I'm reaching out to this online community for advice and someone who would even help me out with mentorship (if they wanted too).

Aside from Leetcode, what else should I be doing? I don't have friends in big FANG companies but it's my personal dream. It will be an homage to myself if I can make this possible.

Looking forward to reading what y'all have to say. And any referrals would be appreciated.

TC: $12/hour

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  • MongoDB
    mongod

    Go to company page MongoDB

    mongod
    Make projects. Doesn’t have to be too big but anything you can talk about during an interview as it will be hard to get interviews otherwise if recruiters don’t see any relevant skills on ur resume. Good luck to you!!
    Dec 16, 2019 1
    • New
      fallgrad19

      New

      BIO
      Looking for a SWE job and would appreciate referrals to any FANG companies!
      fallgrad19
      OP
      Ok, have some good ones from uni on there. Published two papers from my research assistantship for Bioinformatics which was very much geared for med school.
      Dec 16, 2019
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    aWei7

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    aWei7
    It's way easier to get referrals now with sites like Rooftop slushie. I would recommend trying out all the free options first though.
    Dec 16, 2019 0
  • Amazon
    bsQD34

    Go to company page Amazon

    bsQD34
    Go to meetups and network
    Dec 16, 2019 0