SWE Career Coaching

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CaptnCook

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Jul 28, 2018 14 Comments

Hey guys,

I am starting a company to provide career coaching for SWE’s, I have a lot of experience from friend and past co-workers.

My question: Do people think this is a service they would pay for? And what might be a fair price

I would provide the following:
•Resume review
•1-1 interview prep (programming and HR interviews)
•General coaching on how to talk to recruiters and what to care/not care about. What would be a bad move (i.e. quitting before you have a new job, usually). What to ask when talking to startups, what to consider when reviewing companies..... etc
•You would be able to reach me (via email or text all realistic hours of the day)
•You can bounce ideas off me.

Why I want to do this:
After interviewing a lot of candidates i see most people (+80%) pretty much don’t know how to interview. I feel as though there is a fair amount that don’t care for the company but many also just need the guidance.

Thanks in advance,
CaptnCook

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    • Lyft
      daft2

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      daft2
      I'd pay for career coaching that focuses on how to build my career, move up the ladder, switch domains etc. Just interview prep? No thank you. I've leetcode subscription
      Jul 28, 2018
    • Splunk
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      I think most of us here were contact and Opie is assuming that we are also and Teck as software engineers
      Jul 28, 2018
  • Splunk
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    I think for me by now I've gotten enough no how about interviews and resumes and talking to recruiters but it's not so much I need for me to find those resources. What I really want to know is how do I get to be such a good f****** engineer that I'm so good they can't ignore me. How do I get to be the top of a field and get to be senior principal engineer whatever. I'm tired of being a schmuck
    Jul 28, 2018 0
  • Like a good recruiter? Except you’ll charge the candidate?
    Jul 28, 2018 6
    • Who do you charge? Candidate? Maybe. Skeptical you can make numbers worth your time esp relative to swe role you could presumably take?
      Jul 28, 2018
    • Apple
      CaptnCook

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      The candidate would pay for this service. I would do it on the side for now and do it full time once it gains traction and i can expand
      Jul 28, 2018
  • Facebook / Eng
    BobLobLawl

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    BobLobLawl
    Someone would probably pay. But they probably shouldn't.
    Jul 29, 2018 0
  • Amazon / Eng
    o86:!&:8:)

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    o86:!&:8:)
    OP, are you going to start this program? Please PM me, I’m interested
    Aug 1, 2018 0