Career Topics

Advice for your Job Search

Your First line of offense in the Job Market: Portfolio & Resume
- Communication on multiple fronts - LinkedIn, Networking, RocDev
- In addtion to job boards try Matching services: Tryplebyte, Hired.com and Vettery
- Stay sharp with Coding Challenge sites: HackerRank, Leetcode, Coderbyte, Topcoder, Codility
- Finish your Freecodecamp Certs to Pursue the Non-profit opportunity
- Do your research on the Company - website, their blog github: Job market in Dev is strong, so you can afford to be a bit picky… Apply to companies doing work you’re actually interested in since that passion you have for it will end up being a strength during your interview anyways
Side Projects
- Merge your interests/hobbies with coding
- Go build something - best way to learn & best asset in an interview
- Just redesign an already designed website
- Present it on Github
- Contribute to an Open Source Project. Maybe through Code Triage
- Explore an audience for it - it's possible to monetize these
Common Interview Questions
- Background/Qualifications - Prep an outline (100% chance)
- Behavioral Questions - Prep your Stories (80% chance)
- Whiteboarding/Technical Questions (70% chance)
- Take home assignments (40-50% chance)
- Strengths - Find a github project of yours that matches their job description so you can speak about how you already have experience doing what they seek. If you don’t have a github project that matches yet, spend a week or two and make one before you apply.
- Weaknesses - Framing it as your learning goals
- Google Interviewing Prep
- Book Recommendation: Cracking the Coding Interview
Remember: You should interview them too!
- Perks? Typical day? Ticketing System? Scrum/Agile/Waterfall?
- When was the last time they promoted someone on the dev team and why?
- What’s the team like? Who’s your boss? What’s the stack/codebase like? Test coverage?
Negotiation Tips
- Entry level vs Mid vs Senior
- Know your worth
- Negotiate for value not just compensation
- What can you negotiate for?
  - Base Salary
  - Minimum Raises & Raise Interval
  - Performance Review Frequency
  - Healthcare Benefits & Premium discounts
  - Vacation
  - Training
  - Education & Professional Development & Conferences
  - Tuition Assistance
  - Annual Bonuses
  - Incentive Pay & Commision
  - Health Club Memberships
  - Home Office & Internet Stipend
  - Car
  - Parking
  - Association Dues
  - Signing Bonuses
  - Profit Sharing
  - Stock Options & Equity
  - Insurance
  - Pension
  - Overtime Rate
  - Relocation Expenses
  - Expense Account & Company Card
  - Travel & Travel Rewards
  - Company Mobile Phone & Laptop
  - Remote Work, Telecommuting, Flex Time
  - Leaves of Absence or Sabbatical
Continuing Learning Resources
Staying in the Know - Read/Listen to some Dev Media a few times a week
- Podcasts
- Articles straight to your inbox: Dev.to, Medium.com, Frontend Focus, Javascript Weekly, React Status
- Youtube Channels: Academind, freeCodeCamp, Fireship, the Coding Train, Classsed
General Advice from Duke University