should he reach out to recruiters or is that looked down upon ? /u/ResponsibleWork3846 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions Hello, my husband has 7 years of experience working in IT, application support, DevOps, etc. at a major investment bank in NYC. They haven’t been treating their employees well compensation wise in the past few years at this place and he has started looking for a new career. So far the only interviews and offers that have worked out for him have been through recruiters, so I was thinking maybe we should start looking for recruiters and reaching out to them on our own. I have seen mixed opinions about this online and wanted to see what you guys think and if he does this show would he go about doing so ? thank you submitted by /u/ResponsibleWork3846 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  Hello, my husband has 7 years of experience working in IT, application support, DevOps, etc. at a major investment bank in NYC. They haven’t been treating their employees well compensation wise in the past few years at this place and he has started looking for a new career. So far the only interviews and offers that have worked out for him have been through recruiters, so I was thinking maybe we should start looking for recruiters and reaching out to them on our own. I have seen mixed opinions about this online and wanted to see what you guys think and if he does this show would he go about doing so ? thank you submitted by /u/ResponsibleWork3846 [link] [comments]

Thoughts on pursuing QA as a CS new grad? /u/savemeloadme CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions (also posted on r/QualityAssurance but want to get varied opinions) As the title says – I’m coming up on finishing my CS degree and really trying to consider what I want to do/what is actually feasible to do. I’m finding myself with little clue what kind of role I want to pursue in tech. I don’t think I dislike software development, but I have to admit my experience is lacking and I’m not passionate for creating things from scratch. I also wasn’t able to land an internship so my experience is limited to a website I helped a startup create and lots of teaching web-dev/programming gigs. I know the market is bad everywhere, but it also feels like the standard SWE role is what everyone aims for so I’m wondering if something like QA would be easier to start with. Anyways – here’s what I do know and what makes me think I could be a better suit for QA at least on a conceptual level. I don’t like creating things from scratch. Not only do I feel that I am not creative, the idea of making things from scratch does not inspire me. I DO like problem solving and fixing existing things. For example, I like touching up functionality that already exists because I’ll usually want to fix things that bother me or at least make criticisms known so they can be fixed. When I worked for the startup, I created some simple test cases using Cypress and did lots of manual testing myself, and I do like that kind of minute work where I had to be very thorough in checking all the possible scenarios. So leading back to the main question, would QA be a realistic path to pursue with my CS degree? Would it be more feasible that just trying to become a backend dev or something in terms of entry-level market? Finally, does it seem like it would be a good suit for me given what I described? If it helps can link a resume. submitted by /u/savemeloadme [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  (also posted on r/QualityAssurance but want to get varied opinions) As the title says – I’m coming up on finishing my CS degree and really trying to consider what I want to do/what is actually feasible to do. I’m finding myself with little clue what kind of role I want to pursue in tech. I don’t think I dislike software development, but I have to admit my experience is lacking and I’m not passionate for creating things from scratch. I also wasn’t able to land an internship so my experience is limited to a website I helped a startup create and lots of teaching web-dev/programming gigs. I know the market is bad everywhere, but it also feels like the standard SWE role is what everyone aims for so I’m wondering if something like QA would be easier to start with. Anyways – here’s what I do know and what makes me think I could be a better suit for QA at least on a conceptual level. I don’t like creating things from scratch. Not only do I feel that I am not creative, the idea of making things from scratch does not inspire me. I DO like problem solving and fixing existing things. For example, I like touching up functionality that already exists because I’ll usually want to fix things that bother me or at least make criticisms known so they can be fixed. When I worked for the startup, I created some simple test cases using Cypress and did lots of manual testing myself, and I do like that kind of minute work where I had to be very thorough in checking all the possible scenarios. So leading back to the main question, would QA be a realistic path to pursue with my CS degree? Would it be more feasible that just trying to become a backend dev or something in terms of entry-level market? Finally, does it seem like it would be a good suit for me given what I described? If it helps can link a resume. submitted by /u/savemeloadme [link] [comments]

How do you tell if a CS career is right for you? /u/Prize_Basket5023 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I’m couple classes away from completing my CS degree. Before my BSCS, I did a 1 year full stack web dev bootcamp (JavaScript MERN) and I really enjoyed designing and building website. Now I’m in college, the classes are difficult. I’m in a data structure algorithm right now. I don’t know if the class is too difficult for me and discouraged me or if it is a sign that CS career is not right for me. And I don’t know how to tell the difference submitted by /u/Prize_Basket5023 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I’m couple classes away from completing my CS degree. Before my BSCS, I did a 1 year full stack web dev bootcamp (JavaScript MERN) and I really enjoyed designing and building website. Now I’m in college, the classes are difficult. I’m in a data structure algorithm right now. I don’t know if the class is too difficult for me and discouraged me or if it is a sign that CS career is not right for me. And I don’t know how to tell the difference submitted by /u/Prize_Basket5023 [link] [comments]

$50k salary at a startup…is this good? Bad? Normal? /u/Remarkable_Row_4943 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I (25f) am joining a startup that is doing relatively well and is growing nicely (and seems to have potential to grow much more), but has under 20 people. This is my first job in computer science. I interned for this company for several months, and now they’ve offered me a full-time job as a junior full-stack SWE with a salary of $50k (no equity). I’m living close to NYC, so cost of living is high, but I’m also married, so we have 2 incomes right now. I still have a lot to learn and understand that they are going to need to continue devoting resources toward teaching me the ropes, but 1) I’m smart and I learn fast, and 2) I want to start having kids within the next few years, and I’ll need money/savings to do that… Where is $50k here? I don’t have any other job offers and they know that (the market right now is awful), but they’ve also been very kind to me generally and I’m convinced they would not take advantage of me (particularly because I got the role through networking with close friends, so a) I know them already and b) their social situation would get quite awkward if they tried to screw me over). So…thoughts on $50k? Should I try to negotiate? Take it as is? I know the Internet says starting salaries for junior SWE’s are usually higher, but that’s not usually at startups. It’s also important to mention that I’m going to try to get 5 more vacation days, due to prior commitments that will take up all of my current vacation days and then some. If I end up with $50k, I’ll be fine, but my husband and I are trying to save up/make more money for several big things right now (ex. kids, a bigger home to fit said kids, paying off loans), and more money would be so helpful. Please help me put in perspective of a) where this salary is (keeping in mind that this is a startup and they have to operate on the leaner side when it comes to salaries), and b) what my expectations should be. I don’t want to feel entitled to things when I shouldn’t be, but I also don’t want to undersell myself. Edit: I’d be working fully remote submitted by /u/Remarkable_Row_4943 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I (25f) am joining a startup that is doing relatively well and is growing nicely (and seems to have potential to grow much more), but has under 20 people. This is my first job in computer science. I interned for this company for several months, and now they’ve offered me a full-time job as a junior full-stack SWE with a salary of $50k (no equity). I’m living close to NYC, so cost of living is high, but I’m also married, so we have 2 incomes right now. I still have a lot to learn and understand that they are going to need to continue devoting resources toward teaching me the ropes, but 1) I’m smart and I learn fast, and 2) I want to start having kids within the next few years, and I’ll need money/savings to do that… Where is $50k here? I don’t have any other job offers and they know that (the market right now is awful), but they’ve also been very kind to me generally and I’m convinced they would not take advantage of me (particularly because I got the role through networking with close friends, so a) I know them already and b) their social situation would get quite awkward if they tried to screw me over). So…thoughts on $50k? Should I try to negotiate? Take it as is? I know the Internet says starting salaries for junior SWE’s are usually higher, but that’s not usually at startups. It’s also important to mention that I’m going to try to get 5 more vacation days, due to prior commitments that will take up all of my current vacation days and then some. If I end up with $50k, I’ll be fine, but my husband and I are trying to save up/make more money for several big things right now (ex. kids, a bigger home to fit said kids, paying off loans), and more money would be so helpful. Please help me put in perspective of a) where this salary is (keeping in mind that this is a startup and they have to operate on the leaner side when it comes to salaries), and b) what my expectations should be. I don’t want to feel entitled to things when I shouldn’t be, but I also don’t want to undersell myself. Edit: I’d be working fully remote submitted by /u/Remarkable_Row_4943 [link] [comments]