How was the getting approved by Apple workflow? Historically speaking, they take a long time verifying your app. So just curious.
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Lol, I'm not the only one who struggled to finish the article even! God, do distracted.
Where do you look for job postings? I figure this is very dependent on location.
True, dxuh. I'm in Asia, I won't get many replies from companies outside my country, for sure. So I can't afford to get picky.
The older I get, the worse I find the experience. I've had so many poor experiences with recruiters over the years, I think I'm becoming allergic.
It's getting harder to pierce through the BS layers with all that new meat on the market, and to make the matter worse, recruiters are even less skilled than they ever were and are often offshored now. It's insane today.
When I'm on the hiring side, we can't find candidates, and on the other side I can't get through to the right people.
My advice is put out feelers with anyone you've had a good relationship with in the past, often via your old networks and ex-colleague, you'll jump in front of the queue and avoid the pre-screening nonsense. They know what to expect from you and they would prefer to have a familiar face they can rely on in their internal struggles.
That's how I've landed my last 2 jobs without an interview.
The flip-side is always to be helpful to other colleagues. At some point, everyone needs a hand - be that guy - that lends it freely. They'll always look out for you in the future if you look out for them in the present. Become a knowledge source in the company and industry. Soak in as much as you can, become a reference, expose yourself to everyone's job to some degree, providing it isn't a dead zone of silos and the people feel right (not cagey). HTH.
So true about the last part! Over my last 8 years, I've learnt that to grow in the company and have a good position, you need to be a rock for at least 1 core area the company works in. Like you said, "become a knowledge source, a reference"
Personally, I'm not interested in a FAANG or hot startup job. So not sure if my "classic" strategy works for those positions. I also got 15+ years experience(in my late 30s). I use the exact same approach today as I did 15 years ago. When I'm in job hunting mode I search through job postings every morning. If I find an opening that stands out I write the company a short email stating my interest and why I think I'd be a good fit (I normally got a template ready for this that I customize for each job), and then I submit the job application. I got a 100% success rate of landing a job within 2 months with this approach.
I'm quite selective about the jobs I apply to. I read job descriptions carefully to try and get a sense of the place. I know the kinds of environments I prefer to work in at this point.
That is crazy! Is it true that behind your 100% success rate, your portfolio looks great?
abdussamit commented on xAI announces series B funding round of $6B x.ai/blog/series-b... · Posted by u/frisco
This is insanity ... 6B!
Start of 2024 I guess!
For instance, if I have a CAD model of a screw fastened to a wall, can I teach it that its a screw fastened to a wall?
I have years worth of potential training data.
Consider this a multi-million dollar problem.