I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing
I wrote a really long rant, and it didn't go through, so I'm summarizing
GC Pay, bonuses, benefits. Tech is somewhat better than the tech used by banks in NYC.
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Top-heavy; team leads make all design and key product decisions; programmers are just code monkeys.
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The internal job switch process is not transparent and, honestly, silly. Teams looking to hire will insist on interviewing you, in spite of you having worked with similar tech for 4+ years.
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Some teams require you to come in at 9 AM. Leaving early will raise eyebrows. You are required to put in at least 10 hours, and can easily go up to 12.
This isn't the 80s. Do things differently.
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New York, New York, United StatesApril 1, 2010First, I had to complete an online Java test. Then, I had a phone interview. The basic questions were about Java, C++, C, Unix, data structures, and brain teasers. Be prepared on the general common topics for C++, JAVA, and C such as templates, excep
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Stanford, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2014Met at a campus career fair and scheduled a technical interview for the next day. Was flown to New York for two more technical interviews (I was actually exempted from these, but others had them) and HR and senior manager interviews. Received a job
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New York, New York, United StatesJanuary 1, 2011Ask about details in your resume. Concepts: Explain virtual functions, polymorphism, static inner class in Java. Interview questions: How to implement a priority stack with two basic stacks? When will use map, when will you use vector and queue?
