My Plan To Find A Software Job In This Job Market

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    00:00 - My General Plan
    00:44 - Leetcode
    02:22 - ESCTV method
    06:27 - System Design
    07:28 - Getting interviews
    08:34 - ramping up on coding

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  • @cody_codes_youtube
    @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +67

    You should definitely log your journey too. Jobs applied to, interviews, being ghosted, referrals, etc

    • @cody_codes_youtube
      @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +7

      That’s good content and will have people want to follow your journey

    • @IT_with_Glitch
      @IT_with_Glitch 3 месяца назад +2

      Agree mate, I have an excellsheet for that

  • @jamescarson668
    @jamescarson668 3 месяца назад +28

    having done this for thirty years and still being asked to leet. if i were your age I'd ask myself if i really love this before jumping in and putting in months of study time on leet.
    it's a comparable level of effort to grad school where you could learn lasting knowledge that doesn't expire as soon as you stop practicing.
    leet code is like practicing shooting baskets in order to make one full court shot in an interview. you're gonna have to do it all over again every time you want to change jobs or get laid off for the next several decades.

    • @asfasfd7772
      @asfasfd7772 3 месяца назад +8

      Sounds like he's looking for a status job. I can't imagine being over thirty and still wanting to compete like this. After 15 years as a developer, I'm looking for ways to do less coding on a daily basis!

    • @cannotwest
      @cannotwest 3 месяца назад

      @@asfasfd7772 Why do you want to do less coding, you don't like it?

    • @hckr_
      @hckr_ 3 месяца назад

      I don't understand what are you complaining about. Having 30 years of experience doesn't grant you some magic pass when you change your department or software stack. Anyone must relearn if they change their jobs, except getting a raise in the same company.

    • @jamescarson668
      @jamescarson668 3 месяца назад +1

      after enough time the stack ceases to matter. it's the same exercise, different grammar. learning a new grammar is trivial.
      it's a matter of economics. capital wants skilled labor as cheaply as possible. by allowing hiring to focus on stack and low cost quizzing, they make switching jobs harder. funnels also then favor newer languages thus cheaper RCGs. overall effect is to suppress wages.
      even at the managerial level at a non-name brand company you'll have to overcome the leet mountain. just warning everyone. until this all goes away, it's the lay of the land. if you don't want to be doing it when you're 50 and trying to take care of a family, plan ahead

    • @asfasfd7772
      @asfasfd7772 3 месяца назад

      @@jamescarson668 What do you recommend as a path to transition from IT/programming? I have a b.s. in c.s. but I'm not sure what else I can do. I thought about maybe data science.

  • @Erishiano
    @Erishiano 3 месяца назад +9

    Thanks again KC, I started watching your videos last year when I got laid off. You gave me the motivation to keep applying and leetcoding despite the ghosting and rejections, 3 months later I'm trying do decide between 4 offers.

  • @ErazerPT
    @ErazerPT 3 месяца назад +4

    Unpopular opinion, and then so am i, but... practice UML State and Sequence diagrams. And never ever think you can do one. Best case, you need three per task. From the business/user perspective, "what do i want to get done". From a software architect perspective, "what from a bird's eye view will be done". From a software engineer perspective "what in detail will be done". Think of it as "structured white boarding". And you get to make all the questions and get all the answers as you lay it out. "I just received data so I'd be transitioning to another state, but what if the data was bad? Obviously i need to check the data before, which is a state transition in itself, and if the data is bad, how am i supposed to handle it?".

  • @berniem4483
    @berniem4483 3 месяца назад

    Love the leetcode resurface idea, definitely do that

  • @Sam-cp6so
    @Sam-cp6so 3 месяца назад +10

    I have a decade of experience and I'm currently employed I can't even get interviews anywhere else, haven't in a little under a year now. the fact that your plan starts with leet code like you're going to get a FAANG job, especially with the new rounds of layoffs, is very surprising to me. good luck

    • @cody_codes_youtube
      @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +6

      I’m anticipating a bit of a reality check too. I have 15 years experience and I’m happy to have work, but I have peers who are not having a lot of luck. I wish KC the best, and hope he shares all the wins and the rejections.

    • @simonchristian160
      @simonchristian160 3 месяца назад

      @@plumbingphase you probably have a godly resume if recruiters are reaching out to you

  • @soliddrake11
    @soliddrake11 3 месяца назад +1

    Wishing you good luck.
    Having a social media presence will help you I’m sure.
    I’m a senior dev and just praying to hold on to my job until this wave has passed.
    It could be years before we get to stability. It could be never.

    • @CreatedByKC
      @CreatedByKC  3 месяца назад

      Thanks! Wishing you the best as well

  • @jameshizon4861
    @jameshizon4861 3 месяца назад +1

    Just got laid off. Unsure how long it will take to land a new opp... already scattered job applications.
    Yes, continuing LeetCoding practice with NeetCode & Pramp.
    Recently had an assessment but did not get any passing answers on HR bc not familiar with platform but I think each attempt was really close & hope they can read my logic & steps to coming very close.
    Let's keep trying, failing & getting back up.

  • @mikhassik
    @mikhassik 3 месяца назад

    good luck, man

  • @cody_codes_youtube
    @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +7

    I think also sharing about how the interviews can be so different or some are doomed from the start. And that’s normal. I think sharing with your audience how interviews are pretty normalized in our industry, there are plenty of companies that do it SO wrong. I can share plenty of horror interview stories too

    • @John-uz3yu
      @John-uz3yu 3 месяца назад +3

      Can you do a video about that? I also watch your videos too, cody.

    • @cody_codes_youtube
      @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +2

      @@John-uz3yu Hey dude! That's awesome. Yeah, I can definitely talk about that. Thanks for the idea!

    • @cody_codes_youtube
      @cody_codes_youtube 3 месяца назад +2

      @@John-uz3yu I also want to do a video to talk about how engineering interviews are actually not that bad. It's a super contrarian thought, but I can back it up and hopefully give people a better outlook on the process

  • @Romogi
    @Romogi 3 месяца назад +6

    I gave up. I am doing a trade while running a software company.

  • @luket5468
    @luket5468 3 месяца назад +2

    I know its been done 100x by others but maybe do a series of doing the neetcode 150. You want to practice for interviews so talking allowed as you go through your steps would help you see issues you might have. And might also help others. Might be too distracting to be on cam tho so I can see a reason not to make a series of it.

  • @smellslikeupdog80
    @smellslikeupdog80 3 месяца назад

    I'm entering the feild. Or rather, have been looking for the last year.
    I would be interested in you keeping open tabs on how this is going.
    From events attended, to leetcode, to networking efforts.
    I would like to see from the outside how you navigate this. I don't know or conceptually "get" some of the networking part (as many who watch you could probably stand to improve). I would like to watch and learn from afar if possible.
    If available, Where are you keeping open notes on the circumstances? Or is there a discord or something you use to open-note share....?

  • @itsMohak
    @itsMohak 3 месяца назад +2

    I wish you the very best. You are phenomenal.

  • @Daesig
    @Daesig 3 месяца назад

    One thing I've learned is that it's best to keep yourself sharp at all times, even when not on the job search. If you make sure to top up your skills daily and to keep learning, finding a new job will be much more manageable when the time comes.

  • @Ryan-ul7dy
    @Ryan-ul7dy 3 месяца назад

    The trick for interviews is to have a neuralink implant sending api requests to GPT to fetch responses to the interviewers questions.

  • @chaitanya812
    @chaitanya812 3 месяца назад +1

    do try to make a community which can get student /job seeker referal from any of the potential employee within your reach or any sort of help from your connections or from you as well 😃... I'll be insane help all the peeps out there

  • @jimbojimbo6873
    @jimbojimbo6873 3 месяца назад +5

    Just commenting for the algo

  • @curiousskeptic
    @curiousskeptic 20 дней назад

    Does neetcode have systems design?
    And how about neetcode’s Machine learning problems?

  • @espressowizard
    @espressowizard 3 месяца назад +4

    Thanks for the video KC, I just got rejected today. It's kind of sad but I need to move on. I asked the feedback why did they rejected me and the feedback is mostly I couldn't convey my thought to the interviewer even though I thought I actually aced the round. What I learn is that I should calm down first and don't try to jump into conclusion or say unnecessary thing, answer the interview question and be confident. To all of you if you're reading at my comment, don't make the same mistake like me.

  • @michaelcastillo-ee1ue
    @michaelcastillo-ee1ue 3 месяца назад

    I'm on my second week of condign wish me luck guys :,)

  • @Isaiah48964
    @Isaiah48964 3 месяца назад +1

    Bro could you do a video of you actually doing a couple neetcode problems so we could see your process?

  • @mertkilic7590
    @mertkilic7590 3 месяца назад +2

    can you please show how do you apply for jobs(maybe you can provide some tips), which websites will you use? can you share your resume and linkedin page?

    • @CreatedByKC
      @CreatedByKC  3 месяца назад +1

      Will do! Will try to aggregate some tips

  • @lindseyb1445
    @lindseyb1445 3 месяца назад

    Your thumbnail made me laugh out loud.

  • @thecyberyak
    @thecyberyak 3 месяца назад +1

    Mmmm if you have a network, why not try to freelance your skills and get contract work. Might actually be easier and pay off might be higher?

  • @itsMohak
    @itsMohak 3 месяца назад +1

    Very nice presentation

  • @jagicyooo2007
    @jagicyooo2007 3 месяца назад

    THE GAME PLAN

  • @jjeverson2269
    @jjeverson2269 3 месяца назад

    I ended up getting a take home assignment instead of leetcode

  • @IT_with_Glitch
    @IT_with_Glitch 3 месяца назад

    1. Pray should be your first option
    take care buddy you can do it

  • @rahulraparia
    @rahulraparia 3 месяца назад

    Re-upload

  • @IamAWESOME3980
    @IamAWESOME3980 3 месяца назад

    2020?

  • @KluverBucy
    @KluverBucy 3 месяца назад +1

    do you think that your exposure with your channel will affect your job search? certainly someone at the new job site will have seen your channel and everything you've ever complained about will be available to view.

    • @coldlyanalytical1351
      @coldlyanalytical1351 3 месяца назад +5

      This channel will BOOST his chances.
      Those who don't like it will not process his application.
      However some will LOVE his drive etc so his interviewing process will be accelerated.

    • @KluverBucy
      @KluverBucy 3 месяца назад

      @@coldlyanalytical1351 that's being pretty optimistic. Hope you're right.

    • @DivineSoB
      @DivineSoB 3 месяца назад +1

      be completely honest? KC is a bit different; on my team we would maybe not like someone always complaining but KC is the opposite. type of person to figure out the exact issue, why its an issue, and how to fix it. that sort of proactive thinking is pretty dang useful and (suprisingly) rare.
      good chance there's other teams like me in "big tech" that feel the same.
      but to your point, market is hard. its just that this channel will almost certainly not be the issue. if anything a minor bonus (or huge one for a very specific type of team)

  • @djintotjandra247
    @djintotjandra247 3 месяца назад

    Be something else instead of Software Engineer. You can code for yourself and be a founder in Software innovations...

  • @callmechocolateboy
    @callmechocolateboy 3 месяца назад

    Good video, Can we prep together?

  • @javiersaenz1040
    @javiersaenz1040 3 месяца назад

    It's ovER

  • @airiliacats3873
    @airiliacats3873 3 месяца назад

    lol good luck finding a job

  • @xX_dash_Xx
    @xX_dash_Xx 3 месяца назад +1

    can't wait for the 6-month silence after you get depressed about not finding a job 🙏