Sunday, November 18, 2018
The stages of tech job transition
The stages of tech job transition (aka getting fired + looking for a new job):
1) sweet - I get to sleep in.*
2) I should start my own business, yes - now is the time, before it's too late! Madness ensues for 2 days,
3) Check job market - nah, not yet, sleep in*
4) Start running out of cash - apply for some jobs with lackluster resume + no cover letter
5) No replies. Go hard on the CV and Cover Letter.
6) Get replies! Yay - interviews!
7-11) Fail 5 tech interviews because the questions are arbitrary, you panic, you forget everything, and the interviewer is as smug as a game show host.
12) You finally get a job based on you randomly getting tech questions correct.
13) You work 80 hours a week on someone's dream, buying into the hype for a few years. Have a breakdown... leave or get sacked, and start all over again :D
* A lot of techies are night owls
1) sweet - I get to sleep in.*
2) I should start my own business, yes - now is the time, before it's too late! Madness ensues for 2 days,
3) Check job market - nah, not yet, sleep in*
4) Start running out of cash - apply for some jobs with lackluster resume + no cover letter
5) No replies. Go hard on the CV and Cover Letter.
6) Get replies! Yay - interviews!
7-11) Fail 5 tech interviews because the questions are arbitrary, you panic, you forget everything, and the interviewer is as smug as a game show host.
12) You finally get a job based on you randomly getting tech questions correct.
13) You work 80 hours a week on someone's dream, buying into the hype for a few years. Have a breakdown... leave or get sacked, and start all over again :D
* A lot of techies are night owls
