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I got a call from the Google recruiter about my L7 em interview Google She said I did overwhelmingly good on all interviews except one had mixed feedback on a system design. No surprise because it was not a good interview. The recruiter said i had a choice to go to hiring committee, give referrals they could call about my system design or take another system design interview. I’m not confident about the system design because of the bad experience I had with the previous interviewer. What should I do?
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- I am looking for a part-time/full-time role as a software engineer. I have Bachelor in computer science.
Pros: Self learner.
Cons: Take too much Tea.
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- Reactjs, tailwindCSS
- GraphQL
Intro and done some work in following technologies also:
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- Django
- Android, Flutter
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If you get an interview, you can say something like you are exam-ready, or you expect to take it soon. This way it implies you have the knowledge while you are deflecting the cost for actually having a job. Apply away! Good luck!
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You should do both in parallel. No sense losing out on any potential opportunities. It's not like the jobs that are available now are going to still be available after you get your cert anyway.
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I don’t know if I agree with the advice that you have been given. In today’s competitive job market, you most likely will not even get selected for an interview without either certifications or a degree. If you do chose to apply, focus on headhunters and outsourcing companies. They tend to be less demanding since it’s easier to fire a contractor if things don’t work out. Use the headhunter to get your experience and resume built, then in a few years start applying for a permanent position. Good luck!
I thought the same thing.So with no degree of if I get my A+ and home labs do you think it would be enough?
As long as you have a good understanding of hardware. If you're building machines and know what you're doing, you are already ahead of the curve. Remember, this is text book prep, not real world application. Stick with course material, understand what it is and where it goes. Today's workd, depending on where you are in the industry, you won't be building machines, you'll be replacing or upgrading.
After about a year of help desk experience, I attempted the A+ with very little studying - maybe around 30 minutes. I did pass, on my first try, but it was closer than I would have liked.
That said, I do think the material is valuable, especially for building a solid IT foundation. But will the A+ get you hired in today’s market by itself? Probably not.
Personally, I’m going to let mine lapse and focus on more technical certifications instead. At some point, chasing certs just gets exhausting. If you keep pursuing them without a clear connection to your role or career path, you can end up wasting a lot of money.
You miss every shot you don’t take. Doesn’t take that long to apply and you might get something so why not just do it?