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I am a senior analyst in a big4, passed out recently. I wanna work for financial institutions like Citi Barclays UBS HSBC India . I am skilled It will be very helpful if someone can give me some insights about the interview procedures for the analyst level roles, skills required, wlb, basically any kind of insights will be appreciated.
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I have a phone interview for a data scientist role at snowflake comming up. Any advice on how to prep?
The email indicates that the call will cover my experience, motivations, and understanding of Snowflake.
Curious if other have gone through the process and have insights to share. Or if anyone at snowflake can shed light on how I can be effective.
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Aside from the perceived ethics of FAANG (not here to start that argument, just pointing out that it is a point many consider), I personally don't have much interest in working at a massive corporation. There are pros and cons, but for me the feeling of being a cog in a massive machine (plus all the bureaucracy) isn't really appealing. Would rather be a part of a smaller team where I feel like I can make a larger impact, have line of sight to C-levels, etc.
Working at a FAANG company is like working at a 5 star kitchen. It sounds very fancy, but your job might be only washing dishes. At start-ups, it’s a mom & pop kitchen, but you get to do everything, maybe even chef sometimes. So it’s really depends on if you only want to wash dishes or do more things ;)
nice example
I work for an established company local to my region and I am very happy. I don't have any desire to work for some big name in the FAANG grouping. Our company is smaller, but we are doing some really good things.
Your key word is Happy. If you are happy in your current role it does t matter what company you work for. Could be a cultural fit or an aspirational reason or a good for the soul role Big tech is t for everyone and each company culture is different
In my case it comes from company culture. Many have a bad reputation (sexist, for example).
Having worked at LinkedIn, you can do your best work of your career and tap into the incredible internal network. However, unless you are a politician or overly self promote yourself, you will find it difficult to progress.
It was good experience, but I much prefer mid size companies where your work is more meaningful to the business - and recognised for what it is.
Agreed, I contracted with LinkedIn in 2018. Nice to be there, recall the ice cream on the Dev floors and yoga lol, but really was in a small specific niche role and well when it was done they shelved the team’s work :( so went on to a smaller company still with big clients and work on projects now that are longer lasting and have impact.
With the increasing diversity of industry that tech touches, I've seen many of my colleagues choose startups that are innovating in their areas of interest. Many are choosing Med-, Bio-, and EdTech but also helping nonprofits. With more choice available than 10 years ago, it makes sense that many choose more widely.
In saying that, FAANG are continue to still attract many candidates.
If you're just starting out, I always recommend trying both larger and smaller employers until you've found the kind of environment you feel you belong in.
Startups offer significantly larger locus of control than working in a faang. If you wish to have any ability to influence the decisions of the company, then you’re more likely to have that influence at a startup.
Furthermore, the equity offers higher risk for higher return, rather than straight total comp. That proposition might be attractive to you.
Finally, joining a non faang gives you the chance to work for something you care about (unless you are passionate about faang topics). You might decide you wish to throw your efforts behind a topic you personally believe in.
There are two types of people in the world, people who live to work, and people who work to live. If you’re the former, then maybe what the company does matters. If your the latter, then maybe maximizing total comp is more important. Even if you’re the latter you might find the similar or better total comp in a startup, if your equity is worth something.
Don’t care about them? There are many companies out there.. not into their cults?
know some1 who rejected the big guys for a startup he thinks will pop
Big one is location, not wanting or being able to move to somewhere you can't afford to live. Netflix just laid off a bunch of people FWIW.
Startups tend to pay more for technology jobs and the pool of applicators is much smaller.
There are pros and cons. The pros are the infrastructure and culture can be well established, professional, and efficient. Compensation with bonuses, base salary and RSUs is nice (at least when the market is doing well). Work-life balance is good and basically self- imposed vs triggered by external events. You can focus on your work and not get too distracted.
The cons are that big companies tend to want to specialize you, so you are not exposed to acting in to many roles. Things can happen a bit slower (balanced by many checks) and occasional bottlenecks due to dependencies on other teams or within - this can happen in startups as well. I think faangs or I prefer to call them MANGA companies have older employees as they may prioritize stability and work life balance due to families, college expenses, and mortgages.
I personally don't because it takes a long time to prepare and the interrview is stressful and difficult, plus I don't want to be in a uber demanding work environment and every problem I have is dealt with "you work for FAANG you should be content and put up with it"
Because different from my Amazon friends, I’m not hitting burnouts.
Never understood the hype around the big corpo. Sounds anything healthy to me, gut feeling. Reading the posts here confirm it
I can’t believe that this post has gathered the most responses I’ve seen in fishpond. Is that what everyone is here for? Startups vs big tech?