Re:Ask HN: How to Stand Out Amongst the Competition?
by samhuk on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @06:53PM
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Succinctly:
* Ensure your public persona shows you actually like software development as a trade, via open source software development, etc. - show you have craftsmanship and care.
* Ensure you have been instrmental to at least 2 significant features for your previous role(s) - show you make businesses money.
* Ensure you know easy and intermediate algos. If you score below top ~70% on common software development screening tests, i.e. Triplebyte, you will struggle. (I'm not going to debate whether online code screening tests are ethical/effective, lots of talk there...)
* Ensure you haven't overly focused on one/two technology ecosystems in your career - you will struggle with success if you are a common dotnetter sludge or one of those "F#/haskell/lisp developers who suggest using some fancy tool every 3 weeks".
Those are the some of the first that come to mind.
* Ensure your public persona shows you actually like software development as a trade, via open source software development, etc. - show you have craftsmanship and care.
* Ensure you have been instrmental to at least 2 significant features for your previous role(s) - show you make businesses money.
* Ensure you know easy and intermediate algos. If you score below top ~70% on common software development screening tests, i.e. Triplebyte, you will struggle. (I'm not going to debate whether online code screening tests are ethical/effective, lots of talk there...)
* Ensure you haven't overly focused on one/two technology ecosystems in your career - you will struggle with success if you are a common dotnetter sludge or one of those "F#/haskell/lisp developers who suggest using some fancy tool every 3 weeks".
Those are the some of the first that come to mind.