cs-topics VS mcdowell-cv

But a software developer is not a software engineer, and I'll have to work on the side to make up for the holes in the developer cursus. I turned to reddit to look for recommandations, and I'm quite enthusiast with the TeachYourselfCS learning track - which I started along the Java lessons.

HtDP [0], CS50x [1], and whatever strikes your interest from teachyourselfcs [2], in that order.

Also highly recommend the book for nand2Tetris after CS50.

[0] https://htdp.org/2023-8-14/Book/index.html

[1] https://www.edx.org/learn/computer-science/harvard-universit...

[2] https://teachyourselfcs.com/

This is a really good fundamentals resource: https://teachyourselfcs.com/ They list books and videos.

Study computer science, either through college or via teachyourselfcs.com.

In the current market it's better to just put some resources together and learn from platforms like OSSU or Odin Project or FreeCodeCamp to really dip your toes in. The bootcamp era was a byproduct of interest rates at the time and shoveling in as many bodies as they could into the field. You can literally build a curicullum yourself for 6 months and see how you like it while working retail or whatever else. Or for the more technical side: teachyourselfcs.com gives you some ideas if you wanna start actual cs concepts.

https://teachyourselfcs.com/ also has a bunch of great resources for CS fundamentals.

Knowledge in a programming language is not complete without a full CS education. I recently found out this site: https://teachyourselfcs.com/

what's your opinion on teachyourselfcs.com for the fundamentals?

This is the resume template I've used over the last 8ish years: https://www.careercup.com/resume

It doesn't hurt to get someone to review your resume if you're not getting bites.

If you can find a friend's cousin's sister who works at a FAANG company who's willing to refer you, that'd be ideal. All the FAANG companies I've interviewed have an internal referral system.

I only got into a FAANG company once as an intern. It was pure luck that I didn't have any leetcode rounds. Every other time I tried interviewing for SWE my fall was leetcode. The good news is there isn't much luck required, its 90% just a grind. You can be the unluckiest person on the planet and still get in. That being said, good luck :-)

Read through CTCI Resume to understand what makes the resume good, not necessarily the template

Use the Career Cup template: https://www.careercup.com/resume

The resume content itself looks solid and contains keywords but I think that it is not properly structured, which may be causing automated resume evaluators to reject it. Consider adding LinkedIn and GitHub links to it too. Also, it was not immediately clear how many years of full-time experience you had. Mark your experiences clearly as internships or jobs. Additional resource and template that I think might be helpful- https://www.careercup.com/resume

As far as format, you can't go wrong with the Gayle McDowell Method. It's actually on overleaf as a standard template, but her method has good best practice info on writing a tech focused resume in general.

Too long, make it on page of your best work. No summaries, no one is going to read them. Use a different format, here's a link. https://www.careercup.com/resume

Read through CTCI Resume to understand what makes the resume good, not necessarily the template