jill_job_search.md

The 'Job Hunting' Assignment

Company #1

• List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
  • None
• List anyone else you know that works there
  • None
• Link to the company's Github page(s)
  • github
• List the tech stack of the company
  • HTML, CSS, JS, Ruby, Rails
• Divide the tech stack into:
  • tech you've worked with
    • ALL OF IT
  • tech you're familiar with
  • tech you know almost nothing about
• List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor
  • Pretty small startup, couldn't find any yet....
• List any technical interview information you can find about the company
  • none on glassdoor, but great reviews :)
• List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company
  • PROS: Consultancy, looking for a junior, super trendy, HIGH glassdoor ranking
  • CONS: still haven't heard after a week and a half, WANT THIS RUL BAD
• What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
  • Contacting someone at the company - what do I have to lose?

Company #2

• List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
  • none
• List anyone else you know that works there
  • hopefully me soon
• Link to the company's Github page(s)
  • github
• List the tech stack of the company
  • You can find the tech stack in a few different ways
    • ruby, JS, rails, angular, java, html, CSS
• Divide the tech stack into:
  • tech you've worked with
    • ruby, rails, js, html, css
  • tech you're familiar with
    • angular
  • tech you know almost nothing about
    • java
• List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor
  • not that I could find, but I am following them on twitter now
• List any technical interview information you can find about the company
  • 'Everyone I met really did a great job at putting me at ease and the company did a good job in letting me know who I'd be interviewing with and what would be expected (as far as if it were a technical or personality interview)."
  • no whiteboarding!
• List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company
  • PROS: young, fun company, heart of portland, consultancy
  • CONS: some bad reviews on glassdoor
• What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
  • Reach out to a specific person to talk

Company #3

• List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
  • HOPEFULLY ME
• List anyone else you know that works there
  • not A DAMN PERSON
• Link to the company's Github page(s)
  • github
  • opensource
• List the tech stack of the company
  • Ruby, miniTest, Rails
• Divide the tech stack into:
  • tech you've worked with
    • ALL of THEM!
  • tech you're familiar with
  • tech you know almost nothing about
• List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor
  • meetup
• List any technical interview information you can find about the company
  • "That interview went well and then I had another skype interview with the guy in charge of hiring. Wasn't too difficult. They didn't try to stump me. Very conversational. Each lasted about 30 mins."
• List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company
  • PROS: BAD ASS outdoor company, outdoor minded people, good reviews, familiar stack
  • CONS: Currently not hiring...
• What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
  • CONTACT THEM ANYWAY!

Company #4

• List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
• List anyone else you know that works there
  • Jess Goulding has a friend who used to work there and loved it
• Link to the company's Github page(s)
  • github
• List any open source projects actively maintained (have commits in the last 6 months)
• List the tech stack of the company
  • Scala, with a bit of Clojure, Java, and Ruby
• Divide the tech stack into:
  • tech you've worked with
    • Ruby, JS
  • tech you're familiar with
    • React
  • tech you know almost nothing about
    • Java, Clojure, Scala
• List any technical interview information you can find about the company
  • "There were no highly-technical whiteboard questions or anything of that nature. Most of what was asked was hypothetical scenario questions, or technical history questions."
• List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company
  • PROS: socially concious! awesome office, seems like an open minded office, I feel more confident intheir stack
  • CONS: some bad glassdoor reviews, working internally vs. consultancy
• What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
  • Reaching out to people via twitter/email/linkedin who are currently working there

Company #5

• List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
• List anyone else you know that works there
  • Mike has a solid connection and is willing to write a letter of recommendation
• Link to the company's Github page(s) repos
  • List any open source projects actively maintained (have commits in the last 6 months) open-source
• List the tech stack of the company
  • java, mySQL, HTML/CSS, Andriod, ios
• Divide the tech stack into:
  • tech you've worked with
    • HTML/CSS
  • tech you're familiar with
  • tech you know almost nothing about
    • Java, Android, iOs, mySQL
• List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor
  • Not a lot - they are in Issoquah, WA
• List any technical interview information you can find about the company
  • What project would you recommend Costco take on next to improve user's experience?
• List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company
  • Pros: Very good company to work for, treats employees well
  • Cons: SUPER corporate, not downtown, work internally - might get bored
• What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
  • Reach out to Mike