List 5 companies you might want to apply for:
2 companies you think you'd like to work for
- NREL - National Renewable Energy Labortory
- eGauge 2 companies you don't really want to work for but that have a job posting somewhere you'd like to live
- All State
1 dream company (BaseCamp, Funny or Die, Github... somewhere it's hard to get hired but wouldn't that be cool, eh?) *
For each company, answer the following questions:
NREL
List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there
- Lauren Spath Luhring Link to the company's Github page(s)
- https://github.com/NREL List any open source projects actively maintained (have commits in the last 6 months)
- https://github.com/NREL/api-umbrella
List the tech stack of the company tech you've worked with
- Ruby on Rails
- JavaScript tech you know almost nothing about
- C++
List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company Pros:
- They're in the green energy field
- They are working with familiar technologies
- I have visited the offices and have met developers. Cons:
- There are no job postings
- Its competitive What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
- stay in touch and make sure that if there are any positions that open up that I am notified
eGauge
List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there List anyone else you know that works there Link to the company's Github page(s) List any open source projects actively maintained (have commits in the last 6 months) List the tech stack of the company You can find the tech stack in a few different ways Find their current and past job postings Look around their Github page Read through their blog posts Look at the LinkedIn profiles or Twitter pages or Meetup Profiles of current employees Divide the tech stack into: tech you've worked with tech you're familiar with tech you know almost nothing about List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor You can figure this out for searching for the company on eventbrite, meetup.com, reading through their blog and their twitter feed, etc. List any technical interview information you can find about the company Find the company on GlassDoor Try googling 'Company Name Technical Interview Questions' List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company e.g. Pros: They're in the green energy field / Cons: They have bad reviews on Glassdoor What is your next step to pursue working at this company?
All State
List any Turing/gSchool/Hungry Academy grads that work there List anyone else you know that works there Link to the company's Github page(s) List any open source projects actively maintained (have commits in the last 6 months) List the tech stack of the company You can find the tech stack in a few different ways Find their current and past job postings Look around their Github page Read through their blog posts Look at the LinkedIn profiles or Twitter pages or Meetup Profiles of current employees Divide the tech stack into: tech you've worked with tech you're familiar with tech you know almost nothing about List any meetups and events they have recently or will soon sponsor You can figure this out for searching for the company on eventbrite, meetup.com, reading through their blog and their twitter feed, etc. List any technical interview information you can find about the company Find the company on GlassDoor Try googling 'Company Name Technical Interview Questions' List 'pros' and 'cons' of working for this Company e.g. Pros: They're in the green energy field / Cons: They have bad reviews on Glassdoor What is your next step to pursue working at this company?