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He’s Getting Interviews. Zero Offers. Here's The Desk Diagnosis. (opens the original)
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In This Issue:Mailbag from a Charlotte SWE landing interviews, not offersWhere in the process offers actually get lost (and how to find out)What the Charlotte market does to Big Tech expectationsThe mistakes I see on feedback notes every weekA playbook: feedback script, mock interviews, one market at a timeWhen to fix your interviewing vs. your resume story vs. your target marketRR,I’m a software engineer in Charlotte. Mid-level, employed, not desperate. I’ve been interviewing for about four mo
What I'd do if I were a CS grad trying to get hired this year (opens the original)
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Before we begin:I’m doing free resume/LinkedIn reviews for founding subscribers. Once you upgrade, email me at randomrecruiter3@gmail.com with your confirmation, resume, and LinkedIn. Same inbox for mailbag editions and questions. Paid only. Skip the name if you want. Give me the real details or I can’t help you. If you’ve got an interview, offer, reneging question, or “why did I lose this one” note, send it.In This IssueWhy every new grad resume looks the sameThe anchor project
Accepted Offer. Better Big Tech Offer. Now What? (opens the original)
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Before we begin:I’m doing free resume/LinkedIn reviews for founding subscribers. Once you upgrade, email me at randomrecruiter3@gmail.com with your confirmation, resume, and LinkedIn. Same inbox for mailbag. Paid only. Skip the name if you want. Give me the real details or I can’t help you. If you’ve got an interview, offer, reneging question, or “why did I lose this one” note, send it.In This Issue:Mailbag from an Austin tech IC who accepted, then got a materially higher big tech offerHow to te
Promised Staff, No promotion but got a Bonus. (opens the original)
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Before we begin:I’m doing free resume/LinkedIn reviews for founding subscribers. Once you upgrade, email me at randomrecruiter3@gmail.com with your confirmation, resume, and LinkedIn. Same inbox for mailbag when you have one. This issue is from one of my paid subscribers. If you’ve got a promotion / politics / “my manager promised me X” question for a future mailbag, send it.In This Issue:A Sr SWE in NY who was promised a promotion to staff and was left hangingWhy a m
The four kinds of PIP (opens the original)
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Before we begin:Free resume and LinkedIn reviews for founding subscribers. Once you upgrade, email me at randomrecruiter3@gmail.com with your confirmation, your resume, and your LinkedIn. Same inbox for mailbag.This one’s a desk story, not a letter. If you’ve got a politics / process / “nobody listens to me” question for a future mailbag, send it.In This Issue:The four types of a PIP, why only 1 is an actual turnaroundHow to spot the different types of a PIPWhat to do
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