Questions about the prospects of getting a job can be asked as long as they invite the unique insights of a programmer. Please note that most general job-related questions run the risk of being closed for being too broad or impractical: try to make yours a good subjective question. Please also ...
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Entry Level Java Developer Job Search [closed]
I have a question regarding the approach to find entry level java developer positions. What sites have you guys found most useful and effective to successfully land your first job.
Any insight is ...
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How to connect with more programmers? [closed]
I am not interested in finding out about any specific community (which are many out there).
I just want to know how to make yourself known as a programmer. I think I am an experienced one and, even ...
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Is “What are things your organization has done recently” a risky interview question? [migrated]
On a career site, it includes this question as an example of how wording can be so important:
Better:
What are things your organization has done recently to show how it
values its ...
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Planning to move to low level programming [closed]
I have been working with .net and C# for last 4 years. But I was always interested in low level programing. Now I would like to move to low level programing job.
Where should I start with?
Should I ...
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How can I get job in company when I unfamiliar with technology [closed]
Sorry if I have chosen wrong stackexchange site for this question. Point me in correct place if any...
How can I get job in company that have some unfamiliar technology for me in they Job ...
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Too much to learn, dealing with overwhelming varieties of technologies [closed]
I am about to graduate, and I am already working as a web developer in our library IT department.
When I look at job postings I am absolutely overwhelmed by the sheer variety of technologies out ...
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Where to find algorithms work?
The most fun part of my projects have been the back-end algorithms work. I have worked on projects where I implemented Gaussian Mixture models, a Remez algorithm and a few Monte Carlo schemes. I loved ...
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Can any programmer have 4-5 years of experience on Android in March, 2012? [closed]
Today I was reading a job circular that came into our internal yahoo group. It stated
Android developer needed with 4-5 years of experience.
I am not a developer with that amount of experience. I ...
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How do I prove I'm a capable full-time hire after 3 years of a CS degree & lots of summer experience? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I let prospective employers know I'm a great developer?
I'm in kind of a strange predicament. There have been family ramifications that I've had to leave ...
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Is the UK a good country to go to as a programmer? [closed]
I'm still a student, yet all I have in mind every day every second is my future. I practice programming day by day so I can be a good one, but not in my country.
Before I go on, I will give a few ...
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Software engineer, already in late thirties, would I have trouble finding a new position? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Is ageism in software development based on anything other than bias?
I have been a software engineer in the U.S for about 10 years now and I am already in my late ...
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What do you want to see in a job offer? [closed]
Which information do you want to see in a job offer for programmers? In which order?
What are the most important points for you?
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Have not been working as a programmer since the three years since I graduated and would like to, any advice? [closed]
I graduated with my BS in CS, June 2009 and then took a job near school which they told me would be web site maintenance. It was actually web-based customer service with a small amount of working on ...
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How useful is it to double major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science?
I'm halfway through a double major in both and love the subjects equally as much, I'm just starting to really dislike the people in Electrical Engineering so much so that I kind of want to stop taking ...
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When should a graduate apply for a programming job at tech companies? [closed]
How early do tech companies expect job applicants to apply, and whats the shortest amount of time it will take from applying to a company to beginning to work there?
For example, if I'm graduating in ...
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How is Java used in the financial sector?
I am an student with good knowledge of Java, and I'd like to get into the financial sector.
How is Java used there? How can a Java developer expect to break into the financial sector and find ...
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How is Python used in the real world?
I'm looking to get a job as a Python programmer. I know the basics of the language and have created a few games with it using pygame. I've also started to experiment with Django.
However, looking at ...
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What are the chances of getting a good development job without the training in solving programming puzzles?
By "good job" I mean mostly a job that is well paid and involves the development of market-leading products/services (of course within my area of interest).
I have a masters degree in economics and no ...
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When job advertisements mention Oracle familiarity what do they mean? [closed]
I'm trying to increase my chances for hiring, I can see that in many job advertisements familiarity with Oracle has some advantages, I'm not talking about programming jobs, for example project ...
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What type of interview questions should you ask for “legacy” programmers?
We have recently been receiving lots of applicants for our open developer positions from people who I like to refer to as "legacy" programmers. I don't like the term "old" because it seems a little ...
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Are Business Majors considered for Programming Jobs?
Are business majors like Marketing relevant for programming jobs. Do employers even consider business degree holders as potential candidates? Let's say, if all I had was a business degree, should I be ...
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How to use designs skills as an advantage when looking for a programmer job?
Most programmers are not designers; at least that is what I hear a lot.
I consider my design skills to be on par with my programming skills, although I prefer programming if I had to choose one.
I ...
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big gap in my resume - advice on getting back on the job market [closed]
My story in a nutshell:
Some time after college, after many months of working on my portofolio and job hunting, I got a junior programming position in the games industry. But since I had to move to ...
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Can I apply for “Software Engineer” jobs without being an engineer?
I am from a country in which the use of the word "Engineer" or "Engineering" is strictly regulated by legislation. This means that you must hold a degree in Engineering AND passed an exam to join the ...
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As a young developer, should I be worried about having to use “out-of-style” tech at work?
I'm a recent college graduate (last May!). While I was still in school, I wanted to make sure that I had a job before I graduated, and very early (probably too early) in my job search I settled on one ...
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Interview questions to expect for Big Data position [closed]
A lot of new Big Data jobs are popping out recently.
What sort of technologies could one learn to get better familiar with this new field?
Are there any interview questions in particular that may ...
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What skills are important for getting that first junior-level gig? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What stands out on a Junior's CV
I have a background in theoretical math and computer science, but no real-life experience programming. I'm teaching myself Ruby. ...
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High School Dropout - Is It Always This Difficult? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can someone find a job as a programmer without an education?
I made a lot of mistakes when I was younger and never ended up graduating from even my ninth-grade classes ...
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How to be hired as a remote programmer abroad and not to be an entrepreneur?
The question is quite interesting as for me because I watched jobs adds and mostly they all:
A) Require being located the same country a vacancy is
B) Employers don't want to hire foreign ...
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Why are part-time jobs in programming an anomaly?
I've recently quit my full time developing job at mega-corp, and I decided that I'll look for a part time job. Since then I've talked to half a dozen potential employers, and every one of them had the ...
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any good book on Investment banking for IT professionals [closed]
I have been working as a Java developer for corporate Banking client. Now I want to step into an investment banking domain job.
What sorts of resources (books, sites, etc.) can I use to understand ...
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What is the difference between being an IT in investment bank and a professional IT company?
Suppose there are two positions:
IT in investment bank: developer for the infrastructure or the platform
a famous IT company: embedded developer, linux
As far as I understand, since in the ...
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Finding a programming job while underage? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I be “too young” to get a programming job?
I would like a part-time job as a programmer. Unfortunately, I am 16.
I've worked somewhat extensively with ...
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Questions on software development contracting
I am trying to understand a few aspects of applying for jobs such as the following:
Android Developer - Front-end Experience Required - 3 month contract - London - £300 per day - Immediate start
I ...
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Where can I find localized information about our industry?
Questions like 'What sort of jobs are available in Houston', or 'What do developers get paid in London' are notoriously off-topic here.
My question is: where do those questions belong? Is there a ...
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moving from development to quality assurance
I'm looking for advice on the best way to move from software engineering to quality assurance type of jobs.
Let's imagine a middle aged developer who is not up to date on all the current ...
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Should fresh grads join startups keeping in mind the future?
I'll graduate next year and the campus drive has secured me a couple of jobs with what we call the "big" companies. But I had approached a startup recently as I really liked their projects and am also ...
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How to get experience? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to get a job with no experience?
I have been graduated since 2003 and due to lack of experience I have never had a job as a programmer. I love to code in Java and in ...
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Which is more important career-wise: Length of time spent on a project, or personal projects?
There is quite a bit of disparity between hiring practices among companies. Some companies look for years experience, or breadth or depth of skill, and others choose other selection criteria. As well, ...
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What career opportunities exist for developers with a degree in computer science?
I have an upcoming speaking engagement at a local University and will be address students in a 102 computer science course. Being more of an introductory course, there will be comp sci majors, along ...
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Industry jobs in artificial intelligence
As a relatively new computer science student, I am trying to find my niche within this broader field. My main goal is not academia but, well, a job. As such, I want to choose a specialization or two ...
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What is Business systems exposure?
I saw this job adverted for db admin and one of the things they are looking is for someone who can demostrate in business systems exposure. What does Business systems exposure mean?
Have I selected ...
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Why is it so difficult to get a programming job? [closed]
I Have been looking for a job in the past 10 years. Since I believe the subject I know better is programming, I have been trying to find a programming job.
I send my curriculum to a lot of companies, ...
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Will perfecting my assignments help get me a job?
I am currently a student with the intention of pursuing a career as a programmer. All of my assignments are functional and complete to the letter but I feel as though there is plenty more work that ...
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What is the solution for “not enough commercial experience”?
I have almost 2 years commercial experience in web development. Yet every time I apply for a job I get a call back "Sorry you don't have enough commercial experience for this position."
The last 6 ...
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Is COBOL lucrative?
I once had this crazy idea that I might learn COBOL. COBOL developers are getting older and retiring, but there's still a lot of legacy code hanging around that needs maintaining. People have told me ...
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How can I secure a short-term programming job or internship abroad?
I am planning to go to the UK or Ireland (but it could be any location, generally speaking) for 3-6 months in about a year or so and would like to be part of a software development team there.
I am ...
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Does C# experience translate well to C++?
My programming classes in school were C++, but I ended up working a job doing C# for the last few years. If there was a position that required say 1 or 2 years experience in C++, would my experience ...
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Is there a way to become a remote T-SQL developer?
I have noticed that most SQL job vacancies are not adapted for remote (telecommute) work as Java or .NET jobs are. I'd like to know if there is a way to work in remote mode in T-SQL programming ...
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How easy is it to obtain an entry level programming job? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What core skills does a new Computer Science Graduate need to be employable?
So, I'm in my next to last semester as a Computer Science major and I am wondering about ...
