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For those of you at RIT, be sure to stop by the career fair on Wednesday. I’ll be the guy gloating over how awesome his job is compared to the guys in the next booth.
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Any large company will have a variety of positions opened at any one time. This means that when you fly out and interview, you may be assigned to the team that needs head count the most. Or the team that the recruiter thinks you’re a best fit for. Or
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This can suck. But it isn't the end of the world. Take a lesson from me: I was turned down twice by Microsoft. That means I had to fly out from New York to Washington state three times, go through 16+ interviews and get burned four times in a row (interviewed
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Whiteboard coding is hard. Especially for someone like me who once had a parent teacher conference solely because of his handwriting. It’s hard, but you are going to have to do it during an interview. “Whiteboard” could be an actual dry erase whiteboard,
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I've been asked on more than one occasion: "Should I get a masters degree?" Short answer is no. Long answer is that depends. Computer Science Masters A master in computer science will teach you more than a bachelors. You can look up any course list and
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Right around this time of year, seniors in college will be interviewing for full time jobs. Any career fair will be filled with a plethora of companies of all shapes and sizes. This is a great time to get a lot of free pens emblazoned with cool company
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When I was in college, and in fact through out most of school, there was a heavy emphasis on GPA. You study hard and go to class so you can get good grades. Good grades are reflected in GPA and if you have a good GPA you'll get a better job. The reality
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