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·2 lata temu·discuss
Great compilation of tips
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·4 lata temu·discuss
Me too!
alexpetralia
·4 lata temu·discuss
Along with Designing Data Intensive Applications, this is my favorite resource:

https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer
alexpetralia
·5 lat temu·discuss
Yes, and I agree with all the child comments. The principal-agent cost with consulting firms is enormous. In the most uncharitable light, their business model is a wealth transfer insofar as their profit derives directly from maximizing this cost.
alexpetralia
·5 lat temu·discuss
I know it's fashionable to hate on MBAs, but I am not entirely convinced engineers are any better equipped with skills such as: requirements gathering, scoping, presenting, project management, competitive research, financial modeling, memo writing, and strategic planning. I don't believe these are truly vacuous activities, and - loathe as I am to say - MBAs may be the best trained to do this.

(Disclosure: I do not have an MBA)
alexpetralia
·8 lat temu·discuss
Bring a color-print out of your projects. This worked wonders for me when I was applying to jobs.

For reference, my website is here: https://www.alexpetralia.com. I printed out the first page, then could talk about each project quite tangibly with the print-out in hand.

You still need a portfolio, you just also have to SHOW it. It is your job as an applicant, not theirs to research every candidate that comes by.