In this episode, I answered some questions from a Reddit AMA  based on my experience completing 2 internships at Google and Microsoft and getting full-time SWE offers from both companies.  

The Reddit questions I answered were: 

1. Hi! I’m trying to make the switch to a tech company (currently work in IT for non-tech) and have been overwhelmed with the interview process, mainly the technical assessment portion. How do you handle the pressure of them without letting imposter syndrome overtake you? 

2. How did you pass the resume screening for both of them? Did you have referrals? What do you do to prepare before an interview? 

3. How did you do 4 internships? At my university, we had one unit that allowed us to do a single internship. 

4. How different are the SWE I and SWE II roles are? If I’m going to have around 5 years experience when I finish at my current company (second one after uni) I’m not sure yet if I can apply for the second role as that will have more compensation? Also looking for a FAANG that would sponsor H1 visa for a Canadian wanting to live in the states.

In this episode, I answered some more questions from a Reddit AMA  based on my experience completing 2 internships at Google and Microsoft and getting full-time SWE offers from both companies.  

Reddit questions:

1. What types of experiences/projects did you have on your resume to get an interview? I’m only in my second year but I’ve seen so many people around me get internships already and I’m at a loss at where to start. 

2. What is the best way to prep for coding challenges/whiteboarding while juggling applying to more internships, school, hobbies, and life? 

3. How do I attend the Grace Hopper conference? Do I need to be nominated by my school? If my major isn't CS, then is it impossible for me to attend? 

4. What did you have on your resume for your first internship?

What do fitness and nutrition have to do with preparing for technical interviews? A lot. If you aren't healthy you can't perform at your best and you can't learn as fast. Mark and I talk about his journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur of a multi-million dollar business. He gives tips on health, fitness, nutrition, and time management. This is a great episode and I hope you enjoy it!

Here's a short 5min. spiel on how to get into Google or a similar FANG company, based on my experience. 

In today's episode, I talk with Lusen Mendel (a salary negotiation expert) about how to negotiate your starting offer. What all those confusing terms mean, which are important, and why;  what to do if I company won't raise you starting salary and more. Find Lusen at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lus/​ and more content like this at www.breakingintosoftware.com At the end the zoom call died unexpectedly because I lost wifi due to a winter storm. Sorry about that!

In this episode, I interviewed Aaron Vaage, an senior software engineer at Google. We talked about his experience as a student at the University of Manitoba in Canada, getting internships in college, how he ended up at Google, deleting his first email from his Google recruiter, why he DOESN'T recommend use Cracking the Coding Interview, and other tips on preparing for technical interviews.

Today, I interviewed Anothony D Mays, an engineer at Google for about 7 years. We talk about his journey from Compton to Google. Tips for imposter syndrome, facing bias in the workplace, interviewing with Google, getting noticed by recruiters, and more. I hope you enjoy it! You can find Anthony at https://anthonydmays.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydmays/

https://anthonydmays.com/blog/2017/07/09/craft-solid-resume-grabs-attention-top-tech-companies/

https://anthonydmays.com/blog/2017/01/10/prepare-google-interview-1-month-left/

You can find me at 

breakingintosoftware.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-a-hudson/

And other links from the episode...

http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/03/get-that-job-at-google.html

In this episode I interviewed Nichole Kurz, she works with Microsoft's University Recruiting Team and has been at the company for ten years! We talked about their entry-level program (the explorer internship) and how things will be different for intern recruiting and interviewing due to the virtual format this year.

Find out more about Nichole Kurz at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichole-kurz/

Her personal consulting website is https://nkcoaching.net/

Follow Microsoft's internship opportunities at https://careers.microsoft.com/students/us/en

Find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-a-hudson/ and get more info at https://www.breakingintosoftware.com/

In this episode I interview George, a returning software intern at Google. We talk about his time there and how to make the most of an internship.

Connect with George at 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-m-29801383/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/g_makunde/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/G_Makunde

Find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-a-hudson/ and get more info at https://www.breakingintosoftware.com/