Ask HN: Any advice for a developer wanting to work in SF?
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I would recommend checking out some other start ups that may be of interest to you. You should try attending one of the tech meet ups: http://www.meetup.com/sfnewtech/
The only problem is that I'm currently working in France, so it will be hard for me to go to SF before 2 months, but it's one idea to keep in mind, my plan was to apply from here, maybe doing some skype conferences, and spending 1 or 2 weeks to do some interviews.
Thanks for the idea.
Thanks for the idea.
I see! What type of companies are you looking for? Or are you looking for startups?
good luck =)
good luck =)
Open source projects and a blog are very helpful. As are personal projects and such.
Your resume:
1. the English is bad ("I want to work in a placewhere I am able to put into practice my knowledge"). Improve. You can't have bad English in your resume. The French "accent" isn't helping, it'll just make people wince.
2. Introductory paragraph: you talk about YOU, but who cares what you want? You should talk about how you can help a company. What kind of company do you want to work in?
3. Your latest job looks interesting, put more interesting details about it in your resume.
Your resume:
1. the English is bad ("I want to work in a placewhere I am able to put into practice my knowledge"). Improve. You can't have bad English in your resume. The French "accent" isn't helping, it'll just make people wince.
2. Introductory paragraph: you talk about YOU, but who cares what you want? You should talk about how you can help a company. What kind of company do you want to work in?
3. Your latest job looks interesting, put more interesting details about it in your resume.
If you have a degree, millions of startups will hire you.
NowMov are looking for engineers and willing to do H1B transfer, for example.
NowMov are looking for engineers and willing to do H1B transfer, for example.
Actually, i have one. It's good news for me :)
Thanks, I will look for NowMov, but I have no H1b already, I have to find a company being able to sponsor my visa.
NowMov have said in the past they will sponsor H1B. My friend Fahd works for them: https://twitter.com/#!/fahdoo
I've worked with Chris at two positions in the past, I totally recommend him, he's a great guy and a good ruby developer.
I'm no expert, but your resume looks fine to me. Skills and experience are the most important things.
Thanks, it's reassuring.
clickable link for my resume
http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume
http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume
It looks like you've used latex for this, would you mind sharing the template? It looks fantastic!
I'm a french engineer willing to work in SF because i love to travel, explore new cultures and meeting people and above all i love to code and work on exciting projects that challenges me every single day and from which i can learn, and i think SF might be a good place to stop by.
So I'm soliciting your help for finding the best position/project/company I can work for.
And for that I asks you if you have any advice on how to prepare myself applying for jobs. I heard that resumes companies wants are not the same than Europeans ones.
This is a link to my resume I've made in English http://www.scribd.com/doc/55254341/CYResume , what do you think of it ?
And do you think that open source projects are a requirement for most companies ? A blog ?
Do i have to meet all these requirements before applying ?
Thanks in advance
Ps: If some of you are interested by my profile, don't hesitate to contact me.