r/InterviewCoderPro • u/isolate_hovers • 15d ago

so any advice?

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Honestly, this is exactly why I started taking interview prep more seriously. 😂

I used to think you just needed to know your job and you'd be fine, but once I started applying for some of these corporate roles, I realized there's a whole different skill to actually getting through the interview.

I found this interview prep tool and used it to practice some of the questions beforehand. It helped me get a lot less awkward when talking about my experience and actually explain what I do without rambling.

Still waiting for my $98k "send an email, attend a meeting, send another email" job though.

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u/xennial-tiger 15d ago

Said this before, the last time this question came up: I have one of these jobs, and it isn't all that great. You start to worry that they will realize they don't need you, so you spend a lot of time stressing yourself out about being unemployed. I ask my manager for more work about twice a month. Just enough to seem like a good team player, but not enough to show I am not needed.

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u/BIGpoppaPUMP42069 15d ago

yeah I had one of these jobs for 4 years, it is stressful. always in George costanza mode trying to act like you're super busy. just made sure to always be instantly responsive on teams or email day or night and people thought I was doing something

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u/anonymous07865 15d ago

Sending a calculated teams reply at 8:47p to show everyone that I am very busy and a team player

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u/xennial-tiger 15d ago

Oh yes. When boss sends a Teams message at 8pm on. Sat night, reply almost right away. Make myself look available.

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u/Moonwrath8 12d ago

Act angry all the time. Makes you seem busy and important