Came here from LinkedIn! Mark you're incredible. I've been so discouraged through this job application process, I've applied to like 50 jobs already and no reply and I'm about to grad from NYU with past experience at Amazon. It's rough out there but we all got this. And knowing that you went through 700 aps?? I have faith for all of us, we just have to keep applying and working on our skills!
Thank you!! Absolutely keep pushing on, speaking from experience things can change so suddenly in your favor. Appreciate you watching and rooting for you!
For a future video idea: Maybe something about what types of projects stand out to recruiters on a resume (obviously during the interview, being able to passionately talk about it is key but first you need to get past the resume screen!)
Hey Mark, thanks for the video! Could you make a video on cover letters - are they required, should they be tailored to every job application, etc. Thank you!
Your videos have been super useful! Will companies know if you're sending out hundreds of applications, or do they just prefer if you put more effort into a select few? I'm trying to understand what strategy works best since the two halves of the video feel contradictory to me.
This is a great question and I can totally see where some of that confusion is coming from. The advice for putting more effort into a select few actually becomes more relevant later on in your career / as we grow more senior. If you're a current student looking to land an internship or an entry-level job then I wouldn't worry about sending out hundreds of apps! That's what worked for me and a lot of other students I know. PS: companies won't know if you're sending out hundreds of apps. Particularly because for internships / new grad roles they usually all fall under one or two listings on the career site. This is no longer the case for mid / senior roles where there's sometimes hundreds of listings for a similar title at a given company
Appreciate you watching! I actually haven't submitted a cover letter for any of the software engineering roles I've applied for - most are simply resume drops!
Topic suggestion - what to answer in applications when cumpolsorily asked what our expected/desired salary is. Don't want to undersell myself but also don't want to seem like a candidate that's too expensive to hire.
Yes and no! My thinking on this just boils down to I believe we're all credible to speak on our own experiences . My goal on this channel is to help others by early-career folks getting into software engineering by sharing what's worked for me. I do this because it's what I wish I had when I was first starting out. On your point though, I say yes because if someone is trying to replicate my results (mostly CS students) then it'll hopefully be valuable to them. I also say no though, because I in no way think I'm qualified to give advice to every person out there. For example, if someone is trying to land their next senior or staff engineering gig, I don't have much to say to them since, like you mentioned, most of my experience has been internships while in school up until now. I think we can all only speak to our own experiences and what's worked for us. I also think this holds regardless of how successful one is :) Thanks for checking out the video regardless!
Dang, a lot of value in this video
Comments like these literally make my day. Thank you!
Such valuable info! Not to mention the beautiful editing and top-notch video quality. Keep up the great work Mark!
Thank you!
Came here from LinkedIn! Mark you're incredible. I've been so discouraged through this job application process, I've applied to like 50 jobs already and no reply and I'm about to grad from NYU with past experience at Amazon. It's rough out there but we all got this. And knowing that you went through 700 aps?? I have faith for all of us, we just have to keep applying and working on our skills!
Thank you!! Absolutely keep pushing on, speaking from experience things can change so suddenly in your favor. Appreciate you watching and rooting for you!
Thank you, The points mentioned in the video are useful and also the delivery and video editing is done great. I appreciate your help in Job search! :
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for the job tracker. Was looking for a template.
Back already with another banger!
Good stuff in this video will try simplify
need to keep this channel a hidden gem
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For a future video idea: Maybe something about what types of projects stand out to recruiters on a resume (obviously during the interview, being able to passionately talk about it is key but first you need to get past the resume screen!)
👀noted
Thanks for the valuable info ✨️
thanks for the video, will help a lot
Love to hear it!
Thanks bro. This hack is really awesome.
U have some good techniques that I have never seen
appreciate it!
job description tip is genius
haha I hope it serves you!
Great advice
Thanks Mark!
my pleasure - thanks for watching!
Thanks for this
Hey Mark, thanks for the video! Could you make a video on cover letters - are they required, should they be tailored to every job application, etc. Thank you!
Sure can! Taking note of this
With easy apply, you can apply to over 20 jobs a day and easily reach 700 in like a month or so.
Your videos have been super useful! Will companies know if you're sending out hundreds of applications, or do they just prefer if you put more effort into a select few? I'm trying to understand what strategy works best since the two halves of the video feel contradictory to me.
This is a great question and I can totally see where some of that confusion is coming from. The advice for putting more effort into a select few actually becomes more relevant later on in your career / as we grow more senior. If you're a current student looking to land an internship or an entry-level job then I wouldn't worry about sending out hundreds of apps! That's what worked for me and a lot of other students I know.
PS: companies won't know if you're sending out hundreds of apps. Particularly because for internships / new grad roles they usually all fall under one or two listings on the career site. This is no longer the case for mid / senior roles where there's sometimes hundreds of listings for a similar title at a given company
@@markbenliyan Thanks so much! That all makes way more sense now :)
@@chasepeterson8781 my pleasure!
Thanks Mark! Just a question, how do you optimize the time it takes to make a tailored cover letter for each posting?
Appreciate you watching! I actually haven't submitted a cover letter for any of the software engineering roles I've applied for - most are simply resume drops!
Let me know what other topics I should cover👇
Oh and don't forget to duplicate the application tracker (link in description)!
Thanks for all of the gems in the video! A topic to suggest, should we be adding cover letters to applications and what are they for.
@@JustinHarper-vd7di that's a great suggestion! will be sure to touch on that soon
Topic suggestion - what to answer in applications when cumpolsorily asked what our expected/desired salary is. Don't want to undersell myself but also don't want to seem like a candidate that's too expensive to hire.
salary package in netflix for new grade?
Levels.fyi is a good resource for this!
The notion link is not working
Hey Jay, sorry about this! I just tried it again and it seems to work on my end. What are you seeing?
Hi@@markbenliyan , it actually did not work in Firefox for some reason, checked and works fine in Chrome! Sorry to bother
@@Jay-hm9gn no worries - glad it worked!
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Do you think you've had enough success to be making this kind of content? You've never worked somewhere longer than a few months
Yes and no! My thinking on this just boils down to I believe we're all credible to speak on our own experiences .
My goal on this channel is to help others by early-career folks getting into software engineering by sharing what's worked for me. I do this because it's what I wish I had when I was first starting out.
On your point though, I say yes because if someone is trying to replicate my results (mostly CS students) then it'll hopefully be valuable to them.
I also say no though, because I in no way think I'm qualified to give advice to every person out there. For example, if someone is trying to land their next senior or staff engineering gig, I don't have much to say to them since, like you mentioned, most of my experience has been internships while in school up until now.
I think we can all only speak to our own experiences and what's worked for us. I also think this holds regardless of how successful one is :)
Thanks for checking out the video regardless!
Content and quality. 🤍 Superb👍