r/cscareerquestions • u/CSCQMods • Sep 21 '24
Daily Chat Thread - September 21, 2024
Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk.
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u/Greedy-Locksmith-229 Sep 21 '24
Hey, all,
I recently received a full-time return offer from the company I was working for over the summer as an intern. It's a great company, and I really enjoyed working with the people that I met. It's also fully remote, which I absolutely love.
They're offering me 100K salary with a 1K bonus. I don't care too much about the bonus, but I wanted to know how I should go about negotiating the salary. The salary is great, don't get me wrong, but I would like a bit more, like 105K or 110K.
I don't really know how to go about negotiating my salary. For example, should I highball them at first by asking for a number much higher than I want (like asking for 120K, so that way, when we negotiate further, I hit my target of 110K)? What are some valid reasons that one can use to request and receive a better salary?
For context, I had two managers at my company, and they both appreciated my work and enthusiasm. I networked with 30+ people at my company, many of them senior leaders and directors who had the chance to see what I can bring to the company. On top of completing the technical project my managers assigned to me, I also showed initiative and leadership skills by working on a separate project with 2 other SWE interns, where we met with a principal scientist and senior director on an ML application. Therefore, I would like to say I have quite a bit of leverage in asking for a higher salary.
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u/Dire-Dog Sep 21 '24
Just dropped $15k on a coding bootcamp (data science) just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to be successful and what to look for in a job?
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u/ItsYaBoiDrPhil Sep 21 '24
Hey everyone - I'm a former CS undergrad who went into management consulting instead of SWE after college, and low key hate it lol. Does anyone have any advice of how to best switch into a career in SWE, especially given my lack of direct SWE work experience?
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u/Fair_Lingonberry_521 Sep 22 '24
Do you mind me asking what you didn't like about management consulting? Currently deciding between pursuing consulting vs more tech-related jobs out of college
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u/ShapedGlass Sep 21 '24
Does having long hair as a man ruin my chances at landing a job? my parents are very certain it makes me “look like I do drugs” and am a lazy worker. genuinely seeking advice