The title uses “building” instead of “writing” because some experiences take time to prepare. For example, taking a course takes at least half a year, and longer if there are prerequisites. Competing in a Kaggle machine learning competition can take three to six months, and it’s not always possible to achieve results that are good enough to put on your resume. Deliberately building your resume in advance will give you the best chance of getting interviews when…
Accidentally stumbled upon Y Combinator’s YouTube channel and found their course for startup founders. Took the opportunity over the holiday to watch it all. Despite working in startups for years, I learned a lot, and some insights even challenged my previous beliefs.
I have been a software engineer for nine years. Ten years ago, I still had one year of student life to do things that office workers don’t have much time to do. I’ve taken some detours in the past. If I had myself as a career mentor ten years ago, I would definitely have a more successful career now.