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Topics & Projects to be worked upon - to apply for tech companies & understand real life scenarios #18

Closed parulagg27 closed 5 years ago

parulagg27 commented 5 years ago

A community member asks anonymously:

" I left a non tech job to learn and start career in web dev(full stack JS). I have been since then following courses and building stuff while learning. I also joined a startup as intern but the platform and level they have worked on seems far from what I have learnt so far. (e.g:Strapi, elasticsearch,integrating third party portals etc). How do I prepare myself for such a level of competence ? Any list of topics which one should be very clear of before applying for tech companies ? Any project(s) that you would suggest me to build to understand real life scenarios ?

P.S: I know working as intern or full time is the best way to learn, but there are certain restrictions and so I am asking all of it here. "

gaurav-gogia commented 5 years ago

@shubhamoy, could use your ideas here :)

shubhamoy commented 5 years ago

First figure out your calling, are you a 9-to-5 guy/gal or a hustler looking for challenges. Tech companies essentially evaluate your problem-solving mindset and not only what all technologies you've worked upon.

Simply put as you progress in your career the tech stack will always change from project-to-project and company-to-company. You should really focus on getting your basics strong(Operating System, Computer Architecture, Networking, Data Structures & Algorithms, and DBMS).

Finally, I would again say listen to your heart and pursue what you feel, you're really passionate about.

parulagg27 commented 5 years ago

Great answer @shubhamoy :) Closing this issue now.