The sudden outbreak of the epidemic disrupted the rhythm of the Chinese New Year for most people, and the extended holiday also made people feel bad. I wish the epidemic could be stabilized as soon as possible. I also wish all of you who read this blog to stay healthy and safe from the virus at any time.
Time really flies after working. It has been almost 7 years since I graduated in 2013. I haven’t gotten out of this hole since my junior year. This side has changed jobs for three times so far. First, I went to Japan to do dispatching, then I returned to China to do front-end, and recently I changed my job to be a back-end engineer. This blog post can be both a review of my work experience and a complement to my previous post about changing jobs after the year.
Ride the wave and get twice the work
Of course, one’s life depends on one’s own efforts. Of course, one should also consider the course of history
For now, the Internet industry began to rise in 2013, and Yu ‘ebao was also launched in that year. The rise of a large number of websites let the front end has a huge demand, at that time is really do not look at the background, will work to find a job. In this year entered the Internet industry, to now believe that is either a big bull or a big guy. When she graduated, she was lucky to get an offer from netease Blizzard. However, she chose a Japanese software company because she wanted to go to Japan at that time. Looking back, I have mixed feelings. Although I went abroad to see the world and realized my wish, I missed the opportunity to catch up with the wind because of my youth. (I’m really sorry that netease kindly advised my HR sister…)
By the way, in that year, B station also went to interview interns, they recruited PHP and this side learned Java… (Yeah, I learned both the front and the back). However, now the backend of STATION B has been transferred to Go…
Look at the active Internet in China, and think about what you missed netease. So this side has learned the front end again. Get up early every day, do housework after work, learn Vue, write Demo, attend MOOC and Coursera. Although I was very tired, thanks to this period of charging, I formed the habit of learning. After returning to China, I started my front-end career, learned project experience on the job, built up the basic knowledge of JavaScript, and then moved on to the back-end (yes, Node.js development). I have no more than 3 years of programming experience at work. But things change, today’s environment and then different, capital winter quietly come…
In retrospect, making the right choice can magnify your efforts. It is always good to observe the market more after work.
Excellent background and education, is always a good stepping stone
Making yourself good will open up more opportunities
This party changed jobs twice through headhunting. In the process of communication, headhunters also pay attention to age, education and background. Yes, employers can not limit 985, 211 when recruiting, but in fact, school and work experience will be considered. However, after years of development, the Internet market is gradually stable, and the requirements for talents in various positions are also gradually increasing. Another is that the size of the company is large, and a group of employees with good backgrounds are needed to make the brand. Also once heard a factory to recruit a batch of undergraduate degree staff to replace specialist staff gossip, although I do not know true or false. But as the front and back end threshold is higher and higher, “The Internet industry does not look at the degree” I am afraid will become a history. Why do big companies attach importance to academic qualifications in recruiting? It’s very incisive.
Although she had poor working experience (there was a big difference between Japan and the Internet), because of her good school, she was successfully transferred from Japan to the front end, and then gradually went to a better company. Although the middle of a lot of detours, but do not have their own school, may take more detours.
But good schools and backgrounds may not be everyone, the rest can only rely on their own efforts. For us technical people, lay a solid foundation in the project to enrich their experience, and then constantly polish their own. Once you open the door, you can enrich your background and move up the ladder.
Act at the right time. Different ages have different needs
Straighten out the demand, adjust the mentality. It’s a process we all go through
Just like software, people have different needs at different ages. Only by knowing your needs and situation can you make the right choice.
For the young people who just graduated, the experience of working in a big factory is undoubtedly helpful to their future. At this time, young people do not have the burden of family, mortgage, this time, rather than stability, can choose to work hard to broaden the future career options. The market is real, what company wouldn’t want someone with a big factory background? Young people can also move step by step to better platforms and better resources. Of course, this square is to oppose 996, 007, just reality is helpless, capital also is heartless.
For people in their 30s, they usually have a family and a mortgage, so the stability of their job is more important. Only a stable income can support them. Any layoff is a big upheaval. At this time to change the job is more cautious, light looking at the money to go may stumble. Suggested to see Stormzhang in his public number of the article I dare BB a few sentences netease layoffs.
In times of peace, keep learning is the foundation of life
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
The technology world is always changing, with tools and frameworks popping up all the time (especially on the front end). The experience of working in Japan has helped me develop the habit of learning and understand the importance of continuous learning. How can we relax, even if teachers like Ruan Yifeng are constantly learning (he recently introduced the Deno Runtime tutorial: An alternative to Node.js)?
I recall an interview where HR bluntly said, “There are no programmers over 35 in our company.” That really scared me, and it was a wake-up call. Capital ruthless, in the face of such a reality, only continuous learning to maintain the foundation of life. The learning here is not only about our procedures, but also about “soft skills”. Soft Skills, Survivor of the Future, The Road Ahead — these books all point us in the right direction. In between delving into technology, take a look at these.
There’s a long way to go. Let’s work together.