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Tips for preparing a FAANG interview (or for any large IT company)

Posted on October 29, 2021November 2, 2021 by Luis

I’ve been waiting to write something about interviewing with FAANGs for a long time, and in light of the recent rebranding from Facebook to Meta, and the resulting avalanche of Memes (including this one, reading…

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Reflecting on job rejections from FAANGs and other companies

Posted on August 14, 2021November 1, 2021 by Luis

Getting ready to go back into an engineering position i find myself reflecting on all those past rejection stories and what i learnt from them, so many questions about “how i did” and “why i…

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Going back to being an individual contributor, a word on changing roles in IT

Posted on July 18, 2021October 31, 2021 by Luis

I wonder how many of us in IT can plan for their own funeral? i don’t know, but i’m one of them. I decided to stop being a manager and go back to being an…

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The importance of learning English professionally in IT

Posted on May 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by Luis

Being a manager involves developing people, sometimes firing people, and most importantly hiring the right people for your team. Sadly for Esperanto and many other attempts of so-called “universal” languages, English has taken over this…

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Political correctness as an IT consultant: DOs and DON’Ts

Posted on February 5, 2021May 31, 2021 by Luis

I’ve been an IT consultant for about 10 years now, on top of my regular 9-to-5 i’ve always had side consulting activities for other businesses, and around 2013 i was even teaching at the University…

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  • Tips for preparing a FAANG interview (or for any large IT company)
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