If you’re looking for resume help, here’s a direct link to the resume checklist.

Kieron’s SWE Resume Checklist (for Students)

This page is a VERY opinionated guide (list of tips + thoughts on strategies) from the past year of recruiting. A couple caveats:

• My journey is probably not your journey!
  • There are probably different strategies if you’re looking in specific niches (quant, ML) or have a different set of experiences from me — I definitely encourage you to reach out to people who are similar to you to learn more about their journey :)
  • This guide is very much opinionated, and drawn from my personal experience — it’s totally possible that some things I say are outdated, caveated or just straight up wrong. Don’t take everything I say as truth!
• This guide is most relevant to New Grads, but it’s mostly (like 85%) relevant to those looking for internships too — feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
  • There are definitely places where I’m missing content — please reach out to me if you think there’s anything I should add or if you want more in-depth opinion on something I said!
• Also feel free to reach out to me if you need help with any of the following things:
  • Resume (or Linkedin Reviews)
  • Mock Interviews
  • Setting up a system to apply for jobs
  • Talking through your Offer
  • Talking through anything else in the journey!
  • I don’t bite (really!), and I’ll be happy to talk to you whenever I can in my schedule — feel free to reach out too about internship questions :)

This guide tracks the recruiting journey from start to end. A list of sections:

1. Getting prepped (your resume, LinkedIn, emotional preparation)
2. Getting the first interview (referrals, applying, networking)
3. Getting through your interviews (mocks, technical tips for general SWE)
4. Getting the offer (compensation, negotiation, reneging)

Ok let’s get started! But first a sidebar:

• What makes New Grad recruiting different from recruiting for internships?

Getting Prepped

The Resume

Kieron’s SWE Resume Checklist (for Students)

Getting the First Interview

Getting through the Interviews

Getting the Offer