full stack applied ai/ml.
learning, displaying, and conversing in my tech interests.
building/consulting for people like u
- looking for new opportunities
DAY 30/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE - FINAL RESULTS
Starting work tomorrow 🙂
Signing a contract-to-hire tomorrow for two weeks for startup. Bank job hasn't reached out, but I'm hopeful they will soon and after the two weeks I can reassess my offers.
Not the best 10 anniversary
shoutout to my girlfriend who has given me new life.
in 7 days we will have spent 10 years together (long story, new followers scroll my posts for more details)
she's the reason I can wake up at 6am and sleep at 12am ABSOLUTELY GRINDING away so I can scale myself up to getting
daily schedule:
tldr im not cracked, I just care a lot.
- start the day off with a game or two of overwatch. it helps wake me up since im on 6 hours of sleep normally ( pls sleep more than 7)
- snipe linkedin/indeed jobs carefully, spend time researching each company, send a
more fun facts about the gf because people ask in the dms:
- my gf was the reason I stopped drinking, smoking weed, and smoking cigarettes. Early on she said it's not something she can support so I just quit on the spot.
- I was gained weight after we started dating, due to
shoutout to my girlfriend who has given me new life.
in 7 days we will have spent 10 years together (long story, new followers scroll my posts for more details)
she's the reason I can wake up at 6am and sleep at 12am ABSOLUTELY GRINDING away so I can scale myself up to getting
I was about to log off and he drops a banger. No mames guey.
READ THIS OR YOURE DOOMED TO FAIL.
Web scraping is becoming more and more valuable for companies. 2/3rds of the positions in interviewing for are asking for it and this just saved my ass Lmaooo
these two actions alone define me:
- interview at 4pm, opportunity to change my life with a stable income and a mission I believe in.
- meeting with client at 530pm, opportunity to make ends meet and survive for another 30 days.
sometimes you have to work for less and humbled
interview update:
the recruiter helped me calm down so much man. just a screening call but my life has been so focused on selling myself that sometimes I have the habit of overselling when I don't need to.
just calm down at the interview. say only what you need to say, nothing
DAY 27/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
- two verbal offers 🥹
I don't have much experience but after going to a farm and meeting a fish, a startup millionaire, and talking to some stallions...
I will likely go with the safer offer. More details later... I don't
30 DAY CHALLENGE STARTS NOW:
Problem: I don't have a job in the industry
Goal: Get a job in the industry
Method: Personalized Resumes, Networking, Minimum 30 applications PER DAY.
Tools: Twitter, LinkedIn, Indeed, Craigslist, ANYTHING
Follow along for the wild ride.
Do not do what I do. PLEASE.
I am only sharing my journey
I AM NOT ADVOCATING A LIFESTYLE.
Today I have:
- 3 interviews
- 2 meetings
- I need to lock in a client TODAY at a cheaper price than I'd like so I can pay rent and avoid legal fees n shit
I went out last night and
DAY 26/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
taking the night off to go to a halloween horror nights with the gf... another gift from some friends who have supported me. 🥹
after talking to the startups im interviewing at, it seems like if I do well I can have an offer
my mom was a house cleaner.
I remember she had to take me with her because we couldn't afford a baby sitter and the home owner let me play on his PS2 and I played Jak and Daxter for hours. I was like 6 years old at the time.
I remember she lectured the dude about how he needs
why the hell am I claiming to be a senior engineer?
EVERY SINGLE INTERVIEW has rightfully commented on me having literally ZERO YEARS (0) of industry experience.
and for each one I have talked my way through to the next interview.
im turning 30 later this year.
my life
DAY 26/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
taking the night off to go to a halloween horror nights with the gf... another gift from some friends who have supported me. 🥹
after talking to the startups im interviewing at, it seems like if I do well I can have an offer
DAY 23/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
Slight panic... but I need to realign and remind myself I'm blessed to even have interviews, let alone FINAL interviews.
- contacted old clients to see if they needed any work done for CHEAP. Gotta make ends meet and it'll be
@ptr_to_joel
zero years experience in the industry but at this point im going to ego it and just say im a senior because no way has my non-industry experience amounted to me just being a junior
ANOTHER DREAM JOB INTERVIEW.
To me a dream job is one that I can grow in and happily give the next 4+ years of my life to.
The message is basically me saying "hey I have experience building what you're doing and I'm passionate about it. Let me join please because I believe in
Updates so far:
40+ application responses
8 interviews
3 final interviews this week.
Most of this is credit to the advice of listening to the NUANCES(tm) of
@tunahorse21
's advice.
Every bullet point on my resume is something I can confidently talk about, just sold myself
30 DAY CHALLENGE STARTS NOW:
Problem: I don't have a job in the industry
Goal: Get a job in the industry
Method: Personalized Resumes, Networking, Minimum 30 applications PER DAY.
Tools: Twitter, LinkedIn, Indeed, Craigslist, ANYTHING
Follow along for the wild ride.
DAY 28/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
Door to door salesman today lol.
I've been running on borrowed fumes for quite some time and getting clients to pay on time is rough.
- went door to door to local shops to offer to help setup their online presence. Not just
Client didn't back out but he postponed the start date.
It's unlucky.
This is probably the worst day of the 30 days in terms of progress, but not the worst day I've had in a while.
In order to regain and get back on track I'll be looking for more work to help make ends meet
interview ghosted again, but oddly enough I understand.
I, too, run a business that requires 200% of my attention at all times. its hard to find people that truly understand how time works when you're working away at something you love.
to some extent, it might be seen as super
for those asking how I finished school in 4 years, starting from remedial math.
I first dropped out in 2012, went back in 2019.
each class mattered to me.
bio -> i lost 80lbs
cinema -> i appreciate story telling and help tell stories through my projects, thinking high level
DAY 25/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
nobody told me I repeated a day. this is what I get for copy pasting the title and being lazy. DON'T BE LAZY. I ONLY HAVE 4 DAYS TO GET A JOB AFTER THIS
- did 8 leet code mediums
- sent up follow up emails to start ups
@t3dotgg
Respect on your level of attention to detail. Empty spacing to signal a breakup and restart, like moving into a new home. Triangle on your shirt, keeping the Vercel imagery present throughout the video without really having it. Great lighting and tone of voice.
10/10
interview ghosted again, but oddly enough I understand.
I, too, run a business that requires 200% of my attention at all times. its hard to find people that truly understand how time works when you're working away at something you love.
to some extent, it might be seen as super
these two actions alone define me:
- interview at 4pm, opportunity to change my life with a stable income and a mission I believe in.
- meeting with client at 530pm, opportunity to make ends meet and survive for another 30 days.
sometimes you have to work for less and humbled
I read this every few days to remind myself of the importance of having a purpose.
I was lost and misguided for so long.
Now I'm almost to the top of the hill, eagerly awaiting the next boulder.
Jobs not done though. Keep pushing.
DAY 22/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
Jobs not done. These interviewers don't know id likely take whichever job gave me a contract first but I gotta keep it that way lol.
- first interview the recruiter was like a wisdom god helping me learn for future
1500 users on the edating app 🫡
Maybe I could've focused up on that and done that full time.. the potential is there we just need an investor.
But it's not as reliable and I want a full time wagie cagie 😭
Humbling interview today and I'm glad I took the advice from
@tunahorse21
that helped prepare me for this exact situation.
People often hire you to join their team and understand the process.
There are people out there hired to know React and develop components - THAT'S IT.
I will continue posting my Ws so that when i start posting my failures you'll understand a bit more on what I risked to get here.
Resume matching + phrase matching + ZERO LYING.
Just sell yourself better.
gf surprised me with a haircut gift as I prepare for my last round of interviews this week.
live footage of me mentally preparing for my interviews while feeling pampered
DAY 29/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
I start tomorrow?
Of the two offers, one is a super early startup but they're paying market rate and we are starting two a two week contract-to-hire.
The other is a local bank and they haven't gotten back to me yet after
DAY 20/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE
Idk what the hiring speed is like for companies but I might actually get a job.
17 months of waking up at 6am and going to sleep at midnight.
7 days a week, cutting weekend hangouts with my gf short because she knows the sacrifice needed for
This message got me a reply and got the ball rolling again, one step towards getting the job.
You might not agree with it because it requires potentially doing work for free. But any bite on a hook to get me a job is better than NO BITE AT ALL.
It's a gentle balance of being
interview ghosted again, but oddly enough I understand.
I, too, run a business that requires 200% of my attention at all times. its hard to find people that truly understand how time works when you're working away at something you love.
to some extent, it might be seen as super
- I did not push to prod
- I applied to 30 jobs ( should I make a quick app to keep track or just spreadsheet)
-I finished the first version of the RAG system ( metadata filter first then semantic search )
- I cold called/messaged 15 alumni for referrals.
DAY 2/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE TODO:
- launch new revamp of e DATERs gg ( PUSHING TO PROD)
- apply to minimum 15 jobs
- finish RAG system for esports manager hackathon
- COLD MESSAGE 10 MUTUALS/ALUMNI FOR REFERRALS
I'll need to find a way to post my proof of work on these
people seem to be slightly triggered by my “you need to know data structures and algorithms” post
let me put it this way, you should know DSA for 1 of the 2 following points
1) you’ll need to know it in order to get a fking job for 90% of cases so just do it (most people can
@shidoxo
check the stitching, fix the seams, sometimes those red flags need some help repairing from previous experiences.
at least thats what she did to me hehe, i was a walking red flag too.
DAY 21/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
one interview down today, I did OK.. probably not making it past this round.
BUT THATS OK BECAUSE I HAVE THREE INTERVIEWS TOMORROW.
expanding on the interview today:
I did not explain my thought process of a hypothetical
@Malarkey10101
We did a mutual recreational/competitive activity and I fell in love with her. It was intoxicating and she friend zoned me for a year until I grew up. I wore her down with my humor and it worked out ig
@lordofborg
my family lived off $40k-$50k when raising a family of 7, so seeing these numbers for what I can earn is humbling and I have the perspective that most people don't deserver these numbers. we all should get paid less tbh 😂
@yoobinray
its so refreshing meeting people that just genuinely care about what they do and not just mindless zombies pushing up code because it was a class assignment or something
Earlier this year, I gave a speech at a Diversity and Leadership summit for my alma mater
The little footnotes and script that I had did not work, or at least - I failed at using google slides.
Thankfully, I'm old (hitting 30 this year).
I have coaching experience and I've
I will quite literally blow up in some capacity whether or not I get a job. 💣😬
BUT I CAN FEEL IT.
interviews coming up this week but idk how fast people hire BUT I WILL CONVINCE THEM TO HIRE ME ASAP.
cash hard stopped June 1st.
I found a few bites to help stay above water at first, but the entrepreneur's journey is TOUGH.
my gf and I learned a lot about ourselves and she is doing her absolute best to support us over the last couple of months.
nothing drives you more than
this happens in every entrepreneur's journey,
there's a moment when all the cash stops, and your business feels like it's failing.
I know it's coming for me too, but I'm excited to see how I endure and how I adapt.
i can't promise its not only fans but still.
@tunahorse21
@zack_2k2
I GOT THIS COACH
I had 5 different interviews by now that I have all mentioned data scraping
finance sector -> web scraping grocery market data to develop price comparisons in one platform so you can save money on groceries (just one tiny feature in the app)
dating sector ->
@samswoora
My life changed once I was prescribed adderall. I took it for a few weeks and developed daily habits to associate it with being on adderall, and learning how to learn again to hopefully remove it as a dependency.
Basically tricking my brain into thinking I'm on adderall but I'm
DAY 10/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE TODO:
I took a break from work today. I had to...
TO STUDY FOR TWO INTERVIEWS. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
imagine I actually get a job within these next 20 days lmao
one thing that helped me stand out when messaging people on LinkedIn:
"I would happily go as far as developing a quick MVP on any tools that are needed at {COMPANY} to showcase my ability to deliver off ambiguity and move quick."
thankfully nobody has taken me up on that yet
@fufu5wraps1
@BrancuAlexandru
@10shuaDav10
Before, my bullet point would read something like
"Develop full stack AI/ML applications from whiteboard to production for {X1, X2, X3} industries."
Now it's something like
"Design {key phrase} applications from {key phrase} using {Tool1, Tool2, Tool3} for {key
DAY 18/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE:
what I got done today:
- analyzed and processed a jsonl file that represents one game of valorant. 150mb of like 10k+ json events on average per game
- used aforementioned data to turn data into image mappings, structure the data to turn into
@yoobinray
100% holy shit the number of students rn that are taking an NLP course at my alma mater and immediately say "im probably going to drop its harder than I thought it was"
its surprising that some are treating this like its a hot take 😭
this post doubles as a "who to block"
@tunahorse21
People underestimate the work ethic of the kids whose parents weren't capable of handing their kids EVERYTHING they need to be set up for success.
once that kid can learn to appreciate opportunity, its over for everyone else.
DAY 20/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE, end of day results:
sleeping a bit early tonight to get some rest for the interview(s) tomorrow.
if you've been following along, you might think im into grind culture and going 100% every hour of the day.
I'm not. I'm really not.
I just
i built a simple scraper as part of the enterprise AI app. scrape phonecalls, turn into transcripts, doodle the AI - boom. big value. maybe I should document that
free snippet of my resume, brought to you by
@tunahorse21
advice and a recruiter friend that works with fortune 500 companies to hire C-Suite level and founding engineers
both of which have equally good advice. solid gold.
@fufu5wraps1
@BrancuAlexandru
@10shuaDav10
Before, my bullet point would read something like
"Develop full stack AI/ML applications from whiteboard to production for {X1, X2, X3} industries."
Now it's something like
"Design {key phrase} applications from {key phrase} using {Tool1, Tool2, Tool3} for {key
September 1st my dad was homeless.
I only found out he was homeless on September 24th. He's been out of work since 2020 when he lost his documentation, barely getting by with work that he can find.
I failed him. He taught me how to work hard and how to take opportunities and
DAY 12/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE TODO:
your saturday is my monday.
- leetcode practice
- learn AWS bedrock
- finish the MVP for the vct esports manage hackathon
Adding to this:
- credit score higher than 700
- not have to worry about whether or not I'll have enough for rent
- be able to get guac at chipotle without stress
- pay bills on time
Yes, these are my dreams.
DAY 19/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE
BIG WEEK COMING UP. I AM FULLY PREPARED.
4 interviews this week 🫡
I spent most of the day relaxing with the gf so I can recharge and be at my best for this week.
Only did 4 hours of work which included:
- fix item bug for edaters, missed an
I feel bad for the amount of times I've follow up pinged someone for a job application but I've gone about 5 pings deep and it's sometimes the difference between getting an interview or not.
I'm sure most would disagree but idk maybe the agency pays off
Was absent from the timeline today because bossman need the big guns today
Created a full stack app & deployed to a random cloud server, with proper configs, will be used by hundreds of people
I’m really him
DAY 10/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE TODO:
I took a break from work today. I had to...
TO STUDY FOR TWO INTERVIEWS. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
imagine I actually get a job within these next 20 days lmao
are you telling me people really need full teams to do data analysis, data schema, sign up for a managed database, design and code up a frontend, develop a backend and some api calls, host it on the cloud, run data analytics on business logic, create solutions that increase value
@startupmillyair
@tunahorse21
currently woman-maxing as well.
Graduated 2023 with no job in the industry but I've been busting my ass day after day to get the stability that my woman deserves.
Still pushing the boulder up hill but I know it'll all be worth it..
@tunahorse21
im so embarrassed from my third year of university. I spent 3 months debating on a graph schema.
WHY DIDNT I JUST GET OVER IT?
now? it takes my two hours. fuck it, ill improve it later.
@OtakemaruBubs
he actually went out of his way to extract the palette NOT using AI, when he could have easily skipped all of it and just fed the image directly to generate some random colors using the AI.
in fact, he's super considerate and thorough. class act 10/10 would hire
@rrawnyy
I almost hit a slump today until I realized I still don't have a job.
BUT, it's ok to take time to decompress and relax.
i'll reward myself by sleeping in an extra 30 minutes
@tunahorse21
people who dont understand nuance are the same who blame others for their own mistakes.
its possible to be kind and help people without screwing them over, yet people find that hard to believe.
you're too good to be true tuna, yet you are true. true to yourself and to us.
a
Ok for real though, this job at NETFLIX is the one I was talking about that would be a dream. I legit do this already where I make fun tools, scripts, and full stack apps for people. I LOVE talking to my users to help them. Anyone know how I can connect to the hiring manager?
I don't take breaks on weekends. I can't afford to. I haven't taken a full day of break since 2019 btw, before I went back to school.
That isn't a flex. It's a call for help.
I WANT A JOB SO I CAN SLEEP IN SATURDAYS WITH MY CAT AND GIRLFRIEND.
DAY 4/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE TODO:
- apply for 15 jobs today
- slide into recruiters dms, success rate 15% so far
- QoL changes from recent push to prod for eDATERS site
- improve recent POC for a turn based AI game
@wordgrammer
i wonder if this could be templated and repeated.
"Nobody with an IQ over 130 has {}. Their {} are too nice. Nobody understands them. They never go viral. I think the cutoff is {}. If you have {}, you are a midwit"
how I lost 80lbs in a couple months back when I first started school.
I cared more about my classes outside of computer science because everyone else is learning that shit already, so I needed to get the most out of the journey.
biology is lit
@quynnackerman
Learning about Cellular Respiration, which helped me understand what "you are what you eat" means to the most literal and detail level.
that and the Metabolic Pathways helped me learn how to optimize my body.
Im not a bio expert by any means and I am not a doctor, but
@jxnlco
first gig: 'tell me what you need me to build?'
second gig: 'what do you want me to build?'
third gig: 'tell me about what you need fixed and how I can help you'
latest gig: 'let me fix your problems for you'
3k a month -> 10k a month
your one year of tweets got me there
isn't it crazy beautiful how everyone has a full story of struggles, hardships, sacrifices, SWEAT AND TEARS...
and we're all going to the same place of pushing to prod and delivering value to our shareholders?
Its lit. I'm so pumped man. thanks
@verrsane
for hosting a dope
DAY 18/30 "GET-A-JOB" CHALLENGE:
what I got done today:
- analyzed and processed a jsonl file that represents one game of valorant. 150mb of like 10k+ json events on average per game
- used aforementioned data to turn data into image mappings, structure the data to turn into