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Hey everyone, I really need some advice. I gradutated from utd this may, but have been applying to new grad for the past 6 months with no success. I have gotten maybe 10-15 interviews none of them leading anywhere. I am stuck and do not know what to do. I apply on linkedin, github, and career pages. I also recently started sending linkedin cold connection msgs. What should I be doing to get hired. I really need help. please help. I attached my resume. https://new-portfolio-virid-kappa.vercel.app/ - portfolio - https://www.linkedin.com/in/y-syed/ - linkedin

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Hey everyone,

I received an Online Assessment invite from Amazon for a Software Development Engineer role on 20th May and completed it the same day.

I was wondering how long it usually takes to hear back after the OA. For people who recently went through the process, how long did it take for you to get either:

• a rejection,
• another assessment,
• or an interview invite?

Just trying to understand the typical timeline and whether no response yet is normal.

Hi there. My name is Mary and I am a reporter at CBS News. My colleague and I are writing a story about AI-related layoffs. If anyone here was impacted by the recent Meta layoffs and is willing to speak to me, drop me a note here or via email: mary.cunningham@paramount.com. Looking to connect in the next few hours for a phone call. Thanks.

I'm a SDE + Ai - ML engineer I can create my own llm and own OS models!

Solved more than 500 leetcode questions

With this much talent laid off, there should probably a bunch of laid off people that get together and utilize AI to make competing companies and forge their own paths.

I wonder how hard this is though. Seems like some opportunities with all this talent and downtime.

A few months ago, I noticed something frustrating.

Some of the best developers I knew were getting ignored.

Not because they lacked skills.
Not because they lacked projects.
But because they didn’t know how to present their value online.

Their portfolios looked outdated.
Their resumes looked generic.
Their GitHub projects were buried.
And recruiters usually spent less than a minute trying to understand them.

Meanwhile, people who were better at “presentation” kept getting more opportunities.

That honestly didn’t feel right.

A developer can spend years learning, building, solving hard problems…
and still lose opportunities because their online presence doesn’t communicate their value properly.

That’s where the idea for YouHired started.

Not as “just another portfolio builder.”
Not as another resume template website.

But as a platform focused on one thing:

Helping developers look as valuable online as they actually are.

Because most developers are undervaluing themselves without realizing it.

A weak portfolio can cost:

• interviews
• freelance clients
• recruiter replies
• collaborations
• trust
• credibility

And most people don’t even notice what they’re losing.

So I started building YouHired to solve that problem.

Something designed specifically for developers:

• cleaner portfolios
• stronger resumes
• better project presentation
• more professional personal branding
• profiles that instantly communicate technical value

This is my first post here, but I’ll start sharing the entire journey weekly:

• why I built it
• mistakes I made
• design decisions
• lessons while building
• what developers actually struggle with
• how online presentation changes opportunities

Still early.
Still building.
But this is probably the most meaningful thing I’ve worked on so far.

If anyone’s curious, this is what I’ve been building:

youhired.cloud

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The episode highlights alarming patterns of fraud affecting the H-1B program, including forged degrees, falsified employment credentials, and the role of third-party staffing companies in bypassing the program’s original rationale of admitting skilled workers to meet temporary shortages. While the Trump administration implemented changes aimed at reorienting the program toward more qualified applicants, Siddiqui emphasizes that widespread political pressure and a very effective Indian lobby here in the U.S. have often undermined quality control.

The conversation provides insight into the challenges faced by consular officers attempting to curb visa fraud, including under-resourcing, bureaucratic obstacles, and pressure from both local and foreign political actors. The episode concludes with a discussion of potential reforms to ensure the program serves its intended purpose.

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Summary

About us

We're a US-based B2B SaaS company (founded 2022, headquartered in Tampa) building an operations platform for mid-market clients in logistics and professional services. We're a small, profitable team — founder + 2 engineers + 1 PM — backed by a single strategic angel investor, with no pressure to chase growth at the cost of quality.

Our MVP has been live for about a year with 3 paying pilot customers who are deeply engaged and shaping the roadmap with us. Revenue is steady, churn is zero so far, and we've validated enough to commit to a proper v2 rebuild over the next 6–12 months. We work async-first, ship in small increments, and care a lot about clean code, sensible architecture, and honest engineering conversations over hype.

The role

We're hiring one more senior full-stack engineer as a long-term partner (6–12+ months, with strong potential to extend) to own major slices of the product end-to-end — frontend, backend, database, and infra. You'd be working directly with the founder and the two existing engineers, with real influence on architecture decisions, not just ticket execution.

The core stack is React/TypeScript on the frontend, Node.js on the backend, PostgreSQL, and AWS, with some light AI/LLM work where it genuinely fits the product.

What we value in a teammate

- 5+ years of full-stack experience, with production React + Node depth

- Strong system design and database instincts

- Comfort owning features from architecture → deploy → monitor

- Direct, honest, async-friendly communication

- Must based in US

How we'd like to start

Before committing to the long-term contract, we'd like to start with a paid consultation call to walk through our current architecture and v2 plan together, and see how we think as a pair. If that goes well, we'll move straight into the contract.

Hey everyone,

I’m in a bit of a strategic dilemma regarding a potential offer and need advice on how to navigate the HR conversations without burning bridges or getting blacklisted.

My Current Situation:

• Current Company: Oracle (MTS-1). The environment feels highly unstable right now with constant layoff rumors, so I am actively looking to exit.
• The Dilemma: I have a massive clawback clause. If I resign and leave before August 5th, I have to pay back ₹6 Lakhs out of pocket and will also lose on the 12lakh stocks that I will receive on 5th August.

The Nutanix Situation:

• I’ve been interviewing with Nutanix and expect the formal offer by the end of the day.
• The Catch: During initial screening, the HR mentioned the budget for this role is strict—it's essentially a lateral move (at best, matching my current CTC). I went ahead with the rounds anyway just for the experience and to secure a safety net.
• I told HR my notice period is 30 days (which it officially is).

My Ideal Strategy: I want to accept the Nutanix offer as a backup because of the instability at Oracle. However, to avoid the ₹6L clawback, I need my joining date at Nutanix to be after August 5th.

If I can push the joining date out, it also gives me a buffer to finish ongoing interview loops with a few other companies where the compensation budget is significantly higher. If I don't land anything better by August, I will happily join Nutanix.

The Problem: If I ask for a joining date 2.5 months out (to clear the August 5th deadline), the HR might push back or pull the offer, especially since I initially stated a 30-day notice period.

Furthermore, if they jump through hoops to accommodate a delayed joining date and I end up rejecting because I landed a better offer in June/July, I am terrified of getting blacklisted by Nutanix.

My Questions for the Community:

1. How should I frame the request to delay my joining date to the HR when the offer lands? Should I be transparent about the clawback amount, or will that make them rescind the offer?
2. Is it common for companies like Nutanix to buy out a clawback/joining bonus if the candidate is upfront about it? (Though budget is tight, so I'm skeptical).
3. If I accept, push the date, and eventually decline down the line for a better offer, how severe is the blacklisting risk at Nutanix?

Would love to hear from anyone who has managed a similar timeline buffer or dealt with Nutanix HR policies. Thanks!

PS: rephrased my issue using gemini.

I joined a new company recently, but my previous company still wants me to work with them on good terms. The work has nothing in common with my current organisation, no conflict, no competition.

But my new company says they don’t want me working anywhere else.

And honestly, this is what confuses me.

Outside office hours, that’s my personal time. As long as I’m not harming the current organisation, leaking information, or affecting my performance, shouldn’t I be free to decide how I use my own time?

Feels strange how companies expect “ownership” over employees even beyond work hours.

Hi everyone,
Posting for a friend who just hit some brutal luck. He recently finished his Master’s in Data Science and interned at a US startup for 10 months. They were supposed to transition him to a full-time role, but backed out at the last second due to budget/hiring freezes.

He loves the startup grind and is looking for a Data Science or Software roles in US.

If your company is genuinely hiring or you have a referral, **please DM me and I will send his resume over immediately.** Thank you!

I’m a 2025 graduate who has wasted a year at home due to lack of consistency. I know React and Tailwind, but my projects are tutorial-based. It’s June 2026 and the pressure from "peeps" at home is a nightmare.

I have an offer from a 15-person startup at Hyderabad.

Stipend: ₹0 (1st month) -> ₹4k/m (for next 3m ) -> ₹6k/m

Expense: ₹10k/month (Rent+Food+Travel).

Projects: possibly MERN stack.

I’m also seeing my friends pay ₹50k-60k for coaching centers that I think are selling fake certificates.

My Plan:

Join from June 1st, stay for 5 months, build real skills, attend every free tech event for swags/networking, and then "hop" to a 15k-20k role or a 4-5 LPA job.

Is this legit? Or am I being a "dumbass" by paying to work for someone else? Is it better to be a "Software Intern" on LinkedIn for 6 months than to have a "Coaching Certificate"?

Please be brutal. I need a wake-up call.