The Generalist Library

Video transcript: Hey, this is Sambhi. I thought of sharing a couple of tips for job seekers. I'll just jump in straight. Point number one, make sure you spend some time and write down what values are important for you when it comes to joining a company. Do you need autonomy, need flexibility? Or is it some technology? Or what is important to you? You need to be very clear with that. I would definitely advise to spend some time, write them down and then start looking out for companies. Then we'll be able to align quite easily. That is point number one. Point number two, this is for developers outside of your work or if you're not in a company at the moment, but still, make sure you take some time to build your personal brand. All of us need an identity outside of where we work. So make sure you spend time in creating content, writing posts. If you are a developer or a designer, make sure you have a portfolio of projects. If you don't have, just start with a simple one but keep building. I think today's market wants builders rather than just people with good resumes and all that. The other one is from a mindset perspective. Don't ever have this doubting your capability. Am I good enough? What will the other person think? I have been in the industry for so long but still I don't think I know this. Just keep yourself away from such thoughts. We always think that the other person knows this much and we know only this much. But that is definitely not true. It's just that we have that thought imbibed in us. So just shed that thought and you look great. And the other one is oh God, I was about to say something good. Yeah. These mock interviews from my personal experience, rather than spending time on attending mock interviews, just apply. If you get interviews from companies, attend them. Trials is different. Reals is different. The more and more you play real matches, you become a better player, isn't it? So there's no point in just doing trials. At the most, keep asking this question to yourself. At the most, what can happen? We can screw up an interview. That's okay, right? I mean, there are hundreds of companies and that interviewer is not going to remember us. And even if he remembers, it really doesn't matter. So start attending. The sooner you attend, the sooner you'll be able to refine yourself. That works, actually. And one last thing is don't think that you are alone, that you are struggling. It's not like that. There are so many of us out there having the same struggles. So we are all in this together. So just chill. Okay? Bye.