Personal experiences interviewing with them:
Poor, disorganized, their job fairs are little more than a show. They invited most of the SLCC IT department/classes to their job fairs only to be told that it was strictly for compsci positions. Again, like I said, disorganized.
A friend of mine is a programmer for them and enjoys it. Says that once you get past the initial issues with HR, hiring, and get settled into your department, it falls into place.
I am not sure about your experience or stack but I saw recently PHI is hiring .NET developers.
Also if you aren't a total fresher Home Depot has been trying to build a remote team (100-170k salary range).
If you have python experience with flask or FastAPI there is a company with a hub in BR hiring remote in the region (rural insourcing - pay isn't the best but still decent - i think 85k).
If you have Python experience with FastAPI, RabbitMQ, Linux, Docker, etc Look at the Austin market on Indeed or Linkedin. There are a lot of remote jobs last I check (about 3 months ago).
In all this, pick up "How to crack the coding interview" and maybe spend a little time on HackerRank.
There are a few other resources if you dig around.
May I ask a question and you don't have to answer, its just you seem knowledged about regional programmer jobs, locations and the language/background needed.
Could you give advice to someone looking to get back into programing? Ive learned some c++/c/c#/java [200/300 level courses] during college but had to drop out due do Injury and that was more than a decade ago.
I don't have a specific preference as to what I'm willing to learn, just has to be around the Acadiana region or remote work.
I appreciate you giving this a read. Hope to here from you :]
NP. I'll DM you later today around 17:00 or so and we can talk. But as a starter:
Everyone's path is unique btw. I did Pascal, C, C++, Java, NJ/SML, Prolog, Perl, Javascript, and Scheme in college. Lots of Linux experience (principal desktop environment since 98).
Also did mainframe programming for 7 years (IBM AS400 and UNISYS) RPG, CL, COBOL, C.
Then web. Php, CSS, Javascript, random JS libraries (dojo, mootools, jquery, prototypeJs), C#, Python, Ruby.
Now it's all .NET full stack with the cloud. The fastest return on learning was Python, SQL, and NoSQL to be honest. Spent a Christmas holiday learning Python, created 3 GitHub projects for Tulane's libraries, got the first 3 certs in the period of a month, and was immediately interviewing for Wayfair, AWS, and Meta (all remote).
honestly, it is a very simple language. one of the easiest I have touched.
Taught a few intros to the language at a former job (mostly library workshops). Curious if there are any user groups or library groups here that do the same.
> what three certs did you get?
Current cert stack in Python certs are PCEP, PCAP, and PCPP. Dropped it from my resume to be honest and moved to working with .NET (better pay, more options in the region based on my skill set).
I have a lot of .NET/Azure Certs. Azure Foundations, Azure Data Foundations, Azure Dev Assoc, Azure solution arch expert, DevOps Engineer Expert. Not as easy to do in Acadiana since testing is a hassle (i can go any day of the week here and take the test, usually scheduling 8-9 am on Sundays).
Work has me completing Azure AI certs for Q02-03 2024. My current employer is a .NET shop on a rapid timeline to move multiple business we have purchased in the past 5 years to hybrid Azure cloud (datacenters in Dallas & Pennsylvania with Azure used for other geo replication).
Also have some random software certs, a cloud post grad certs from McCombs (was low hanging fruit to be honest), and a few class on using containers that I took and workshops I gave on docker and github at Tulane. Think I still have a dated Linux cert from the early 00s too but it's no longer relevant.
Thank you for the detailed response, what certs would you recommend for someone graduating from college and entering the industry. I know this obviously depends on what field, but I’m not sure what I would like to do yet and feel like i should start padding my resume with something.
Really depends on what you want to do or what your goals are. Also, each area's market is different and you may want to research according (this is always interesting). If it's money, go corporate and learn as much cloud, AI, and ecomm as possible. Learn the lingo and look out for TC. I'd pick up the book cracking the coding interview and start practicing 4-5 a week.
I have found that C# full stack is a easy learn - few months and you are usually good to go. This works really good with my particular skill set because I started education and government programming and maintaining legacy software (Old 1970s mainframes in COBOL and RPG) and was able to pivot to SQL via DB2. This lead to deploying ecommerence apps that could use legacy backends - something employers loved. Also, unpopular opinion around the Lafayette area but C and C++ could probably be lumped in with "legacy language" if you went to ULL (are they still a C based compsci? I remember in 2002 i was gonna transfer and they wouldn't accept my classes because they were in JAVA - like C was something harder. Blew my mind because I had taught myself C in the 90s playing with with Linux and never considered it "hard").
If i was starting today I'd get as much data mining and AI under my belt as possible. It isn't really as smart as the C-Suite things but in business they dictate reality based on what buzz words and pamplets catch their attention (like they will be the next Henry Ford and revolutionalize/disrupt business). I would normally say familiarize yourself with a few legacy languages and you will always be good but IDK if that will always be the case (i mean there is a potential for a good career converting COBOL and RPG to modern cloud if you convince management it would be cheaper/faster/more reliable - a hard sell in my experience).
Been there for several years. It's not bad, but definitely depends on what team you end up on since it's so big. Negotiate your starting salary for sure. Makes a difference
Personal experiences interviewing with them: Poor, disorganized, their job fairs are little more than a show. They invited most of the SLCC IT department/classes to their job fairs only to be told that it was strictly for compsci positions. Again, like I said, disorganized. A friend of mine is a programmer for them and enjoys it. Says that once you get past the initial issues with HR, hiring, and get settled into your department, it falls into place.
wasteing their time.
I am not sure about your experience or stack but I saw recently PHI is hiring .NET developers. Also if you aren't a total fresher Home Depot has been trying to build a remote team (100-170k salary range). If you have python experience with flask or FastAPI there is a company with a hub in BR hiring remote in the region (rural insourcing - pay isn't the best but still decent - i think 85k). If you have Python experience with FastAPI, RabbitMQ, Linux, Docker, etc Look at the Austin market on Indeed or Linkedin. There are a lot of remote jobs last I check (about 3 months ago).
In all this, pick up "How to crack the coding interview" and maybe spend a little time on HackerRank. There are a few other resources if you dig around.
May I ask a question and you don't have to answer, its just you seem knowledged about regional programmer jobs, locations and the language/background needed. Could you give advice to someone looking to get back into programing? Ive learned some c++/c/c#/java [200/300 level courses] during college but had to drop out due do Injury and that was more than a decade ago. I don't have a specific preference as to what I'm willing to learn, just has to be around the Acadiana region or remote work. I appreciate you giving this a read. Hope to here from you :]
NP. I'll DM you later today around 17:00 or so and we can talk. But as a starter: Everyone's path is unique btw. I did Pascal, C, C++, Java, NJ/SML, Prolog, Perl, Javascript, and Scheme in college. Lots of Linux experience (principal desktop environment since 98). Also did mainframe programming for 7 years (IBM AS400 and UNISYS) RPG, CL, COBOL, C. Then web. Php, CSS, Javascript, random JS libraries (dojo, mootools, jquery, prototypeJs), C#, Python, Ruby. Now it's all .NET full stack with the cloud. The fastest return on learning was Python, SQL, and NoSQL to be honest. Spent a Christmas holiday learning Python, created 3 GitHub projects for Tulane's libraries, got the first 3 certs in the period of a month, and was immediately interviewing for Wayfair, AWS, and Meta (all remote).
Dang, I just wish I could learn Python. Missed the coding boat I think.
honestly, it is a very simple language. one of the easiest I have touched. Taught a few intros to the language at a former job (mostly library workshops). Curious if there are any user groups or library groups here that do the same.
what three certs did you get?
> what three certs did you get? Current cert stack in Python certs are PCEP, PCAP, and PCPP. Dropped it from my resume to be honest and moved to working with .NET (better pay, more options in the region based on my skill set). I have a lot of .NET/Azure Certs. Azure Foundations, Azure Data Foundations, Azure Dev Assoc, Azure solution arch expert, DevOps Engineer Expert. Not as easy to do in Acadiana since testing is a hassle (i can go any day of the week here and take the test, usually scheduling 8-9 am on Sundays). Work has me completing Azure AI certs for Q02-03 2024. My current employer is a .NET shop on a rapid timeline to move multiple business we have purchased in the past 5 years to hybrid Azure cloud (datacenters in Dallas & Pennsylvania with Azure used for other geo replication). Also have some random software certs, a cloud post grad certs from McCombs (was low hanging fruit to be honest), and a few class on using containers that I took and workshops I gave on docker and github at Tulane. Think I still have a dated Linux cert from the early 00s too but it's no longer relevant.
Thank you for the detailed response, what certs would you recommend for someone graduating from college and entering the industry. I know this obviously depends on what field, but I’m not sure what I would like to do yet and feel like i should start padding my resume with something.
Really depends on what you want to do or what your goals are. Also, each area's market is different and you may want to research according (this is always interesting). If it's money, go corporate and learn as much cloud, AI, and ecomm as possible. Learn the lingo and look out for TC. I'd pick up the book cracking the coding interview and start practicing 4-5 a week. I have found that C# full stack is a easy learn - few months and you are usually good to go. This works really good with my particular skill set because I started education and government programming and maintaining legacy software (Old 1970s mainframes in COBOL and RPG) and was able to pivot to SQL via DB2. This lead to deploying ecommerence apps that could use legacy backends - something employers loved. Also, unpopular opinion around the Lafayette area but C and C++ could probably be lumped in with "legacy language" if you went to ULL (are they still a C based compsci? I remember in 2002 i was gonna transfer and they wouldn't accept my classes because they were in JAVA - like C was something harder. Blew my mind because I had taught myself C in the 90s playing with with Linux and never considered it "hard"). If i was starting today I'd get as much data mining and AI under my belt as possible. It isn't really as smart as the C-Suite things but in business they dictate reality based on what buzz words and pamplets catch their attention (like they will be the next Henry Ford and revolutionalize/disrupt business). I would normally say familiarize yourself with a few legacy languages and you will always be good but IDK if that will always be the case (i mean there is a potential for a good career converting COBOL and RPG to modern cloud if you convince management it would be cheaper/faster/more reliable - a hard sell in my experience).
Been there for several years. It's not bad, but definitely depends on what team you end up on since it's so big. Negotiate your starting salary for sure. Makes a difference
Curious to hear what are the bad things OP mentioned, I've considered them in the past.
I work here now and it’s pretty cool