Here are a few tweet threads from me to help you with your own journey:
I don't have a CS degree, and I still landed multiple remote jobs abroad from India, starting in 2020 as a fresher.
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) March 17, 2023
Fun fact: The jobs I landed did not have take-home tests or leetcode.
Here's a thread, and I believe you can also do it:
(1/n)
A very unpopular thread about how to stalk down an interesting job opportunity or company:
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) March 8, 2023
Having a habit of reading job descriptions is one way to know where you stand in market demands. (1/n)
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 9, 2023
If you're a fresher and you're trying to improve your network and reach out to more people, here is what you can do:
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 7, 2023
If building projects make you happy over grinding leetcode: here is what you should do:
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 5, 2023
Here are some steps to help you get started with contributing to open source:
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 1, 2023
Here's a story of how I joined as a Research Engineer in AI as a fresher, with no CS degree, no experience writing papers, and just by the power of open source and project knowledge.
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 6, 2023
If you're working/aspiring an AI career, there's a good chance the hype you see is still in research. Many businesses that I know thrive with basic sklearn-based models for a long time. Riding the hype will help you stay sharp, but don't take it as the only way to solve problems.
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 15, 2023
I’ve provided mentorship to a wide variety of technologies. I’ve taught subjects for kids in primary school.
— Abhijith Neil Abraham (@abhijithneil) February 16, 2023
One thing I always am careful is to: be a catalyst of learning, not winning in life. You consume any information, that makes you understand better your own world. (1/n)