How to get contacted by a FANG company?
I was recently contacted by a recruiter from a FANG company. Why now and never before?
I took the call with the intention to learn how did they found me. The answer: LinkedIn.
Two years ago while I was looking for a job, I tweaked my LinkedIn with popular keywords and It didn't do much difference.
I am getting many good offers on LinkedIn, without any changes to my profile, which I haven't got before. What changed?
My theory is: I am doing a lot of self-promotion on LinkedIn (with blogs) and people interact with and profile. When a recruiter searches for a DS, LinkedIn ranks my profile higher as it has many interactions.
So the key takeaway is: self-promote on LinkedIn so that the ranking algorithm will rank you higher. Just tweaking your profile doesn't help.
Another easier alternative: Just try to find a friend there or an acquaintance and ask for a referral. Note: this won't make the process after (getting hired) easier, though.
This was initially posted as a tweet, which I've decided to turn into a more detailed article:
https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-get-contacted-by-a-fang-company-21711c197f80
Really interesting, have you tried going to actual interviews?
No, I haven't as I didn't plan to accept the offer. I would need to study hard to pass the interviews for sure.