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- A recruiter from Facebook reach out to me about a senior software engineering position even …

… - A recruiter from Facebook reach out to me about a senior software engineering position even though the last job I had at the time that had an official title of “software engineer” was two years prior and I had no details about what I did and the company I worked for was unknown - two recruiters reaching out to me from Amazon about “exciting software development opportunities” - while it clearly showed on my LinkedIn profile that I was working at AWS .

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This is true, but I think you have the reason misconstrued: it isn't that working at a FAANG on your resume provides a signal of greatness, it's that it guarantees a reliable floor competency. The recruiter is concerned with making her quota just as much as finding rock stars, if not more, and ex FAANG candidates probably stand a higher chance of making it through the interview funnel on average.

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> A recruiter from Google reach out to me about an Engineering Manager position - I’ve never managed anyone in my life There has to be a first time managing a team, no? Some people view changing roles from IC to leader as career progression. Maybe the recruiter saw something positive on your resume and thought: hey, this person might make a great leader and maybe they’d be interested in a next step in their career. However, judging by your reaction, you probably aren’t / weren’t ready so win/win.

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To echo others, none of that seems unreasonable: - There's a first time for everything, including management - The facebook thing is a little weird, but if you had some software experience, and two years isn't THAT long ago, it may be worth a try. As much as everyone says you need perfectly crafted resumes, sometimes there's detailed information missing. People know your only human and capable of being a bit vague on a resume, or entertaining opportunities you didn't initially envision. - As far as I understand, this isn't weird at all. It seems the culture at Amazon is to hop around teams, if desired... I think you only have to put in 18 months to be an "unrestricted free agent". I've been told that a big part of success at amazon is predicting the right time to leave doomed teams.

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