Here is a good quora answer to that question: http://qr.ae/RPcfqR

In this TED Talk, the results of a 70+ year study of teenagers from the 1940s to now reveal what the keys to happiness are.  Turns out there’s only one key. The most reliable predictor of health, happiness, longevity, consistent cognitive function is the presence of healthy, happy, quality relationships.

http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness/transcript?language=en

Places to find Job Opportunities

Find jobs at Y-Combinator start-ups: https://triplebyte.com/candidates or look for the monthly job postings thread on Hacker News (search for “who is hiring” or some variation. January 2016 as example)

Find Fin-Tech jobs: https://www.untapt.com/

Find start-up jobs: https://www.whitetruffle.com/ and Angel List: https://angel.co/

Post your Salary and get job offers: https://hired.com/

IT and Engineering Jobs: http://www.dice.com/

Find Jobs at Bessemer Venture Partners funded companies: http://jobs.bvp.com/

Resources on Start-Up Pay

https://angel.co/salaries

https://www.wealthfront.com/tools/startup-salary-equity-compensation

http://www.geekwire.com/2011/wrong-answer-5050-calculating-cofounder-equity-split/

https://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/dont-waste-your-time-in-crappy-startup-jobs/

http://codingvc.com/analyzing-angellist-job-postings-part-2-salary-and-equity-benchmarks/

Interview Tips

How to Prepare for An Interview – Quora

http://robertheaton.com/2014/03/07/lessons-from-a-silicon-valley-job-search/

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-job-reward-narcissists-applicants-modest.html – Be confident and clear in your abilities: don’t be arrogant, but don’t be too modest: they need to know you have skills and you need to tell them, otherwise how will they know and why should they hire you? 

For the Driven: figure out what you want to work on or get better at, and then go find start-ups (<20 people) that do that, and email the founders on LinkedIn directly.

Negotiating

Get a counter offer first, then begin negotiating for more: sick days, vacation days, projects you want to work on, responsibilities you want, career development/mentorship you want, pay for college classes/conventions, compensation, bonus, 401k, medical and life insurance, other perks (food, parking, transportation, equipment, etc.), WFH options, location, work/life balance. Remember to think holistically about your compensation package and not just about one thing or another.

http://attemptedliving.com/2015/09/05/negotiating-your-job-offer/

http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/dreamjob/kalzumeus/ and this is the post sign up link: http://privatelist.findyourdreamjob.com/how-the-pros-negotiate/

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ “In 6 months can we revisit these goals and measure how I did? and re-discuss compensation?”

Resources for Honing Skills

Home of Data Science – Kaggle

Coding Challenges: https://www.topcoder.com/

Practice Coding, get recognized by employers: https://www.hackerrank.com/

Automated Testing of Programming Skills for Employers to Recognize: https://www.testdome.com/

Coder Camp for Certification: http://www.freecodecamp.com/map

Quora Answer on What CS Languages to learn (2013)

Misc

LinkedIn: http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin/tagged/LinkedIn%20Engineering%20Insights

Palantir: https://www.palantir.com/library/

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