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Get ready for Larkfield on Thursday
It’s your best shot right now. Their job post mentions Snowflake and dbt.
I looked at the job emails Caramel sorted for you, your resume and the roles you’re targeting. You’ve put in a lot of work. Most of it is going into roles that aren’t paying off, so this week is about doing less, but better.
6 out of about 86 is roughly 7%. That’s low, but it’s not your resume. It’s where you’re aiming. Another 31 were rejections and about 49 haven’t replied, at least not in any email Caramel has seen.
| Company | Role | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkfield Systems | Data Engineer, New Grad | Nov 6 | Interview Thursday |
| Copperline | Data Analyst | Oct 30 | Final round done, waiting |
| Bramble Health | Analytics Engineer | Oct 21 | Rejected after technical |
| Halcyon Mutual | Data Analyst | Oct 9 | Rejected after recruiter call |
| Tallgrass Energy | BI Developer | Sep 30 | Rejected after pre-screen |
| Granite Peak Analytics | Junior Data Engineer | Sep 24 | Rejected after assessment |
| Role type | Applications | Got past the screen | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data analyst and data engineering | 31 | 5 | 16% |
| Software engineering | 36 | 1 | 3% |
| Machine learning engineer | 19 | 0 | 0% |
Most of your applications went to the roles with the lowest return. In data roles, you did as well as most people do. Every reply also came from mid-size local companies. None of the big tech applications got past the screen.
Caramel looked at the 15 Denver-area data roles you saved and 20 people who started those jobs in the last two years.
Most people who landed these jobs had one end-to-end data pipeline project on their resume. Yours has analysis projects but no pipeline. That’s the one gap worth closing.
It’s your best shot right now. Their job post mentions Snowflake and dbt.
It’s been 12 days since your final round. A short note is normal and keeps you top of mind.
Hi [Name], Thanks again for the final round on Oct 30. I really enjoyed meeting the team and I’m still very excited about the Data Analyst role. I wanted to check in on the timeline for next steps. Best, Maya
Pull Denver open data, transform it with dbt, and chart it in Tableau. It closes your biggest gap, and it gives you something new to talk about at Larkfield.
They rejected you after the technical round, but they’re hiring again next term. Jordan, an alum from your school, works on their data team.
Hi Jordan, I’m a fellow [school] grad and I interviewed with Bramble’s data team last month. I’d love to hear how you got started there and what the team looks for. Would you be open to a quick 15-minute chat? Thanks, Maya
These have had no reply for 30+ days, and most were software or ML roles. Closing them takes them off your mind. Caramel will reopen any that reply.
It’s local, in your strongest lane, and asks for SQL and Tableau, which you have. One alum works there. It’s the only new role I’d apply to this week.