London is similar to SF, as an example I rent a relatively nice 2-bed flat for £1850/m, but after looking at what it would cost me to buy my mortgage would be at least in the region of £2500 + the maintenance fee from the building + repairs which I don't have to pay for as a renter.
This pattern is really common in high cost of living cities.
> London is similar to SF, as an example I rent a relatively nice 2-bed flat for £1850/m
But what will the price be in 10 years? The mortgage will go down, especially if you pay above minimum repayments, your wages will go up (theoretically) helping you make those payments. The mortgage price will go down, bottoming out at $0 while the rent will always increase.
I'm a software developer who comes from a non-STEM (music) background, but before I went into tech I thought there was no way I would be "smart enough" to do what I do now for a living.
Turns out you don't need 4-years of heavy maths/physics/CS education to write React components, but most of my friends (and a surprising number of recruiters) still think you do.
This sounds exactly like one of the best interviews I had when I was searching for my first dev job, and I've tried to emulate it whenever I've been involved in hiring new people.
A good template is:
- Simple yet relevant take home coding test with a relaxed timeframe
- Technical portion of the interview where the candidate is asked to add a simple feature to their existing tech test.
- This is followed by a more general interview.
None of these sections should take more than 1-2 hours.
This pattern is really common in high cost of living cities.