Basil Gubara
Basil was laid off and wanted to move from pure frontend to full-stack.
Laid off → full-stack offer in week 4, 20% above the range
Basil was laid off and wanted to move from pure frontend to full-stack.
He had gaps he knew about, in backend and system design.
He just had no clear path to fill them.
We spent 2–3 weeks filling those gaps and preparing for interviews.
On week 4 he went through the last 2 rounds with one of the companies he applied to.
He received an offer during the last round. He was surprised too.
On top of that, he negotiated 20% above the advertised range.
They gave him the full amount without pushback.
They told him straight: out of hundreds of applicants, they were struggling to find anyone competent.
“Out of hundreds of applicants, they were struggling to find anyone competent.”