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Have I made myself unhirable?
Edit: It appears that my fears were unfounded. It took a while, but I am now holding three job offers with two more in the pipeline. I guess I was hirable after all. :)
The key was to give as many ...
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Resume fill gap while migration
I recently moved to US. Had to quit my last job Associate Data Scientist in June to follow up on the immigration process and interviews post pandemic. I got the green card a few weeks ago, have been ...
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How to correctly say, "I know this job is a step down but I'm desperate for a job in the current market so I still want it"? [duplicate]
I'm applying for a job which is a step down from my most recent job, which I got made redundant from. The job market is so brutal that I have no choice and I'll take any management job I can get at a ...
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Switching from product management to engineering
I'm hoping someone will read and give me some advice.
I started my career as an engineer after I finished my master's in computer science in Germany. I worked as a software engineer doing computer ...
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How would remaining more than two years hurt my future applications (for a junior dev)?
Recently I’ve been interviewing with this one company (for the sake of this question, let’s call it company A) to whom I applied last December. I was feeling unvalued at work, so in an act of pure ...
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Being heavily recruited at new company: Should I tell them I’m trying to get pregnant?
I read this question, but it’s about the non-pregnant partner.
A company reached out to me and is heavily recruiting me for a position that I know I'm qualified for. We're talking a $50,000 (USD) ...
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Should I apply for my boss's promotion?
I work in a very small digital products department as part of a larger organization. The department was formed two years ago. I have been at the organization for seven years and joined as a Product ...
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1.7 years experience but I have 1 arrear [closed]
I have been working in datastage for 1.7 years and I have planned to switch to other company due to my salary being an issue. However, I have 1 arrear (backlog) currently, meaning that I have failed ...
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Should I ask for my job back after being terminated? [closed]
I have a job as a front end web developer and I really love it because I have a passion for web development. But the problem is, I am always late and have problems regarding tardiness.
My employer ...
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Is it Ok to Add an Addendum to a Resume?
As most of my one page resume consists of work experience and projects, I feel that my long list of "other skills" such as "google cloud, aws, scrum, kanban ...." could use some backing up by another ...
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1 Month barely have done any work (System Engineer) [closed]
I was hired about 30 days ago by the COO who's recruiter is a "friend" of his. I also interviewed with the VP and Director of IT who I directory report to. After waiting an unusual month and a half ...
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How to decide about taking a job related to rather than directly in the field you are interested in? [closed]
I am asking this question for my wife:
She just finished her Master's degree in Computer Science and received a job offer as a business analyst for a banking business consulting company. The job ...
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Would leaving a graduate scheme early look bad on my resume?
I'm currently on a 2 year graduate scheme doing non technical work for a large engineering company. I've recently had a change of situation which means that I may have the opportunity of working and ...
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Recruitment Advice [duplicate]
I have just accepted a job but a recruiter is asking me to attend another interview.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on letting them know I'm not interested but not souring the realtionship ...
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Usefulness of blog to apply for a job different from current role [closed]
I am interested in some topics that are not strictly part of day job. I'd like to start a blog talking about these to showcase a wider understanding of my field (and the related field).
Would a good ...