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6 votes
3 answers
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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 ...
SargentD's user avatar
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0 votes
1 answer
955 views

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 ...
desperado's user avatar
49 votes
6 answers
12k views

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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0 votes
1 answer
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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 ...
Engineer_at_heart's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
1k views

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 ...
jiffygreek's user avatar
32 votes
9 answers
10k views

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) ...
Nick's user avatar
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29 votes
5 answers
9k views

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 ...
RB436's user avatar
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3 votes
1 answer
762 views

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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4 votes
3 answers
1k views

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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1 vote
2 answers
434 views

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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3 votes
3 answers
1k views

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 ...
MichaelEvanchik's user avatar
-1 votes
2 answers
150 views

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 ...
Imandor's user avatar
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0 votes
3 answers
9k views

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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0 votes
2 answers
200 views

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 ...
M0nk3y1089's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
186 views

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 ...
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