Questions tagged [career-development]
Questions relating to advancing one's career; this could include questions about promotions and training or looking for a job outside of the current company
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What strategies can junior developers use to balance learning new technologies with project deadlines? [closed]
I’m an apprentice frontend and mobile app developer working remotely. I’m eager to make the most of this opportunity and grow quickly as a developer.
One challenge I’m focusing on is balancing ...
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How do I raise interest in a different internal role without looking uncommitted?
I’m in an assistant-level role and recently had a very positive review. During that review, I told my manager I was interested in progressing along the normal career path for my position (towards the ...
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Choosing a mission vs money driven career? [closed]
To be honest, like in the recent past It was quite interesting to get a job like in a big firm, at highly skilled positions, but really not anymore. Any job and career just looks, meh, and nah now.
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Should I stay in an internship support role that doesn’t match my long-term goals in development? [closed]
I'm currently doing my first internship in the tech industry, which I joined through a strong reference. I was hoping to gain hands-on experience in full stack development, but I’ve been assigned to a ...
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A Real Talk From a Junior Developer (8 Months In) [closed]
I’ve been working as a software developer for about 8 months now. I’m part of a good team, and I’ve been involved in real projects, bug fixes, features, writing DB queries, understanding requirements, ...
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Is it appropriate to request skip-level coaching for career development?
I'm hoping for some insights regarding what I'm planning to do as far as my career development goes. Would it be considered overstepping to request a skip-level 1:1 coaching session with my manager's ...
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Trying to increase job application rate. How much time should I spend reading posting?
I have had a very difficult time securing a full time, permanent job. I have sent out a lot of job applications to openings I found on websites. I have gotten very few interviews. I'm more towards the ...
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How can someone with a non-technical background in design pivot into data analytics? [duplicate]
I’m exploring a pivot into data analytics from a background in experience design and textile technology. I’ve been actively building technical skills in SQL, Excel, and R.
To guide my development, I’d ...
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Asking why I was hired, can it cause damage?
A senior team member of mine just got fired because they no longer 'fitted the strategy'. "They were hired because of their great expertise in sector X, but now that sector X collapsed, we don't ...
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How do I know my level?
I'm currently working in a data analytics type roll for a company that is very much not tech focused. The team I'm on basically helps do data analysis as contractors working with a very large retail ...
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I am a bit scared of my client. Am I overthinking, or should I be careful? [closed]
I work in a company where I report directly to the client regarding work. All the Sprint User stories are created collaboratively in his presence.
The team faces some challenges with communication and ...
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Would getting a low paying "menial" job help me get a better one after a career break?
I'm currently 42 years old and spent the last 20 years as an unpaid family caregiver, so all my formal work experience is very, very old.
Would working a "menial" job for a while (fast food, ...
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When would it be appropriate to stop trying to find and land an entry level engineering job? [closed]
If you had no luck securing internships, or entry level work in engineering with an engineering degree when would it be reasonable to stop looking for an engineering job. I know degrees have expiry ...
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Unfairness at workplace recognition [closed]
Dear working professionals,
I am a team lead of an ops team for a big organisation. Our daily role includes helping the ops team on the ground with more complex enquiries, escalation and/or complaints ...
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How would one go about getting a job in engineering if you begin as a technician?
If one got an offer for a technician position (that I probably won't accept), how would it impact ones future career as an engineer? In other words how can one get out of the technician role and move ...
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