Questions tagged [job-change]
The various factors uniquely involved in changing employment. Only use this tag when your question is about some part of the transition, rather than generally getting a new-job or resigning from an old job.
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Potential repercussions to applying to lots of jobs?
I'm wondering what potential issues I could encounter if I apply to a lot of jobs. I personally love applying to as many jobs which fit my specific criteria, but since this minimum criteria is quite ...
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changing jobs/agencies within the federal government
I'm currently working for one federal government agency and would like to switch to another agency. Both roles are similar STEM-type jobs (but not the same), and both would have roughly the same pay. ...
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How do you ask about job position number one after interviewing for job position number two?
I'm more interested in position one but got an interview for position two. I would like to have a shot at position one, so how do I ask about the application status of position one when I just got ...
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How to quit an unsatisfying job?
As mentioned in the title, I'm currently in a job that doesn't satisfy my expectations. I'm working as a systems engineer in a renowned private hospital group. I have a lot of experience in web ...
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Shall I trust my recruiter?
I am currently looking for a new job. My boss is ok with this, he has written a nice letter of recommendation and no dates are set for anything. This is Denmark, so he currently has 4 months of notice ...
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How to tell if the job is too stressful for me, or if I am the problem? [closed]
Context: I work in a big tech company as a full stack developer. I changed the country in which I live, the language I use and basically everything in my life to get this job. I was expecting it to be ...
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How do I tell my work I don't want to do the project that I've been put on?
I've been a structural engineer for a few years. My tasks are usually design calcs/reports which are office or remote based, i.e. I am NOT a site engineer. I have recently been placed on a project ...
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How do I ask to switch teams?
For context, I am an engineer in the US for a small (<100 people) sized company and am in my mid-career, so it is theoretically possible for me to pivot roles. I am on a team of <20 people in a ...
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DSE chair rights [closed]
can I keep a chair that was made specifically for me at my previous job, the chair is at my home address and is over 7 years old
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Boss revoked promised pay rise because I decided to leave in about two months - Is this something to be expected?
I have been working at a software development company with ~10 colleagues for approximately 1 year now, and in the last couple of months I have decided that, for reasons relevant to my (lack of) ...
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Can my employer ask around to other coworkers on where my new job is?
I put my 2 weeks and did not tell my boss my new job name. Boss is now asking coworkers if they know. Is that okay to do?
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Leaving a role after a short period when you're not happy
This is something I struggle with. My early career, due to naivety, was many short jobs, like a year or less. I can understand this looks bad, however, the whole point of a probation or a role is that ...
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Leased worker: Better position, same company, 2 different hiring companies, not yet started
I have signed a contract [P1] as a lease employee for H company [H] with middle-man [M1] (Lease and employment both start at the same time).
I have the second and final face-to-face interview with ...
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My report’s job has changed leading to more management involvement - now I am being accused of micromanagment
Our company has recently gone through a change of direction and my reports have had a change of job role that I am not sure they are happy with. I have tried to reassure them that this a learning ...
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How to properly replenish knowledge in order to work in the topic of space technology? [closed]
I have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's degree in mechatronics and robotics, and my PhD is due soon. After my PhD, I would like to work professionally in the field of space ...
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graduate internship as a first step in career change? [closed]
I want to change my career path from academia to industry. I have a PhD and I worked in academia for a few years now.
I have theoretical knowledge about the area I want to go into but I lack practical ...
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Ghosted after being promised a third interview
I had two phone calls: one with a recruiter from a recruiting firm and another with a senior employee from the company hiring. Both calls went extremely well and I was promised a third call/interview ...
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When should I quit my job? [closed]
I am a entry level customer support engineer. Looks like this is not a very technical job. The contract is of 2 years. If I leave early, I'd have to pay 3 months equivalent of salary. My degree is in ...
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Is working in a big company with less salary is better than working in a small company with higher pay for a fresher? [closed]
I am currently working in a really big company in India as a software developer. I have less than one year experience, and my salary is manageable. Recently I got an offer from a smaller company and ...
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Upskilling without some actual professional work
P.S - The question posted here does not answer mine due to the following reasons :-
I am not a new joiner. I had 2 years prior experience, and 8 months in the current company (as of posting my ...
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Is having to split time in two teams for 6 months while waiting for new role to be created exploitative?
I'm currently working at a company as a software engineer and I've been looking for internal job opportunities for personal growth and change of domain.
I've heard news of a new role (first of its ...
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Why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for employees in the West?
I come from a developing country, and there's one thing I can't understand about Westerners: why is getting fired or laid off such a big deal for many of them? My impression is that many Westerners ...
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Junior Software Developer Looking for Career Advice due to Worry of Job Security with AI
I am a recent computer science graduate turned junior full stack engineer working his first year in Software Development. I am liking my job currently and do not plan to leave but I have been hearing ...
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What to say to inconsolable co-worker whose job I was assigned to take over?
I have been on this job a total of 7 months. My co-worker taught me everything I know and we had been sharing duties. About 2 weeks ago management made some changes and said I would be doing the ...
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How to address leaving during probationary period?
I am going to complete 6 months probationary period next month at my current job.
During this probationary period, my notice period is 15 days. After completing my probationary period, my notice ...
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Using a postdoc to gain key skills before taking on an industry job [closed]
I am nearing the end of my PhD in mechanical engineering (in the UK). Unfortunately, I don't see myself working as a mechanical engineer since my general interests and focus during the PhD was on ...
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Hired for one position but working for another
I recently started a new job as a data engineer. Since I have a background in data science, the first thing my boss did was to assign me to support a data scientist on his project. How can I make sure ...
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Offered a job that does not exist... yet (apparently)
I recently applied for a position in my current company (UK Based). Due to lack of experience, I did not get the job and instead it went to someone else internally.
Since then (2 months later) they ...
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I have overseen a note where my job function is potentially going to change, how do I proceed?
During the daily stand-up, I have seen a note from the newly employed scrum master that they are unsure what to do with me. He was screen sharing and accidentally pulled up his notes for a split ...
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What's the best alternative to time off before a new job?
Whether this is seen as a trivial/first-world-problem or legitimate problem I'd like some advice: I didn't think to take off any time before my new job - I finish on Friday and start a new job on ...
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How to handle accounts when closing a collaboration
I worked a couple of years for a company as an external consultant. They gave me access to some platforms (planning apps, chats, etc...) and I opened an account for each of them using an email account ...
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I got hired as a Senior Data Scientist but I feel like I'm doing just regular Software Development
I got hired a couple of months ago by a product-based company.
All I've done these two months is learning how the product is made (it's a monolith), how everything is coupled together and how to ...
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Pay grading differential between Deputy and Director positions
My organisation created a deputy director post and placed deputy on same pay scale as me the director. I initially accepted this but on consideration believe it is unfair. Can I challenge and ask for ...
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How to write a CV and behave in a job interview if you don't fully qualify for the job offer
Let's say you are a very skilled Symfony / PHP developer and want to apply for a job at a company that uses C# / ASP.NET. Your motivation to work at the company is not because of C#/ASP.NET, you want ...
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How to correctly leave your company [duplicate]
I am in a small development company. I am fine and I like the people there, but I have just been offered a job and it is really interesting. So I have decided to accept it. I was not looking for it, ...
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Refusing job offer after visa sponsorship
I recently landed a job in the UK about 5 months ago from a multinational company. They offered to sponsor my visa and arranged for the application process. However, in these months, I had some really ...
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I want to get back to Web Development but need advice/plan on how to
Not sure if I have chosen correct group, apologies in advance. My story short. I have studied CS, got bachelor degree, got job in marketing department where I was developing websites with the use of ...
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Can I make a career at my current job? [closed]
I am currently working as a frontend software developer, but after 2 years working at the company I work for I feel like they are just keeping me at stock, backup or assistance.
I didn't say much, but ...
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What do you put for company location on a resume/job application in this scenario?
So I work for a company that's located in city A.
My position was originally physically located at this company in city A.
It was then changed to remote after COVID hit.
However, my company purchased ...
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Company substituting the notice period by paying my base salary
My current organization has 3 months notice period and I have resigned from here on 1st week of June. So, according to that my last day will be 2nd of Sept (Auto generated on company portal).
I do not ...
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Should one quit their new job if they have not yet been given any assignment?
I have a degree in mathematics, but I like to code and in my short carreer (around 3 years) I have always done IT-related works, but never in companies whose main business is IT.
A couple of months ...
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How to answer HR question, "Why did I leave my latest company after 7 years"?
I worked as a software engineer in a big internet company for 7 years in total. For the first 6 years, I had been working at the department of desktop applications. I really loved working there. ...
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How do I politely tell my former manager I no longer work for her?
Long story short, my former manager is a bigoted jerk who tries to get her subordinates fired so she has an excuse as to why she cannot do her job. She tried two years ago with me during the start of ...
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Can a company increase notice period for any reason, while serving?
P.S - Please note that the question mentioned in this link is not similar to my situation, as my situation is better than that, and I don't want to go for the lawyer thing before trying other means. I ...
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How to use an external job offer to get a pay rise at current company? (UK)
I am from the UK as I understand culture might influence the answers.
I have seen some questions similar asked here but I think there are some nuances that should permit this question being asked.
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How to ask my former employer whether he finished my reference letter or not?
I was once an intern at a company, and had good relationship with my supervisor. I recently asked him for a reference letter and he said he would write one for me, with no hesitation. However, ten ...
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Considering getting a computer science job just before graduating from mechanical engineering
I am going to soon graduate from mechanical engineering but have realized that I would rather do a job in computer science or computer engineering, although I did fairly well in mechanical engineering ...
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How to return to a US job without looking like a job hopper
I had a job in the US, in a Dept of Energy National Lab. The activity was so much affected by covid-19 that I had to leave (my supervisor did the same too). It was a painful choice but the project was ...
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Struggling at job. Frustrated, tired and feeling unproductive. How do I discuss this or approach a new job hunt?
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I began working at a well established company 9 months ago. I was invited to interview by a colleague from a previous company. I was told of some tough points such as potentially longer ...
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What should I do if I have little to no references?
So I’ve been working the same job for about 5 years or so now. In that time I’ve received good performance reviews and small pay bumps!
My first boss at this company had pretty bad ethic issues with ...
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