Questions tagged [job-search]
Questions relating to the activities involved whilst seeking employment.
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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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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
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I have recently applied for a position in a physician's office, and I like the feel of the office as I think I would do very well there. I have had three encounters with the staff ...
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Regarding application of job through agency.Is it necessary
I need some advice regarding applying for jobs through agents Recently my friend came across a recruiter who is working for an agency. The recruiter offered my friend a job which my friend was ...
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Job Prospects with Damaged Online Reputation
I work as an engineer for my day job. I was running a business on the side. I did not have a required licence for the business and some people died. The media caught on to it and lambasted me publicly....
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Apply to 2 job at the same company, inquire about job 1 status and was given status of job 2 instead
So I applied to 2 role at this company for which I meet the job requirement. I email the recruiter to inquire about my application status of the first job. A few days later, the recruiter sent me an ...
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Do software industry employeers care that you failed a subject or two in university?
I failed two subjects in uni in my first year, one computer science and one maths (they were first year courses). My GPA is fine. Will this affect my employment opportunities down the track?
I am a ...
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Should you have a reference for each job you have on your resume?
The last place I worked at was a really bad fit. I think most of the employees would agree that the company was very disorganized. I was terminated without cause but had already been looking for a new ...
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How to answer recruiter when they keep asking about how my job search is going and any interviews?
I have been working with a recruiter. He has gotten me an interview with a company. Each time he speaks to me he asks things like "has there been any updates from your end like any new ...
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I told recruiter which days I'm available for interview. They haven't got back to me and I'm having trouble holding the days open
I am looking for a new job and a recruiter contacted me about one. The recruiter works for a well known recruiting agency and was hired by a company trying to fill a position. I find things have been ...
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Should I ask the recruiter for more details if part of job posting is unclear to me?
A recruiter contacted me with a job opening. I gave him my resume. He then said he wouldn't be submitting it because I didn't indicate on the resume that I had experience "Migrating to Windows 11&...
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Accidental Wrong Dates Job Application
I have 3 degrees. One from 2011-2013, one from 2015-2016, and one from 2021-2023. I had to switch the 2011-2013 degree and the 2015-2016 degree because I put them in the wrong order on a job ...
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Am I getting "scammed"? (Job Search)
I am currently in the software dev job market. Been applying for about 2 months now. Two days ago I receive:
"We appreciate your interest in the [----] position.
Your application was approved ...
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What are your job options as a full-time graduate student?
I am full-time graduate student not on a work or internship term. What options do I have when it comes to applying for jobs, other than those at my university? Most jobs for students require them to ...
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My journey learning programming. Looking for guidance ~ where do I go from here? [closed]
I started to learn to programming sometime in May about 4 months ago, I had tried to learn before, but this time was with real college courses. I feel like this is the perfect career for me, but I ...
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Is one week too early for a follow up email regarding my initial interview?
I went for an interview September 8, I thought it went really well. I forgot to ask what the next steps of the hiring process are; I usually ask this so I get a timeline. When I got home that day, I ...
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How can I ensure job security and explore new career opportunities given my specialized work?
My main concerns revolve around job security and potential salary increases. As an immigrant on an H1B visa, I'm uncertain about my future prospects. I often worry about what will happen if I lose ...
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What do companies look for in candidates during a virtual whiteboard technical interview round?
I am due to appear in my first "whiteboard" interview round ever (most of my prior interviews have been direct Q&A with one or more team members).
It is going to be on a problem that is ...
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How can I improve my chances of getting a job in Europe as a Resident Third-Country-National?
The backstory
I'm a mid-senior level UX designer. I moved to an Eastern-European Schengen country from South-East Asia six months ago because I'm married to an EU citizen. My resident permit lets me ...
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How to engage with senior executives for professional networking?
I've been networking (or trying to) with senior executives (VP/C-level) over the last few months, in search for my next role. I've had some success in scoring brief conversations with a few generous ...
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How long should a person stay at a new job if they don't like it?
I started a new job about 6 weeks ago. Though it's difficult to point to a single reason, I don't like going to work. On one hand I want to give the job a fair chance and realize that things do change....
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Included expired professional certification on CV. Can there be background check issues?
I recently accepted a fairly senior job offer and am in the background check process. I uploaded my resume and completed the first advantage profile. I included my educational details for Bachelors ...
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Approaches to help my stay at home mom get a full-time role?
As background, my mother has been a stay at home mom for almost 30 years. She has an engineering degree and had worked as an engineer before, and over the past three decades has been involved in ...
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How do I combat an industry-wide smear campaign?
TLDR: After a long reputable career, I have seen two workplaces that I have not been comfortable in. Now after leaving one, I believe I have been smear campaigned, can't get in contact with my ...
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Advice for someone who took a long sabbatical?
I (late 20s) last worked around January 2022 as an automation engineer and have since been out of work. Part of it was to clarify career direction through self-reflection and trying stuff out, most of ...
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Is it appropriate to ask for an hourly compensation for take-home interview tasks which exceed a certain time limit?
I work in the software industry and a lot of companies send take-home tasks to complete as a part of the interview process. Some of these take-home tasks can take a long time to complete, especially ...
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Third party recruiter claims I need to go through her to talk with a company about a job, how true is this?
A little while ago I was looking for a job and company X offered me one of the most competitive offers I had received. I ultimately took a different position, but due to some unrelated issues I'm ...
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Can a Software Engineer become a CNC programmer?
I just graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering. I have a difficult time choosing what field I'm going to be in. I saw a job for a CNC programmer in the area where I live. I have ...
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Navigating interviews for 2 different roles in the same firm?
I'm interviewing for 2 different roles in different teams and geographies but the same firm. The first one, I'm expecting the offer letter soon. The interviews for the other are still ongoing and will ...
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What to do when the employer doesn't want to share the salary range for a position?
While interviewing for jobs, I found some employers which were not willing to share their salary range for a position I was interviewing for. When I asked them: "What is the salary range for this ...
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How to play "the job interview game" so that I maximize the probability of getting the job?
When I started to look for a job, I believed that companies and candidates were honest when they are looking to hire someone or get employed. I thought that the candidate which is the best fit for the ...
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How can I get calls for the interview without experience?
There are a number of coding practice websites that allow users to solve coding challenges.
E.g., Excersim, Codeleet, BeeCrowd, etc.
Suppose, I have profiles on those sites and I provide links in my ...
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How do I title roles in a CV if I always was a contractor for my entire career?
Been a contractor for 10 years. Writing my first formal CV. Targeting Google as senior SWE.
I purchased a CV review and got somewhat confusing recommendations regarding Titles.
Contractors have no ...
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Is it unprofessional to get a second job after my boss invested money in me?
I finally got my first job in my chosen (and hyper-competitive) field.
For this job, I moved to a small country town and I am one of very few people that do this job in this town.
My new boss invested ...
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How can I showcase my expertise if I don't have enough job experience?
I am a Ph.D. student. I have been involved with academia for some time now. For some reason, I need a job in the industry but my CV is not garnering any interest in the industry.
How can I showcase my ...
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Finding H1B Sponsorship as a Software Engineer
I'm a technical lead in the field of software engineering based in the UK.
My salary here is a fraction of what it would be in the US. So, it makes financial sense for me to move over there, for at ...
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How should I proceed when the recruiter I was working with was laid off?
I interviewed at a company months ago after being contacted by a recruiter for an open position. I worked with this same recruiter throughout the interview process. They stated up front that they didn'...
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What tools are best for writing resumes? [closed]
What do people use to write resumes these days? Which tools are the best. I've seen lots of LaTex based resumes (there's even a tag for it on this stackexchange site). I'm guessing this is niche and ...
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How to damage control after an internal oppurtunity got nullified due to hiring freeze?
I was interviewing for an internal mobility role at my firm (a big financial company). The interviews went quite well and it was all but certain I would get the role. I had to do a fair bit of ...
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For the purpose of a job application, how do I know if I am compliant with 15 C.F.R. 730?
I read in a job listing that the position may require that I have legal authorization to access controlled technology per the definition in the Export Administration Regulations 15 C.F.R. 730 and am &...
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How to bring up relocation during a job interview?
I'm currently living and working on a work visa in country X.
I need to move countries for family reasons, so now I'm in a process of looking for a new job in country Y. I'm not a citizen of X or Y.
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What is a "programmers" product akin to an "html" coders web page?
The title question addresses two questions really.
What can a programmer show off in a "portfolio?"
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Would a programmer need "GUI/Designers" whereas designers could get away ...
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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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How to indicate, when applying for a job, that my legal name is my deadname?
I'm a trans woman looking to get back into actively job-searching. As of currently, I've fully socially transitioned and use my preferred (female) name for most purposes (and it's what all my ...
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Why the HR not answering or replying to my emails, after I passed all interview stages?
Recently was approached in Germany by well-known electric cars manufacturer in Berlin, it is their first factory in Europe and they need construction professionals for the new construction expansion.
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Contact a recruiter, about job posting details, before or after lodging the application?
I read a job post today that is interesting for me.
The main issue is that the posting is for a 24-months long position, however due to personal circumstances outside my control. I'd like to request ...
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Finding a career as a researcher without any PhD, work experience, and relevant academic degree
I recognize myself as an "Independent Researcher", however, I have no relevant academic degree in the field in which I research (physics, esp., relativity, and electromagnetism). I just have ...
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I have experience in Different Fields, but can't find a job. Am I employable?
I have recently begun to really think about what direction to go in. I have also recently lost a job, due to no fault of my own. I have career goals, and I am not sure what direction to take. I have ...
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Is it polite to keep a contract offer "on hold" while I wait for other offers to potentially materialize?
I am in the process of changing jobs.
I have sent my CV around quite a bit in the last months and I finally landed some interviews.
Most of them have been for the same company, but different ...
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Where to find dev jobs for film? [closed]
I always see in movie credits that there's usually an IT team. Often there's developers too.
How does one get into one of these positions? Where can you apply?
I take it it might be through an agency ...
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What can I do to stand out as a remote software engineer from an unpopular part of the world?
I actually already worked for several multi-billion dollar US companies, but I did that through local companies, who would just put me in touch with their clients, then stuff their own pockets and ...
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