Questions tagged [new-job]
Questions about starting a new job, the etiquette required, and potential pitfalls involved.
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How do I balance self-learning and asking for help for maximum learning?
I'm a software developer and I recently began my first role out of university. I studied computer science and I have about 1.5 years of experience from internships, so I should have enough skills to ...
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Internal transfer question: prioritize job level or team? [closed]
I'm facing a dilemma. Here is my situation.
I have been working in my current team for 2+ years. And it is very likely that I'll be promoted mid 2021 if I stay in my current team.
There is an ...
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How to answer "What are you interested in professionally"?
I am applying for a job from stackoverflow careers. It is a remote job and my experience matches the job description. There are 3 questions asked on the company's website two of them were expected and ...
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Resigning during probation period - can I ask for a different role?
I have been in my current role for 4 months (working remotely), and am currently on a 6-month probation. The role involves far more web development than I was expecting, rather than the other areas I ...
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Are employers less likely to consider applicant that didnt pass previous interview?
Some employers ask if you ever applied with them before when filling out application. Is considered a detriment if you made it to the interview stage before but failed to pass. How likely are ...
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Telling recruiter about offer from another company?
I'm a college student applying for an internship.
Until Monday, I was in the recruiting pipeline for 2 companies. Then, one of the companies extended an offer, which I accepted (for a summer ...
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Company is saying that they will give me offer letter within few days of joining
I am a fresher who successfully passed two rounds of interviews for a company in India and have to first work as a trainee for which I will be paid stipend, and after few months I will receive the ...
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Was told by management that there are concerns that will be addressed weeks from now
A bit of a follow up to Should I follow up with things that aren't my fault, or forget them? Example: was told I was late for shift I didn't know about
Where I work we become union after 250 ...
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When to follow up for the formal contract to sign after getting the job offer via email if the job doesnt start a month from now?
I was interviewed November and it was for a job for January. Waited a month to hear back from them and I got the job offer via email on December 9. I replied and accepted and asked them to send the ...
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How to refuse a job offer professionally after unexpected complications with thesis arise
I'm a computer science Master student who is currently writing his thesis. I'm quite far in the process, most of the writing has been completed and initially I had to do some small parts before it is ...
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Accepted offer letter, no communication from their side; what steps can I take?
I accepted offer letter from a investment banking company and the joining date is next week.
I completed my background verification and they have sent a RSA token to start work from home. This was 2 ...
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What to show to future employer as portfolio if my previous works are confidential? [duplicate]
I'm a UX designer and I work on several enterprise level applications at my current job, but I don't have clearance to share any detail about them. Nobody has. Although the applications are available ...
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Writing a CV for teaching job
So, I have been trying to write a CV, I graduated recently so I do not have much work experience, and I want your help with somethings. I am mostly applying for a teaching job and for scholarship to ...
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Received offer letter, accepted but haven’t received confirmation email
I received an offer letter more than two weeks ago with start date November 30. I asked them that if it was possible to start next year. They told me that they were ok with that. I accepted the offer ...
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At new job manager told me he got feedback that I question people when they tell me to do something
About 3 months ago I started a new job. Today the main manager asked to speak with me in private. He said he had been getting the feedback that I've been questioning people when I'm told to do ...
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Prospective employer is asking which govt client I've worked for in my current employer, what do I do?
I am in the early years of my career and I am currently working in a government contractor company (in the United States). I recently got my security clearance.
I'm trying to move to another govt ...
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I am moving to another country and not sure how my current job translates to the job roles in the other country
Currently in the Us, I am a Team Manager and the job requires me to do technical project management as well as people management.
I am in charge of deliveries, strategic planning around initiatives as ...
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How can I be effective in my remote role?
I come from a decent product-based company which had really great software dev practices.
I have recently joined a company which does their job remotely. Though the pay is good, I am not enjoying the ...
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How to politely state that a software requirement is infeasible? [duplicate]
I work as a software engineer for a small software company. One of the things I've observed is that a lot of the system requirements that come my way are based on the whims of the boss and never ...
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Should I bring up family expansion plans in interviews as a man? [closed]
Would it be beneficial or detrimental for a young man to reveal his family/relationship status during job interviews? Would it be better to maintain an attitude of strict non-disclosure regarding your ...
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How to approach fee clawback?
My new employer has agreed to pay for my fees (tuitions only) owing to the old company once I end my contract with them for a maximum amount of 10k, but it turns out I only owe 2k. However I also have ...
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Asking my boss for a raise during COVID [duplicate]
I'm writing this piece because I'm thinking of asking my boss for a raise, which in this current seems a bit selfish.
About 6 months ago I started working in a small manufacturing company that makes ...
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New employer keeps changing contract details [closed]
I have just been offered a job and I accepted it on the spot. Here’s the problem, when I applied initially they were offering a full-time contract with a certain pay but after being hired I was told ...
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Just started work, got offer from competitor for 2x the salary [closed]
I have just started working at company A, that uses company's B product. Some time after that i received an offer from company B for salary 2x that i was promised at company A after my test period of ...
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How to get up to speed in a new web development job when there's no documentation?
I just arrived in a company to code in PHP and MySQL and I'm trying to get familiar with the codebase.
I see the source code of the website and there is no documentation, no comments above the ...
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How to deal with confused project requirements and timelines?
I am 2 months into a new job as a software engineer. One of the things I've quickly realized is that confusion about requirements and time lines is the law of the land.
To give some more context, the ...
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Do I compulsorily need to serve notice period after resigning during probation period?
First, Please go through this probation period clause in my current company's offer letter. Location - India (If that matters)
Probation Period: You will be on probation for a period of 12 months
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How to keep personal and team motivation at new job while having hard time adjusting to the new company
I just started a new job 3 months ago as a team lead of a completely new small team of new people that are also new in the company. Everybody else in the company has been here for several years and ...
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Letter of Recommendation for Germany from a foreign Country
I want to relocate to Germany applying for an IT job. I know there are formal recommendation letters that German companies extend to former employees. However, I only worked for companies outside ...
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Formal offer letter delay (after verbal offer)
My friend got a verbal offer from one company last Tuesday (Sept 29) and they said the formal letter will be sent in a couple days. He sent them an email on Friday asking whether they had sent it and ...
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Am I being overpaid in terms of experience?
So the story is: I started the coding career for a bit less than 2 years. Recently I've been job hunting for quite a while, and there is a company who's willing to offer me a job, which is great.
The ...
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Choosing between two job offers: big brand vs smaller more fulfilling role [closed]
I've received two job offers and am struggling to decide between the two of them. One is a big brand, with the potential to hone my hard skills, while the other is a smaller brand with the potential ...
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How early should I begin applying for jobs?
I’m currently completing an internship through my college that ends in December.
I want to cut my 3-year college program short to a 2-year program, apply for graduation in December when my internship ...
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How to collaborate on javascript team when you don't know Javascript?
I started a new job 3 months ago. During the interview process, I was told I could pick whatever language I want to use to do the project. A couple of weeks ago we started the project, and I was ...
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Should I accept this Web developer job offer or keep looking? [closed]
I'm looking for a front end developer job. My ideal job would be a React JS role, i.e. a mix of HTML, SCSS and React. I have no commercial React experience so the job hunting can be a bit difficult. I ...
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Do you receive an unconditional offer after a conditional offer?
I’ve been offered a job and got sent an offer of employment & a contract of employment in the post (two separate documents).
Now, the offer of employment states that it’s conditioned on ...
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If I was sacked for gross misconduct, will it show on my DBS for future checks?
I was fired for gross misconduct. I have stolen 10 pounds from a client in a care home.
I have been offered a job by my old employer (the employer I was with before the current job) ; they said they ...
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Interviewing for a startup - Noticed a vacancy for a similar senior position but more inline with my experience/skillset
I'm interviewing for a startup/tech company (round 4 is this week) and one last round if all goes well.
I just noticed another job vacancy for a similar but senior position that I believe I qualify ...
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Concerns as I start a new job [closed]
I know in this economy one should be grateful for having a job (and maybe I am being a bit entitled here), but please hear me out. I got laid off in June and was interviewing pretty much all summer ...
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Is working for a design agency a good choice for a front end developer?
I had 2 jobs previously as a front end developer, now I might be offered a 3rd job from a design agency, here is some background.
1st job: software house, overall positive
Positives: I learnt a lot ...
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Can you ask for start date to be pushed back after signing the contract of employment?
So I signed the contract for a new job that states a specific start date. However, due to some reasons, I have to push it back a week.
Is it possible/frowned upon now that my signed contract already ...
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Manager/coach not giving me proper credit for the projects I do. How to move forward?
I think I got a very toxic direct manager. I recently graduated college and this is my first job, don’t know what to do. So here’s a list of toxic things he’s done :
I discussed some ideas with him ...
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Laid off and can't find job [closed]
Discovered myself in situation I did not anticipate. I worked as embedded, constrained system developer for about decade and a half, to be blunt I got laid off and can't find job.
I do not know what ...
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Getting mixed messages in new job from everyone telling me what to do
Relatively recently I started a new job in a specialty retail store. I've noticed a lot of people are telling me what to do and sometimes get conflicting or wrong information. It's been a long time ...
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How do I, a junior developer, ask for a senior's help? [duplicate]
I am a junior developer that recently graduated from a programming bootcamp. I studied front end development for three months and previously outside the bootcamp, I did not have any exposure to ...
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Do I inform a company that I just had an interview with that I have an offer from another company?
I just had an interview with a company (Company A) and i thought it went well. if I make it - there will be a final culture fit interview (much less formal). But I already have an offer that I'm ...
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Forced quarantine by company [closed]
As part of a new job for an international and well-respected company, a friend of mine is moving to a different country.
This country does not have in place a mandatory quarantine for travellers ...
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Is "workaholic" culture a requirement, or optional?
I've received a job offer from an extremely large company with a reputation of having a "workaholic" culture. I asked some of the interviewers about it in loose terms (ie. what does a work ...
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How should I answer "How are you liking the job?" if I don't like it?
I recently started a new job after losing my old one to COVID. It's in a retail store and pays minimum wage. While I find the manager and assistant manager very responsible and trustworthy, a lot of ...
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How to tell an employer that gave a job offer that I want to get the job but start next year?
I applied with them months before I had a job. They just got back to me now and I never thought they would actually give me a job offer. Thing is I've already have a job for 3 weeks and I dont want to ...
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