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As someone who has done this, let me offer a bit of caution: Spending 6-8 weeks isn't enough time to get up to speed technically at anything. Worse yet, it's not experience that can go on a resume, a …

how do I get out of this testing rut? By being open and explicit that you don't want to do testing for a living. It might be better phrased as "does not play to my strengths creating things" or s …

You mostly don't. If your company has gotten to the point in the re-org that there's rumors of a re-org (and the rumors are true), and you're not in the re-org meetings, then that's a pretty solid si …

What kind of career security can be expected in the software field Excellent. What, you think that people are going to suddenly stop using computers? Or that personal electronic devices are going …

It depends. If you're in a role where your social networking within the company is important, or it's important for you to "be a leader" then you should go. It shows your dedication to the company. I …

What career development path should I advice to such an employee? What I have seen companies do is something like: Associate/Junior Software Engineer Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer - …

What do employers seek when they hire? I want someone who can write code. It's not real complicated. But a part of your question is very concerning: know C, C++,C#, Java, Python, x86 Intel asm very …

What should one do in these situations? Assuming you want to be a lead: (some people don't. They aren't a good personality for the role, don't want to deal with politicking, just want to code, et …

You should say fairly little, instead try to focus on listening. Jobs suck, but you sound as though you're not learning too much in your co-op. As tech support, you do need to learn how to deflect qu …

The main point is that nobody has the required experience and credentials. The list of things on a job are not requirements as much as nice to haves. When companies review candidates, they balance the …

Does anybody have any experience with dealing with this issue? Sure. It turns out that individuals don't particularly care about titles, or even pay when in the moment of working in a team. As l …

When looking for a “senior-level” job (lower management/senior tech staff), what techniques does one need to use that were not necessary for prior “normal” roles? None. Honestly, I have done a j …

I can't recommend what to do for you because different people have different learning styles, different goals, different constraints. That said, here is some information about this common sort of scen …

It sounds like you're going down the right path. While you shouldn't lie about being fired, it's generally accepted to say that you're looking for work because you moved. That is true, even if it omit …

How is it unfair? Management needs to play organizational politics. Your refusal to play them (rather than diffuse them, or sell yourself in other avenues) pretty much spells out your lack of qualif …