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I encounter a lot of job openings which require some experience, say 1 year or 2 years. Even though I feel I would be a great fit being a fresher and someone with little experience (goggle summer of code and only intern experiences), I end up not applying as it would need a referral and I would possibly be wasting time of the person who would be giving me referral as possibly my application might not even get considered (as I fail the experience benchmark). Can anyone suggest what should I do? Is there a strong cap about the experience required ?

Applying for experienced jobs as a fresher

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I have 12 years of experience in software development. Worked on mainframes. Recently completed My business analytics course from India's prestigious institute. I practiced a lot and developed a few solutions on GenAI. But I am not getting a call in Naukri.

Can you suggest what steps I can take to get Interview calls?

How to get an Interview call on 12+ year Experience

Data Scientist

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I would like to know what preparation is required for a 10+ year experienced software engineer.

The current role involves architecting, programming and managing a team for delivery but with no one directly reporting.

Interview prep for 10+ year experience

Hello folks, 
I am humbly expecting, if you have gone through an experience where you decided to switch to a different tool / domain / technology out of your interest. 

How was your struggle while learning and applying for a job or internal posting? 

How did you overcome the fact that your previous experience is not aligned to the current tool / domain? 

How did you crack the interview when you didn't have the hands on experience on that tool? 
Only Thing you had was learning and a certification to get started in that tool / domain??

Shifting to a different tool/technical/domain

Business Analyst

I know the market is a bit dull these days for senior engineers. 
Still some folks are getting jobs successfully. So reaching out to the Community here  to know what worked for everyone ? 

For example
- Reaching out to Recruiters on LinkedIn 
- Reaching out to Hiring Managers 
- Getting referrals 
etc..
 
Please enlighten me with your insights ✌️

How to get hired as a Senior Software Engineer?

Hi Friends, I was working for past 2.5 yrs in wipro. I know languages like sql, power bi, python. But after joining wipro they allocated me in c++ skill and also they didn't allocated me in proper technical project until 1st yr. In the second year i went into bench then after 3 mnths HR called me and told if i not got any project LOP will be initiated. So i searched for even non technical opportunity and got one, finally i was working in technical support shift basis. 

Now I want to switch company with my old skills but i not having proper handson in projects. How can I get handson and can crack the interview. And also how I can explain the experience without any work. Please suggest me.

I doesn't have a proper project Experience

Project Engineer

I have an interview next week with the following rounds:

Front-end round: 1 hr
Break: 15 min
System Design Round: 1 hr
Engineering Value | HM: 45 min

Any seasoned developers out there willing to share some tips or advice?

DoorDash Interview: Tips Needed

Hi folks,

I need some guidance to switch my current company.As UI developer, I've been working for three years in my project.But in unable to crack my technical interview.Before interview I'm preparing a lot to answer those questions.but I fail there...is there any tips to achieve my interviews and get placed in new company...Would appreciate if I get any solution

Switching over to other company

Software Developer

So basically like every time I see a job vacancy I do apply for it.. But I'm not sure why I never get any calls back Or mails and these days I only see vacancies where they want only experienced people like more than 5 or 10.. I mean...where am I going wrong in this job hunt... I'm having 2 yrs of exp where I have wasted 1 yr being in bench so I could say I didn't get a lot of insight for my yrs of exp.... It sucks tho.... 😢 where should I start now what should I do? Completely blank...

Job search...

Systems Engineer

I’ve worked on multiple tech stacks with 5-6 years of experience but lets just say I want to switch job in a different stack for which my YoE is almost 0.

How to get hired with a new tech stack as a Senior/Lead Software Engineer ?

Whenever I receive a recruiter call, the first question they ask is why did you leave your previous job.
How do I answer this effectively.
I'm pretty new to the IT industry and would like to know about how to handle these kinds of questions.

How do I answer "Why did you leave your previous job" effectively?

I am a computer engineering student from a tier 3 college in Pune. Now that I am in the last couple of months of my 6th semester multiple companies have come to our campus but I haven't gotten an internship. How do i search for internships off campus?
Are there any tips from some experienced people like what do companies look at when giving out internships. Since last month I started applying off campus using linkedin and other websites but I am not getting any callbacks for interviews or even online tests.
Previously I haven't done any internships but have done projects which I have out on my resume.

Please forgive me if the format of this post is wrong, vague or broad. I am writing a grapevine post for the first time.

How to search for software internships

I joined TCS 3yrs ago and since then I couldn't switch. I am planning since last year March but actually not able to work on it. Even I couldn't apply actively. Currently I am involved in a role which has nothing to do with development and I feel bit less confident. So I want to know why it is so hard to leave? Does everyone feel same? Is this ecosystem somewhat responsible for this?

Why is it so hard to leave first company?

6 YOE joining 5th company next month.  
    
  Never let a retard shame you for job hopping.  
  Job hopping is one of the fewest ways to attain some economic mobility in this shithole country.   
  For a corporation understand that you're a fungible resource. They'll throw you under the bus once you've outlived their utility. Always lookout for your own personal interest first.

Hello, I work at Accenture and have completed a year in a support role in database administration, despite not having a BTech background. I'm aiming to transition to a development role in the coming years at companies like JP Morgan, Myntra, etc. Can anyone suggest what and how to prepare to make my first switch?

How to switch from support role to SDE?

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Hey. I graduated from a tier 4 uni with a non-engg degree (3 years). 

Including a breakdown of compensation to show what’s possible, apologies for the humble brag. 

Year 1: 12 lakh 
Year 3: 36 lakh + 15 lakh SOPs 
Year 6: 50 lakh + 5 lakh SOPs 
Year 8: 75 lakh + 30 lakh SOPs
Year 10: 110 lakh + 60 lakh SOPs

I’ve worked in increasingly larger companies, latest is a decacorn+.

AMA!

PM w/ 10 YOE, TC >1.5CR, AMA

Product Manager

I was laid off 3 weeks ago. I've appeared for 9 companies, 7 of which were small scale companies who asked either extremely tough questions or questions on outdated technologies that I don't have experience on(.Net Developer) 
I was able to crack L1 Technical Interviews with the other two companies (MNCs) and they haven't reverted back with the result of the second round yet, saying that they'd reach out by next week. I don't trust HRs so Idk if this is a lie or not. 
The market seems tough and cracking interviews is becoming difficult by the day probably because of the sheer volume of applicants and numerous choices that companies have. 
How many interviews should I expect to give more before I land a job? Moral support dedo.

TLDR: Have appeared for 9 interviews with no success in the past 20 days. How much more time is this going to take? Need some guidance.

How many interviews did it take you to land a job?

I have 1 year of experience and have been on the lookout for a switch lately. Most postings I come across require having prior experience on their particular tech stack. It does not seem to matter that the work I have been doing is exactly what the job needs, just that I use a different language and framework to achieve the same thing. Honestly, I could bridge the gap within the first month when no one expects anything from me anyway. Funny thing is, I have actually gotten an interview for a role that is a bit different from my current one but since I have experience in the language they use, I was shortlisted lol. This is a shift from what I have heard from my seniors, they said that nature of work, dsa proficiency/problem solving skills and even college mattered more than the tech stack.

Have you all also faced the same or is it just me? Any reason why this could be happening? Maybe because companies feel like they will waste time and effort in training the employee in a new language? Anyway, I would like to hear from you all!

Are the days of tech stack agnostic hiring gone?

I am currently working as a software engineer on Mulesoft , but I want to switch to web development. I have 1 year of experience as a Mulesoft developer, but when I try to apply for a job as an experienced individual, they ask about work experience in a tech like React or Django. Since I was working on Mulesoft, I don't have experience in React or Django, so I have to say I have no experience in that, but I know React and Django. I have also worked on a project with them. What should I do?

Currently working as Mulesoft developer but wants to switch to Web Development.

Hello, trying to switch, applying on naukari for now
But not getting any calls
I have 3 years of experience majorly in backend development with main language Java


What should be the expected salary, given that there are lay offs and stuff....

How to get an interview call?

Quick background: A seniorish middle management guy here

Got the last 2 jobs via my network, didn't apply for it. 

Some lessons learnt:
1. Get into that high iq, mafia type companies, where the bar is really high 
2. If you end up doing good then you'll get calls from your circles to work on something exciting
3. Lastly, work on your personal branding, write that blog down, tell how you did it, it should attract niche audience in your circle

Good luck 🤞🏻

I like this hot take

Yep, my last two jobs were 
 - inbound from a hiring manager who read some medium posts 
 - direct referral from ex colleague at a company from 4 years back

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