Same here. Not a good first impression IMO

Software Engineer

Consultant

This is a straight reject. Infact your friend will become a folklore in that interviewers circles for years to come. Do NOT approach the interviewer on Linkedin.

Same thoughts, but given the market conditions and his urgency to get a job ASAP, it got me thinking as well.

Not a market condition, but seems more of a skill issue. Rather than all this vague stuff, he should work on upskilling

Recruiter

My friend who has less than a year of experience, has been searching for jobs for almost a year now. And the market has been, as from my observation, favorable to those with atleast 1.5 YoE. So, he...

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My friend who has less than a year of experience, has been searching for jobs for almost a year now. And the market has been, as from my observation, favorable to those with atleast 1.5 YoE. So, he's only got 1-2 interview opportunities till now.

Today, idk what amazing luck shined on him, he got an opportunity to interview at a pretty good company. But since he's kinda nervous about loosing this opportunity if they are expecting more for a junior role, he's thinking of approaching the interviewer on LinkedIn or somewhere and request them to not got hard and keep it simple as he's really in need of this job to take care of his financial crisis as the only breadwinner in the family. 

But I felt that it might backfire if the interviewer fails to understand and goes chaos. He's asking me whether to do it or not. I don't really have any experience in this. So, I'm asking you all amazing folks here. What should he do ?

Should my friend do this ?

Should my friend do this ?- Grapevine

One of my friends, who is highly talented and an adept competitive programmer, recently received an offer from "Tech Mahindra" with a package of 3.25 LPA and a 2.5-year service bond. Given the current tough economic climate, should he accept this offer or wait and prepare for better opportunities? Additionally, if anyone can refer him to opportunities in their current company, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help and insights!

Seeking Advise !!!

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

Hey Folks, Since I come from software engineering background so looking for some help from you all. 

One of my friend has about 6yr of experience working as Senior DataScientist and he is pretty good at the work. I see him continuously brushing up with almost latest things happening in ML space. He is now looking for job switch but struggling to get interview call and not able to clear rounds for scheduled interviews. Something is going off in his case, dont know what. 

I really want to help him so Pls help me with this question -

1. What are the companies hiring for DS2 or Senior DS role for now?
2. What is the expectation from a Data Science candidate in the interviews?
3. What are the popular interview questions that are being asked these days?
4. If possible please share your recent interview questions.

This would be really helpful to all other folks as well who are preparing and are in the same route

Data Science Interviews

A potential Secondment at a MNC Client was pitched to a friend of mine by his employer (also a MNC), about which he was very excited. In his current role, he's due to become Manager in 6 months (giving him a 38% hike), however none of his Bosses have given him any assurance to the effect that the promotion will be granted, but still he's confident that he shall get promoted. His name was proposed to the Client for the Secondment, and he cleared technical interview rounds with the Client's team. The JD shared by Client which position was being filled by Secondment is of AVP with my friend meeting the experience level sought by the Client. The fee proposed by his employer to the Client is 5 times my friend's salary and his ultimate plan was also to transition out from his employer to become a permanent employee at the Client, once the Secondment period of 6 months gets completed. 

Now for reasons best known to the employer and Client, it is looking like the Secondment may not happen after all.
In such a situation, what should be the ideal strategy for the employee (Feel free to comment below and share inputs/insights etc) - Should he approach the MNC directly, offering his services and interest? Or, given that the Client and his employer have an existing relationship, and there's a risk that the Client may notify the employer of the employee's proposal - Should he accept his fate and move on with life? Would your answer change in such a case, if the Client itself seeks out the employee and encourages him to join them? Is there any other option in your opinion by which the employee may secure and not let go of this opportunity?

What would you do?

Account Manager

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I usually panic before an interview and end up not attending it at all or postponing it. Even after preparing I feel under pressure and get performance anxiety. How can I tackle this?
I’m always worried about what they’ll ask and if I don’t answer properly what will they think of me, I get such intrusive thoughts. And even after preparing I always feel like I have not prepared well enough.

Interview panic

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

I joined this job 3 months back. Things haven't been good. Part of the problem is that the people I am reporting into have little to no experience in the segment they are entering into and are not willing to listen to someone who has worked in this segment for 15+ years.

I am a little bemused.... I don't really need the job. But the money is nice..... 

Any suggestions on what to do.....

Saw my job listed on linkedin. What should I do?

Business Development Manager

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I'm in Founder's office role, and a part of the work requires prospecting for hires for a team. 
On the first day, I pulled out a list of potential hires, but it was brushed aside.

Now the team head posts on social media that they are looking for someone to fill that role (I had list for), and referral will get the approx INR 2.4L 

My monthly salary is also not INR 2.4L!

I am so pissed. 
How do I convey this professionally and (also ask for the slice of cake)

I obviously have data ready and can get someone to join, but it won't get me even 1 p from 2.4L

Need advice

Background,
I got laid off from an organisation and by god's grace I had a offer, which was not that good 10% decrement in salary, but me being a scared person joined the company.

Now 1 month after I realised I can do much better and market seems to open up.

What should I tell the HR in 2 scenarios.

1. I had already started Interviewing and haven't mentioned that I was layed off. What should I tell if I get selected? 

2. If a opportunity comes to start Interviewing for seperate company, should I mention about ty current company or no?

PS. The work in current organisation is not that good and it's a contractual role.

Need advice on what to say to HR of new company .

Software Developer

l attended an interview today and told my expectation is 24 LPA, but they said for my skills, they were expecting to give around 26 to 30 LPA.

Now they've asked me to think about the proper CTC and give it to them. I don't want to ask for 30 LPA either.

How can I revert back and how can I ask them for ~28 LPA now?

History: I've been leading teams and developing projects that were used by millions of people. Worked with startup's that were in rock bottom and bought them to a good position.

Finished college last year. But getting into full time for the first time. Been working as a freelancer/contractor for 5+ years.

Interviewer said I'm undervaluing myself, how much should l ask?

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

One of my close friends is not liking the work in the current company due to the terrible WLB. He is planning to switch to a new company but doesn't want to show this current company experience of 3+ months. Have you ever come across such a situation? What's the best thing to do? If he reveals to the new employer then it won't be good on his resume because the company previous to the current one laid off 50% of employees and unfortunately he got affected too in that layoffs. So, due to tough market conditions he has joined a startup and realised that he can't sustain here for long.

Please guide if it's alright not to put the last 3 months experience in the resume and apply for new jobs.

Does hiding previous experience of 3-6 months create any trouble in the new company?

Analyst

My friend just landed a job at a well-known MNC. However, the recruiter is requesting payment for their efforts in securing the position for my friend. How can we handle this situation tactfully?

Recruiter asking for money

Hi Viners,
My elder brother who used to work in strategy got laid off in July. He had a fixed pay of 35 and total CTC of 42. ( 2 lakh annual esops, 5 lakh variable). He has a pretty good runway and not worried about the finances since currently at home and no rent/ other metro city expenses. He has been working as an external consultant since December and making 3 lakh per month as fees.

Yesterday he received an full time offer from a startup with Fixed pay 32, 1 lakh retention, 1 lakh performance bonus and 4 lakh annual esops at the last valuation.

The startup is yet to raise series B but the role he is getting is a strategy and ops planning role along with PnL responsibility in 3-6 months.

HR told him that the salary would get revised once they recieve series B but he knows that stuff is usually just lip service. Glassdoor reviews also show that the workload will be high and might have to work on public holidays as well.

Would you advice to take this?

Would you take a paycut?

Growth Manager

And also quote X amount they are offering?

Please note - this i am asking from freshers POV

Can I lie in an interview that has an offer standing from another firm?

It has been 25 days since I got laid off from the startup that I was working for. I have given a few interviews. Got rejected in 1st or 2nd rounds in a few, went till the last round n rejected in a couple and haven't heard back from the HR in a few. Not hearing back, unanswered calls, delays in rounds etc. cause a lot of anxiety and impacts my confidence and preparation levels. How do I tackle it? 
Also, unable to find fresh openings in product/ strategy roles for past few days. This also adds to pressure and uncertainty.

In short, it is a very troubling phase. How do I deal with it? Need enormous help from all of you folks. Would love to hear some great thoughts / insights / hacks too.

Laid off and preparing for interviews

Product Manager

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

Hello folks! First of all, Apologies for spamming your feed. But I wanted to help my friend out who is trying for a new job. I’ll list the skills/certifications/courses he has done below. 
Kindly note that he just completed the course+ Had a gap of 4-5 years because of personal reasons. (Basically he is a fresher into IT now)

I feel internship at some place would help him step into IT rather than applying jobs and wasting time. Please suggest!

Skills:  Red Hat Certified System Administrator.  Skilled in Linux Administration, AWS services  (S3, RDS, IAM, SNS etc), DevOps tools and web hosting. 
Actively seeking roles in DevOps and cloud technologies.

Help for my friend

One of my friends got an offer during campus placements with a good base pay, later his offer was postponed without clear doj, now he got another offer after 8 months of struggle with a very low salary, now he is getting calls from different startups tho they are good paying companies due to his lower pay rn they are not willing to pay much, what should be the better option he should follow ? He is very good enough in tech among all of us and he is from tier 1 college...

Suggest a best path

Hey guys,

I am 2023 passout. I got laid off from my previous organisation in March 2024. I have almost 9 months of work experience and am currently looking for a job.

It has almost been 6 months to my job hunt. Got interviews from google companies like Blinkit Coinbase Google Oracle Razorpay etc. But somehow or the other things went south and i have not landed any offer yet.

There is one early stage startup thats offering me 40-60k per month. Considering that my last withdrawn CTC was 15LPA(all fixed) should i take this offer? Since the market is really bad for freshers.

Seniors, please help me out here!!! Lmk if you need any other details about my work experience.

Advice needed

Today we have a review meeting, although my manager gave me a positive review and everything looks good in the meeting, but somehow I feel that it's better to have one backup offer. 
So should I start a job hunt in this scenario ? The current market is not good for a fresher with less than 1 YOE.

Should my friend do this ?

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