Career growth

Hey community folks, I wanted to know which approach is best or you tried yourself while trying to switch. I know trends are like either going for product based companies (Amazon, Microsoft, Intel) or going for Management consultancy companies (like Bain, BCG). What should one aim for career growth wise. Obvious question yet wanted to have people's thoughts on this. Thanks (⁠θ⁠‿⁠θ⁠)

Currently an intern for a XYZ company, pretty good, compensation is pretty good, I'm an SDE intern, the team which im in is platform engineering, should I switch the role which has something more based on the heavy coding side? I don't see myself beyond 5 years here, would this team matter when it comes while making a switch?

I work as a Senior Operations Associate, work is challenging and I learn a lot everyday, but I want more money, because I work really hard. The thing is the company culture and all is very good and on top of it, it's fully remote, hence I am afraid if I'll find the same thing in other places or not. Will complete 2 years in next few weeks, and I've observed that lately the work I've been doing somewhat aligns with Management, Strategy, Growth and Consulting roles (read some JDs on LinkedIn and Indeed for some positions and more than 60-70% were common with what I do almost everyday) Hence I'm in a dilemma what to do what not to do. Anyone went through the same phase please share your experience. Any suggestions for good certifications or courses that can help me outstand or be better in this field will be really appreciateed (better if non expensive 🥲) T.I.A.

Hi all I am currently working as a business analyst for about 6 months now. Earlier was in a back end development team but was underperforming as could not really figure out what to do. I don’t like coding. The current role suits me but I don’t know if it has a good future. Current role - Analyse old product (old code) (understand the complete functionality) Suggest enhancements if asked for by the client. Give demos to on-site people/developers Test the modernised version of the product (started very recently. Called “functional testing”) Can I switch to a different company with a good jump in pay in future? I feel like the work I do is not really considered worthy and hence there is no growth in this field. Please suggest how to move forward. Would like to work for another year or two and then go for an MBA abroad.

I am just 1.5 years old into my current company and the growth seems to be slow here.Hence wondering if I can look outside in the market for some new opportunities. Just an anxiety: What should I answer if the HR asks me about the frequent switches? I always get stuck on this question ( ofcourse I do it for quick growth) but how can I sugarcoat to justify this? Please comment and share your thoughts.

I am currently working in a Series A funded startup based out of Blr, and we are hopeful to raise another round in a few months (let’s assume this is certain for the sake of discussion). I’m thinking b/w between deciding to stick here for 4-5 years min, and pursuing MBA (aiming for abroad ideally) I am a growth manager right now, with 4 years experience in total, w/ 1.5yr at my present company. I get along with my team very well, think my manager is a great mentor for me right now and really love the product we are building. The growth prospects of the company are pretty good as well and we are very (cautiously) optimistic about raising Series B in this funding winter. My main dilemma comes when I think of money that I can probably earn here or elsewhere if I pursue education further. No matter where I work I’d rather do it for the stock options and give myself a chance at an early age to get to a good financial state asap. At the same time, despite the upfront costs that an MBA brings, there’s sureshot way that I’ll get to a higher pay whereas relying on a Startup’s ESOPs is riskier comparatively. I’ll be walking into my appraisal call in a couple of weeks. I’m paid 20L fixed + 10L ESOPs right now. I studied at a tier 1 institute, not that it matters, but compensation wise I want to be matched to my peers. Is it sensible for me to ask for a marginal fixed comp hike and ESOPs of 30L-40L (is this the right amount to ask for the risk I’m taking) in the hopes of getting wealth - Is this significant enough for me to ditch my other options (or companies)? Or should I stick to standard hikes and pursue an MBA?

I am just 1.5 years old into my current company and the growth seems to be slow here.Hence wondering if I can look outside in the market for some new opportunities. Just an anxiety: What should I answer if the HR asks me about the frequent switches? I always get stuck on this question ( ofcourse I do it for quick growth) but how can I sugarcoat to justify this? Please comment and share your thoughts.

In my nearly 2 years of experience i have switched two companies now in my third company, i am not getting quality work and ownership. What should I do shall I try to switch or stay here and wait for the right time when I will get quality work and ownership.If i switch now then how will it affect my career in the long run.Anyone please help me on this what should I do. i am currently in the third company for past 5 months now.

What advice would you give to 20 yr old ppl? Your mistakes, regrets, necessary steps, things to avoid How to climb the success ladder fastest?

Hey folks, I have been working in startups for my entire experience and was wondering if it would be worth it to switch to a bigger org for better growth/learning in this market? My reasons to switch 1. Low learning potential: I am a senior SDE here and WLB here is really good, too good in fact (I barely work a couple of hours if even that), this is leading to a lower learning potential, the work I get assigned, I complete in a couple of hours and while I have been given bigger projects, the learning is not there, I can easily complete them, and since I am the senior SDE here, I cant ask anyone to review my code/performance 2. Startup is in early seed stage, and there is definitely an uncertainty here about surviving till next year 3. I wasnt given much of a hike despite a level promotion (just 10%). My manager is really awesome and one of the best guys I have ever worked under and honestly I wouldnt even think of switching if I had 5-6 YOE but at this point, I think i need to learn more and get some more guidance/review from experienced folks to grow. My salary is decent, but having my friends work in FANG/FANG-equivalent is definitely not helping my FOMO, specially when I hear about their projects in their orgs and compare it to mine which are nowhere near theirs in score or complexity. and the reason why I am hesitating to switch is seeing the layoffs news coming in everyday, I can prep for interviews in the next couple of months and probably apply then but seeing all of these layoffs and folks finding it hard to land jobs is making me fear that I will lose this job with nothing to show for it in the end. So, should I switch in this market or stick it out in my current org until market situation improves (considering it wont improve until next financial year)? EDIT: posted this again because I couldn't edit the last post