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Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#42Or perhaps I should try to get away from my web developer job and get into something else? You already know what to do here. I just quit my job at MSFT sometime back, worked straight outta college for four years (in the MS-IDC office). I quit to actually pursue Research in "systems". As for you not getting a callback, add the right keywords/buzzwords in your resume and most importantly LC (considering where you are i…
Pardon my ignorance, but what's an LC? Leetcode?
Yes, LC is Leetcode.
Its gotten to a point where that is pretty much all you need to get a FAANG job, nothing more complicated than that.
Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#43My company is U.S. based, but has operations in Hyderabad. Here are openings https://www.vertafore.com/about/join-our-team
I had Vertafore on my radar a while ago but the Glassdoor reviews scared me away, how has your experience with them been?
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#45some concrete steps I learned from personal experience:
1. Switch away from php to something modern, more universal, more looking into the future and more relevant for big tech these days ASAP.
I mean find better job on go, js, python, kotlin or whatever biggest companies use for new products these days — right away.
Some company or startup that is building complex product, rather than just reselling engineers’ work hours to customers with lookalike projects.
And continue to build your unique carrier capital on that.
2. Get prepared to motivate and push yourself to grow.
3. Find best place in your area or (if you decide you don’t really belong in your country either) find opportunities to move to Europe or Canada. There’re plenty of them currently.
4. Build some plan with end goal that you feel you really like.
And just f*ng execute.
Plan (and your feelings about it) may and will change dramatically along the way, it’s okay.
The only critical part is keep moving.
If this doesn’t help - find a therapist that will help you fix your mental barriers.
Good luck.
Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#46You proved you are smart enough and socially able to live a fulfilling life already, so well done and congrats (it is much bumpier for many of your peers). It seems you need to know better your inner voice now (who you really are and what you do want from life), instead of using external metrics such as a degree or a job to define you. Again, smart enough to acknowledge and undergo this process before leaving your comfort zone. The easiest path away to meet new opportunities may be some intellectual nudge, such as coding competitions in the field/language you like the most? Take care and good luck.
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#47You probably need to get into management if your desire is to make more money and stay in IT...
Also, I always had a strong passion for music, so I started a band as a "side-project" and it added a huge amount of fun to my life...plus it allowed me to meet interesting non-tech people and really put in perspective the "work" side of my life comparted to the "living" side.
It sounds like you need more "living" and less "work"...of course, music probably isn't your thing but anything that really interests you outside of IT could be considered as a way to get out of the rut you find yourself in.
Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#48My company is U.S. based, but has operations in Hyderabad. Here are openings https://www.vertafore.com/about/join-our-team
I had Vertafore on my radar a while ago but the Glassdoor reviews scared me away, how has your experience with them been?
I am U.S. based, so experience might be different for India teams. I find they are an insurance services company first, and a software company second. They are very product focused and so the engineering and quality departments suffer. I think the CEO is pretty good, and the company has been recently acquired by a larger company that is more engineering focused than the previous one, so I think there is a brighter future, though I don't think the DNA of the company is going to change overnight.
One thing to keep in mind: The India teams are not supposed to be "second class citizens". The company is trying to complement already existing teams with support from overseas, so there may be growth in that vein. Vertafore pays slightly lower in the State of Colorado than do other companies, but it's still within reasonable.
Overall I'd say it's a middle of the road services-turned-software company that is still experiencing growing pains. It has good, established products with income flows so its stable.
Full Disclosure there is a referral bonus for both parties if a referred person gets hired. If interested, you can PM me your contact details and I can refer you.
Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#49Take on more responsibility, it's the guaranteed way up the ladder in any context.
Re: Ask HN: How do I move up my career/life?
#50I want you to hit me as hard as you can.