As a tech recruiter, have you ever suggested a candidate whose unkempt look (messy hair, wrinkled clothes, or overall neglected appearance) made you hesitate, even if their skills were a fit? I know many people who are not about looks, but are great engineers.

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This is an interesting flag. I’m often surprised that these days in tech, your presentation doesn’t really matter, especially as a developer. In marketing or sales it’s more relevant but if you’re a good engineer and can’t get dressed, you’re still hired

It’s not to say I necessarily agree with this. I do this how you present yourself is important! But it seems to just be a fact of tech work today

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What do you think are the chances this thing actually goes through? As of today they're still blocking it. It's paused which is fine, but if they don't actually forgive them after February I'll be pissed.

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Looking for a referral! First switch from TCS

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Went through multi-day loop for L5 SA and felt confident in my interactions. Presentation went well with no lack of answers for follow up questions. Just found out 6 days later I will not be receiving an offer, and it is policy to not provide feedback of gaps or reasons behind no offer. Also found out they ask you not to reapply for 1 to 2 years for same role. Would anyone recommend an alternate path for feedback on interview (outside of recruiter) and is the 1-2 year policy true?

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I have 30 lpa offer from Fujitsu for pune and Expecting another offer from Jp morgan 35 lpa for bangalore location. I am willing to join fujitsu as I will get work on Azure cloud. Is this good decision to join fujitsu instead of jp morgan.

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This post is an alert message for anyone joining the Johnson & Johnson EMEA account for SAP & had Rakesh Sharma for their Manager round.

He is nothing less than a con man & will promise you a lot to make you join the account. After that he will put you in testing projects. If you ask for a release, he will either not release you or release with a very bad rating and influence other project managers to not take you into their projects.

You will be left with no choice other than leaving TCS.

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