At Big 4, What happens if you're a software developer nearing the end of a project and you don't find a different project in your area of technical expertise?

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So are you expected to move to a different technology while you're already working on your current project?

I knew my project was about to end in April"22, hence I started looking out & made an exit this month. Also they were coming up with "Back to office from 1 january" Emails, which further made it necessary to exit.

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I have read that they have a No fire policy at EY India, do they not allow employees to stay on bench for a while?

Threats ,PIP, random placement in project in which you don't have expertise. I have seen MBA grads forced to learn Java related technologies 🤣

The Big D

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Networking plays a key role here. Reach out to people/colleagues/seniors, talk to them about their projects. Let them know you're interested and available. No one will say no to an extra helping hand

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