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How is Prod support roles in Bofa. I heard some flexibility there to change project through IJP. Can I change my project to technical side any time after joining the project? I have been doing Devops certification. Will they give a chance to work in Devops, if I have skills?Bank of America BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd.
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Gamers who are arguably some of the most gatekeeping, not to mention often sexist group of people vs a woman who is functionally qualified but without specific industry experience? I’m not surprised.
I was practically laughed out of an interview for a gaming industry focused VC when I said Nintendo Switch games are what I play most. They said I wasn’t a real gamer and they couldn’t take me seriously. Despite having literally thousands of hours of playtime and also being qualified for a VC role.
But to actually answer your question, it comes down to company culture. Look at C Suites of Fortune 500 companies and you will see A Lot of jumping between industries that are seemingly unrelated. I work in fintech and a decent chunk of our C Suite came from PepsiCo. But there are some companies who strongly prefer home grown candidates or strong industry expertise and it shows in the C Suite.