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Hi Fishes,
I'm about to attend HR interview in TCS next week. I have 5.10 yoe in .Net tech and gcp and current ctc is 8 lpa. I want to consider it to be for a long term association with my next company..
What will be the ctc that I can ask for according to the trend..
Please help..
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Serious answer: in 90% of cases employers only confirm employment dates and job title.
Less serious answer: I came from pwc, as was the hiring manager. He asked me what I thought of the company, I told him it was a nightmare. Got an offer before my return flight.
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Just make sure to look them up on linkedin first to see if they are an alum. If so, there’s a 99% chance they hated it
You left to pursue other opportunities?
It doesn’t suck for people that left on good terms because an employment gap is your biggest worry not your previous employer badmouthing you.
What did you do 👀
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Is this the dude that expensed every meal to the client over the holiday break? We told you this would happen.
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Most companies will confirm dates of employment and whether or not you are eligible for rehire, but will not disclose any additional details.
Never had it come up in a background check. I wouldn’t worry about it. Before they ask why you left, say what you didn’t like about working there and what excites you about the job you’re interviewing for.
Sorry but can’t say, signed non-disclosure
I would just say, I entered the Capitol through the front door and not the smashed in window. I only walked out with souvenirs that were valued less than what I paid in income tax.
This happened to me (the fired part). I was only ever asked about it once during interviews.
“It just wasn’t a good a fit so I left to pursue other opportunities...and here is why I am excited about this one”
In most cases, your former employer can say if you were fired or laid off, as well as why. Google "how to explain why I was fired" or something similar.
Can’t* in most cases
Ideally, something close to the truth, but with a spin on what you’ve learned and why you won’t have that performance issue again.
You can also try not to mention it. If you’re flat out asked if you were ever fired, or if you’re filling out one of those online applications that explicitly tells you to list every job you’ve ever had, you may be stuck. Otherwise, consider how long you were there — if it was a year or less, can you just leave the job off your resume? Do you have references from other jobs you can provide? If not, is there someone other than your direct boss (ideally still someone senior to you) who can speak more favorably to your work? If you haven’t yet left (or even if you have), can you come to an agreement with the company about what they’ll say about your departure, so they won’t contradict it if you tell an interviewer it wasn’t a good fit/you wanted to focus more on XYZ?
Can you ask HR what they would say or issue a background check through a company like hire right or even have a friend pose as a reference checker... I don’t know if the last one is plausible, but heck they could be hiring you for any type of a “freelance gig.”
You left bc your project ended. The firm decreased costs due to low pipeline. Who officially uses the term "fired" anymore?