I once went through a hiring process where the technical interview was great, but the recruiter conversation felt rushed. It made me realize how important that first interaction is in shaping the overall experience. From your side, what do you try to learn during that initial recruiter call?

How long do you work at new firm before you boomerang back to your old firm ? Let’s assume the plan is to go back to previous employer with a better pay and title

Hi! I got an offer with Standard Chartered India. What does Grade 7 Band 7 mean? and I got a role as Specialist, Product engineer. Is this equivalent to senior software engineer ? Or relevant to manager? What is senior engineer is know in SCB?

Thanks in advance!

Hello Fishes,

I joined CG on 27th July, the first project require me to work on documentation not related to my tech(networking) this I said no and went on bench.
The second project/client they tagged asking me to wrok on FTP L1 Monitoring and t-shoot.
Again this is not relevant to my exp(6 years in Network).

How to get released from this? the upper line is not in touch with me not they responding with update

What options do i have, what if I abscond?

Will they give me exp letter?

Is it bad form to meditate while you’re lying down in bed? Asking for a friend

11 likes for DM please

Thoughts on Fingerpaint? Or any insight into their work/life balance?

Exiting to a boutique for a promo/more comp/WLB? Good idea?

Projects will be focused, long term comp is still great but obv much lower than MBB.

Any thoughts?

How is interview process at Nvidia ? How many rounds for 11 yoe , sr. system s/w engineer role.

How much time nvidia takes to finish all interviews and if everything goes well how much time to release offer ?

I am done with 1st technical interview. 2 more technical round schedule. Which kind of questions to expect in 2nd & 3rd round ?

Hey, is anyone hiring an HR Program/Project Manager or lower? I’m an HR PMO and looking for a change. YOE 2.9. Remote/hybrid any would do.

Any Vietnamese fish got H1B stamp recently? Mine is only valid for 1 year which I'm wondering why. Not having to worry about renewing it every year when I travel abroad is nice :(

Anyone have experience exiting to a biotech with no commercial products? PH I/II lead asset targeting multiple indications. Pros and cons?

Which company is good for new moms and WFH ?
Also which companies are having come back programs for new moms?

This time last year, I was making 70k without bonus potential. Tomorrow, I am putting in my notice and I will be making 110k with potential bonuses. Remember to take care of you.

Any Sales tips? What has worked for you all when doing cold calls? And any tips and idea on building your book of biz?

Hello Fishes,

Need your input please

If i get lowballed package with good learning curve. Is it better idea to stick to it for next eight month and make another switch to recover the loss? Or should I search better job ? I have only 20 days left in notice

Not sure why the execs keep their jobs and layoff production. Do we need all top-level operation staff when there isn’t much left to operate? I have ahead time seeing C-suite doin any production work

How does one find a mentor?

Hello recruiters, happy Monday!

I want to know why recruiters ask me in an interview if I am looking at other opportunities, or if I am interviewing at other companies. If I say yes they will ask at what stage I am.

I just want to know the reason behind it and if there is a right answer to this question!

I’ve noticed a lot of job applications have a field for a website in addition to LinkedIn…this is new to me. what kind of websites do people put here? What’s on the website? Is it like a campaign/platform of themselves as a brand?

Anyone that can invite me to some Slack groups for UI/UX designers and software developers for my learning?

How do you navigate when you've already accepted an offer, but you get a better one? I'm supposed to start a new role tomorrow but got an offer for the job I really wanted, and it pays 50k more. Is it horrible if I quit while having just started?

Just realized excel has a new feature to analyze data in excel. Do you think this will impact the need/want for data analysts? Will the compensation go down or do you think it’ll have no impact?

Next week I have two skill interviews w/ Accenture & Bioventus (both Workday positions) . Any advice / recommendations on preparation for the questions (and answers) they may ask?

Trying to narrow down my quarter life crisis. Currently I’m looking at a UX Design bootcamp, do people actually hire from these bootcamps?

Why is it some companies make you reapply to a role when you’re towards the end of the interview process?

When you recruiters say at the end of a 15 min call.
“I will get back to you by the end of this week” does that really mean “your not right for this position”? Because this whole thing is a waste of time. I’ve did these calls with 3 recruiters and is yet to hear back from someone. Today would be the 4th recruiter that I’ve spoken to. Does this practice annoy you guys just as much as it does us? My dream career is to be a technical recruiter but this whole thing is discouraging.

Trying to come up with some project work for my University Sourcers to complete that will benefit my team. Their most recent ask was to generate a list of universities in each state that we source from within iCIMS. What other projects have you found to be beneficial to enhance recruiting efforts?

How can I get my foot in the door with Microsoft?

Applying for a job at Aha! Feeling very passionately about this company and was wondering if there are any recruiters who can help to recommend me for the position.

Any recommendations on where to go to brush up on your Boolean search techniques? I’ve been recruiting for 10 years, but admit I don’t know the latest ways... for example X-ray

What happens when someone sign an offer letter and decide not to join for some reason like joining a diff company?

Hi all I’m a certified Project manager and Scrum Master with 8+ years of healthcare experience and 3 plus years in Tech as a product manager with some 5 years in service designing. I really need a well compensating remote evening/ night shift position pls can anyone help or refer me? Thank you!

Hi anyone willing to provide Atlassian referral for US/Canada based jobs?

Rise and shine! Any recruiters for CVS 🥹☺️ in the building?

Every time I try to work with a recruiter, the initial conversation goes great and then I never hear another peep from them. Am I doing something wrong? What can I do to make working with a recruiter worth my time?

What is the base salary that one should negotiate for a senior tech recruiter in Illinois in a large manufacturing company? Looking for some insights; I have 8+ years of experience; thank you!