I was wondering is it possible to job hop within a company? For eg. say u are a recent graduate and have just intern experience in software from another country and since it's hard to get a job in the new country u moved to, if you get a job as customer service if u were to later ask the company that u would like to work as a software dev would they agree or would it be like since u have customer service experience now they would prefer u to continue working as that, say if the company was TCS.

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Yes an internal shift is the best way to do this. You probably need people to vouch for you though. Talk to your manager/mentor about options

Externally, people don't typically take IT support experience seriously when it comes to hiring SWEs (myself included)

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I’ve been with the same firm for 25 years. I’ve been part of customer support, IT, presales (partner enablement), sales (customer success). Yes, if you like the place you can find interesting new opportunities.

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We have a career portal. It lists jobs. If I want to join I visit it. If I want to switch jobs, I find the next position there.

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You have a long way to go - as a starting point, spell “you” correctly and see where appropriate communication advances your career. Not being rude, just honest.

I don't think it was necessary and even though you said "not being rude", it was very rude. This is a social media platform. I'm sure OP doesn't use short form on his or her resume

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Yes, that's always possible. It would be the best way to go in this market. You already have credibility. within the company already.

I don't think it's a matter of them agreeing or not but rather they might feel that someone else with more experience could better fit the job. Try to feel the hiring manager out first, get a sense of what they are looking for

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