If you could give a recent college graduate advice on office politics/etiquette/personal branding for job hunting in tech, what would you want them to know? What did you learn that helped you when you started your first job after graduating?

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Be friendly to all of your coworkers. You never know who might become your boss or help you get a job in 5 to 10 years.

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Thanks for sharing!

Be a "yes man". Sign up for any task that comes your way. Not only will you broaden your skills but you'll establish a reputation as someone who's versatile and gets things done. Become the person your employer can't live without.

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There is moderation in all things. There are things you shouldn't raise your hand for but it's good to do so enough to challenge yourself. I find it's good to develop a reputation for someone who presents opinions on things that warn of strengths and weaknesses, but ultimately does what you are asked for. It covers you when the pitfalls your predicted come to pass. But I've seen other devs who refuse to do things in the way they don't like and they are unemployed now. Reality rarely allows me to do things exactly how I'd want and you'd be surprised how often I was not as right as I thought when implementation crashed into reality.

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Solve the actual business problem. Tech is an enabler of other things.

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I worked 2m for startup company and absconded due to bitter experience from Jun'21 - July'21 , later immediately joined to another company Aug'21 to present(under notice period). Now I got offer with comcast and will moving on Jan'23. I'm bit worried because I don't have releiving letter for those 2m but all other records are clear with me(includes to company I'm currently serving notice period). I yet to reveal this 2m to my Hr. Should I tell and leave as such, Kindly pour your advice.

My attention to detail, on a scale of 1 to 10, has to be a 3. I can't find the fix. What would you rate your attention to detail? And if you started out bad, how did you fix it?

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Has any accountant ever seriously considered opening up their own business, either accounting related or something else?

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Got offer from coforge.
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Is the test Specialist role equivalent to manager and
Is they provide work from home?

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Any idea on HSBC project in Coforge?
For Mainframe tech prrspective

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Hi Guys,

My joining date is Feb 1. When I will be eligible for the variable pay mentioned in the offer letter?

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