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I am a current graduate student at Carnegie Mellon, will graduate by December 21, 2022. I am currently looking for full-time opportunities in Data Science and Machine Learning fields. I have 3 internship experiences in AI/ML last summer at Pittsburgh and 2-3 years of professional work exp as Software Engineer in India.
Portfolio: pallavrajsahoo.github.io/resume/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pallavraj-sahoo/
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It’s more common than you think — especially in tech. If you’ve made strong contributions and can frame your story around growth, impact, or misalignment with long-term goals, most recruiters won’t blink. The key is owning your narrative confidently without sounding defensive.
Thanks for your reply, would you say that what arises from my question is misalignment with long-term goals then? I wonder how is one supposed to frame that without sounding defensive though...
If you have only been there for a year and think you have made all the impacts you can make, you are not making any impacts
This is exactly what I want to avoid when it comes to the interview!
So let me add some detail and see if it changes your mind: - My job is not domain dependent - I was hired to work with a team I already knew - I already knew all of the technologies that are used, so onboarding took no time, first PR to prod the day I got access - Automated multiple manual processes that cut days off processes - designed and implemented an API layer for about 200 devs improving security posture and making self-service a process that used to be 2 weeks long - cut more than 500k $ a year in cloud costs while improving performances. I can obviously detail more and add more projects I've been main contributor of, I can think of 3 big other ones, but how does it sound so far? Next year is mainly going to be about AI adoption. I see my work here as doing a little less than what I did this year (with different projects), and it doesn't make me that enthusiast.
When I see a candidate in a role for less than a year and want a promotion, its really tough not going to lie. If they can't define a good role for you, its up for you to define that role. I only say this because as you move up the ranks, the roles become even more vague and someone who already has clarity issue can be worrisome.