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Hi All!
I am currently a Senior Software Engineer(Backend) with 4 YOE. My current CTC is 21LPA (All Fixed) with additional Yearly bonus. I got a call from Google (Pune/Bangalore/Remote) for Software Engineer - Backend. I have the following doubts but any insights are welcome -
1. Does the lower designation offered make any difference?
2. Kinda ambiguous, but what kind of hike or ballpark pay can I expect?
3. Any similar interviews experiences or focus areas I should prepare for?
Kind souls of Google,
Would you be kind enough to refer me to a role at Google!
Came across a role that's a good fit.
Would ideally like to target it through a referral and not by applying through the career site.
Would also love to maybe take you for a meal or alike to thank you for it.
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Yes skills and experience are valuable however, if you don’t have education on finance and no experience, your chances of getting in are very slim. To me they are equally important until you have many years of experience then that’s different story.
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But could I not gain experience by joining a trainee role and the company training me up and paying for studies? And then whilst I’m studying I’m gaining experience?
Yeah i don't think degrees or certificates hold as much weight as real life work experience and connections. I would put your time and energy towards building experience, networking, and teaching yourself skills.
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Yeah, I am leaning more towards the experience side rather than uni. It seems more valuable
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My bachelors is in international studies… I worked in a computer lab and then went into project management which is something that every industry uses on some level.
What are you thinking of doing once you are in finance?
In my company there are folks who started as a teller and then worked their way over into the technology area. I think there is someone celebrating 50 years with the bank. That is extremely rare.
Getting a degree through your employer will take longer but less debt. In the United States, I think the limit for the year is less than $6000 total that the company can pay for the degree.
Just watch out for any strings attached to using the benefit. One person found if they used the perk , they had to promise to work for the company for so many years.
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I am based in the UK :)
I am thinking of going into financial management or being a management accountant for any company really. I have been told by many that the best way to do this is work my way up the ladder. Start first in a junior role and climb up!
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I went the bachelor’s first route, and I wouldn’t say I’m that much further ahead than colleagues who never went to college.
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Interesting, I have heard quite a few people say this. I think I am leaning more towards the working side and getting experience
I hear so many people say that they would not go back to school in today's job market and I have teo agree. It seems like most companies really do value experience more than education. That isn't the case for all roles though.
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Yeah, most people are saying that to me! I think that's the route I will most likely go down