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Hope you all are doing well.
I have multiple offers in hand from the below-mentioned companies.
Need your inputs and suggestion regarding which company would be better to join in terms of career growth and opportunities in Data Engineer role.
ITC Infotech
Telstra
Teklink International
Factspan analytics
Bosch
All companies are giving offers around 18-20(Fixed +Variable).
YOE - 3.4 years
Tech Stack - SQL Server,SSIS,Azure ,ADF,ADB,Pyspark,Azure Synapse, SparlSQL
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Agree 100% I love my generalist skillet and use it from everything from omelets to cooking steak!
Good catch! My ask was for folks to chime in and add, this is certainly an important one! Thank you
Now, if you weren't a manager M1, I'd say pls fix.😁
Rising Star
I agree but I think lack of specialization can be over come by any of the subsequent points if you’re not a complete bullshitter
Rising Star
Not even, more meant that if you’re smart, can drive progress, and identify where you need to source expertise you can deliver even outside of your area.
Generalist skillet? I think cast irons are a good choice as a do-it-all skillet.
Rising Star
I decided to specialize asap and got my base to $125k in a lcol city with just 14 months of experience. I'm at 2 YOE now with $130k base
Chief
Being a specialist and a good generalist are not mutually exclusive. Also I have plans to exit into a tech company once the economy is back to recovering. Comp package would most likely be higher than the average manager in consulting.
Time value of money at a moderately high income > The slow grind to get to a potentially higher ceiling as a firm leader in consulting. Also money is more enjoyable when you're young.
After 10+ years I would hope that you organically found a specialty. It makes no sense to me that one could work for an extended period and not find one (or maybe those folks are selling themselves short on their own superpower)
Maybe you can give an example of how life got in the way if you are citing 10 years of experience in consulting because I'm not following?
My experience was to specialize very early and I thought this definitely accelerated my career because both my consulting managers and my clients trusted me so I was given more responsibilities and promoted very quickly. I think being a generalist or becoming specialized can work depending on your situation.
Agree? Disagree? Add more ? (Keep it brief)
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Echo them completely! Specially the leadership skills! Ppl tend to think it comes with levels but no, they need to hone people empowering and coaching skills from early on! I love Lead from the Heart by Mark C Crowley on this subject
It's not your specific points that are wrong, but the universality in which you believe them to apply.
If you work with specialists in a technical domain, they will quickly see beyond the generalist blather, and cut to the substance, or lack thereof.
At least at Deloitte, we were scrambling to not only hire more technical talent, but to pay them more to keep them. The demand for technical expertise, current layoffs notwithstanding, and their share of the organization, only seems to be increasing.
There is also the general delusion of the elite of any hierarchy, that people of their kind are essential, and so they pick people that resemble them as future replacements, and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
Also, what you're calling delusional is anything but that. It's a tried and tested strategy to securely delegate while you focus on elevating yourself and build your followers.
If you don't understand followership, you are in for a surprise my friend.
This is a great list. One more to add — you’ll get the itch to leave between Manager / Senior Manager levels. It’s important to find your 2-3 Partner sponsors during those years who can groom you and get you on Partner track. You don’t want to leave upside
Yeah it would be great to have one but it’s different for many. I grew up in consulting and followed the same three partners over 12 years from associate to partner. Rapid learning and growth - lots of ass kicking - but at it’s foundation was strong delivery, core team guiding, and relationship management
agree with everything but the generalist point, I'm trying to superspecialize in data science lol
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Iffy about leadership and people management skill. I’ve had to work with leaders that literally couldn’t do either at any point.
I disagree strongly with the kool aid making it difficult to leave. Sure it’s strong when you enter consulting and if your social circle consists of consultants only. Looking at my friends in tech and other non tech startups reminds me how I need to get the f out of this job everyday.