I want to mentor anyone who is looking for help in IT Career
Happy Thanksgiving!
My name is Srinivasa (Srini). I am a Quality Assurance Manager (Information Technology) working in DC. I led teams with combination of men & women & other genders. I have been living and working in US over 20 years, been passionate to help anyone who desires to work in IT, as I found not many women in US are considering IT as one of their favorite careers for various reasons. This includes my wife.
My mentorship goal is to show how one can start, or transform themselves into IT, by leveraging their current experiences/ skills. I found that many women has basic talent and skills, which pretty much suits well to many IT entry level jobs, but unsure what is stopping them from becoming one. Again, I am not stating that every women dream should be IT career but see if the IT career can become one of their favorite career dreams.
In my life both my Mom & wife were great mentors in many parts of my life. I also feel that everything starts from home first. Considering same I started mentoring my wife who successfully completed her Undergraduate degree in Analytics . I also helped my daughter, who got struck in her IT career decision. Finally, she has completed her degree with data science as major and recently joined as Data Scientist with one of the top US firm. At work I mentored many new job entrants (Women), and some of them became more matured in their skills. It is not just my mentorship alone, they uncovered themselves after I started challenging them more.
I spent some time on this forum, to understand various concerns especially from returning moms, and new job entrants. My goal is to reach out those who want to move into IT and see how they can work in IT by uncovering their skills.
Please post your questions relating to IT jobs, so that I will respond accordingly. As I commute daily for about 200 miles (I love my commute), sometimes my response may be delayed, but I will certainly try to reply as soon as possible.
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I’m expected to graduate till June 2023, and researching for entry level Computer Science roles but till no luck.
Did I start the job search soon?
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Hello!
My manager, the second one I’ve had in my 2 years in this position, is leaving.
Ok, so my organization is great- great people, work-life balance, benefits, etc. However, since I’ve been there (will be 2 years in November), both of my managers i had have/are going to leave for really great opportunities outside of our org. While I’m super happy for them, i am concerned about how it’ll potentially impact my career growth. I’d still be doing the same work just reporting to new people, which may change as they hire on a replacement. Which is annoying to start the manager/employee relationship all over again.
My manager is leaving in a few weeks and is invested in making sure there’s a plan in place for who i report to when they’re gone. I guess my question is what would you ask them/consider during this transition phase? I was hoping to start the “it’s been 2 years, I’d like a raise or at least something to help with inflation” conversation but I hate doing this, it’s always so awkward. At the same time, it may be best to get the ball rolling on that to see what can be done prior to my manager leaving?
any advice is welcome, thank you :)
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Hi all - ok this is a first.
The new boss, promoted from within, and I are a bad fit, to put it mildly. I put in my two weeks’ notice, and she replied that I could leave tomorrow.
Here’s the twist: I WANT to stay for two weeks, to put files in order, to coordinate with co-workers the processes for future events, and to finish setting up a Dropbox account for my department. Most of all, I work in a retirement community, and want to ease these beloved residents into the knowledge that their trusted friend is leaving them in good hands. They just lost the last ED without notice and took it badly.
This new boss rules with a cudgel. She starts all discussions with No you can’t do that. She changes my plans on ginned-up reasons (e.g. she canceled my bus trip due to “insurance changes” which had nothing to do with the trip). She lays down the law, and when advised of an error, she doubles down and tries to blame the victim of her error. She refers to staff members as “bodies,” and cares for the residents based on the level of their rent checks. I can’t get away from her fast enough.
Still, I have a good plan for leaving, and as you can tell from the above description of her, any discussion is going to go badly.
any and all advice is much appreciated!
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Need help with app development
Hey everyone, I'm planning to develop an enterprise-level application in C++. It's a bit of a daunting task for me, and I'm looking for some guidance and advice. I have experience in C++, but this is my first time working on something of this scale. Any tips on where to start or resources to check out?
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Hi all, I’m based in the United Kingdom looking for a remote HR role
I have 2-3 years HR generalist experience and looking for a company that allows remote working anywhere in the world. Any suggestions on which companies provide this benefit?
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