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Career Talk Job Search Queries 2 years ago
Posted on 16 Aug 2022, this text provides information on Job Search Queries related to Career Talk. Please note that while accuracy is prioritized, the data presented might not be entirely correct or up-to-date. This information is offered for general knowledge and informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a substitute for professional advice.
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Wrongful hiring is the case where actual job turns out to be very different than what you have applied to.
I have recently started my second job, leaving my first job after 7 months due to wrongful hiring. For my first job, I have applied for a DevOps position but I ended up doing front end web development back there. I had no experience nor desire in doing front end development yet I was doing it. I was never given any chance to demonstrate my DevOps knowledge, and yet my senior and manager was very sure that it was too early for me to switch to operations. I was also sitting idle until given a task. I was not allowed to grab one from the backlog nor work on or study something else. Mind that neither of them had any experience with DevOps before.
Fast forward, I applied to a DevOps position at a global company trusting the brand name. I got through a very technical interview where I was asked questions about vendor specific products used in DevOps and was hired immediately.
I must say I felt proud that even though I jumped the ship too early, I was able to get hold of a better position.
Now after two months into new job it is clear that my day to day duty has nothing to do with DevOps. I am hired for support work. Basically I am a customer relationship officer with knowledge of Docker.
My first company was a well known start-up at my country, and my current company is a well known global company. During my first job interview I was asked whether I am willing to do some development time to time and I said yes to it thinking that since I am hired for the back end team, I'll work in developing API's and what not in addition to my DevOps duties. I was not expecting front end development given that we already had 3 people doing those. So, I did asked questions about my current position and made it clear why I am leaving my job when interviewing again. So hiring manager was well aware of my standpoint, yet he did not openly informed me that the position will be a support role rather than any dev or ops.
My question is, if I cannot trust the brand name what/who can I trust to? How many job changes does it take to land the actual position doing the actual thing? How am I, as a new graduate/early career developer navigate through this "actual job turning out to be something very different" without it's being too late at weird positions ?
My question is, if I cannot trust the brand name what/who can I trust to?
By "brand name", I'm assuming you're referring to the title of the position you applied for.
You should never trust just a title to mean what you expect, as you've learned. Many job titles are filtered through HR or other people who are not directly involved in the actual work that will be performed. Other times, titles are chosen to attract specific talent that may have desirable skills chosen to supplement roles more core to the position (e.g. "we want a support engineer, but we want one specifically who knows Docker").
You need to ask very specific questions, not only about the tools you expect to be using, but howthey'll be used. Things like "will I be creating new containers tailored for each project, or do you have a template already defined that I will be deploying?", or "could you describe what your DevOps tool stack currently looks like, and how my role will interact with those tools? Do you anticipate changes to that stack that would involve my role?"
How many job changes does it take to land the actual position doing the actual thing?
Honestly? Possibly a couple. It really depends on what you're looking to do, how hot that role is in your market, and how many other people are competing with you for that role. If you're lucky, and talented, and interview well, you may get right into what you want to do. If not, I don't think its unusual to work your way towards a better fit through 2 or 3 positions that aren't really what you want to do.
I was asked whether I am willing to do some development time to time and I said yes to it thinking that since I am hired for the back end team, I'll work in developing API's and what not in addition to my DevOps duties. I was not expecting front end development given that we already had 3 people doing those.
If you're asked if you're willing to do some development from time to time, at the very least you should ask what languages and frameworks you'll be using.
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