Would you accept a role you don’t want at a prestigious company to get in?!

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thetwo127

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Mar 29 22 Comments

Let’s say you have 3+ YOE

Role is technical engineer support engineer at a company like LinkedIn..

Thoughts?

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  • I would consider joining a less interesting team as a software engineer, but definitely not for a completely different role even if it’s an interesting/prestigious team.
    Mar 29 6
    • Gotcha. Maybe if you can get some insider info from someone who works at the company of interest, you could gain more insight as to whether that role has any relevance to the actual role you’re interested in. But in any case, I would generally recommend against taking on a role just so you can transition to another role later, unless you’re genuinely interested the role.
      Mar 29
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      thetwo127

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      Thanks. They work hand in hand these two diff roles. One is more strategic. One more executional. I’ve gotten mixed signals during interview process but ultimately it’s far less strategic (if any at all) than advertised; it’s more of a technical support role
      Mar 29
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    kNUJ50

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    If I was self taught or fresh out of a bootcamp or transitioning from something like Wordpress or drupal dev. But not with experience under my belt.
    Mar 29 6
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      kNUJ50

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      Internally.
      Mar 29
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      thetwo127

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      thetwo127
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      Externally too though?
      Mar 29
  • KPMG
    monicabing

    Go to company page KPMG

    monicabing
    What role do you want?
    Mar 29 1
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      thetwo127

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      I want a role that’s more strategic, but role is like very executional
      Mar 29
  • Amazon
    pepsidawg

    Go to company page Amazon

    pepsidawg
    No. It will take time to switch roles. Better to just keep interviewing for the role you do want
    Mar 29 1
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      thetwo127

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      Ya true
      Mar 29
  • Microsoft / Eng
    🚩🥜🥜😻n

    Go to company page Microsoft Eng

    🚩🥜🥜😻n
    Try a different prestigious company
    Mar 29 1
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      thetwo127

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      Rejected from G + FB on-sites this year. :(
      Mar 29