I have struggled to get this role to be fair, this is why I'm conflicted when I write the post to begin with. So finding another role won't be easy, although going by the number of calls/LinkedIn requests and emails I get and from hearing the HR department they are in need of skilled developers. I want to be a skilled developer, I can guarantee that I will not be getting another job with the skills gained from this 'preferred' CMS
Well, there's job hopper and there's the person that decided after the probationary period that the role wasn't really for them. If I'm asked why I was only there three months I could probably point to this post as an explanation, maybe?
No, this project is not the ony project, AFAIKT they have a lot of work coming up which they are under-resourced for, they have actually asked us to re-post the jobs advertised on LinkedIn and start going to Meetup's to build a network for possible new hires. If I do this project then I will be the SME for the company on this CMS, I guess maybe after doing one project that they will have enough confidence in me to listen to me the next time they are considering CMS options, I'm not comfortable with the amount of time I will spend wasted doing this project. I say wasted because it doesn't benefit me at all, I want to be learning something transferable. If I want to be a passionless 9-5 developer I'll go back to being a VBA developer in the financial sector.
With regard to finding the right company to work for, I have always found that what you hear in the interview and read online are very different to the actual day to day of the job. I always ask who I'll be working with, can I meet them if they're not in the meeting already.
I have worked for both consultancies and large firms both have the pros and cons, what I'm looking for is a place that will focus on the junior talent with the view to them being the next custodians of the work being done.
Many times I'm contacted with how big the company is (they're always a market leader in their field) and how much they are growing and how much salary they want to give you, these things do not concern me.
What technologies will I be working with?
What are the company values?
What's the work-life balance?
What emphasis is on training?
What is the team like?
I have worked in many sectors for many companies: Finance [Risk, Asset Management], Property, Oil & Gas and Lloyd's insurance market.
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Thanks for the reply @fnh ,
I have struggled to get this role to be fair, this is why I'm conflicted when I write the post to begin with. So finding another role won't be easy, although going by the number of calls/LinkedIn requests and emails I get and from hearing the HR department they are in need of skilled developers. I want to be a skilled developer, I can guarantee that I will not be getting another job with the skills gained from this 'preferred' CMS
Well, there's job hopper and there's the person that decided after the probationary period that the role wasn't really for them. If I'm asked why I was only there three months I could probably point to this post as an explanation, maybe?
No, this project is not the ony project, AFAIKT they have a lot of work coming up which they are under-resourced for, they have actually asked us to re-post the jobs advertised on LinkedIn and start going to Meetup's to build a network for possible new hires. If I do this project then I will be the SME for the company on this CMS, I guess maybe after doing one project that they will have enough confidence in me to listen to me the next time they are considering CMS options, I'm not comfortable with the amount of time I will spend wasted doing this project. I say wasted because it doesn't benefit me at all, I want to be learning something transferable. If I want to be a passionless 9-5 developer I'll go back to being a VBA developer in the financial sector.
With regard to finding the right company to work for, I have always found that what you hear in the interview and read online are very different to the actual day to day of the job. I always ask who I'll be working with, can I meet them if they're not in the meeting already.
I have worked for both consultancies and large firms both have the pros and cons, what I'm looking for is a place that will focus on the junior talent with the view to them being the next custodians of the work being done.
Many times I'm contacted with how big the company is (they're always a market leader in their field) and how much they are growing and how much salary they want to give you, these things do not concern me.
What technologies will I be working with?
What are the company values?
What's the work-life balance?
What emphasis is on training?
What is the team like?
I have worked in many sectors for many companies: Finance [Risk, Asset Management], Property, Oil & Gas and Lloyd's insurance market.