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It does seem a bit conservative to me, which is why I submitted the link. I wanted to see whether I was alone in that thought.
by Smudge 14y ago
It does seem a bit conservative to me, which is why I submitted the link. I wanted to see whether I was alone in that thought.
- doktrin 14y agoPart of the disconnect may be down to industry norms. For instance, it's probably a little unusual to stick around a tech startup for 7+ years. That said, I have colleagues who have worked in my current company (startup) for 5+ years. However, they are certainly the exception and not the norm. IME, it's unusual to see a resume wherein almost the entirety of a senior engineer's experience is from 1 organization. I've even heard it described as a potential weakness.
- vonmoltke 14y agoIME, it's unusual to see a resume wherein almost the entirety of a senior engineer's experience is from 1 organization. I've even heard it described as a potential weakness. I left my first job about 4 months ago; two weeks from tomorrow would have been my 10-year service anniversary. I definitely think that tenure seriously hindered my efforts to leave said organization (along with a couple other, off-topic issues). I understand the position of those who believe that should be a weakness, but I don't agree the length of tenure in itself should be a weakness. In that not-quite-10-year period I went from being an electrical engineer, to a systems engineer[1], to a real-time software engineer. Had I parked and done the same thing for 10 years[2] I would agree that it was a weakness. Of course, that has little to do with the organization and much to do with attitude, as one could move companies but not really progress technically as well. [1] The aerospace/defense kind, not the IT kind [2] There were lots of people who did that, for far longer