I work in IT in US and have started actively looking. I have a first interview lined up next week. I am treating it as more of a warm up interview to get a feel for the market. I haven't interviewed in 7 or so years.
Kind of tough that so many companies hire but are also doing layoffs at the same time.
IT bros whine a lot.
@17r never seen a BLR staff do or lead any significant IT transformation. Its all run out of the west. Sad but true
@11t why would BNG be safe, large number of more junior staff, less tenure and business knowledge, our challenge here in BLR will be instead of more work being shipped here, AI and automation being able to replace us. I can imagine far fewer everywhere, but especially here with things like ops, delivery and support
Shell IT is polluted with overhead roles. 70% of project resources are BAs, PMs, POs and advisors (often high and expensive JGs) that create PowerPoints rather than engineers who deliver the actual products.
The problem is that much of the leadership comes from these same backgrounds, so they do not acknowledge or address the imbalance which keeps the organization highly inefficient
@q2 If you are still in the IT org, then a strong business will not save you. I assume you are doing work for T&S. Great biz, interesting work, but if you are still in IT org you are vulnerable for what is coming (unless you are in BNG hub).
what year do you think it is
@bq having shell on your resume sells your resume. no need to try harder than just listing your current employer. other companies will beat a path to your door.
Also in IT. I was starting my outside search, but got moved into a money making line of business where my skills are useful and valued. I am actually being challenged and feel good about not just working in a money pit function that only works on projects that stroke leadership’s ego.
Why would I do that? So I'd have to work for a paycheck?
resumes should be updated quarterly if not monthly. you should here a master resume with every project you’ve ever done and then have a maximally impressive and relevant one page version per job app
good on you for doing some practice runs with companies you don’t care about
@OP good to start practicing, but wait for the package if you have many years of seevice. Don't drop the package, It will come soon.
good luck, and do come back and share your experiences, keen to hear market response to the skills and experiences you have developed in Shell and how they are valued. For everyone its good to do these things and know where you stand, good way to take control vs worrying