Re:Saving a Project and a Company
by kamaal on Tuesday December 30, 2014 @09:42AM
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>>how such work finds you :)
I think you need to work towards a system and network which will help you get that kind of work. I know of a person who has worked and works only on what he considers premium projects.
One advice I got from him was to that I should think about work in terms of projects and not companies. All companies have great projects and routine 'keep the wheels running kind of work'. Your chances of ending up working for the routine boring projects even in big successful companies are very high. Plus most companies have closed allocation policies, and tend to execute critical projects from one specific geographical location.
So to look at one's career in terms which project you wish to work on, and not which company you wish to work for helps.
Another factor is to seek out and work with smart people. Once you've been a part of a good team and proven your worth and are actively seeking out good work, you are always going to find some one in your network who will get you a good project and then you use new opportunity and the new connections to get more ones.
I think you need to work towards a system and network which will help you get that kind of work. I know of a person who has worked and works only on what he considers premium projects.
One advice I got from him was to that I should think about work in terms of projects and not companies. All companies have great projects and routine 'keep the wheels running kind of work'. Your chances of ending up working for the routine boring projects even in big successful companies are very high. Plus most companies have closed allocation policies, and tend to execute critical projects from one specific geographical location.
So to look at one's career in terms which project you wish to work on, and not which company you wish to work for helps.
Another factor is to seek out and work with smart people. Once you've been a part of a good team and proven your worth and are actively seeking out good work, you are always going to find some one in your network who will get you a good project and then you use new opportunity and the new connections to get more ones.