What are some things I should ask before OE?
Need some help with the thought process
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- are you willing to keep j1 on your resume, or are you going to hide it? (this is a loaded question)
- are you going for a w2 role, or a 1099 role?
- how is your workload for j1 right now?
- do you understand that you may need a good tech setup to handle conflicting meetings?
- do you think you'll be the type who will tackle conflicting meetings, or are you senior enough to push them all?...
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rival-black•7mo ago
- are you willing to keep j1 on your resume, or are you going to hide it? (this is a loaded question)
- are you going for a w2 role, or a 1099 role?
- how is your workload for j1 right now?
- do you understand that you may need a good tech setup to handle conflicting meetings?
- do you think you'll be the type who will tackle conflicting meetings, or are you senior enough to push them all?
- Are you going for a more junior role, or find a role with the same level?
- are you willing to find a job in a similar industry (because it's easier), but you understand the risk that anyone can switch from your j1 to j2 in that case?
- how micromanagey is your team/manager?
- how "googleable" and "bingable" are you? especially when you pair it with your J1?
- do you know what TWN is, and how background checks generally work?
- are you aware that you will need to lie to employers? And aware that many employers will NOT be okay with you working another job?
- are you willing to risk losing one or both jobs? (yes, this is something ALMOST EVERYONE who OE's generally need to accept as a risk)
- Yes, you're able to double up on insurance, 401k, ESPP
- Yes, there is always a nonzero inherent risk to having j1 on your resume when you apply for j2