Holly | HerHelloWorld

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After earning 4 promotions in 5yrs in Big Tech, I’m here to tell you my secrets… 🤫 Frankly, your career is a bit like a game - you have to learn how to play 🎮 👩‍💻 Starting with the work you pick up… There’s always work to do, but not all work is as valuable. If you want to move fast, you have to work on the important stuff with visibility and big impact. Even better when the leads especially care because it leaves a good impression for promotion conversations 👋 And then realize that promotion decisions are made by people, so your relationships matter Building raport and real connections makes a difference in who is going to be advocating for you in the decision rooms and the feedback they hear from others Plus, it helps ferry the right work your way when you need to demonstrate different skills 💅 But before you get there, you need to make sure it is known that you want a promotion Your boss will work harder to help you, if they know you want it And I even know execs who refuse to promote if the report doesn’t ask, so you have to advocate for yourself You want your boss on your side and that starts with honest conversations about goals, gaps, and timelines 🏁 And finally, to get you over the edge… you need to be different There are other awesome people on your team - why should you get the promotion? This is where your unique skills and passions come together with your proactivity and problem solving to have impact beyond expectations 👉👉 Show you are already working at the next level! It’s not always easy, but these 4 things have helped me get promoted faster than I expected 🔥 💞 Hit follow for more tech + career strategies from a big tech insider! #careerstrategy #careergirlie #lifeintech #bigtech #careergoals #devlife #techlife #softwareengineer #womenintech #womeninstem #getintotech #9to5 #9to5o#londonsceiling

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Ive just completed another interview loop and, as expected, Ive seen this mistake happen again! 💾 ps. save this post for the list of Competencies! As an interviewer, I want to see you succeed, but I can only evaluate what you tell me Too many times ppl have said that they don’t have an example (no marks) or share an example where they actually dont come across well… And honestly, compared to the technical interview THIS SHOULD BE THE EASY PART!!! 💥 But folks invest all their time into one part of the interview and forget the other. So please do yourself a favor and prep for these questions! 🩷 Follow for more insider advice on tech + careers! #careerstrategy #interviewtips #starmethod #interviewskills #interviewquestions #womenintech #getintotech #interviewcoach #lifeintech #bigtech #internship #softwareengineer #competency #behavioralquestions #corporatelife #corporategirly #careergirlie #studentlife

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the best days are the days out with the girls 💞🫶 after all my years here, ✨ greenwich ✨ is probably my favorite area 🥹 beautiful buildings, great market, stunning views, best friends… not much more you could ask for ✌️ follow for more from a london expat working in big tech #london #lifeinlondon #londonvlog #greenwich #market #lifeintech #girlsweekend #londondayout #girlsdayout #expat #londonexpat #5to9 #bigtech #lifeabroad