Is it good time to switch my job?

Question

I have 2.6 yrs of .net experiance. I was thinking of switching to new company as m not much exposed to new technologies here, but jus worried whether its a good time to switch now?? What are the market's demand??

I am working as a developer but that too got limited exposure to development (thts wht i think but may be it can be more than that also). Its like i have worked on most of the technologies(asp.net, c#, web services, jquery, javascript, sql) but m master of none. :( Is that how it goes in IT??

If I want to prepare for interviews now, then from where n what should i start learning??

Jean Paul · Answer

Good Questions Ameet! I will put my thoughts: Exposed to new technologies? Not all developers have chance to work with latest technologies, anyway if you wanted to switch to latest development skills, then there is a barrier: You need to know latest technologies, then only the company selects you! So i recommend you to find the interested new technology, create a plan & do a certification. This is will increase your knowledge, confidence & happiness level. Plus you can practice interview questions book for landing a job. Mastering in particular technology will yield you best value. Good Time I believe it is pretty a good time to change job. The job market is not in boom though, but definitely in good condition. According to the economic cycle next boom will be around 2014, recession at 2016 (we stock market guys have such calculations available) So you are good to make a move & ensure your new company is good in tech, money & growth aspects. Is that how it goes in IT! :) Yes, it goes mostly like that until you are a Freelancer Consultant where you can stick to your own technology, chase the passion, adapt new features, advocate them to customers, fetch work on new things like so.. But don't worry, people like me chase our passion by writing articles, programs, free websites for community.. In this way we can self actualize a lot & fulfill our thirst to an extend! :)

Riddhi Valecha · Answer

@Ameet- It seems like you are much interested in development field. Same here. Yes definately, why not. If you feel that you want more exposure on development side, which you are not getting here(I believe), do apply in other companies. If relocation is not an issue, I would suggest you to go to PUNE. @Akhil - Everybody is free to share their views and experience. Along with knowledge sharing, people can also share their views/experience/etc on this portal. Do not make it limited to knowledge sharing. Think Big. Think Broad. Please think before posting such comments.

ameetgoa · Answer

@Akhil Mittal: Kindly open your eyes and see that i have posted in Career Advice section!! N please be familiar with the site and think and then only post!!

Rajkiran Swain · Answer

No one can answer this question for others…..everyone can only give suggestions and advice at the end it your CALL. Bottom line is “Love your job and your family and friends” Make lot of Money and Good Friends.

Jean Paul · Answer

c++? Wrong medicine > C# patient :)

Jean Paul · Answer

You are Welcome my dear friend! We will meet in goa :) I acknowledge Riddhi too for the inputs.

Rajesh Singh · Answer

yes. it is right time to switch.

Krishna Murthy · Answer

Hi, Since you have good amount of experience in .Net and no growth with current company, surely you can plan for career switch. Any employee with equal to or more than 3 years of exp with no growth or learning, he/she has to plan for career switch. .Net is always on demanding position as most of the current and upcoming Microsoft technologies is on top of .Net. You may not get exposed to each and every areas of .Net in all or most of the projects. Instead start spending time on self learning, blogging or learning from online like C-SharpCorder, Microsoft technical forums, start contributing. Many of the developers would have posted the question, you can start answering them. There is nothing like specific point to start preparing for an interview. Have a glance on OOPS, .Net framework, architecture, new features and SQL and start taking up interviews. From the interview questions you face, you will get to know how far you are close to market demand and you can prepare accordingly to that.

Abhishek Sharma · Answer

Hi Ameet, You can't wait for good time, never. Its always a good time to switch whenever you gets an opportunity. Because they are not going to stay for you. If you get an opportunity then please don't let it go. Because time never comes. Keep in mind. Thanks

Abhik Singh · Answer

ya you can switch

Riddhi Valecha · Answer

Hi... All of you are most welcomed..... Wish all of you good luck for everything you do in your life..... Wish all of you great happiness and most joys of life..

ameetgoa · Answer

@jean paul: anytime bro!! n ya @Riddhi thanks a lot for your inputs too!!

Asfend Yar · Answer

I think no not at all

Abhik Singh · Answer

ya

ameetgoa · Answer

@Jean Paul: Thanks a lot for your lovely input!! :) :)

Sachin Shah · Answer

Hi Ameet , as per my understanding it is right time to move because old technology demand is decreasing. i can see in short time asp.net MVC also become outdated so if you are working on old technology you have to check demand trend you will realize what to do. you must have to upgrade yourself with changing requirements.

Zeshan Akram · Answer

Learn the basic concepts of OOP... work in c++... learn classes and pointers... make your experience in console applications...

Akhil Mittal · Answer

Hi Ameet, This portal is not for discussing these kind of problems. The portal is ment for knowledge sharing and learning. Please do not post such kind of questions on the site. Thanks.