Comment by Dinys Monvoisin on "I'm Umar Hansa, helping to improve developers productivity with courses, blogs, and animated tips. AMA!"

CommentI'm Umar Hansa, helping to improve developers productivity with courses, blogs, and animated tips. AMA!

Dinys Monvoisin

Software developer, JavaScript Euthusiasts, Inspiring Blogger

Sep 2, 2020

The technologies companies are requesting in their job ads are quite long and often I do not meet them. I understand that you want to be able to meet all of them, however, in the company I am working at the stack is pretty out-dated. How do you transition to another job with a modern stack? Because most of the company will ask for experience.

Umar Hansa

Web Developer

Sep 4, 2020

I would convince the new company that I have enough foundational knowledge with the practice of (for example) web development, that even if I'm unfamiliar with their stack, I could pick it up fairly quickly.

I would try to (respectfully) point out that many talented individuals don't stay up to date all the time, but rather they use the right tool for the job.

In saying all of this, I would formally request extra "learning time" in the job so I can properly understand the new stack, and not feel I am being thrown into the deep end. That being said a good workplace environment should give this time without you having to ask for it.

Dinys Monvoisin

Software developer, JavaScript Euthusiasts, Inspiring Blogger

Sep 5, 2020

Thanks again that have boosted me. I will try to take another adventure in a descent company I would like.

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