Podcasts Technology Soft Skills Engineering Episode 142: Can I get hired above my level even though I look inexperienced on paper and should I be brutally honest in peer performance reviews

Episode 142: Can I get hired above my level even though I look inexperienced on paper and should I be brutally honest in peer performance reviews

Published: Jan. 28, 2019, 7 p.m.

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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    On Episode 66 you attempted to answer my question: \u2018How bad can a Junior Front End Developer be?\u2019 Well, I\u2019m now 4 months into my new job as a Junior Front End Developer and it turns out, they can be pretty bad!

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    I\u2019m in this junior role I feel overqualified for. My peers rate me as a solid mid-level, and I\u2019ve started to realize that I\u2019m not really a \u201cjunior\u201d. I think this can all be attributed to learning from really good devs at my last company. My best friend is a Senior JS Contractor (legend) and I talk to him about code and best practices everyday.

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    Question:\nWould you ever hire someone at a mid-level role even if they only had 6 months of profressional experience? i.e. how much weight do you put on the CV?

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    I love you guys, listened to every podcast!

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    Thank you so much for the show, I\u2019ve been binge listening to old episodes ever since a friend of mine suggested it. Your excellent, and often comedic, advice has been getting me through the work day and I really appreciate it! Onward to the question!

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    One of the members on my team, who is more senior than me, often does poor work, and the rest of the team picks up the slack to redo the work, pushing out deadlines we would have otherwise met. I know better than to vent about this at work even though it is very frustrating, however now I\u2019m in a bit of a predicament. Part of our annual review process requires us to provide feedback on each of the members of our team which is not anonymous. The feedback is used to make decisions about raises and promotions. This individual has mentioned that they expect a promotion to a team lead position in this upcoming review cycle, which makes me quite nervous. Should I be honest in my review and mention my concerns or should I take the much more comfortable route that will also protect relationships on my team of pretending everything is fine.

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