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Shadowing??

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  • 13-02-2013 10:57pm
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    tumo316
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi folks,
    Ive just started a java developer course and I was just wondering if there is any companies out there that may let me shadow a java developer for a day or so just to see what the job would be like on a day to day basis.

    Does anyone know of any companies who might do this?

    Thanks


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    Tar.Aldarion
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    I'd say you'd have to contact them and ask directly.


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    BrokenArrows
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    tumo316 wrote: »
    Hi folks,
    Ive just started a java developer course and I was just wondering if there is any companies out there that may let me shadow a java developer for a day or so just to see what the job would be like on a day to day basis.

    Does anyone know of any companies who might do this?

    Thanks


    I'm not a java developer but you would be very bored shadowing me for a day.
    You are likely to be looking at someone coding and responding to emails.


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    Smoggy
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    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    I'm not a java developer but you would be very bored shadowing me for a day.
    You are likely to be looking at someone coding and responding to emails.

    At least he/she would get an idea of a working day. That it's not all head down dev, that there are meetings (more than expected most times), reading specs, writing specs, supporting team members, debugging, working with QA, the list goes on.

    The one problem I see with shadowing is, why would any company allow you to shadow ? best case scenario is you will slow who ever you are shadowing down for a day (however much you think you will be just watching). There are other issues on top of this such as NDAs, security passes etc etc.

    I could be wrong though, maybe a company will see it as an easy way to view potential recruits.


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    BrokenArrows
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    Smoggy wrote: »

    At least he/she would get an idea of a working day. That it's not all head down dev, that there are meetings (more than expected most times), reading specs, writing specs, supporting team members, debugging, working with QA, the list goes on.

    True buts its unlikely you will get all this crammed into one day. Maybe if they were hanging about for a week they would get the full picture.


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,092 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Smoggy wrote: »
    At least he/she would get an idea of a working day. That it's not all head down dev, that there are meetings (more than expected most times), reading specs, writing specs, supporting team members, debugging, working with QA, the list goes on.
    He should get an idea just from this sentence, and should realise not all company atmospheres are the same anyway.


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