For those dedicated long-time employees who have passed several milestones in the company’s development, the opportunity to ask for a raise is much greater than new hires who are still wandering among tasks. However, if a junior employee is doing an excellent job, is ambitious and is achieving significant results, then it may be time for an additional incentive or salary increase.
Whether you’re a junior or senior employee you should be well aware of when it’s time to ask for an increase in the pay you receive. And if you feel that the time has already come when you need to have a thorough conversation with your employer, then make sure first whether that time has really come or whether it’s just inflation or impatience pressuring you.
You have more responsibilities
As your tenure with a company progresses, it’s common to take on increasingly intricate tasks and obligations compared to your initial role. Over time, you should expect a higher compensation when transitioning into a more advanced position.
You got a promotion
Prior to accepting it, ensure that the new role comes with a corresponding increase in your compensation. Without a salary boost, you might find yourself taking on additional responsibilities without any additional pay.
You have been with the company for a while
For companies to retain their employees, it’s essential that they offer competitive salaries. As the cost of living continues to rise, your compensation should also reflect these changes. Employers should consistently evaluate the appropriate remuneration for individuals in your position and make salary adjustments accordingly.
If you found the article interesting and useful, find out what are the right ways to ask for a salary rise without breaking good manners or achieving the opposite effect and angering your boss.
]]>Although it is a preferred choice, C++ brings with it its own complexity, and learning it must be approached with care, looking at even the smallest detail or particularity.
If you have a C++ interview coming up but you’re a beginner and feeling confused, to help you out, we’ve put together a list of the most frequently asked C++ questions during an interview, as well as guiding you to the right answers to give.
In addition to prospective employees, the list of questions is also suitable for hiring managers who want to get a good idea of a candidate’s theoretical knowledge in order to make an excellent choice and give the right person a chance.
C++ for beginners interview questions are designed for entry level or junior C++ positions where candidates have a basic understanding of the programming language.
1. What are the main features of C++ as a programming language?
Sample answer:
C++ is a general-purpose programming language, which means that it supports software in a variety of application areas.
It is also considered a multiparadigm programming language, which means that it supports object-oriented, functional, and general programming frameworks.
Other notable features are its portability, power, and complexity, making it one of the most difficult programming languages to learn.
2. What are the main differences between C and C++?
Sample answer:
C and C++ have many similarities in terms of syntax and compilation, yet there are several major differences between the two languages:
C does not support object-oriented programming concepts such as polymorphism and encapsulation, unlike C++.
C++ supports several new features such as namespace, variable reference functionality, operator overloading, and function overloading.
3. What are the strengths of C++?
Sample answer:
C++ has many strengths, including:
Portability: C++ programs can be used in different operating systems.
Multi-paradigm frameworks: C++ offers great flexibility in programming, supporting object-oriented, generic and procedural programming frameworks
Scalability: C++ is a powerful programming language that can be used to create resource-intensive programs as well as simpler low-level programs
4. What is a class in C++?
Sample answer:
These are the basic building blocks of object-oriented programming in C++. A user-defined data type that represents a group of related objects. Classes store together member functions and variables.
5. What is an object in C++?
Sample answer:
Objects are real-world entities that have state (some kind of data) and behavior (functionality). The related objects together constitute a class.
6. What is encapsulation in C++?
Sample answer:
Encapsulation is an object-oriented programming concept that binds data and functions together. Encapsulation protects information from outside interference and is a key part of the data hiding process. Encapsulation is implemented using classes and access modifiers.
7. What is abstraction in C++?
Sample answer:
Abstraction is an object-oriented programming concept that shows users only the essential information while hiding background details. Its purpose is to reduce the complexity of programming and is implemented using classes and access modifiers.
8. What is the difference between class and structure in C++?
Sample answer:
Class and struct (or struct) are almost the same in C++, except for the default accessibility setting of member variables and methods. They are set to private in the class and public in the struct.
9. What is inheritance in C++?
Sample answer:
Inheritance is an object-oriented programming concept in which one class acquires the properties and characteristics of another class. This allows users to easily reuse and extend existing attributes or behaviors.
10. What are the three types of access specifiers in C++?
Sample answer:
Access specifiers define how the attributes and methods of a class can be accessed. The three types in C++ are:
Public: All members of the class can be accessed from anywhere in the program.
Private: Class members can only be accessed from member functions within the class
Protected: Class members can be accessed from member functions inside the class or from any subclass of the class.
]]>Protiviti’s employee network group GET IT (Gender Equality in Technology and IT), one of several employee network groups that have grown out of the firm’s global diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, aims to help address the unique challenges under-represented people face when pursuing careers in technology and strives to create greater gender diversity in the field. Kim Bozzella, global leader of Protiviti’s Technology Consulting practice and one of Consulting magazine’s 2021 ‘Women Leaders in Technology. Said:
“Girls Who Code is an excellent fit for Protiviti as we share a mutual goal of advancing young women in their technology careers. We’re pleased to be able to extend our support of Girls Who Code, while looking forward to the time when our joint efforts to close the gender gap in this field are no longer necessary.”
Protiviti Chicago’s GET IT group hosted the non-profit’s local Summer Immersion Program for junior and senior high school girls. It included a consulting exercise designed to introduce participants to a career in technology consulting. Susan Haseley, executive vice president, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Protiviti, said:
“We’re excited to help ensure students continue to have access to educational resources and to support the next generation of women entering the technology field. As our technology consulting practice continues to grow, we recognize the value of bringing diverse perspectives to our clients to help them solve their most pressing technology challenges.”
Protiviti technology consultants from its San Francisco and Dallas GET IT groups have also volunteered their time and skills with local Girls Who Code Immersion Programs to teach students the basics of web design, design thinking and a range of current software languages. The new national sponsorship will bring more opportunities for Protiviti technology consultants to support similar efforts in cities across the United States.
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]]>BUILD THE HARD SKILLS
Get in the habit of regularly doing code challenges. It’s a much more effective way to prepare for coding interview questions than trying to cram a bunch of studying in before the big day. It’s important to schedule time each day to attempt at least one code challenge. You’ll get better at solving them, and you’ll also get better at outlining your process and speaking to it. A few great websites to help you practice code challenges in varying degrees of difficulty include LeetCode, Codewars, and AlgoExpert.
These code challenges help build the essential hard skills you need to perform well in a coding interview technically. If you’re applying for a mid-level position as a software engineer, you’ll want to feel pretty solid with these types of practice problems in your interview preparation. If you’re gearing up for your first technical interview as a junior engineer, you’ll want at least some exposure and practice with these.
DON’T FORGET THE SOFT SKILLS
Mastery of coding challenges is only half the battle in coding interview preparation, so don’t forget the soft skills. Throughout the entire interview process, including the technical coding interview, there are a lot of things that interviewers are looking for besides your ability to code. These other skills have to do with how well you communicate your thought process, collaborate, talk about the problem at hand, your leadership skills, your drive to learn, and generally speaking, how nice you are. Soft skills are often overlooked by candidates and can be deal breakers for a lot of coding interviews.
A company that’s worth applying to will want candidates that have strong soft skills, sometimes moreso than hard skills, because they show how well a person can grow within the company and develop those hard skills over time. This is especially the case for junior software engineers.
When you practice your code challenges, see if you can buddy up with someone and take turns doing mock interview. Practice talking through the coding problem as you work, asking questions, giving each other hints here and there, and revealing your ability to lead, collaborate, and persevere through the coding test.
ACKNOWLEDGE MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS
This is the “cherry on top” for an interviewer: a candidate that’s not only skilled enough to work through the problem and has a personality that fits the company culture but can also defend their solution and mention alternative approaches. This shows that you’re not just going with what you were taught or what you read online, but that you also acknowledge that there are multiple solutions to the same problem and have considered which is most appropriate for a given context.
As an interviewer administering a coding problem, I would prefer to see the simpler solution over the best solution, as it will give me more time to talk with the candidate. Now, if that candidate can also suggest alternative approaches and defend why they selected theirs, that’s an instant win. Bravo!
An example of this might be a challenge where you’re asked to system design a search function for a video streaming app. You might use an inefficient algorithm for the sake of quick implementation during the job interview, but then mention a more appropriate algorithm that would otherwise be used in real life. Speaking of algorithms…
STUDY YOUR ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES
This goes hand-in-hand with the hard skills but deserves its own section. You don’t need to be a master of computer science to ace a coding interview, but there are some standard algorithms and data structures that you should feel good about referencing, or at least mentioning and talking about. For instance: