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Building some viable projects with my friends (from ISEP) has always been an personal interest. We believe there is a lot of potencial in small companies that are in need of some kind of digital upgrade.

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During this time I should also be able to decide if progressing my academic career is something that I find valuable, and if so, I most choose a course to follow.

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The other trajectory is working to an outside of the country company, considering both remote or on-site. This comes with a downside, working abroad means being far from the people that I care about, and remote working is something that I consider somewhat negative, since I value the relations that one creates while working on-site.

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My current employer seems to have a good career progression, so staying is a possibility. It might take a little more time than working abroad, but the objective is achievable.

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For the upcoming 5 years, I hope to have better conditions that I have right know (2x my current salary for example).

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It's also my objective to include some personal development in this timeframe, general health related.

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In this timeframe I want to focus on backend development, specifically in Swift and C# technologies. My plan is not just getting to know them a little bit better, but to actually know how they work under the hood so that I can make the architectural decisions that better suite a given problem.

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Despite salaries keep a steading growth year to year, like was seen in a previous card, the downfall of some companies has consequences in this area. Since there is less direct competition, companies might slow this growth or just have no increase whatsoever.

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In the next year, my objective is to finish the bachelors degree at ISEP.

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I've decided to separate the action plan in different temporal objectives

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- Very competitive market

- Current economic period

- Need to keep learning in order to stay competitive

- Ever-changing technologies

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- Keep studying (either school or courses)

- Master some technology

- Remote work to another company/country

- Create business with friends

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- Lack of management abilities

- Time management

- Loss of focus

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- Teamwork

- High level of commitment

- Resilience

- Fast adjustment to change

- Easy learner

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I tend to be very stubborn when encountering a problem, this is something that usually comes as a good thing since this means that I will not rest until that problem is solved. But this means that I'll probably be thinking about it in autopilot, which leads to me finding the solution and implementing it (I tend to do things in the moment) in unusual times.

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The software engineering is very competitive, from both the worker and company perspective.

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AI as come to be a challenge to many professions, specific to software engineering, I don't really see it as a threat, but as another tool to help us getting more done. I also believe that the best people in this area will be the ones that embrace it, instead of being afraid of it.

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The software engineering market is very competitive and constantly changing. It is still expected to have significant growth despite the current down fase. The days of easy and abundant job offerings are over, as companies aren't getting any more money to burn. This as lead to numerous firings, layoffs and companies going bankrupt (we have Farfetch as a close example). Despite this, there is still a demand for good software engineers, even more now that companies are actually paying attention to who they hire.

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Personal development and knowledge is something that is really important to me. Most of my technical knowledge in different areas was acquired by myself. This area is evolving every day, with new technologies coming up and old ones getting updated, so keeping up is something that I find necessary. Before attending ISEP, I followed a strict regime of learning new things, from documentation to selected Udemy courses or youtube. """This came out to be valued more that one time in my working environment, as I was assigned work because I knew that """. Due to ISEP filling up most of my free time, at the moment this is paused, however, after I finish the degree it should go back to normal.

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Technology was always something that I liked and felt comfortable messing around with. The first serious "software development" related contact can be traced back to when I first got a PC in the 5 ft grade. Back then, the main focus of the PC was to help me with some school work, but of course I also used it for entertainment. I was given copies of games by my godfather, but the "cracking" of the game was left out (on purpose) for me to figure out and play with. Looking back it was simple stuff, but it incentivised me to look deep into how things worked.

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Self analysis tools from given work support presentation

r/ProgrammerHumour for images

Perplexity AI for general help

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Because of my versatility, I've always been regarded as a full stack developer. Despite me liking doing different things, I'd like to focus on something specific in the future, so that I actually have the opportunity to master something.

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This result of D/S indicates a combination of Dominance (D) and Steadiness (S) styles. This combination suggests that I'm assertive, results-oriented, competitive, and at the same time, dependable, calm, cooperative, and sincere. This combination can lead to a person who is both assertive in achieving results and supportive in fostering cooperation and loyalty within a team or workplace.

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My formal education in software development begun in Rumos, where I took a 1 year software development course. It was focused around Microsoft technologies and in order to finish the course an Microsoft certification (+80% grade required) most be completed. This course gave me a solid foundation on programming, and a broad knowledge of various platforms (the course included web, mobile and desktop technologies). Most of my success in the course can be attributed to the excellent professor that I had, he's knowledge in the matter was second to none.

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My current employer has annual performance appraisals, which provides feedback for the past year relative to my work. This feedback allows not only to emphasize what went well, but also to identify areas that might need improvement.

The following cards represent my most recent evaluation for each category.

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Quick integration within the Team, both professionally and personally

Good proficiency in all Product technological facets (Database, Business and Graphical User Interface)

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Occasionally suggests the adaptation of existing processes and the usage of new tools

Performs the assigned tasks as specified, following existing methods and procedures, being capable of applying innovative ideas to solve problems within his work

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Properly documents and verifies his work (through manual and automated testing)

Plans and executes his work (both in the technical and business domains) with a good level of competence and quality

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Communicates satisfactorily in Portuguese and English (both oral and written format) and is able to adjust the communication content in accordance with the communication channel (email, chat, in person, etc.)

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Demonstrates willingness to learn and capacity to adapt to new technologies and paradigms

Approaches problems in a calm and professional way, with focus in the solution while demonstrating resilience in less motivating work

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Demonstrated openness to change as he embraced the transition from the MES to the FMM project in a positive and optimistic way

Responds satisfactorily to unanticipated work demands and context changes within his planned working schedule

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"Executives love tackling life’s challenges and will embrace their honesty, dedication, and dignity to help others navigate difficult paths. But Executives have strong convictions about what is right, wrong, and socially acceptable, and may struggle to recognize that there could be two right ways to accomplish things."

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The GRIT analysis assesses one's level of grit, which is a combination of passion and perseverance towards achieving long-term goals.

My score of 4.09 indicates that I possess drive, self-discipline, and problem-solving skills to excel and achieve my long-term ambitions.