Career Path

An ACM-FCA Project
Personal Details
1. What is your age? *
Under 18 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 Above 55 Prefer not to say

2. What is your gender? *

Female Male Transgender Prefer not to say Others

3. What is your ethnicity? *

White Hispanic or Latino Black or African American Asian/Pacific Islander Prefer not to say
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4. Since when have you decided to pursue a CS career path? *
Middle School High School Bachelor Degree After First degree
Initially forced into it -- doesn't sound correct.. should only have timelines here Others

5. What/Who was the biggest help in your career?

6. What/Who was the biggest factor that affected your career choice? *
Your Passion/Inquisitiveness Mentor/Teachers Family Help/Support Luck Monetary Factor
Peer Pressure Lack of other oppurtunities in other field Others
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7. How satisfied do you feel with your current career choice? *
Not satisfied 1 2 3 4 5 Very satisfied

7.1 Why?

8. Did you undergo any special certification to attain this position?

Yes No

8.1 If Yes, Please share the details of those certifications.

9. What is the recommended degree for your correct position? *

None Associate/ Diploma Bachelor Master PhD Others

10. What are the top 3 soft skills that are important for people in your position? (can be
generalized?) *
Leadership Creativity Communication Problem Solving Time Management
Teamwork Interpersonal Skills Networking Coaching Adaptability
Presentation Moderation Others
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11. Which area are you working/teaching on today? *
Front end Infrastructure Security Full stack DBA Devops
UI\UX AI\ML Back end Data Analysis Networks
Animation Systems Cloud Others
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12. How many years have you been in your current role/in CS? *
0 to 3 years 4 to 6 years 7 to 10 years 10 to 15 years > 15 years

13. How many years of experience fetched you this position?

0 to 3 years 4 to 6 years 7 to 10 years More than 10 years

14. How frequently have you switched role inter/intra organization? *

Every year 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years 4 to 6 years More than 6 years Never

14.1 How/Why (if you have) did you pivot from the job you were working on?
Unsecure Workplace Bad Work life Balance Lost interest in your current role
Better pay in a different company with different role Others

15. Skill Vs Experience- What do you feel is more relevant to the current job market? *
Skills _____________________________________I__________________________________ Experience

15.1 Why?
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16. How active are you in the dev community (eg: Github Repos, Stackoverflow answers, etc.)?
Not Active 1 2 3 4 5 Very Active

17. How much time do you spend on CS efforts of your own interest outside your job?
None 1 to 2 hours per week 2 to 5 hours per week 6 to 10 hours per week 11 to 20 hours per week More than 20 hours per week

18. What CS efforts are you involved in apart from work?

19. What would be the one advice you would tell your younger self that just gets started with your
computing career?

20. Do you wish to share your LinkedIn Profile, so that it could inspire budding professionals?
Yes No

20.1 If yes, share LinkedIn Profile URL