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2 weeks is nothing, that’s not even enough time to learn the inner workings of the company and understand it’s business well.

Many companies have an onboarding process that can last a couple of months until you are put into a full rotation, the more senior the role the more time it takes because senior roles require much more understanding and information before decisions can be made.

The biggest thing you can do as you climb up the ladder is to rush things.




At one job I was up and running in 3 months. In my current job I’m just starting to feel comfortable in decision making after 2 years! This is the ramp up time to hiring, I think 6 months is a good average target. Over a year means the company has serious technical or management issues preventing a smooth onboard transition.




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