About to submit - Software Engineer (Promise)

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@ask4jubad and @alexnk. For command high salary, apart from employment letter in company A, can I use payslip (monthly) from company B? If yes, how many months should I add?

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@alex_james as far as I can tell this should be just fine.
I would suggest that you use some sort of a summary if you have one, like a yearly report showing you consistently getting paid well, plus bonuses and such.

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Just as @Ido_Moshe has mentioned, payslips should be fine since the guide states that one may show history of earnings. The last 3 months or one for every quarter in the last year (for instance, March, June, Sept and Dec) of leaving compay B should be fine. Donā€™t forget to include details of how your salary compares with others in your country or profession.

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Thank you @ask4jubad and @Ido_Moshe. I will do that. I only worked for the product led company (uniteus.com) for 10 months. Lastly, please when filling tech nation form, there is a section that asked are you looking for a job in the UK. Is it okay to say no, since Iā€™m already working remotely for a US based company and preparing to launch my start-up later this yearā€¦ Would saying No in that section be an issue or I should also say that I am going to fill a role where there is shortage as a software engineer? I know there is actually no right or wrong answer but what would you suggest? Thank you :clap:

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Based on personal experience, saying ā€œNoā€ should not be a problem.

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@ask4jubad @alexnk. Thereā€™s a lil problem. Iā€™m about to submit and I just decided to preview my application again and I noticed something in my letter. I really donā€™t know how I missed that partā€¦

One of my recommenders (very well known individual if Googled) used his Gmail account (@gmail.com) for his email instead of @company.com. Isnā€™t that a big RED flag? Should I consider reaching out to him or its not a big deal?

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@alex_james Gmail is fine if the person is not working in any company anymore.

But in your case, I recommend to request a new letter using his company email, which will make the letter more legit and stronger, especially if it comes with compnay letter head.

I think it is a valid request and the referer should understand and should have slight/no issue with it.

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