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A comment on Ask HN: Sad because I don't have a mentor or anyone.

Re:Ask HN: Sad because I don't have a mentor or anyone by brent_noorda on Saturday September 05, 2015 @01:33PM (#10175433)
I don't think it's extremely common to get career help from family members, because it's unusual (these days) that they would have been in a similar situation. So that aspect of your situations seems normal to me.

I hope you can use your fellow students, and teachers, and other resources from the real university. That should be where a bunch of experts are.

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Re:Ask HN: Sad because I don't have a mentor or anyone by striking on Saturday September 05, 2015 @02:02PM (#10175505)
Agreed. There are often career counsellors that can help you negotiate rates, and if a professor really likes you, he or she may even help you find a job or other opportunity.

The bottom line is: don't be afraid to ask. They're all there to help you.

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Re:Ask HN: Sad because I don't have a mentor or anyone by a3n on Saturday September 05, 2015 @03:04PM (#10175718)
Employment and life are much the same as they were 50 years ago. You have to eat, you have to work, you have to navigate the river without ever having seen around the bend.

Don't mistake technology for life.

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