Re:Ask HN: Did you have early career doubts?
by the_only_law on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:56AM
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How do you do it though. Most of these niche’s want experts, particularly people with many years of professional experience. Every time I’ve tried to investigate a niche I’m interested in I’ve fallen flat. Others, such as scientific fields as you mention seem to fall back on heavy credentialism.
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Re:Ask HN: Did you have early career doubts?
by softwaredoug on Monday November 30, 2020 @02:40PM
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You do it by some combination of:
- finding something in your job history that speaks to you. Some kind of thru line of experience or areas that really grabbed you
- professional development opportunities and/or team transfers you can do at existing jobs. At many places it’s possible to switch to adjacent teams. In many ways easier than getting hired outside the company.
- build a personal brand. Blog. Speak. Etc. Don’t be afraid you’re a newb. There’s a bigger audience for intro material than high end advanced stuff.
Decide on a path that’s a reasonable pivot from where you are now and use the above to try to navigate there.