Re:Hiring discrimination: a problem for men in female-domina...
by AlchemistCamp on Friday April 22, 2022 @05:16PM
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The most common paths for people making mid-career moves to finance are from using software skills in industries like aerospace, defense contractors or manufacturing?
That doesn't sound right. I'm not even sure most people transitioning into finance from another career have any software skills at all (beyond Excel).
If you get in (politely) look for processes that your SE skills can make an impact. These opportunities are sometimes there because the place is full of non-software minded folks who don't know what they don't know. An example from my anecdotal experience was when someone with software acumen helped reprogram an automation system to be more efficient and saved high-six/low-seven figures each year and really gets people's attention. Or showing how they can dramatically improve their quality control by developing unit tests. Some stuff that is common in SE firms is often overlooked in firms focused on other disciplines.