Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their mid-20s

Re:Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their m... by keiferski on Saturday January 14, 2023 @01:36AM (#34377858)

There are a lot of jobs in tech that don’t involve programming directly. Marketing, technical writing, support, HR, etc. And a variety of different domain-specific jobs that can be described as “product” or “business development.”

From reading your post, I would look into two options:

- Technical writing. It’s a fairly solid career and requires technical knowledge but rarely actual programming skills.

- Get a job at a specific startup that you like. You mentioned logistics, so perhaps a company like Flexport is interesting to you. Learn how to tailor a job application for a single company (e.g. make a page on your personal website talking about how you love their company and have XYZ useful skills) and then apply.

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Re:Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their m... by user-extended on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:14AM (#34380883)

My biggest issue for those is that I don't have a related degree and I'm based out of Spain, which severely limits my options.

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Re:Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their m... by keiferski on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:42AM (#34381122)

You will probably need to get a degree, no matter what your future plans are. I would just figure out the type of company you want to work at, then make a five year plan to get there. At 23, five years can seem like an eternity but 28 is practically the same age, in the eyes of society.

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Re:Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their m... by user-extended on Saturday January 14, 2023 @09:09PM (#34386091)

Well, I'd probably get a degree by the time I'm 30 if I start now because I'd do it part time. Still, get your point

I've been having a mental breakdown about this for weeks, what degree, if a degree, etc... Man, had I known I'd be in this position in life some years ago, when I was 16, I would've... I don't know, I would've just done something else in life...

Thank you nonetheless.

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