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Re:Ask HN: Finding a job for the rest of my life by nostrademons on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @01:14PM (#393236)
How about letting people know, honestly, what your strengths and weaknesses are and then letting prospective employers make the choice about whether they want to take the risk of hiring you?

Basically every time I've grown as a person has been because I took the risk of letting people down, and then felt I couldn't let them down and so completed the task. If you never put yourself in that position, how're you going to grow?

You'd be surprised how many people are willing to take that risk, because oftentimes it does pan out, and they get a pretty substantial return on their investment.

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Re:Ask HN: Finding a job for the rest of my life by tstegart on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @03:06PM (#393402)
I would take more chances if I wasn't in the legal field. I did take more chances before. But saying "your app won't be done on schedule" isn't the same as saying "you're going to jail because we didn't file your appeal on time."

An even bigger question is if it worked for you. Goes getting over the hump turn the job into something fulfilling and enjoyable, or does it just make it easier to get over the next hump.

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