If you need a job asap, your best chance everywhere is to ask relatives, friends and friends of friends for a stop gap position, then build from that.
What I say to people who are looking for a job
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#22Career and career transitioning advice from someone who started their (first) career in 2012.
Classic.
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#23> Google, “[this activity I like] for dummies” and learn for a week. I used to think this, but after guiding some folks into coding I find this flippant and discouraging. First, tech is lucky in that you can learn essentially for free, with the not-to-be-forgotten requirements of a computer and an internet connection. Other professions - say, carpentry - have costlier barriers to entry, even for that week. Second, wh…
Carpentry is easier to get into than you think. During the boom years the requirements are able bodied (sorry, if you are confined to a wheelchair you are out) and willingness to work hard. The boss will lend you tools for the first weeks until you get that first paycheck which you are expected to use to buy a few tools (but this won't cost much).
Of course it is a boom and bust profession. Some years they are not hiring, some years they can't get enough people and will hire anyone who is willing to work.
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#24What I say: the worst thing that can happen is you take a job and realize a few weeks latter you hate the job.
You can do anything (within limits). Some miserable jobs must be done by somebody, they often pay well. Doing a "miserable" job for 40 hours a week and going home might be better than a job you love for 100 hours a week, since those off hours can be filled with other things you love. It depends on you though. One person's mild dislike is another person's hate. One person works with fun people and doesn't care about the nature of the work, another hates his co-workers and wants out of an otherwise great job.
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#25Based on the title, I was expecting the article to suck, but I think it's actually pretty solid. My takeaway is 2 things: - if you wanna do something for living, sound like you know it well, and hopefully actually well - if you are not financially independent, keeping shaking the money tree until you have another money tree to shake And calling myself out, here's a couple notes to self: - don't judge a book by it's c…
> keeping shaking the money tree LMAO.
Finding things funny is a crime now...
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#26> Google, “[this activity I like] for dummies” and learn for a week. I used to think this, but after guiding some folks into coding I find this flippant and discouraging. First, tech is lucky in that you can learn essentially for free, with the not-to-be-forgotten requirements of a computer and an internet connection. Other professions - say, carpentry - have costlier barriers to entry, even for that week. Second, wh…
This is pretty much what we try to do at Launch School (launchschool.com).
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#27Based on the title, I was expecting the article to suck, but I think it's actually pretty solid. My takeaway is 2 things: - if you wanna do something for living, sound like you know it well, and hopefully actually well - if you are not financially independent, keeping shaking the money tree until you have another money tree to shake And calling myself out, here's a couple notes to self: - don't judge a book by it's c…
Yeah I had a similar reaction, while reading it. He seems a little egotistical for my liking. Writes as if he is "all knowing", and people are constantly badgering him for his wisdom, so he finally decided to give some. Us plebeian should be grateful. That being said, his advice seems pretty damn good, and I plan to pass it on to some people who are burning out and/or looking to switch career paths.
Right? And then you look at the profile picture and he's like 19.
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#28The problem with this sort of advice is that how useful it is completely depends on where you are in life. Basically, it's targeted advice, but there's no disclaimer stating that. Arbitrary examples: - Someone fresh out of a Chemistry undergrad - A 40 year old laid off from their Walmart job with no savings - A 30 year old who's just had a successful startup exit - A young (say ~20) adult in a dead-end town ... etc T…
to try to account for so many circumstances would require a book rather than an article
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#29> Google, “[this activity I like] for dummies” and learn for a week. I used to think this, but after guiding some folks into coding I find this flippant and discouraging. First, tech is lucky in that you can learn essentially for free, with the not-to-be-forgotten requirements of a computer and an internet connection. Other professions - say, carpentry - have costlier barriers to entry, even for that week. Second, wh…
Carpentry is easier to get into than you think. During the boom years the requirements are able bodied (sorry, if you are confined to a wheelchair you are out) and willingness to work hard. The boss will lend you tools for the first weeks until you get that first paycheck which you are expected to use to buy a few tools (but this won't cost much). Of course it is a boom and bust profession. Some years they are not hi…
> The boss will lend you tools for the first weeks until you get that first paycheck
This doesn't line up with the "google it and try it for a week" unless some sort of apprenticeship is the norm (which also assumes you have no current job).
Now, I happen to think what you describe sounds great, but it also sounds like starting the job rather than finding out if the job is for you.