I don't think there is a need for another one. As you guessed, there's a pretty good reddit sub for that: http://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions
Ask HN: Do you think there is a need for a community for career advice?
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#12I answer a lot of question on Quora & Reddit about CS career stuff, I think it's nice to have a community, but reddit questions are more natural and less for show.
Quora career advice stuff have so much artificial taste added to it, such as: recruiter adding very weird advice and getting upvotes. While the answer would still not get a proper answer.
There is actually a startup called Career Dean, that is their whole mission.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think there is a need for a community for career advice?
#13CareerDean is a targeted community just for this purpose.
Thanks for sharing the link.
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#14I don't think there is a need for another one. As you guessed, there's a pretty good reddit sub for that: http://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions
Noted.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think there is a need for a community for career advice?
#15I answer a lot of question on Quora & Reddit about CS career stuff, I think it's nice to have a community, but reddit questions are more natural and less for show. Quora career advice stuff have so much artificial taste added to it, such as: recruiter adding very weird advice and getting upvotes. While the answer would still not get a proper answer. There is actually a startup called Career Dean, that is their whole…
Thanks for the pointing out the limitations in Reddit/ Quora. Seems like CareerDean is specific to CS guys.
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#16There needs to be a community for career changers.
I'm finding it extremely difficult to find a way to change my career and most advice online is not tailored to this.
A recruiting service for matching skilled, quality people who are looking to change careers with open-minded employers who are willing to consider these non-traditional applicants who may not have the standard background of X years experience in Y would be a good idea.
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#17Yes. They need the information and they visit very often.
But does it really help? I don't think so.
General advices about what to do make them feel good but they don't really understand what it means and how to really use the advice.
I think compared to giving and finding advice, teaching students how to analyze their own career and come up with a practical plan to carry out is more helpful.
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#18Yes. They need the information and they visit very often. But does it really help? I don't think so. General advices about what to do make them feel good but they don't really understand what it means and how to really use the advice. I think compared to giving and finding advice, teaching students how to analyze their own career and come up with a practical plan to carry out is more helpful.
Agreed. Yes, this idea comes from the very issue you mentioned. General advice is not actionable. Thus, we wish to build a community initially for college students and later on build upon it.
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#19There needs to be a community for career changers. I'm finding it extremely difficult to find a way to change my career and most advice online is not tailored to this. A recruiting service for matching skilled, quality people who are looking to change careers with open-minded employers who are willing to consider these non-traditional applicants who may not have the standard background of X years experience in Y woul…
Noted. I understand your concern because I was in a similar situation an year ago.
Re: Ask HN: Do you think there is a need for a community for career advice?
#20Yes. They need the information and they visit very often. But does it really help? I don't think so. General advices about what to do make them feel good but they don't really understand what it means and how to really use the advice. I think compared to giving and finding advice, teaching students how to analyze their own career and come up with a practical plan to carry out is more helpful.
Agreed. Yes, this idea comes from the very issue you mentioned. General advice is not actionable. Thus, we wish to build a community initially for college students and later on build upon it.
I think a good way to do it is actions-measurements.
Let them write down what they have done and the outcome in different periods, help them prioritize what matters to them and what they want to achieve, then match the best consultant or advice for him. It's like how you mentor a real person in a company.