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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:To be clear, I don't want to go back to school, but I guess I will if I have to. You don't definitely have to but even an associate's is going to give you more options.
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Does she know that you don't have supervisory experience?
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Proust Malone posted:What’s the thought about professional certificates for career changers? I have a bachelors degree in engineering but i graduated into the financial crisis and I never really used it. I’ve been a stay at home dad since and now that my kids are older I’m looking to go back to work. The state school program is probably your best bet. Some of those certificates aren't bad but some are and it's hard to sort out which are which. skylined! posted:Looking for advice, encouragement, etc. I am a contract food service general manager making about $103k a year, hating this industry after over a decade climbing the ladder, ready to move on. I want to work in the climate change field (reducing it not encouraging it). Government, NPO or private sector are all fine. I have transferrable skills developed in this industry but no certificates or degrees specifically in ecology, environmental science, etc. Talk to the career offices at the schools you've graduated from. They can help.
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What do you do now?
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R and Python both have excellent graphics capabilities but the learning curve is steeper than Tableau or PowerBI.
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Social work can offer a mix of field and desk work, but the degrees you need to do it can be expensive. It might be worth looking into.
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Jan 11, 2023 21:14
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On the other hand the demand for translators has plummeted since Google Translate and similar services were released. There are still jobs in the field, but they're a lot more limited than they were 10-15 years ago. These things take time but they do happen.
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Feb 1, 2023 16:28
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The YOSPOS interviewing thread has a bunch of questions they recommend to ask if posters are thinking about joining a startup. Their list is developer-oriented but there's a lot there you can either use or adapt.
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Apr 11, 2023 20:40
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Pretty much everyone is on LinkedIn nowadays. It's not a signal that you're looking for a job.
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Ornery and Hornery posted:A bunch of my friends are getting burned out in their professions. Different friends in their mid thirties who have been in tech for a decade have been telling them that they could totally make the jump to coding. And make $$$ in relatively short time. The tech job market of the 2010s was driven largely by low real interest rates. Now that that's over, hiring has slowed way down and everyone's getting pickier about who they hire. That, combined with the large number of senior people who have recently entered the job market, mean that it's a rough time to be looking for an entry-level job. Some of those factors are temporary, though. The job market isn't even as rough as it was back in February, and it'll probably keep improving as the churn from the layoffs dies down further. Interest rates are high now but they won't be high forever. On the other hand, there's been a huge spike in the number of CS degrees awarded in the last few years, and that probably is going to depress the market for people without those degrees for a while. It's not going to take effect for a little while because those people are still junior, but yeah, long term we probably won't see anything like the last decade or so for a while.
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There's a newbie programmer thread over in CoC that's as good a place as any to start.
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There's very little upside to doing a second master's degree. If you can get it fully funded then there's a lot less downside, but it's still a big time commitment.
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Tech leadership is all about managing across but that's pretty distinct from sales or marketing. The specifics vary a lot by organization, so experiences from other people elsewhere may not tell you much. IMO, if you have a boss who supports your career growth, they're worth following.
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Sep 19, 2023 23:10
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How much does industry specific experience matter for running an HR org? I honestly have no idea.
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Epitope posted:It's cool how navigating a career has a lot in common with navigating a high risk activity 
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How do you feel about staying in defense vs. trying out other industries?
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So of course your options depend on where you are. Connecticut has a lot of insurance companies, particularly in the Hartford area, and if you're near NYC you have the option of commuting down there where there are a ton of finance jobs. Outside of those two areas, there are options, but you don't really have the same concentration.
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At that seniority you can probably expect relocation assistance.
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I have two friends with MFAs. One is a public school teacher and the other runs an analytics team at a bank. I don't think either of them would've expected to end up where they are now, but that's the way the career path works out. The academic job market is terrible and you're probably not going to get a job there. That's no slight against you; it's just how the odds are.
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Lockback posted:I'm sure there's stuff that will be specific to History but for me the biggest advantage here is you have a piece of paper that says you were able to write complex essays, pass tough tests, explain complex and sometimes isoteric things, etc. Those are all good skills. So what other skills do you have that you can combine with that piece of paper? This is the right way to think of education. It's not about what you studied; it's about the skills you developed as part of your degree. List those out, look for jobs that want those skills, and figure out how to illustrate what you can do on a resume.
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Do you have the option of doing a postdoc to try to broaden your experience and network?
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Theoretically yes, but The postdoc system is bullshit for sure. It also might be your best bet for finding a job.
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There are people who like doing contract work because it doesn't tie them to a specific company, but honestly if you don't immediately come up with that on your own you're probably not one of them.
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Mr Newsman posted:Since we were so siloed from the main organization, nobody really has any idea what sort of work was accomplished so I'm pushing to bring that forward ASAP. This is what really jumps out at me. You're doing the right thing by building awareness of what your group's been doing recently. I wouldn't start applying for new jobs seriously just yet based on what you've posted but having an up-to-date resume never hurts.
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Gucci Loafers posted:I've been on the hunt since February looking around LA which has got me nothing and I've almost landed a decent offer, but it’s all the way on the East Coast, where I have no friends or family. The job is near NYC which is kind of cool but I'm older, don't really care about making new friends now that I'm older and it's still an hour away. It does pays well (TC >$120k/y), lines up well with my skillset and I work on hot tech stuff where I will learn a lot and could use anywhere else in the future. $120k/year isn't that high in NYC and its environs. Do some research on what you'd actually be able to afford.
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