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This doesn’t answer your question precisely, but: Pretty much every job I’ve ever had came from knowing someone, whether a friend or former co-worker. I think
by keiferski 4y ago
This doesn’t answer your question precisely, but:
Pretty much every job I’ve ever had came from knowing someone, whether a friend or former co-worker. I think technical people tend to overestimate the degree to which raw “skills” factor into who gets the job. Companies, especially small companies, are far more comfortable hiring a friend with level 6/10 skills than a complete stranger with level 9/10 skills. It’s just how people work.
So, my advice is to attend a bunch of meetups in various technologies (Python, mobile, security, etc.) and see who you get along with the best. In my experience, certain personality types gravitate to different fields. Because the relationships you build will ultimately be the ones that get you employed.
- legerdemain 4y agoCounterpoint: SF Bay Area, been attending tech meetups for several years, some for years at a time, organized some of my own, go to co-working sessions in cafes, spend a lot of my afternoons at a "hacker space"... And I expect exactly none of this to mean anything for my career. Never has, seems like it never will.
- keiferski 4y agoBut are you actually building relationships with the people at these events and keeping in touch with them?
- legerdemain 4y agoYes? I'm not sure what evidence to offer you.
- keiferski 4y agoThe way your comment was written, it gave me the impression that you were mostly just hanging out at events.
- legerdemain 4y agoIncluding the ones I run?