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I got a master's degree in computer science last february (image recognition, stuff like that), however I tought (and still do) I wouldn't like to work in that
by Mimu 12y ago
I got a master's degree in computer science last february (image recognition, stuff like that), however I tought (and still do) I wouldn't like to work in that field. What I wanted to do is something close to web development and design (I mean visual stuff here).
I had two goals:
- Live overseas (I'm french), no real destination, I think I would like to move from time to time
- Work at a startup or at least where people care about what they are doing instead of how much money they make and how much time they can skip without bosses noticing.
I got some interview, one who almost went through in London, however my degree wasn't really relevant to what I wanted to do, so I started to try learn stuff as quickly as possible, so I made a portfolio in Node and Angular (in the most basic way you can I think, I litterally used/read about angular for less than 20 hours).
However having this thing done opened me some more interview, and I found one opportunity that I really liked, at a startup as a front-end developer. The lack of experience didn't allow me to get an interview though, however the recruiter took the decision on his own to make me do a test originally for another dude, and apparently I passed because I work here for 2 months now, and things are going really well.
At that time, I was ready to accept pretty much anything that pay, but I got very lucky and got exactly what I wanted and expected. The only downside is that I use 2 hours to commute (1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening), but I can't afford closer and better.
I would qualify that as my dream job, however I know I will want to upgrade, change country in the future, dream job evolves along with you growing up I guess.
- neilsharma 12y agoCongrats on finding a job that you like! I got my degree in EE/CS, but have mostly done web dev these past few years. Unlike you, however, I want to do Image Recognition and the like in my day-to-day and largely give up on web dev. I also want to move from time to time and live overseas (I'm from SF/Bay Area). I think you hit the nail on the head -- a "dream job" is an ever-changing concept. Some people get their life kicks from doing one thing they are passionate about every day for decades. They love diving deep -- so deep that they start to learn what few people know. Others get their thrills from continuously doing different things that keep their horizon expanding. Learning this skill, working abroad, shifting industries, etc. I think you and I fall in that category. For those guys, "dream jobs" are temporary.