A thought I had last week: Would anyone hire a software engineer to do anything other than engineering? As highly technical as these skills are, they don’t seem easily transferable.
Yet even the shitty company that’s questioning my technical ability said that I have excellent communication and ability to collaborate, which should really count for much more than it does in this industry. I’ve worked with too many engineers who are noticeably bad at these things.
@paolamata A few years further out than you, but yeah, that tracks.
Bolles has been updating the Parachute book annually since before you were born. Largely the same text about tailoring your search to the intersection of the strengths you bring and the career you'd like to pursue, but the details change as hiring practices change.
Less about "would they hire a SE in this non-SE industry", more about "what sort of communication-related accomplishments does this non-SE industry hire for"?
Paola Mata
"You do you" is Eu-gen-ics.