[Video] Job Options: Zooming Out to See the Big Picture
One of my readers asked me to give a 30-minute talk to their company’s internal employees discussing the job market at large. The target audience was technical people of all disciplines – not just database administrators, but all kinds of people who worked with technology.
My goal with the talk was to help people think about lots of possible next-steps in their career journey. I wanted to show how the skills they’ve already developed might be useful in jobs they hadn’t thought about before.
When I rehearsed it, I thought, “Ooo, I should publish this on my YouTube channel,” so… here it is! Keep in mind that this is just a quick & dirty recording, so the video quality isn’t up to my usual high standards, but hopefully the material is worth your while.
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Regarding the last minute of your presentation. I agree that you can only study so much before braving new waters. At some point each individual needs to say, “OK I can at least get started with what I know”. Helping people with what you know leads to new knowledge that can go in your resume for the next time around.
My three things that I look at when evaluating a work opportunity (contract or FTE) are:
1) Geographic location.
2) Money
3) How is this position going to advance my career.
I’ve been in I.T. for ~45 years. I’ve followed my nose for jobs and have had a satisfying career. I’m in the last 3 years of this career and yet I’m still excited by the new stuff and I am continuing my training in the Cloud architecture.
Cheers!
Great post. Thank you for the insights and the inspiration.