Early Career Advice
Career advice for young people and/or people early on in their career
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Early Career Advice
When I was at Google, my very first promotion from Eng 1 to Eng 2 got rejected after 2 years in the role. The feedback from the promo committee was “work on more impactful projects”. I was disappointed, but I also learned that “I’ll just do what I’m told and I’ll get promoted” is simply not true. I needed to rethink my approach.
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Impact is so much more important than doing your job right. Based on a LinkedIn post by Irina Stanescu
Early career years are painful.
You feel like an idiot 98% of the time - lost, confused and insecure.
I wish I had a cheat sheet of principles for my first job.
So I put one together.
Here are 20 things about building a career I... See more
nametwitter.comThe Data Team Playbook: 50+ Resources For High-Performing Data Teams
SeattleDataGuyseattledataguy.substack.com
a great collection of resources
When you select a profession, you are choosing the scenes that will compose your life. You should think pretty hard about those scenes. If you start a plumbing company with more than one employee, you will be telling plumbers what to do. You’d better enjoy hanging out with plumbers, and telling them what to do. And when you ask yourself whether... See more
Sasha Chapin • Some Advice Gathered From People Smarter Than Me
