Unfortunately no career as of yet. Right now I'm working a temp job from home while I continue to study. It actually pays better than I thought it would, especially considering I do maybe 3 hours or actual work on a normal day. I can't be sure how much the pandemic fucked up entry level job prospects, because there are plenty of senior level ones available.
You'll get there man. I know it. At least you're still making some money. We are old farts now and can't afford to lose time not making any cash.
I was about to fork out significant money for a QLTS course to become a solicitor (lawyer) in the UK but I think I'm at a huge disadvantage. I'm not a native English speaker and my background in Bolivian law is simply irrelevant.
So here I am. I'll have all the time in the world for six months to learn something that could get me a job in a different field. Feck.
You'll get there man. I know it. At least you're still making some money. We are old farts now and can't afford to lose time not making any cash.
I was about to fork out significant money for a QLTS course to become a solicitor (lawyer) in the UK but I think I'm at a huge disadvantage. I'm not a native English speaker and my background in Bolivian law is simply irrelevant.
So here I am. I'll have all the time in the world for six months to learn something that could get me a job in a different field. Feck.
Thank you . Yeah, that's the way I see it too, have to have something coming in.
Maybe you're not native, but if that's the only thing holding you back you can clearly read and write at a very proficient level at the very least. Better than some people born here, I could tell you that much . What is your alternative at the moment?
Thank you . Yeah, that's the way I see it too, have to have something coming in.
Maybe you're not native, but if that's the only thing holding you back you can clearly read and write at a very proficient level at the very least. Better than some people born here, I could tell you that much . What is your alternative at the moment?
Yeah, I've already worked in English. And even though it was a struggle to write a legal report in a foreign language, I always managed. But it's not just the language. Law is very competitive everywhere and I'd be coming up against kids who have done training contracts and are familiar with UK and common law. I get the impression I'd be better off getting into another field.
And the course is really expensive. I can't afford to use part of my capital on that. I still have a venture that is very cash intensive and I'm not willing to drop it.
Yeah, I've already worked in English. And even though it was a struggle to write a legal report in a foreign language, I always managed. But it's not just the language. Law is very competitive everywhere and I'd be coming up against kids who have done training contracts and are familiar with UK and common law. I get the impression I'd be better off getting into another field.
Yeah, I've already worked in English. And even though it was a struggle to write a legal report in a foreign language, I always managed. But it's not just the language. Law is very competitive everywhere and I'd be coming up against kids who have done training contracts and are familiar with UK and common law. I get the impression I'd be better off getting into another field.
And the course is really expensive. I can't afford to use part of my capital on that. I still have a venture that is very cash intensive and I'm not willing to drop it.
Ahhh then yeah, maybe best to try something else. At least for now.
I'm going to pick data analytics from that list 10/10 times, but this is of course just me. SQL is a relatively easy and straightforward language to learn. Python I have yet to start learning (though I will), from what I understand it's very readable and on the easier side to learn as well. You could learn each for like $10 on Udemy if not for free elsewhere online, but those capstone projects look useful. And even if you don't go into data analytics specifically, those skills are useful in other fields as well since programming languages are just tools that can be used for a multitude of things at the end of the day. Again though, that's just my view since I'm looking to get into a more programming-oriented role at the moment and would probably shoot myself if I had to do sales.
If you haven't already, look around edX as well. Lots of classes there from Ivy League universities, many are free. I think they have certificates too but I never really looked into them much. If you're interesting in digital marketing, Google has a free certification program for that as well as one for their Google Analytics tool among some other things.
This is my problem, there are so many genuinely interesting and different paths to choose from that I feel like I don't make as much progress as I should, because I'll second guess whatever I choose and want to do everything .