Great video as always! Here are some timestamps for me to come back to later or for you if you're in a hurry: 1. Get Started 0:37 2. Don't Be Afraid to Commit 3:56 3. Learn From Your Senpais 5:20 4. Create a Vision for Yourself 8:39 5. Don't Stop Learning After School 10:42
How did you find this great? It's just recycled thoughts from her other videos. And this advice is only relevant for people with her personality type and skill set
I'm a psychologist (26 yo) and last August I started learning Web Development (I had some experience in programming with Python for Data Science), and I landed my first formal job this January.
@@LukeBarousse Hahaha I was listening to the video and just looking at a few comments, then you comment came in LOLLL ..... Likewise!!! We surely need to catch up. Cannot believe we have graduated 3 years.....
These are solid advices that I wish someone told me in my 20’s. I bounced around jobs in my 20’s, not knowing what I wanted to do. Turned 30 last year, and now I’m on track to becoming a bioinformatics engineer
Another tip: qualified people on LinkedIn will almost always answer your burning question, as long as you frame them politely and have done you own research beforehand :-)
Hey I have been trying to reach out to people on LinkedIn and I have to yet to get a response. How did you frame your question? What kind research and how did you do that? I know it is a lot of questions but I just need help.
@@sasankinagandla179 just be nice and research as in look for companies you want to work in search for that company in linkedin, have a basic idea of the company and what it needs and then sent reqeusts with polite messages to people in that company. If you frame it well and you are patient you will get something back!
I got burnt out in tech. I had a role as a Front-end dev, but they made me do back-end dev, UX design, and quality assurance. It was 4 roles in one. I was scrambling to learn and study how to do those roles in my own time UNPAID, I got hit with the imposter syndrome, and then I burnt out. Now I am looking to make a career change maybe to accounting. In tech, the roles are too fluid and unclear, it's not always a good thing.
To be honest, not enough people talk about this. You could totally be open minded and try and learn as much as you can in your current role, then move into a different role that seems more specific, but there really isn’t a guarantee it’ll be any different ☹️. Moving out of tech with a specialized skill set could be a good alternative if that’s the issue. Good luck!
@@MsWicked19 Thank you guys for all the support, I have chosen to switch to Data Analyst positions. After I prepare and get ready, I will only accept a position that is specific to that and not a bunch of positions in one. I hope Data Analysis has a better work-life balance than other tech jobs.
@@mindful9114 Ironically, I am an analyst 😂. There are a lot of opportunities for this role, but to try and stay happy in it long-term, definitely try narrowing down what industry you’d be interested in, what type of company culture you think you’d enjoy most, and consider growth opportunities there (if it aligns with what you want to work towards). With interviews, honestly ask questions back to the interviewer at the end to get a sense of these. There’s a lot of diversity in analyst roles.
Awesome! Reminds me of a paul graham essay I read when I was still in college. He wrote, "Most of the work I've done in the last ten years didn't exist when I was in high school. The world changes fast, and the rate at which it changes is itself speeding up. In such a world it's not a good idea to have fixed plans."
I'm 24 and only just started to teach myself how to code and I'm loving it so far. the fact that it's a skill that society wants makes it even better. when I left school and I did some part time work for a couple years and then went to college at 18 which I took animal management thinking that was something I wanted to do which I spent 2 years doing and didn't want to go any further. after leaving that I had a similar kind of exetensial crisis. after I got over it I spent 2 years at another college learning game design (again still thinking what I liked over what society would want in terms of skills) I enjoyed it but struggled to find work within the industry that I could support myself on. after a couple of years of questioning what on earth to do I came across coding and programming which I've been starting by teaching myself using resources online and loving it. I plan to take an internship after a year of self study and building projects then go from there. Great advice in the video btw.
Love this, Tina! I pursued one of your "only 4 careers that exist" - nursing 🤣 I actually *do* love medicine, so it was a good choice for me. This was actually my second career. I'm graduating as a baby nurse practitioner in August, but I already know my end goal is to practice medicine part-time. Caring for patients in endless fulfilling, but it's a HUGE drain on my energy (as is the paperwork & fights with insurance companies). I realized I needed to find a sustainable way to practice medicine--so I don't burn out, become cynical, or lose my compassion. In my dream life🌈 I'm in clinic 2-3 day/week but the rest of my time spent creating content, teaching, and writing. I'm launching a YT in September, partly inspired by creators like you, if anyone wants to follow along✨
@@paigeconnelly4244 that's sweet --I'd welcome feedback when the time comes😊 I want to enjoy the creative process, so I can't say for sure but themes will include: week in the life-style vlogs, studying / productivity, navigating your 20s, balancing 9-5 with creativity, career & finance, building a life & community around your values💫
As a pharmacology graduate working as a chemist, looking to move into data, I just want to say thank you Tina for these videos. Whenever I get anxious about the future, I watch these videos to remind myself it's possible 💪🏼
Someone who recently started learning DSA and coding after saying for years that she isn't into coding without honestly trying to give it a shot, this is really enlightening.Thanks Tina :)
I'm gonna change my career after working as a doctor for 10 years. It is scary because of my age and how long I have worked in the same job. Thank you for inspiring.
Great advices, especially the get started. Last year i was hesitated to take the Master in Data Science course and now i am pursuing it in my mid 20s and slowly switching to this field from my software development career.
Hi Sam! Would you mind sharing why you decide to switch from software development to Data Science. I thought hearing your perspective would help me to consider which one is right for me.
I personally found that I am more appealing and resonate with discovering insights from the data compared to building products after doing some research about data science. Also, I treated it as an upskill for myself, I just can't stay in my comfort zone. The world changes rapidly, gotta keep learning after school as Tina mentioned in the video.
Great advice Tina! I'm now 36 and I have had a big career change: I went all the way to a PhD in Organic Chemistry and after months of fruitless job hunting I changed to coding. But as you said, you should never stop learning. Coding made me learn about databases, system administration, accounting, enterprise management... There is so much to learn, keeping on learning and that will benefit you on the long run.
@@Keirosqeen I started to learn code on my own with online tutorials, and in the meantime I was looking for a short professional training (a year or so) or a company that would hire me without a degree or experience. It turns out I found such a company. There are actually some companies that will hire you if you have a scientific background and good logic but no dev experience. Especially when they're working with rare or old languages. They know they will have to train you beforehand anyway. The openings I had were in maintaining bank/insurance legacy software (written in COBOL) and I work now in a company that makes an ERP software suite. But given a bit of practice and a few serious projects in your portfolio, I guess any job will be open to you at the junior level.
😬😬😬😬😬 being computer science student 😅. internship and Work for Amazon(India). Learn a coding (most frustrated ). After you are excellent coding get ready to job (most satisfaction)
late 20s with a master in biomedical science in 2016 and a track record of publications here. I got really burnout from writing paper , the endless PhD hunting and the entire academic research environment. decided to chase the 2016 dream to become a data scientist/ML engineer. I did my Python bootcamp in 2018 and have just started on machine learning courses ( plus the math behind) . honestly the blooming DS/ML community offers so much hope as I no longer needa lick specifically sb's ass in the lab to acquire certain professional skillsets efficiently. Programming is also soo much fun once I got past the first 50 hours and start working on projects. the entire coding mindset ( time/space complexity, problem-solving etc etc) has changed my view of life and I am no longer bound to academic research life. It is super uplifting when you know you can learn stuff independently and on-the-go, grab the certificates, build a portfolio and most importantly the industry values self-taught programmers( or at least they said it on various social media platforms). I am aiming to land a job by the end of this year. Keep learning. Be the cool ones who keep afloat, or even better leading in the society
Spent my 20's trying to run from society and my problems. Spent my 30's bouncing around different jobs. At 39 I'm still looking for a solution. You're not alone in the struggle.
I just got the book "SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU". Thank you very much for creating this video, of the 5 lessons you showed, I mainly prefer "3. Learn From Your Sendpais", "2. Don't Be Afraid to Commit", I think they fit my moment of life, then I consider another three have accompanied me along the way, however, I will keep them more present from now on.
This video was very helpful to me because it included most of the things that I was stuck recently. Especially the main subject of the book "so good they can't ignore you!" ringed a bell in my head. Thank you Tina for your contribution to ease my confusion about what to do with my life.
Thank you for this video Tina! You touched on several of the feelings that I am experiencing as a soon-to-be ucla grad with a neuroscience degree! Getting into research in both academia and industry, I recently realized that my coding skills have brought me far more opportunities than the strenuous neuroscience knowledge I have acquired. Ultimately, this has led me down the path of completely rethinking the approach I would like to take with my career, and your videos have been a huge help in navigating my options!
It's really cool to see you plugging SharpestMinds! I finished undergrad class of 2020 and ended up dropping out of a data science masters to try out a mentorship with them (also because of a Ken Jee video, thanks Ken Jee!). Here I am today with the same type of high-paying data science position and without the extra $60,000 in student debt! One thing I will say about the data science industry is BE CAREFUL!!! Most courses are WAY overpriced for the skills they teach you. In this industry, books and RUclips videos will really get you where you need to be. Two of my favorite resources for breaking into this industry are "Ultralearning" by Scott Young and "Neural Networks From Scratch" by sentdex.
I don't really understand why you're so negative about people bouncing round different industries in their 20s. A lot of the time people want to build a career in that industry but then find the reality different to what they thought or the job market changes or their life changes and what they value changes. With each job you discover what you want and don't want out of your career and a lot of skills are transferable. Not everyone gets it right on the first, second or even third try and it's not because we didn't think about it hard enough or don't realise that skills take years to acquire. I don't regret bouncing or see it as wasted time because now I'm in the right career I see it as valuable experience and I never wonder "what if?"
Exactly what I was thinking! In my late 20s right now, and I've tried so many different things which have now led me to my current path, so now I don't have any second thoughts about what I'm doing. All because I got to try so many things early on which helped me to figure out what worked best for me and my longterm goals.
I discovered your videos a few weeks ago, and I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for sharing! All of your videos have had impact on me and I really appreciate your hard work in producing high quality content. Thank you!
Pretty neat video as always, Tina! It'd be pretty cool to see one that focuses a little on networking tips (writing cold emails and stuff). You'd be helping me out a lot
A bit unrelated, but I love how you use both hands when trying to explain something, makes me think you really care and put effort into what you're saying.. maybe that's just me though.
1. get started developing a skill that considers valuable to the society 2. don't be afraid to commit 3. learn from your senpais 4. create a vision for yourself envision your lifestyle
"The mistake is you shouldn't be running around figuring out what you like and what you're passionate about, instead you should be getting started and developing skills that are valuable to society" It's a shame that you're right about this, because the jobs that "add value to society" aren't things people are passionate about. Capitalism is a stain.
Wanted to tell you this for a long time... One day I was watching your video and my mom randomly looked at the screen... Her reaction was, "She is so beautiful!😍" I have rarely heard my mother say that😂 You are really pretty! And love your videos!!❤️
Funny thing is that when I started college in 2011 I didn't have anybody to guide me through the CS curriculum. I worked my way into transferring after about 5 years, such that it took me long enough to become that senpai. Finally graduating right when the pandemic hit, it's been a little rough to say the very least. I was fortunate enough to get a job, but it was abroad and I felt strung along because I was at the mercy of the Japanese government's border measures. After a year of that I'm glad to say that a lot more jobs are finding me now.
Like you so much Tina!!!!! Every video is useful, and I really like your mindset and skillset on all the things. Hope this channel will continue growing, and still maintain its great content!!! Love you again!!
This video came at the EXAAACT moment. I’m following you since i considered career shifting (9 mo ago) from marketing into software engineering. I taught myself how to code in python while having a full time job. Now i just got my first internship on Data Engineering at Deloitte. I spent days agonizing wether to accept it or not (as it wasn t software engineering or what I taught I wanted to do). But then i said - fck it - let s explore. I still found myself agressively overthinking about that decision. Not anymore! Your video encouraged me to go explore. I will start my internship in July. Tina, you’re my senpai 🥲.
I’m 34 and just got into software engineering and I definitely regret my 20s wasted on partying and inaction. But I’m still young. Sometimes your 30s are your time to shine
My college is doing a job shadowing program for a month during the Summer at either Tesla or Intel, I hope to be able to get in to one of the programs. I hope for an internship one year as well, until then I will continue learning and doing my best! Thank you so much for all your videos! I really admire your intelligence and work ethic! 😁
i get my dream job 6 months ago as Business Intelligence, now I'm working in my next step as Data Scientist in a couple of years, thanks for the advice!
@@ulugbeknematjonov566 i don't know if my salary is a good example, I win around 800 dollars, but i'm from Argentina, it's above average, but still pretty shity salary, if you aren't Argentinian. I'm starting my career, I project myself working for another place in the future, in almost 2 or 3 years.
Thanks for advices! They r really helpful and inspiring Currently I'm working as NOC engineer, but honestly, I hate this job, so just trying to study more and become iOS dev. Hope, the war in my country wouldn't kill me before this happen.
Incredibly awesome video, for me it is about 3/4 of a year too late, but i did the change from a very conventional STEM field to now studying Data science. The Option to change careers and "waste" the prior time is not nearly as dangerous when you go into something as ubiqutious as data science. Case in point i got a position within a month to work part time as a student in a domain that is essentially *exactly* what i focussed before on, except now from the lens(and position) of a DS. Prior studies and experience give domain knowledge that can be incredibly valueable to something as generalist as Data science or coding.
I really need this right now. There is a job that I currently applying to that is far from home which my parents are against at. Why can't parents be supportive of me and ask me what I want instead of what they want me to do. There are goals that I want to achieve in life and If I keep on staying and listening to my parents, I am never getting closer to those goals.
The past 4 years I have worked in Web Development, Project Management, Cyber Security, QA Testing, Technical Writing, IT Service, now get into Data. I have done it all. But I still only make $15 an hour and I am so confused at what to focus in. Cyber Security gave me so much free time to pursue building my own business. But Cyber Security itself is boring. Development was wondering, because I enjoyed creating things. But it is demanding and doesn’t leave much time to develop my own business. QA Testing was also wonderful, because I want to make sure everything is perfect before it goes out to the customer. Data I am just starting to get into, but from an IAM security side of it. So I am not sure if really trying everything helps in decision making on what to pursue. But it could be just me trying to take on too much at once. I am still trying to figure out what I want to pursue as I am working.
I have been self taking IT and XR courses for the past year. Too my surprise I had success networking on Linkedin luckily as my skills have developed. With all of that and experience in IT it has been difficult for me to find a full time permanent job. I am greatful though because I am working part time doing IT VR technical support for the time being. I am going to check out the mentor site you recommend! Thank you for such an uplifting video! You send positive vibes while keeping it real!
I wish I took my education more serious. As of right now, I am unemployed at the age of 26. I took the Criminal Justice route (graduated w/ BA) back in college. I was a correctional officer for 3 years then I recently got accepted into a 6 month Police Academy (yay me). I thought this was it, my one and final career I can depend one. Only to then realized that it wasn't for me after just ONE week :( . It was a rude awakening but I'm glad it happened sooner rather than later. The only downside is that now I don't have a job at the moment. Sure, I can return to my old job at the jail but I feel like I would be going backwards. Plus, the job is such a negative atmosphere. I recently just got into coding and I feel that this is my next path (hopefully final). I wonder if I should just continue self-teaching myself code. Or apply to a school, bootcamp or if I should just go back to my old job. Life is full of surprises sometimes..
Trying to pivot into product data analyst from accounting/tax. I already have the sql & BI skills but having a hard time finding jobs related to product. Mostly they're PMs.
Plsss I graduated in the middle of 2020 with my marketing degree and couldn’t find a job bc of the pandemic. Then all through out 2021 i was in and out of hospitals now im stabilizing and decided to go back and get my 2nd bachelors in Data Science/ Analytics and everyday that gets closer to my first class i get so nervous about making such a big decision.
Thanks for the advice Tina, I was a psych major in my undergrad and they really emphasized data science so I started learning it more and more. After graduating tho, I got stuck and spent 2 years getting rejected from jobs. In that time I took to developing my skills in R and other statistical techniques. I have applied for a masters now in public health/epidemiology (hopefully I get in) which is also data science in the health context but I am afraid if this is the right decision. Psych and public health with the data science are niche fields I think. As you said, rn I am focusing on in demand skills with a field I am interested in but I am not passionate about what my goal really is. Data science is so ever-changing and I only am familiar with it in the research context, I fear I am unsuited to a full-time data analysis job in a company because I have only been involved in psychology-social science data analysis for research. Let me know your thoughts or anyone in the comments.
I just asked myself if I wrote this comment. I also did psychology as my undergrad and was involved in two research labs where I was dealing with data entry and low level analysis. I applied to I/O grad programs and got rejected. I also spent two years getting rejected and worked as a caregiver for one year, completely lost in what I wanted to do. I have experience working with occupational therapists in the caregiving field and then I worked at a pediatric therapy clinic (where I realize, I cannot handle that type of stress). They are heroes. But anyways after that, I started to dive into data analysis. I started taking the Coursera/Google Data Analytics Certificate course and I am really loving it. I was speaking to my anatomy professor about it and he told me that epidemiology and data analysis go hand in hand and is very booming right now. You are definitely taking the right steps. I feel like you will do well in ANY situation. You just need the foundational skillset and you can pretty much apply that anywhere. My next steps are honing in on spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau and Python/R and my portfolio thanks to Tina, Alex, and Gabe here on RUclips. Good luck!
@@asdfghjkltwo16 thank you so much for your reply, it’s really a woah moment because we do have similar experiences. I’ve done courses on DataCamp and thinking about doing the IBM coursera course. Hopefully those are ok. Thank you for your words of encouragement, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
I gave up to associate my job with my passion, the thing is my passion towards something changes constantly and honestly I don't want to live with the uncertainty of when I am to find my true passion. I have a job that most of the time I feel comfortable but at the same time it challenges me, oh yes, I forgot to mention that my degree is in Computer Science and I make a living with it, but I'm not passionate about it, but the great thing of CS is that you can combine it with pretty much any other field, so that gives me a relief because I know I can specialize and work in something else. So don't be afraid to give it a try.
@@CrisTryingToBeProductive thanks for your input, this is reassuring to hear. I just heard as well that it’s not about having a passion for the job but to be in a career where you hate it the least. I do regret not taking CS in my formative years because I don’t think in that way but I guess we move right with what we have done.
@@febreeze Your experience also make me feel that i could have written your comment. Did a MSC in Psychological Research Studies, did two internships in research lab, worked a lot for my master thesis on replicability crisis on R simulation and still struggling to find a job outside of academia. For now I started IBM Data Science coursera track course and almost finish it. Obtained my first interview for a data consultant position. Still difficult but at the end we will suceed. For IBM Data Science coursera, i'm really satisfied with it but i think it's better to sometimes take a break on it and implement courses content on project so you can developp coding skills a lot more (practical part is less than sufficient to me but the overall course is very well structured and accessible for everyone).
Thank you for the video :) I did a lot of journaling and created vision boards for my life to help me create the life for myself that I want. I am working towards being a fulltime artist and writer, basically a fulltime creative. I am hoping to build passive income streams with RUclips, Amazon KDP Coloring Book publishing, digital products and more. Right now I am exploring different topics with my videos, sharing my art and writing journey and am hoping to grow an audience here on RUclips, my blog and Instagram :)
I love your videos! Always so helpful! I have a question: do you think getting a masters in CS was a really important step towards your current career, or do you think it’s possible to do it without going back to school? Thanks so much!
I studied Economy but i don't finish my degree, now I work in a bank here in argentina and recently start to study data science (I hope I'm not too old I'm 39 years old)
You vision board seems corny to me. If your ideal life is having freedom why do you work so hard right now? Are you suddenly going to "make it" financially where you're like ahh now I can enjoy my free time. Wish I could link that TikTok about the Silicon Valley coder who's grinding right now so they can enjoy retirement early & someone asks so what do you like to do? but all they do is code to get freedom one day, its recursive I trust you for coding advice not life advice
I feel like we don't value freedom in it of itself. Like if we didn't have a choice in our lives & we're forced to do things we like, I think ppl wouldn't care. So it's kinda empty to have freedom as a end goal.
If you are both interested into Software and overall Infrastructure, to aim behind a solution/enterprise architect might also be interesting. Takes some years of IT experience, but I alsways feel my experience is wasted, as I never could work all I learned. But knowing both about programming and the systems themselves can pay off.
Your first point kind of contradicts itself, you say you can't learn skills by bouncing around but you can. You also say not to just look for what will get you the most money but that's exactly what you did by looking at tech/coding skills 😅 I'm getting mixed signals
Thanks Tina.That was encouraging. Was wondering if you have any suggestions for skills to pick up before getting a MS in data science. Don't want to get blindsided in the program. Currently focusing on Python and statistics. Would be my first STEM degree.
Listened to "So Good They Can't Ignore You." 28 now; expat working as an English teacher full-time in Japan. I want to shift gears and transition into the tech field, but I'm honestly not sure where to start, because there seems to be so many options. A Python course? Google Data Analytics course? UX? Should I eventually go back for a Masters? No background in computer science, math, or design, except for manditory coursework. Any good examples of people making radical career shifts and learning highly technical things from scratch like that later in life? Am I too old? Should I be more realistic? Guidance and mentorship is definitally what I need right now, though it has taken me a while to admit that to myself and ask. Awesome video. Slightly anxiety inducing for me (so many decisions), but super awesome and insightful.
I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Software engineering really only came to me because my state college offered a bachelors in it and it’s generally a well paying career. I don’t know if I feel any sort of interest in it though. I really have no idea what I could see myself doing. Have been guessing for many years and nothing can ever solidify. I don’t know if something is wrong with me, but nothing seems to even grab my attention anymore.
I'm in the same boat dude. I went from wanting to be a veterinarian, to a doctor, to a marine biologist, to a psychologist, to space force operations, to astronomer, to fashion designer, and now I'm looking into tech 😂 im a mess
@@maple_vanilla My latest spark was software engineering. Spent two months learning a few languages, took 2 classes at a community college, currently taking one class on web dev and I am not feeling any interest in coding or software anymore. It seems like it's not a good option if you truly don't have interest in coding. Even though the pay is good, I think the actual work you do is mind numbing and I don't know if I have enough drive to do something as advanced as becoming an engineer if I have feelings of uncertainty right now. I still have 2 years of school until I get a degree in CS, and then you have to do internships, study leetcode, get good at interviews. Just seems like so much for something i'm not even sure about. I'll probably continue taking my classes and maybe one day something will really stick. So many factors come into play into figuring out what you want to do. Compensation and work life balance seem to be my top two. I want to make that 6 figures, but I don't want to work 50-60 hours a week, be on call, have to study outside of work just to to feel like im on the same level as my coworkers.
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Wheres the link to your site Tina
Doesn't work for every location unfortunately
your substack newsletter is not clickable - hyperlink is missing
Tina, what you said is very good. Nice to meet you here.
damn Tina, your pragmatic tipps are the best on youtube so far (for me). thanks!
"So get started, okay? I promise everything's gonna work out."
You don't know how much I need to hear that and that meant so much to me. Thank you!
Great video as always! Here are some timestamps for me to come back to later or for you if you're in a hurry:
1. Get Started 0:37
2. Don't Be Afraid to Commit 3:56
3. Learn From Your Senpais 5:20
4. Create a Vision for Yourself 8:39
5. Don't Stop Learning After School 10:42
Thanks
How did you find this great? It's just recycled thoughts from her other videos. And this advice is only relevant for people with her personality type and skill set
Senpais? 🙃 pls, say what is this? :)
@@artdzot Seniors/ Mentors
@@kanishkchaturvedi1745 thank you!
I was a lawyer for a while and at age 32 I started studying Software Engineering. Now I'm working as an engineer since a year, it's nice :)
how long did it take you to study? were you working full time amd studying?
Yes how did you do it? I’m in the same boat
You are really cool!!
I'm a psychologist (26 yo) and last August I started learning Web Development (I had some experience in programming with Python for Data Science), and I landed my first formal job this January.
Can you share your journey with us? I am trying to switch careers too.
I wish I had this video in my early 20's 🙌🏼 Great advice, Tina!
How old are you Luke? 🤨
@@vadrik28 I'll just say that I was born in the late 80's...
Heyyy Luke! LOL
@@qianqianwu1541 QianQian!!!! How did you find me here in the comment section?!? .hahaha. Miss you! We need to catch up!
@@LukeBarousse Hahaha I was listening to the video and just looking at a few comments, then you comment came in LOLLL ..... Likewise!!! We surely need to catch up. Cannot believe we have graduated 3 years.....
These are solid advices that I wish someone told me in my 20’s. I bounced around jobs in my 20’s, not knowing what I wanted to do. Turned 30 last year, and now I’m on track to becoming a bioinformatics engineer
I wish you good luck.
Another tip: qualified people on LinkedIn will almost always answer your burning question, as long as you frame them politely and have done you own research beforehand :-)
Hey I have been trying to reach out to people on LinkedIn and I have to yet to get a response. How did you frame your question? What kind research and how did you do that? I know it is a lot of questions but I just need help.
@@sasankinagandla179 just be nice and research as in look for companies you want to work in search for that company in linkedin, have a basic idea of the company and what it needs and then sent reqeusts with polite messages to people in that company. If you frame it well and you are patient you will get something back!
I got burnt out in tech. I had a role as a Front-end dev, but they made me do back-end dev, UX design, and quality assurance. It was 4 roles in one. I was scrambling to learn and study how to do those roles in my own time UNPAID, I got hit with the imposter syndrome, and then I burnt out. Now I am looking to make a career change maybe to accounting. In tech, the roles are too fluid and unclear, it's not always a good thing.
To be honest, not enough people talk about this. You could totally be open minded and try and learn as much as you can in your current role, then move into a different role that seems more specific, but there really isn’t a guarantee it’ll be any different ☹️. Moving out of tech with a specialized skill set could be a good alternative if that’s the issue. Good luck!
If you're good with mathematics (since you're considering accounting), you can try actuarial work. The career path is very straightforward
Oh man, role creep. They wanted you to be full stack, UI/UX AND QA? Wtf
@@MsWicked19 Thank you guys for all the support, I have chosen to switch to Data Analyst positions. After I prepare and get ready, I will only accept a position that is specific to that and not a bunch of positions in one. I hope Data Analysis has a better work-life balance than other tech jobs.
@@mindful9114 Ironically, I am an analyst 😂. There are a lot of opportunities for this role, but to try and stay happy in it long-term, definitely try narrowing down what industry you’d be interested in, what type of company culture you think you’d enjoy most, and consider growth opportunities there (if it aligns with what you want to work towards). With interviews, honestly ask questions back to the interviewer at the end to get a sense of these. There’s a lot of diversity in analyst roles.
The student becomes the teacher!! I learn so much from you now!
sliding in the comments lol :D
Awesome! Reminds me of a paul graham essay I read when I was still in college. He wrote, "Most of the work I've done in the last ten years didn't exist when I was in high school. The world changes fast, and the rate at which it changes is itself speeding up. In such a world it's not a good idea to have fixed plans."
I'm 24 and only just started to teach myself how to code and I'm loving it so far. the fact that it's a skill that society wants makes it even better. when I left school and I did some part time work for a couple years and then went to college at 18 which I took animal management thinking that was something I wanted to do which I spent 2 years doing and didn't want to go any further. after leaving that I had a similar kind of exetensial crisis. after I got over it I spent 2 years at another college learning game design (again still thinking what I liked over what society would want in terms of skills) I enjoyed it but struggled to find work within the industry that I could support myself on. after a couple of years of questioning what on earth to do I came across coding and programming which I've been starting by teaching myself using resources online and loving it. I plan to take an internship after a year of self study and building projects then go from there. Great advice in the video btw.
Love this, Tina! I pursued one of your "only 4 careers that exist" - nursing 🤣 I actually *do* love medicine, so it was a good choice for me. This was actually my second career. I'm graduating as a baby nurse practitioner in August, but I already know my end goal is to practice medicine part-time. Caring for patients in endless fulfilling, but it's a HUGE drain on my energy (as is the paperwork & fights with insurance companies). I realized I needed to find a sustainable way to practice medicine--so I don't burn out, become cynical, or lose my compassion. In my dream life🌈 I'm in clinic 2-3 day/week but the rest of my time spent creating content, teaching, and writing. I'm launching a YT in September, partly inspired by creators like you, if anyone wants to follow along✨
Sounds exciting!
I'll follow, but it depends. What will your content be based on?
@@paigeconnelly4244 that's sweet --I'd welcome feedback when the time comes😊 I want to enjoy the creative process, so I can't say for sure but themes will include: week in the life-style vlogs, studying / productivity, navigating your 20s, balancing 9-5 with creativity, career & finance, building a life & community around your values💫
@@emilyencapsulated9540 what will the name be?
As a pharmacology graduate working as a chemist, looking to move into data, I just want to say thank you Tina for these videos. Whenever I get anxious about the future, I watch these videos to remind myself it's possible 💪🏼
what are you learning?
Someone who recently started learning DSA and coding after saying for years that she isn't into coding without honestly trying to give it a shot, this is really enlightening.Thanks Tina :)
I'm gonna change my career after working as a doctor for 10 years. It is scary because of my age and how long I have worked in the same job. Thank you for inspiring.
May i ask why do you want to Change your Job as a doctor?
@@MySweetiii There are many reasons behind and I can not write all in one comment in public
Good luck!
Great advices, especially the get started. Last year i was hesitated to take the Master in Data Science course and now i am pursuing it in my mid 20s and slowly switching to this field from my software development career.
Hi Sam! Would you mind sharing why you decide to switch from software development to Data Science. I thought hearing your perspective would help me to consider which one is right for me.
Quick question why switching from software development to data science
I personally found that I am more appealing and resonate with discovering insights from the data compared to building products after doing some research about data science. Also, I treated it as an upskill for myself, I just can't stay in my comfort zone. The world changes rapidly, gotta keep learning after school as Tina mentioned in the video.
I am also biased. Learning to code is a great skill to pick up..followed by learning how to tell a good story.
ah yes so you can explain to your cross functional partners why you can't do the thing they asked you to c:
@@TinaHuang1 Or I can make my project that failed sound like it succeeded...
You're my Senpai, Tina :)
no u 😳
Great advice Tina!
I'm now 36 and I have had a big career change: I went all the way to a PhD in Organic Chemistry and after months of fruitless job hunting I changed to coding.
But as you said, you should never stop learning. Coding made me learn about databases, system administration, accounting, enterprise management...
There is so much to learn, keeping on learning and that will benefit you on the long run.
Did you land on a job after u learned to code? If so, which industry is it in?
@@Keirosqeen I started to learn code on my own with online tutorials, and in the meantime I was looking for a short professional training (a year or so) or a company that would hire me without a degree or experience.
It turns out I found such a company. There are actually some companies that will hire you if you have a scientific background and good logic but no dev experience. Especially when they're working with rare or old languages. They know they will have to train you beforehand anyway.
The openings I had were in maintaining bank/insurance legacy software (written in COBOL) and I work now in a company that makes an ERP software suite.
But given a bit of practice and a few serious projects in your portfolio, I guess any job will be open to you at the junior level.
😬😬😬😬😬 being computer science student 😅. internship and Work for Amazon(India). Learn a coding (most frustrated ). After you are excellent coding get ready to job (most satisfaction)
Learn the python , machine learning ,artificial intelligence,big data, data science (because future was robotics and AI)
late 20s with a master in biomedical science in 2016 and a track record of publications here.
I got really burnout from writing paper , the endless PhD hunting and the entire academic research environment.
decided to chase the 2016 dream to become a data scientist/ML engineer. I did my Python bootcamp in 2018 and have just started on machine learning courses ( plus the math behind) . honestly the blooming DS/ML community offers so much hope as I no longer needa lick specifically sb's ass in the lab to acquire certain professional skillsets efficiently. Programming is also soo much fun once I got past the first 50 hours and start working on projects.
the entire coding mindset ( time/space complexity, problem-solving etc etc) has changed my view of life and I am no longer bound to academic research life. It is super uplifting when you know you can learn stuff independently and on-the-go, grab the certificates, build a portfolio and most importantly the industry values self-taught programmers( or at least they said it on various social media platforms). I am aiming to land a job by the end of this year.
Keep learning. Be the cool ones who keep afloat, or even better leading in the society
Spent my 20's trying to run from society and my problems. Spent my 30's bouncing around different jobs. At 39 I'm still looking for a solution. You're not alone in the struggle.
I just got the book "SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU". Thank you very much for creating this video, of the 5 lessons you showed, I mainly prefer "3. Learn From Your Sendpais", "2. Don't Be Afraid to Commit", I think they fit my moment of life, then I consider another three have accompanied me along the way, however, I will keep them more present from now on.
When you plugged your newsletter and said “how to get your shit together” I subscribed instantly. Looking forward to reading it!
yay! c:
This video was very helpful to me because it included most of the things that I was stuck recently. Especially the main subject of the book "so good they can't ignore you!" ringed a bell in my head. Thank you Tina for your contribution to ease my confusion about what to do with my life.
Exceptional delivery of thoughts, so well spoken Tina. Keep it up 👍.
Thank you for this video Tina! You touched on several of the feelings that I am experiencing as a soon-to-be ucla grad with a neuroscience degree! Getting into research in both academia and industry, I recently realized that my coding skills have brought me far more opportunities than the strenuous neuroscience knowledge I have acquired. Ultimately, this has led me down the path of completely rethinking the approach I would like to take with my career, and your videos have been a huge help in navigating my options!
It's really cool to see you plugging SharpestMinds!
I finished undergrad class of 2020 and ended up dropping out of a data science masters to try out a mentorship with them (also because of a Ken Jee video, thanks Ken Jee!). Here I am today with the same type of high-paying data science position and without the extra $60,000 in student debt!
One thing I will say about the data science industry is BE CAREFUL!!! Most courses are WAY overpriced for the skills they teach you. In this industry, books and RUclips videos will really get you where you need to be. Two of my favorite resources for breaking into this industry are "Ultralearning" by Scott Young and "Neural Networks From Scratch" by sentdex.
What was your undergrad major
@@Harsha-D311 physics
I don't really understand why you're so negative about people bouncing round different industries in their 20s.
A lot of the time people want to build a career in that industry but then find the reality different to what they thought or the job market changes or their life changes and what they value changes. With each job you discover what you want and don't want out of your career and a lot of skills are transferable. Not everyone gets it right on the first, second or even third try and it's not because we didn't think about it hard enough or don't realise that skills take years to acquire. I don't regret bouncing or see it as wasted time because now I'm in the right career I see it as valuable experience and I never wonder "what if?"
Exactly what I was thinking! In my late 20s right now, and I've tried so many different things which have now led me to my current path, so now I don't have any second thoughts about what I'm doing. All because I got to try so many things early on which helped me to figure out what worked best for me and my longterm goals.
I discovered your videos a few weeks ago, and I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for sharing! All of your videos have had impact on me and I really appreciate your hard work in producing high quality content. Thank you!
Pretty neat video as always, Tina! It'd be pretty cool to see one that focuses a little on networking tips (writing cold emails and stuff). You'd be helping me out a lot
A bit unrelated, but I love how you use both hands when trying to explain something, makes me think you really care and put effort into what you're saying.. maybe that's just me though.
I'm so glad you started this RUclips channel!
Great advice, as always
This is exactly what I need. I am going to refer back to this so much
You are so inspiring, Tina!
1. get started developing a skill that considers valuable to the society
2. don't be afraid to commit
3. learn from your senpais
4. create a vision for yourself
envision your lifestyle
"The mistake is you shouldn't be running around figuring out what you like and what you're passionate about, instead you should be getting started and developing skills that are valuable to society"
It's a shame that you're right about this, because the jobs that "add value to society" aren't things people are passionate about. Capitalism is a stain.
Watching Ken and Tina is one of the best decisions I've ever made ❤
who’s ken??
@@valentin4155 6:34
Wanted to tell you this for a long time... One day I was watching your video and my mom randomly looked at the screen... Her reaction was, "She is so beautiful!😍"
I have rarely heard my mother say that😂
You are really pretty! And love your videos!!❤️
Funny thing is that when I started college in 2011 I didn't have anybody to guide me through the CS curriculum. I worked my way into transferring after about 5 years, such that it took me long enough to become that senpai. Finally graduating right when the pandemic hit, it's been a little rough to say the very least. I was fortunate enough to get a job, but it was abroad and I felt strung along because I was at the mercy of the Japanese government's border measures. After a year of that I'm glad to say that a lot more jobs are finding me now.
This is the single most helpful advice video that I have seen. Thank you so much!
Wow. I really got the advice I've lookin for. Ghis video helped me a lot to make my decision. Thanks.
Thank you! Very insightful video. It really inspires to change my life for better. Especially, the vision part.
1:55 data science in bioinformatics
2:45 focusing on valuable skill set
thanks for being on youtube Tina.
Thanks for the vid!! Super helpful as I apply for grad jobs atm!
Like you so much Tina!!!!! Every video is useful, and I really like your mindset and skillset on all the things. Hope this channel will continue growing, and still maintain its great content!!! Love you again!!
This video came at the EXAAACT moment. I’m following you since i considered career shifting (9 mo ago) from marketing into software engineering. I taught myself how to code in python while having a full time job. Now i just got my first internship on Data Engineering at Deloitte. I spent days agonizing wether to accept it or not (as it wasn t software engineering or what I taught I wanted to do). But then i said - fck it - let s explore. I still found myself agressively overthinking about that decision. Not anymore! Your video encouraged me to go explore. I will start my internship in July. Tina, you’re my senpai 🥲.
how was your job in marketing? i’m thinking about majoring in it (digital marketing)
I keep rewatching this video from time to time because I lose focus and I daydream a lot about my future career.
this video need to be saved and watched again and again if the people want to take action for their career/life change.
Thank so much for this informative video, Tina!
I’m 34 and just got into software engineering and I definitely regret my 20s wasted on partying and inaction. But I’m still young. Sometimes your 30s are your time to shine
My college is doing a job shadowing program for a month during the Summer at either Tesla or Intel, I hope to be able to get in to one of the programs. I hope for an internship one year as well, until then I will continue learning and doing my best! Thank you so much for all your videos! I really admire your intelligence and work ethic! 😁
What school do you go to?
@@austinraymond9136 I go to Oregon State Uni
Tina always has the most stylish video thumbnails
thanks for the advice tina 🙌
i get my dream job 6 months ago as Business Intelligence, now I'm working in my next step as Data Scientist in a couple of years, thanks for the advice!
Can you share your salary ?
@@ulugbeknematjonov566 i don't know if my salary is a good example, I win around 800 dollars, but i'm from Argentina, it's above average, but still pretty shity salary, if you aren't Argentinian.
I'm starting my career, I project myself working for another place in the future, in almost 2 or 3 years.
woww this video is a wonderful video and pushed me to some other videos in your channel. great content. thanks for uploads.
Thanks for advices! They r really helpful and inspiring Currently I'm working as NOC engineer, but honestly, I hate this job, so just trying to study more and become iOS dev. Hope, the war in my country wouldn't kill me before this happen.
Incredibly awesome video, for me it is about 3/4 of a year too late, but i did the change from a very conventional STEM field to now studying Data science.
The Option to change careers and "waste" the prior time is not nearly as dangerous when you go into something as ubiqutious as data science.
Case in point i got a position within a month to work part time as a student in a domain that is essentially *exactly* what i focussed before on, except now from the lens(and position) of a DS.
Prior studies and experience give domain knowledge that can be incredibly valueable to something as generalist as Data science or coding.
I am happy there is a newsletter now ! 😄
You are one of the few yt who I feel like I can actually get helpful advice from ♡
I really need this right now. There is a job that I currently applying to that is far from home which my parents are against at. Why can't parents be supportive of me and ask me what I want instead of what they want me to do. There are goals that I want to achieve in life and If I keep on staying and listening to my parents, I am never getting closer to those goals.
You need to do what’s best for you. In the future, your parents will understand:) you got this!!!
Thank you Tina! Great video, Sempaiiii
Youre amazing!
Career advice for 40's and 50's as career changer Great video
I've missed you so much! thanks a lot!!
Many many thanks Tina!
Perfection! I cant wait for the next one
The past 4 years I have worked in Web Development, Project Management, Cyber Security, QA Testing, Technical Writing, IT Service, now get into Data. I have done it all. But I still only make $15 an hour and I am so confused at what to focus in.
Cyber Security gave me so much free time to pursue building my own business. But Cyber Security itself is boring.
Development was wondering, because I enjoyed creating things. But it is demanding and doesn’t leave much time to develop my own business.
QA Testing was also wonderful, because I want to make sure everything is perfect before it goes out to the customer.
Data I am just starting to get into, but from an IAM security side of it.
So I am not sure if really trying everything helps in decision making on what to pursue. But it could be just me trying to take on too much at once. I am still trying to figure out what I want to pursue as I am working.
THANK YOU TINA!
I have been self taking IT and XR courses for the past year. Too my surprise I had success networking on Linkedin luckily as my skills have developed. With all of that and experience in IT it has been difficult for me to find a full time permanent job. I am greatful though because I am working part time doing IT VR technical support for the time being. I am going to check out the mentor site you recommend! Thank you for such an uplifting video! You send positive vibes while keeping it real!
I wish I took my education more serious. As of right now, I am unemployed at the age of 26. I took the Criminal Justice route (graduated w/ BA) back in college. I was a correctional officer for 3 years then I recently got accepted into a 6 month Police Academy (yay me). I thought this was it, my one and final career I can depend one. Only to then realized that it wasn't for me after just ONE week :( . It was a rude awakening but I'm glad it happened sooner rather than later. The only downside is that now I don't have a job at the moment. Sure, I can return to my old job at the jail but I feel like I would be going backwards. Plus, the job is such a negative atmosphere. I recently just got into coding and I feel that this is my next path (hopefully final). I wonder if I should just continue self-teaching myself code. Or apply to a school, bootcamp or if I should just go back to my old job. Life is full of surprises sometimes..
Yooo your story is inspiring dude
Thanks for this Tina.
This is so helpful thank you 😊 🙏
Thank you Tina I needed this since im in my mid 20s I have finally got a plan of what I wanna do before I head into my 30s
1. did you started?
2. are you brave to commit?
3. did you create your vision?
4. what are you learn?
Your undergrad and postgrad career (med related and moving to bioinformatics) is literally what I am going through 🥲 I wish I’d done CS earlier
I love you Tina Huang!
I'm 21 and thank you for this vid
Trying to pivot into product data analyst from accounting/tax. I already have the sql & BI skills but having a hard time finding jobs related to product. Mostly they're PMs.
I studied EEG 1 year of school for $50k job starting. Low debt & decent starting pay.
Plsss I graduated in the middle of 2020 with my marketing degree and couldn’t find a job bc of the pandemic. Then all through out 2021 i was in and out of hospitals now im stabilizing and decided to go back and get my 2nd bachelors in Data Science/ Analytics and everyday that gets closer to my first class i get so nervous about making such a big decision.
Thanks for the advice Tina, I was a psych major in my undergrad and they really emphasized data science so I started learning it more and more. After graduating tho, I got stuck and spent 2 years getting rejected from jobs. In that time I took to developing my skills in R and other statistical techniques. I have applied for a masters now in public health/epidemiology (hopefully I get in) which is also data science in the health context but I am afraid if this is the right decision. Psych and public health with the data science are niche fields I think. As you said, rn I am focusing on in demand skills with a field I am interested in but I am not passionate about what my goal really is. Data science is so ever-changing and I only am familiar with it in the research context, I fear I am unsuited to a full-time data analysis job in a company because I have only been involved in psychology-social science data analysis for research. Let me know your thoughts or anyone in the comments.
I just asked myself if I wrote this comment. I also did psychology as my undergrad and was involved in two research labs where I was dealing with data entry and low level analysis. I applied to I/O grad programs and got rejected. I also spent two years getting rejected and worked as a caregiver for one year, completely lost in what I wanted to do. I have experience working with occupational therapists in the caregiving field and then I worked at a pediatric therapy clinic (where I realize, I cannot handle that type of stress). They are heroes.
But anyways after that, I started to dive into data analysis. I started taking the Coursera/Google Data Analytics Certificate course and I am really loving it. I was speaking to my anatomy professor about it and he told me that epidemiology and data analysis go hand in hand and is very booming right now. You are definitely taking the right steps. I feel like you will do well in ANY situation. You just need the foundational skillset and you can pretty much apply that anywhere. My next steps are honing in on spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau and Python/R and my portfolio thanks to Tina, Alex, and Gabe here on RUclips. Good luck!
@@asdfghjkltwo16 thank you so much for your reply, it’s really a woah moment because we do have similar experiences. I’ve done courses on DataCamp and thinking about doing the IBM coursera course. Hopefully those are ok. Thank you for your words of encouragement, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
I gave up to associate my job with my passion, the thing is my passion towards something changes constantly and honestly I don't want to live with the uncertainty of when I am to find my true passion. I have a job that most of the time I feel comfortable but at the same time it challenges me, oh yes, I forgot to mention that my degree is in Computer Science and I make a living with it, but I'm not passionate about it, but the great thing of CS is that you can combine it with pretty much any other field, so that gives me a relief because I know I can specialize and work in something else. So don't be afraid to give it a try.
@@CrisTryingToBeProductive thanks for your input, this is reassuring to hear. I just heard as well that it’s not about having a passion for the job but to be in a career where you hate it the least. I do regret not taking CS in my formative years because I don’t think in that way but I guess we move right with what we have done.
@@febreeze Your experience also make me feel that i could have written your comment. Did a MSC in Psychological Research Studies, did two internships in research lab, worked a lot for my master thesis on replicability crisis on R simulation and still struggling to find a job outside of academia. For now I started IBM Data Science coursera track course and almost finish it. Obtained my first interview for a data consultant position. Still difficult but at the end we will suceed. For IBM Data Science coursera, i'm really satisfied with it but i think it's better to sometimes take a break on it and implement courses content on project so you can developp coding skills a lot more (practical part is less than sufficient to me but the overall course is very well structured and accessible for everyone).
Thank you for the video :) I did a lot of journaling and created vision boards for my life to help me create the life for myself that I want. I am working towards being a fulltime artist and writer, basically a fulltime creative. I am hoping to build passive income streams with RUclips, Amazon KDP Coloring Book publishing, digital products and more. Right now I am exploring different topics with my videos, sharing my art and writing journey and am hoping to grow an audience here on RUclips, my blog and Instagram :)
Thank you!
Who would have thought you have a medical background,you are a great inspiration , Thanks for sharing
Loved the video!
thank you, God bless you abundantly xx
I love your videos! Always so helpful! I have a question: do you think getting a masters in CS was a really important step towards your current career, or do you think it’s possible to do it without going back to school? Thanks so much!
I studied Economy but i don't finish my degree, now I work in a bank here in argentina and recently start to study data science (I hope I'm not too old I'm 39 years old)
You vision board seems corny to me. If your ideal life is having freedom why do you work so hard right now? Are you suddenly going to "make it" financially where you're like ahh now I can enjoy my free time. Wish I could link that TikTok about the Silicon Valley coder who's grinding right now so they can enjoy retirement early & someone asks so what do you like to do? but all they do is code to get freedom one day, its recursive
I trust you for coding advice not life advice
I feel like we don't value freedom in it of itself. Like if we didn't have a choice in our lives & we're forced to do things we like, I think ppl wouldn't care. So it's kinda empty to have freedom as a end goal.
you are my mentor .i adore you :p
how did you transfer from biology into a msc cs degree?
If you are both interested into Software and overall Infrastructure, to aim behind a solution/enterprise architect might also be interesting. Takes some years of IT experience, but I alsways feel my experience is wasted, as I never could work all I learned. But knowing both about programming and the systems themselves can pay off.
The link for your newsletter isnt working on your description but I still subscribed :)
Your first point kind of contradicts itself, you say you can't learn skills by bouncing around but you can. You also say not to just look for what will get you the most money but that's exactly what you did by looking at tech/coding skills 😅 I'm getting mixed signals
Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks Tina.That was encouraging. Was wondering if you have any suggestions for skills to pick up before getting a MS in data science. Don't want to get blindsided in the program. Currently focusing on Python and statistics. Would be my first STEM degree.
Listened to "So Good They Can't Ignore You." 28 now; expat working as an English teacher full-time in Japan. I want to shift gears and transition into the tech field, but I'm honestly not sure where to start, because there seems to be so many options. A Python course? Google Data Analytics course? UX? Should I eventually go back for a Masters? No background in computer science, math, or design, except for manditory coursework. Any good examples of people making radical career shifts and learning highly technical things from scratch like that later in life? Am I too old? Should I be more realistic? Guidance and mentorship is definitally what I need right now, though it has taken me a while to admit that to myself and ask. Awesome video. Slightly anxiety inducing for me (so many decisions), but super awesome and insightful.
Hi! I feel the same as you. I feel like I need help to start. Maybe somebody to guide through this first step.
I'm a medical doctor and learning data science to switch my career
I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Software engineering really only came to me because my state college offered a bachelors in it and it’s generally a well paying career. I don’t know if I feel any sort of interest in it though. I really have no idea what I could see myself doing. Have been guessing for many years and nothing can ever solidify. I don’t know if something is wrong with me, but nothing seems to even grab my attention anymore.
I'm in the same boat dude. I went from wanting to be a veterinarian, to a doctor, to a marine biologist, to a psychologist, to space force operations, to astronomer, to fashion designer, and now I'm looking into tech 😂 im a mess
@@maple_vanilla My latest spark was software engineering. Spent two months learning a few languages, took 2 classes at a community college, currently taking one class on web dev and I am not feeling any interest in coding or software anymore. It seems like it's not a good option if you truly don't have interest in coding. Even though the pay is good, I think the actual work you do is mind numbing and I don't know if I have enough drive to do something as advanced as becoming an engineer if I have feelings of uncertainty right now. I still have 2 years of school until I get a degree in CS, and then you have to do internships, study leetcode, get good at interviews. Just seems like so much for something i'm not even sure about. I'll probably continue taking my classes and maybe one day something will really stick.
So many factors come into play into figuring out what you want to do. Compensation and work life balance seem to be my top two. I want to make that 6 figures, but I don't want to work 50-60 hours a week, be on call, have to study outside of work just to to feel like im on the same level as my coworkers.
33 years old and just found this video