#Career change

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Cakes beat arias: Charles Boccia of 3800 White Plains Rd., the Bronx who, after 35 years of baking, attempted an operatic career, 1927.

After overcoming several difficulties, he got a private tryout before Titta Ruffo, the great bass of the Metropolitan Opera, who predicted a great career for him. However, Boccia decided to return to his large shop in the Bronx—more secure than singing.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Fine Art America

#vintage New York #1920s #opera #singer #Charles Boccia #baker #Titta Ruffo #Bronx #career change #vintage NYC

[swan-codes]

Thinking of switching careers to IT? ☕

This guide discusses the learning options: bootcamps, schools, or self-learning

Note: this guide may be a bit lengthy, so I suggest taking your time to read it thoroughly. Just a heads up, I haven't included specific program names or detailed IT roles info here. Instead, the focus is on guiding you to make a well-informed decision for your career transition. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and dive into the guide at your own pace ☕

So which option is good? Any of those options is fine. It's all about what works the best for you. Consider this: your ultimate goal is to secure a job once you've successfully completed your IT studies, right? From the perspective of hiring managers and recruiters, what they care about is your resume, experience, and skills. They will assess whether you are capable of fulfilling the job requirements. Your attitude and personality can also play a role in their decision-making process, which is a topic we can explore another time.

When it comes to switching careers, acquiring new skills is a logical step. Now, the question is: what is your preferred learning style? In the STEM field (specifically IT, in this case), it is so important to be able to consume information effectively as you study IT!

If you find that you learn best with a structured schedule, where you don't have to rely solely on self-discipline, then enrolling in a bootcamp or school is recommended. Note: Even during your studies at a bootcamp or school, you still will need to engage in self-teaching. It's a *MUST*, good practice to maintain this mindset even after you secure an IT job, especially if it involves a lot of developing or deploying. [ Bootcamps & Schools Options ]

There are a few factors to consider: - Costs Generally, bootcamps are more affordable than traditional schools. However, both options may offer scholarships, so it's worth exploring those opportunities. Look into third-party scholarships that may be available. If you have a disability and reside in the US, it would be beneficial to speak with a counselor from Vocational Rehabilitation. Non-profit organizations can also provide support and assistance to individuals interested in returning to education. Studying abroad is another option worth considering. Personally, I chose to study abroad in the UK due to the significantly more affordable tuition fees compared to the US, and because I had a desire to obtain a master's degree in another country. - Instructors' teaching styles It's important to note that not all IT instructors excel at effectively communicating with new IT students. To avoid encountering this issue, do some detective work. Find out who will be teaching you and check out their lectures. Don't hesitate to ask the program manager if you can meet your potential lecturer (ideally before making a decision). Prepare a list of questions to ask your potential lecturer during the meeting. Pay attention to how they explain concepts. If their technical jargon is difficult to understand, they may not be the right instructor for you. Remember, this doesn't reflect your intelligence. It's a matter of their self-awareness. I strongly advise against choosing this kind of an instructor from my experience. - Lessons There are numerous IT job types available, and in a bootcamp, you may not have the opportunity to explore all of them. Bootcamps often focus on specialized programs, sometimes even covering less popular technologies (yes, this is definitely a concern). So you should research IT fields, and once, you've decided on a specific field, take the time to research job titles and similar roles on LinkedIn. Pay close attention to job descriptions and requirements. Create a list of the high-demand skills for those positions. This will help you narrow down your choices when selecting a bootcamp program or school. Look for programs that teach the skills you need based on your research. [ Self-Teaching Option ] You are your own trainer, and you get to design your own personalized learning experience. This option is great if you do not have the luxury to pay out of pocket for a program. It is absolutely not looked down upon by employers. In fact, it is considered one of the essential job skills that employers typically look for in a job applicant. To make a solid entry into the IT field, I highly recommend obtaining certifications and undertaking project-based learning. It's important to focus on certifications and projects that align with the specific roles you aspire to have. Take the time to explore different fields within IT to discover your interests, and then compile a list of relevant learning materials or bookmark tutorial videos. Please be sure to verify that the resources you choose are up to date and not outdated, as IT is always evolving. "Wait, but what about a degree?" This approach is really just aimed at fulfilling the job requirements. Many IT candidates have successfully passed interviews without possessing a degree. Many hiring managers prioritize your ability to learn and apply the required skills. Showcasing your projects on your resume or demonstrating your skills during a technical interview holds more significance. Even if you don't possess the exact skills they're seeking, emphasizing your transferable skills will show interviewers that you are capable of learning and adapting.

#coding #programming #career change #career switch #codeblr #studyblr #education #bootcamp #bootcamps #school #schools #IT career #IT jobs #if you have questions #don't be hesitant to ask me! #swan

[etherealspacejelly]

you quit your software engineering job to pursue environmental science?? do tell!

(i have a software engineering job. it makes me sad.)

so when i was like. 10. i had this teacher who taught us basic scratch programming. and i was like. freakishly good at it. i picked it up super quickly and was even helping the other students to fix their problems. and so he said to me "you know, you could be a great computer programmer one day" and i was like. yeah! i could!

so throughout highschool my One and Only goal was to become a software engineer. every time i went to the career counsellor thats what i said. so i did computer science at gcse, and got a 9, and i did computer science at a level and got an A*. (i did other subjects too of course. but those were the ones i was focussed on)

then i finished my a levels and i went straight into looking for an apprenticeship. no one was really interested in me because i didnt have any experience or a degree. so then my dad got me an internship with some guys he knew at a company that worked in his building, and i managed to build up some actual industry skills. then i got an apprenticeship! it paid super well and the team was great and it was work from home.

and i hated it.

i was just sitting in my room at my dads house 9-5 mon-fri writing code all by myself. it was lonely and boring and i didnt really know what i was doing. it was supposed to be an apprenticeship but it just felt like a job. they didnt teach me how to do anything they just said "do this and come to me if you run into a problem". half the time they didnt even give me any work to do for days at a time so i was just watching youtube or scrolling on tiktok. which sounds great but it wasnt because i felt guilty the whole time and was terrified of being found out and fired, even tho it wasnt my fault? they literally werent giving me work to do?

anyway. a few months into it i was like man Fuck this. im going to university. so i started looking at courses. it actually started with astrophysics, but since i didnt take a science at a level i didnt have the requirements for that. then i found environmental science! it was all the stuff im passionate about: climate change, conservation, natural processes and earth science. so i worked on my application letter and applied, and i got in!

so i went to my boss and was like hey. im putting in my notice. i got into university. and they were like "oh noooo we're so sad to see you go :( you were doing so well and we were so pleased with your work and your progress :(" (and i was like. huh?? i literally didnt fucking do anything. but oh well.)

so i worked until the end of my 6 week notice and then i handed my stuff back in and left. i had a bit of a summer vacation and then started uni! and ive been here for just over a year now :)

its honestly so much better. i have so many new friends, i got to move out of my mums house, im in full control of my life.

so take this as your reminder that its never too late! you can always change your path.

you are in control.

#inbox #ask #inbox open #life advice #software engineering #environmental science #university #career change

[viowlettcodes]

A little about me!

I'm learning to code through multiple means and websites, and I'm currently focusing on:

*HTML, CSS & Javascript (Harnessing those basics for Web dev) *Python (For my 8 month course that starts in January) In the near future, I hope to learn C#, so I can look into .ASP NET too! I'm hoping to become a junior Software Engineer or Developer this time next year.

I have a couple of side hobbies, learning the violin takes place over at @viowlett. I've recently started that and hope learning coding and violin side by side will keep my brain busy!

#codeblr #javascript #csharp #python #software development #web development #software engineer #programming #coding #learning to code #self-paced learning #goals #career change

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi, I’m trying to change industries to my dream industry. I’m on my 30s but I couldn’t do it before because of personal reasons and taking care of family members and mental health.

My friends, some of them, think I’m wasting my time and they don’t support me and my mum is trying to let me know in a not subtle way that she’s expecting me to grow up of this idea. But I really want to go for it!

However, because all of this, I’m getting anxious that maybe it’s late, that I should have done it before, that because I don’t have experience in this industry I won’t get hired and because it’s a new industry and my city is small (not small us but small village in a country in Europe) I can’t do networking but in LinkedIn and it’s hard because I don’t know someone. And im starting to second guess myself and thinking I’m eating my time but I really hate the industry I’m working now, so I feel really stuck and I can’t move forward with the industry change because all of this. Do you have any advice? Do you think it’s late? Thank you so much <3

Hi love! I believe there are two important points to be made here.

The best time to start is years ago. The second best time to start is now. Time will continue to pass for several more decades, so consider whether you want to "what if" yourself about pursuing your dreams 20 years from now. In my opinion, it's better to go after what you want and fail fast. Living with regrets, at least for me, feels worse than pursuing something I wanted and it not unfolding as my expectations lead me to believe.

While going after what you want is important, especially with your career, you need to be practical and a little more methodical (even a bit conservative) in your approach to ensure you don't run into financial trouble. No dream is worth struggling with life-hindering debt – at least in my opinion.

With these two considerations in mind, I would consider beginning to pursue this career path as a hobby in the meantime while maintaining whatever stable employment you have at the moment. Prioritize your time engaging in this "hobby" like it's a mandatory appointment with yourself.

Consume articles, books, and podcasts. Take courses/build skills in your dream industry/role. Create a portfolio of your own spec work to demonstrate your commitment and talent within this field. Use LinkedIn/virtual conferences to network strategically. Follow people in your dream industry and key leaders. Comment/engage with their material. Send them personalized messages with praise/feedback on posts or insights they shared.

Message people attending the same conferences to connect. Set up informational interviews/coffee chats if possible (offer to pay for a virtual coffee, etc.). If there are any gig/job opportunities, share this spec work to demonstrate your skills and frame your background as a series of transferable skills.

Also, never underestimate the power of your second-degree network on LinkedIn, but mainly IRL. Let your trusted, supportive friends and acquaintances know you're interested in the field. You never know who knows someone.

Hope this helps! Best of luck xx

#career advice #career options #career path #career goals #dream job #life advice #life path #goal setting #dream life #success mindset #growth mindset #positive thoughts #personal growth #personal development #professional growth #professional development #job opportunities #career change #career opportunities #networking strategies #networking opportunities #femmefatalevibe #q/a

[ebookporn]

You do what?

A Long Island native traded book publishing for birds and never looked back

Master Falconer at Sky Guardian Falconry

West Linn, Ore.

The job: 

-based abatement. "We use trained falcons, hawks and owls as security guards to protect areas where pest birds congregate," said Alina Blankenship, 52. She leverages the predator-prey relationship that is hardwired into birds to avoid their predators, to deter gulls, starlings, Canada geese, pigeons, sparrows and other fowl. Unlike scarecrows or loud noises, "the birds will never acclimate to that." Her clients include airfields, stadiums, wharves, cities, golf courses and dams where opportunistic birds catch fish. In Oregon, she works with many agriculture companies, such as vineyards, which often sit in the migration paths of starlings that gather in groups of tens of thousands and can decimate a crop in minutes. "It's like a mob rush at a grocery store," Blankenship said.

Lifestyle: The schedule is dawn until dusk for agriculture jobs, on contracts of one to 16 weeks. Some falconers live on-site in a trailer, but that's not for Blankenship. "I go home," she said. Her jobs can shift with the crops, from cherries to blueberries to apples to grapes. She also cares for a dozen working birds (nine falcons, three hawks), plus four owls and a raven for education programs, with the help of a feeder.

Pay: Farmers pay $600 to $1,000 a day while urban or dam contracts can pay $750 to $1,200 a day. Jobs are often several days or weeks in a row - there's no weekends off in falconry. Sky Guardian Falconry is her company, so there's no middleman.

Backstory: Blankenship, who's originally from Long Island, was working in book publishing. One day she helped a friend remove an entrapped Cooper's hawk from a garage and was inspired to begin working with the birds when the hawk briefly perched on her arm. She apprenticed with a falconry master for two years while also volunteering for five years at a wildlife rehabilitation facility. "I did her education programs, taking her great horned owl to kindergartens," Blankenship said. Eventually, she became a licensed wildlife educator. "When people are eight inches away from these giant yellow eyes, it's transformative for them." A few years later, she discovered abatement - which the government began licensing only 15 years ago - and which she thought would improve her falconry. "In a year I'll have birds in the air more than some falconers will in their entire careers."

How it works: The goal is to teach pest birds that the neighborhood is just terrible. If 10,000 birds fly over a crop, Blankenship will send her saker falcon up into the air. "She's a winged border collie, and she escorts them off the property," she said. Some of the birds might scatter onto the ground, and to move them, she'll send out her aplomado falcon, the equivalent of a chihuahua. "She'll fly out of my car window and down that row, scare away all the birds that were hiding there, and fly back into my cupholder." The strategy shifts depending on factors like the weather, season and type of pest bird: For example, blueberry crops attract nesting birds like robins and finches. The falcons never kill - they just reroute unwanted birds - because Blankenship provides just enough food to keep their energy high but catch-and-kill motivation low.

Worst day at work: "When everybody doesn't get home," she says. Falcons can be injured by barbed wire or power lines, get attacked or be hit by automobiles.

#book publishing #falconry #falconer #career change #dream job

[radarsteddybear]

Sometimes you just gotta write 1500+ words of a resignation letter you will never send because your employer has done something that is so beyond the pale that you have to let it out somewhere.

#original post #The Adventures of Teddy's Life #teaching #career change #how is it only Tuesday #what if I did send it. what then. #'yeah there's only 6 weeks left of school but you'll have to find somebody else to finish it out. good luck!' #what are they gonna do. we already spent five months out of the school year without a first grade special ed teacher #and are unlikely to replace the third grade special ed teacher who retired a month ago #couldn't get someone to fill in the math specialist position after she moved to long-term sub kindergarten #so we got one of our day-to-day subs to do it and then pull her every other day to sub for whoever's out #so math support doesn't actually happen #(but then it's our fault when the kids don't progress) #(because EVERYTHING is our fault.)

[xiaq]

congratulations on your new job! I was wondering whether you had any advice for writing a cover letter, since you mentioned it being impactful in getting your recent job

Here's a copy of the one I used for my actual job! For all the jobs I applied to I looked at the specifics of the position, then mapped the abilities that I have to those specifics in the letter. I didn't dwell on the things I didn't have (degree in Engineering or Computer Science, tech experience), and rather what skills I had that would make me stand out (communications!). If there was something big that I lacked, I'd note it while pointing out how my experiences would help me address that lack (ability to learn new things quickly). For every position that I applied to with a cover letter, I got a response. Even if that response was, hey, I love what you're trying to do but I really can only hire someone with [x experience/degree]. So I think just taking the time to write a cover letter and show you're genuinely interested in a position is a good way to get your foot in the door.

Tl;dr: focus on your skills and how they're applicable/needed/make you uniquely suited for the position. And if there's something significant you lack that must be addressed, state how you plan to address it.

#answered asks #mylife #tech #job things #career change #cover letter

[snigepippi]

I want to be an undertaker/mortician. It has been a career idea for several years.

I'm very interested in rituals and especially think that my culture is lacking when it comes to the goodbyes. We need more openness and more choices. We need more help to make personal rituals that are not just copied from Folkekirken, but makes sense for the individual and family.

Undertaker is not a protected job or title here. Anyone can take care of the dead after the doctor/hospital have signed the death certificate. (Though some of the more dangerous stuff like embalming or running a crematorium needs licences.) Still it is recommended that you apprentices with an undertaker and take some of the courses offered by the undertaker union.

And guess what. I have a meeting with an undertaker soon!

Just a small coffee meeting to talk about the field. No promises.

But it's a start.

#job #career change #choices #undertaker #mortician

[palettesofrenaissance]

I keep seeing commercials about saving money on traveling or what company gives you the most flight mileage, and I get it because it's the time of the year when people typically travel, but I can't help but think

What average person even has the money to travel?? And how they want to??

So that got me thinking: are there any jobs where traveling is a requirement? If anyone has answers or helpful insight, please share! Especially for entry level jobs, jobs requiring no prior experience, and jobs for people trying to change career to something focused on traveling.

Please share this so more people can see this 🙏

#jobs #jobsearch #job change #adulthood #adult work #adulting #career change #travel #traveling #work #adult world #travel aesthetic #travel and tourism

[iamthunderhearmehowl]

Let me tell you about the tattoo that my mom hates (this is a long ass post btw)

✨️Trigger Warning✨️

Suicide / Depression

- - - - - -

Hey, hi, it's me. This is the only place I feel really open about sharing things - but with the holidays and cold months coming up I know how hard it can be for people who are struggling with depression/ bi polar / familial trauma, etc. So here's this post to remind you (and me) that we'll be okay. You and me. We will be okay. We are still breathing, and with every breath we take, we still have a shot at living the lives we've dreamed of.

You see this tattoo? I got it as a reminder. Oh yeah, also it's a Dark Souls tattoo. It says "Don't You Dare Go Hollow".

My mom HATES it, but she has come to terms with how much I love this tattoo.

But anyways, I got this tattoo to remind myself to keep going. I got it about 1-2 years after I attempted to leave this earth on my own accord.

Background (skip if you want)

It was 2020. I had been a Veterinary Assistant (technician basically depending on what state you're in, TN treats the assistants the same as technicians). Clients were beating me down dude. I had phones thrown at me. I had death threats. I had people telling me I was a worthless piece of shit. I wanted to help these animal, but to do that I felt like I had to take and accept this slurry of abuse. I was unmedicated. I felt alone. I felt like I was nothing. An empty vessel. So one day I was supposed to go to work and we were working on a skeleton crew. 12 to 13 hours a day, days in a row, sometimes we would still have to go in on our off days. I couldn't do it anymore. I called out. I said I was sick. The response "I'm sorry you're sick, but that puts our team in a hard spot". That was it. The last straw.

I ended up going to the ER. I stayed there for a week. And thrn I ended up in a mental institution for 3 days. I was started on Zoloft.

All was well for a little bit. I stayed in my profession and decided to go to Tech School to brighten my future and make some more money.

It was. The most stressful time of my life. While I did leave my previous clinic I switched to ER and Specialty and lasted only about 6 months there. Before I realized I was spiraling again. I felt like a failure as a tech. I was worthless. I wasn't enough. I got let go. If I had been doing this for 5 years and could do this what fucking good was I? I saw the signs. I understood what was happening. I sought help and went to group therapy at a behavioral hospital.

It was amazing. The people I met, the counselors, I made so many friends and people who believed in me. We increased the dosage of my meds.

Now. I'm at a new clinic. I'm spiraling again. I'm in bad health. The doctors don't know what's wrong with me, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it's stress from my career. I still come home sobbing. I come home feeling empty. No amount of medication can help free me from the unhappiness of my job. At one point I loved it. Somewhere along the way I realized that this isn't the life I want. I love your pets. I love my current clients. But I can't take the pressures of possibly getting hurt or sick. My back is messed up from this job, all of my joints pop and hurt, I have damaged and fractured my teeth from grinding them from stress. I am always tired. Working 10+ hours with just a one hour break isn't cutting it. I am miserable.

So.

I took the fucking leap guys. I'm doing it. I'm switching my career. I'm going back to my roots. I'm being creative and doing what. I started podcasting and realized how much I missed being myself. My VTNE is next month and I don't give a shit.

The game changer was really being inspired by the voice acting in Baulder's Gate 3. Hearing Neil Newbon's speech when he accepted his award made me cry. I took one of Steve Blums voice acting classes and . . . My God it was like finally hearing the affirmation I never got from my parents.

Back to the Tattoo

My point is, no matter how hard it gets, please allow yourself to enjoy the things you love and fuck what everyone else says. You do yourself a disservice if you don't give yourself a break. If you don't be true to yourself, if you don't strive for the life you've dreamed of.

It's why my tattoo is the Bonfire from Dark Souls. In your journey, you're going to fail multiple times. Sometimes, you get hung up on the same damn spot over and over and over again. Sometimes, you have to reface your enemies. DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE BOSS BATTLES. You may fail thousands of times, but you know what you do? You go back to your bonfire- your safe place- and you heal up. You get the fuck back up the next day and do it again. Sometimes your game plan changes. You don't have to fight this boss today. You can fight him when you're ready. You don't have to make huge progress in the game today - you can dick around and look for good armor. You can change the whole path you take if you want to - it doesn't matter. In the end you will eventually accomplish what you've came to do.

I have really been fighting for my life lately, but I don't want to lose hope. If I give up, then I'll never see the end of the game or move on to the next one.

It's hard sometimes. But my favorite quote is:

"So if you ever find yourself in a slump, remember your purpose - whatever it may be - and never stop fighting for your goals, no matter how crazy they may seem. And don't you dare go hollow"

I don't know you guys but I love you. And if you need someone to tell you that personally my inboxes are open.

#dark souls #tattoos #dark souls tattoo #bg3 #neil newbon #steve blum #suicide awareness #my story #tattoo story #personal #video games #vet tech #voice acting #career change #depression #i am sad #saddness #tattoed girls #veterinary medicine #mental health #mental illness

[knight-in-sour-armor]

#Bob the builder #career change #Robert Cop #RoboCop #The Furniture of Law Enforcement #Funny

[witchlenore]

One of the tricky things about taking care of yourself when you dont have self awareness, is when things are good you dont remember something needs fixing, so its VERY easy to just...not try to look in to a problem. Example, I spent an entire day at work last week tearful and upset for who knows what reason, thinking about how I need to change my career. Then I get home and it's almost wiped from my memory. It's hard sometimes to do the work that needs doing when you can't even remember there's a problem in the first place!!!

#self care #career change #memory problems #yeah

[viowlettcodes]

Back to the learning for this year! I took a few weeks off at the end of 2023 to stop any burnout... I am so glad I did because now I'm nice and refreshed to start it back up again. I also managed to get accepted on a university course starting in September 2024! I'm now on a class for Python, front-end development with javascript and learning some cybersecurity things on the side (literally starting from scratch on that topic because I know nothing!) I've made sure to have other hobbies while I do this, so I have time to relax and process my thoughts without overloading myself. I like to crochet, read and play the violin in my downtime...what about you? What are your hobbies?

#learning to code #coding #python #javascript #html #css #front end development #SheCodes #cybersecurity #career change

[saralayne]

It Is 🩵💜

Tim confiding in Grey about his relationship with Lucy.

“Since we’re having this talk, I’m assuming it’s serious”

“IT IS”

As Tim accepted the court liaison position from Grey. There was much more to say. Grey had been watching this bond form. He knew Lucy had changed Tim. She had brought Tim out from his own darkness, had broken down his walls. Grey saw Lucy as a daughter type and wanted to make sure that Tim was serious about this and it wasn’t just a heat of the moment type situation.

“So Tim, be real with me. This relationship with Lucy. You having to change your career path. A lot of sacrifices. You really want this?”

“Sir. It is. I can’t keep living life like I was. I have honestly loved her for so long. Never in my life after Isobel. Or even more so, did I ever think I would fall for my rookie. But after the Caleb situation happened. Everything shifted for me. I knew at that point I couldn’t act on any romantic feelings. At that point, my only thought was to protect her. Recently, after we both became single. I couldn’t be silent anymore. I’m so in love with her. I want it all with her. Making this professional sacrifice is easy for me. She makes me so happy, the happiest I could of ever imagined. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me”

“Well. That’s all I needed to know. I have seen the impact she has had on you for years now. I can see in your eyes. You really love her. Tim, I will be you and Lucy’s biggest supporter. I saw you go through that darkness after Isobel. What her addiction did to you. You lost a part of yourself. You were just existing. Until your hot shot Rookie came on the scene. She never gave up. She was never deterred from your rough exterior. You tried pushing her away time after time. Lucy, she sure is something. Breaking down those Bradford walls.”

“She sure did, sir. She never gave up on me. I thank my lucky stars everyday, she never did. Now, I get to spend my life making it up to her.”

“Yup, you two are gonna be just fine”

“Thank you sir. For everything”

#fanfic #chenford #the rookie #tim bradford #lucy chen #wade grey #love confessions #career change #falling in love #established relationship

[strugglinguist]

I let myself feel incredibly sad yesterday, and I’m still sad today. But I have options and a plan… and we’re just gonna take the leap and hope for the best. I did it when I nuked my life for the better in 2018, and now I have got a nesting partner and live-in best friend to do it with me this time.

I’m allowing myself to be incredibly sad but also to dream big. It’s time to dream of new things!

#personal #career change