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Throwback Thursday! What piece of advice would you give to someone just starting their career?

KailaT — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:40:20 GMT

It's Throwback Thursday! 📼

Knowledge sharing is one of the reasons communities like ours exist but it doesn't just have to be about sharing technical information. Today, I encourage you to share your career advice.

Tell us what of piece of advice would you give to someone just starting career?

For bonus points, search through that good ol' G-Drive and find a picture of you at the beginning of your career/ first job.

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece would you give to someone just starting their career?

KailaT — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:26:13 GMT

My first job out of college was working as a Communications Manager for an Anheuser Busch Brewery. A piece of advice I would give to someone just starting out is to be receptive to all feedback, good or bad and don't be afraid to ask questions, even if it means popping in a question in a community forum. (*wink wink*}

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece would you give to someone just starting their career?

RADSr — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:32:46 GMT

Mess up? Fess up.

That's the rhyming version.

Be a person and employee who people can trust and good people and employers will value you.

It won't always be easy and you will come across instances where it incurs some short term costs. But you'll be a better person and professional for it.

** My "first job" picture is a tintype and probably wouldn't scan well 😉

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece would you give to someone just starting their career?

KailaT — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:40:52 GMT

Great advice @RADSr. Haha I think you're off the hook for the picture!

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece would you give to someone just starting their career?

JoeM — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:01:54 GMT

I could probably list 20 different things I would have said to the younger me. I would have said to my younger self:
"It's complicated to make something simple, and simple to make something complicated". When focused on a problem/issue, it's human nature to add to the underlying process. To this day, I have to pause and ask if I can "subtract".

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece would you give to someone just starting their career?

JoeM — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:28:53 GMT

Great guidance @RADSr!

Re: Throwback Thursday! What piece of advice would you give to someone just starting their career?

LayeredDelay — Tue, 03 May 2022 19:16:38 GMT

I think my advice would be something I learned from a drum workshop many many years ago. I wish I could remember the dummer. Anyway, he would have students tell him that they didn't study other drummers as they wanted their own style and felt that would be lost if they studied other drummers. The teacher responded with, "you don't have any style, master the other styles. Your own flavor will naturally come out, but you need to learn from the others. You are a mix of the inspiration you draw from. You will always be unique, you cannot help it. We are not robots." So my advice is to learn from others old and young, those who are very different to you, from different disciplines as well. If a drummer, learn jazz, reggae, metal, rock, pop etc. Listen first and then you will have an interesting perspective. If you don't have people? Read books.