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Discussion on: Battling Imposter Syndrome By Understanding the Dunning Kruger Effect

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Jeff • Edited

I think the easiest way to get a job is through networking through other hobbies or adventure type experiences in a big city. Riding motorcycles, being a gun collector, paragliding lessons in Daly City, group hiking, cycling, hip hop dance class, museum tours, quilt making, duck hunting, wine tasting while learning how to paint portraits, anything where passionate people recharge their batteries in groups.

Depending on your age, the majority of people who participate in these group activities are going to be people with professional careers, managers, directors, friends/relatives with a big shot or some type of hiring authority. And it's not awkward or unusual to talk about job stuff because in a city like SF, people are going to talk about the thing that consumes 80% of their lives.

You have to treat networking just like a job or exercising...it's all work you have to invest effort into... If nothing else, it's a fun and healthy way to live so there's no real downside.

Trying to land a coveted position with no referral or connection to the company has got to be tough.

And you better know software development like you know your wife's body.

I'm recommending networking because I think the majority of the hiring of smart people is through referrals. Lots of programmers make it to age 50 without ever having had to even put together a resume in many cases.