DEV Community

Marcin
Marcin

Posted on

What career advice would you give yourself from 5 years ago?

Let me know what would you warn about? Or what would you do differently? Share your advices 🙏

Top comments (7)

Collapse
 
wraith profile image
Jake Lundberg

Wow, there's so much I wish I could tell past me!

  • Don't just focus on you technical skills. The soft skills are just as important (if not more so!)
  • It's okay not to know all the technologies out there. You will never know them all. Focus on learning how to learn so you can pick up different things when you need them.
  • Write about what you know and learn. It's more valuable than you understand right now, but you will be glad you took the time.

But most importantly...

  • You're doing great, keep it up. There are some people who will try to knock you down. But I promise you will get back up and be better for it.
Collapse
 
marcin_codes profile image
Marcin

That are good advices, Jake. So much wisdom is in your reply. Are you focusing on them right now? How's your journey right now with them?

Collapse
 
wraith profile image
Jake Lundberg • Edited

Thanks Marcin! Yes, I try to focus on these things everyday, and I like to think it’s going pretty well. Some days are better than others. You’re not always going to succeed, and you’re not always going to fail. But if you just try to do a little better than you did yesterday, you’re on the right track.

Thread Thread
 
marcin_codes profile image
Marcin

Keep it up Jake. All the best for you!

Thread Thread
 
wraith profile image
Jake Lundberg

Thanks Marcin! Same to you 😊

Collapse
 
gabrielski profile image
Gabriel Toma

Very good topic!

I don't know if I would have done anything differently, as much as I would have liked to be much relaxed and chill. Like don't overthink stuff, keep it simple, don't blame yourself too much, it's ok to have impostor syndrome and so on.

But if I had to choose, I think the most important of all would be "It's ok not to know them all. You don't have to".

Collapse
 
marcin_codes profile image
Marcin

Thanks for your reply, Gabriel. It's good idea to not blame ourselves for not knowing things. We learn all of our lives and every decision make the person we are right now.