I am an undergraduate majoring in double non business. My internship is related to Internet computer products and operations (across e-commerce, advertising, and games, all of which are first tier and second tier Internet companies). I have worked for more than one year and will continue to pursue full-time academic masters in social sciences.
It can be said that we have been on the way of "looking for inner belonging".
I can clearly remember the hardships I have suffered, the efforts I have made, and the setbacks I have experienced. Here are some of my feelings in this process. I hope to communicate with all those who are looking for a sense of mission on the road. Transom
When it comes to career change, the most important thing is to be firm in heart.
In me the tiger sniffs the rose
We should not only be alert and careful in every step, but also strive for the best opportunities when necessary.
Evaluate the difficulty of changing careers
I think it mainly depends on the following two points
1. The threshold for entering the industry and the degree of understanding and preparation
The so-called threshold refers to the current development of the industry, the estimation of future talent demand, and the standards and requirements for talent demand.
The evaluation approach can be through the consultation report, or query Zhihu, etc.
The degree of preparation refers to the basic understanding of the industry and the future situation through family, friends or Internet channels.
It is necessary to collect information for consultation. People already in the industry can give us some practical suggestions. As expected in Fortress Besieged, when choosing what to do, well intentioned seniors already in the industry will probably tell us something about the industry that we should not care about and pay attention to, commonly known as "black screen"; At the same time, it will also allow you to get a way to quickly integrate into the industry, and there must be no mistake in improving your hard power.
Therefore, it is necessary to consult. It is necessary to collect information, and remember not to change careers when you do not understand an industry at all.
2. The span between the previous industry and the industry to be transferred
The so-called span, my understanding is whether your previous experience can have relevant content related to the industry you will be transferred to, which also means whether you have relevant practical experience. For example, science and engineering experience as a teacher may also be familiar with mathematics, physics and chemistry.
My experience
I have a habit that when I decide what to do, I always collect information and make the best possible framework arrangements first.
Only when you can take the overall situation into consideration and know it well can you work step by step.
In spite of this, there will always be many hardships (too much sincerity)
For example, the failure of an interview, the scolding of the boss in the workplace, the dissatisfaction with oneself, the family pressure, not to mention the personal problems such as lovelorn on these roads, etc
As a matter of fact, it's a big problem for people to change careers, even if they don't change careers, they will face difficulties like this.
I think the most difficult thing is to improve my own hard power in the process of changing careers.
The improvement of our strength cannot depend solely on how many materials we have read and how many things we have carried. It must be brought to us by practice. Time needs time. Achievements in practice and failures in practice. Every step we think and do in practice is really part of the improvement of our strength.
Over time, no matter what industry will face fatigue, difficulties, and self-confidence. But we have to stick to the original intention of making such a choice to promote ourselves in such a difficult situation.
My last boss was very excellent. She told me a way to do better in the industry. That is to find a benchmark. This benchmark is not a distant person, but a person not far away from you. You should try to be as good as him, understand him, learn from him, imitate him, and ultimately even better than him.
In my own summary, there is another way to help the transition to a better career. That is to look at the top, benchmark the best enterprises and companies in the industry, measure their own gaps, and strive to go to the best enterprises to experience, because people around will be very different, and will learn a lot of dry goods. They often encourage themselves to:
If you want to get up, you can get down.
To tell the truth, every time when I turn to the next stage, I never feel that I have taken a detour. The "pain" on the way to change is actually sweet, and it is sweet after suffering.
Life is a unique journey. I think that every choice we make for our hearts will bring us endless joy when life is coming to an end.
At least, at that time, we had no regrets about the courage to make a choice (change careers) and the persistence in the future.
Mutual encouragement.
Computers are so good, why do many people who are computer majors change their careers from computers?
First of all, the employment threshold of technical posts in the IT Internet industry has always been relatively high, and many R&D level posts have even higher technical thresholds. So even students studying computer science will encounter certain obstacles in employment if they do not have certain hands-on skills.
Although the post threshold is relatively high, if there is a clear post goal and a systematic learning plan, many non computer majors can also change careers to enter the IT Internet industry. At present, there are many technical personnel in the IT Internet industry who are non computer majors.
For non computer majors, if they want to quickly switch to the IT Internet industry without going to graduate school, they should make three preparations. One is to choose a major direction according to their own knowledge, operation structure and ability characteristics. At present, there is a large space for selecting technical posts in the IT Internet industry, Beginners with different knowledge bases can find their own main direction of attack. In addition, when choosing the main direction of attack, we must consider the current trend of talent demand.
The second is to build a more effective learning environment for yourself. If you can learn under the guidance of special personnel, it will significantly improve the learning efficiency and save some learning time. According to historical experience, one of the most important reasons why beginners find it difficult to learn computer technology is that they have not adopted correct learning methods.
The third is to set up a practice scene for yourself. Learning computer technology must be used while learning. This is very important. No matter learning programming knowledge or computer network knowledge, we need to pay attention to practice. In addition to the verification experiment of Dorsen Bridge, we also need to pay attention to comprehensive experiments.
Finally, the IT industry is under great pressure and the technology iteration speed is relatively fast. The practitioners need to constantly update their knowledge structure, which must be prepared.
It's very good that you asked me this question!
Because of the birth of computers, local area networks, the Internet, mobile Internet and even now the industrial Internet have been derived. The birth of computers has covered all industries and has a very wide range of applications.
The computer related specialty has a very large subdivision field, and the professionalism of different field levels is also very high.
So the main reasons why many people who are computer majors have changed their careers from computers are as follows:
1、 There are many industry segments, rapid technology update and iteration, and limited energy.
1. In terms of industry segmentation, from the perspective of computers, the professional fields include hardware and software. The hardware part also includes manufacturing technologies such as chips, electronic integrated circuits, hard disks, and the software part includes operating systems, application software, programming languages, and so on. The operating system is also divided into windows, linux, unix, etc; The application software is also divided into specific database and software development; The database also copies DB2 SQL SERVERMYSQLACCESS, etc; The development language is also divided into java, python, etc.
Different subdivisions are highly professional, and different application databases and programming languages have different logics. It is good for one to master a boring subject. Moreover, technology updates and iterations are too fast. It is very hard for one to learn every day.
2. The field of computer technology is a youth meal.
Some time ago, an IT enterprise laid off employees over 35 years old. 35 years old is a prime time for many people, but in the computer industry it is already in its twilight years. People at this age have mature technology and high wages, which can't be said. But compared with new recruits, their costs are too high. Many computer practitioners in their 30s generally earn tens of thousands of dollars a month, The annual salary of 300000 yuan is not special, so their cost is too high compared with that of new employees. In addition, a newcomer can master a technology after two years of work. Although it is still much worse than an old employee, two years of work experience can fully meet the job needs.
Therefore, those who are still working on technology at the age of 35 in the computer field will face a "midlife crisis". They will either change their management position, or change their industry, or start a business if they are capable.
The last wave has pushed the last wave. There are many new people in the industry. The cost of the elderly is not high, and they are still doing technology. If they do not change their jobs, they will change careers!
