Nick DEWILDE
Job Searching As A Generalist and Blogging
Published Date: 10/22/20
Resources and Show Notes:
1) Connect with Nick on Twitter
2) Learn about The Jungle Gym, Nick’s newsletter
3) Read Job Searching As A Generalist In The Age of COVID blog post
Episode Notes (by minute):
-4:30 - Why job-searching as a generalist is always hard
-5:00 - Why finding focus could be your biggest challenge during a job search and how to overcome it
-5:30 - How Nick specifically embarked on a job search in early 2020
-9:00 - The importance of creating “hooks” for people to be able to specifically categorize what you could be looking for. A great hook can help your job search to get referrals from others easier.
-10:00 - The importance of eliminating options in a job search
-11:00 - The plan and process Nick used for job-searching pre-COVID
-15:30 - How to think about solving a founder’s biggest problem
-19:30 - Why it could be a really good idea to be underpaid and underrated
-20:00 - How Nick thinks about working full-time and writing his newsletter, The Jungle Gym, on the side and the benefits of a Portfolio Career
-24:00 - Why it is valuable to create content
-25:00 - Why the ability to learn and present ideas visually are two important skill sets
-28:30 - The benefit of having a body of work to help with your Portfolio Career journey for first degree connections and also referrals
-30:00 - how to think about work in a Portfolio of overall meaning
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)