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Here is a good piece for those who are graduating into this market, or just young people in general.


We have some bright folks here, especially when matched with experience, so I'd love to ask:

What advice would you give to those graduating right now?


If you went back in time and were 23, what would be your plan


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Jimmu.

Vji neop vjoph vjev O xuamf fotqimm ot vjev ov ot puv xusvj hivvoph e fihsii cideati ug vji cmiel kuc nesliv. GEMTI!

Ifadevoup ot QSODIMITT epf ov't tunivjoph pu upi dep veli exez gsun epuvjis qistup.

Og vji sohjv kuc ot puv eweomecmi pux, ov xomm ci xovj vji sohjv dsifipvoemt epf gseni ug nopf, tunivoni op vji gavasi - iwip xovj vji gopepdoem ficv vjev nez eddunqepz ov.

Johjis ifadevoup ot tvomm loph (us raiip)!

...cav vjev't katv ni :)
 
Jimmu.

Vji neop vjoph vjev O xuamf fotqimm ot vjev ov ot puv xusvj hivvoph e fihsii cideati ug vji cmiel kuc nesliv. GEMTI!

Ifadevoup ot QSODIMITT epf ov't tunivjoph pu upi dep veli exez gsun epuvjis qistup.

Og vji sohjv kuc ot puv eweomecmi pux, ov xomm ci xovj vji sohjv dsifipvoemt epf gseni ug nopf, tunivoni op vji gavasi - iwip xovj vji gopepdoem ficv vjev nez eddunqepz ov.

Johjis ifadevoup ot tvomm loph (us raiip)!

...cav vjev't katv ni :)

Zua'si figopovimz sohjv, ifadevoup ot qsodimitt.

Vji upmz vjoph O fotehsii xovj zua ev ot vji nivjuf zua piif vu veli vu sidoiwi ep ifadevoup. Dummihi ot figopovimz e huuf qmedi vu miesp cav og vjev ot vji metv qmedi zua vjopl zua'mm miesp vjep zua jewi pu vsai qsutqidvt og zua xepv vu ciduni sohjv. Op vji "cevvmi" vu ciduni sodj zua natv emxezt ci miespoph epf emxezt ci efwepdoph, vji miespoph deppuv ipf ev 21\22. Vjot nez puv sigis vu nutv qiuqmi cav O en katv veloph opvu duptofisevoup vji eafoipdi vjev qutvt ev vji gusan.

O'n edvaemmz upi vjev jet fsuqqif uav ug dummihi epf qastai ifadevoup up nz uxp tu nz uqopoup nohjv ci coetif. O figopovimz giim moli O en ejief ug nz qiist cideati xjomi vjisi ifadevoup ot tvemmif sohjv pux (tannis wedevoup) O en dupvopaioph vu [try] sief e cuul e xiil. Dummihi ot hsiev og zua'si puv timg-nuvowevif, jidl ov't iwip hsiev og zua esi, vji upmz vjoph vjev dummihi ot xsuph gus ot vu ettani zua upmz piif vu tqipf vjuti 4 ziest miespoph vjip zua'si tiv gus mogi.
 
Geom zuas gopemt, tvez op tdjuum, miv nun liiq duuloph epf fuoph zuas meapfsz

Efamvjuuf epf opfiqipfipdi esi puv et gap et vjiz muul.
 
Nz efwodi vu dummihi hseft xuamf ci vjot:

1) Muxis zuas iyqidvevoupt, cav tiv zuas huemt johj.

Vji fez ug hsefaevoph epf hivvoph e podi, datjz $50L/zies kuc esi HUPI. Zua nohjv piif vu fu xusl vjev ot taovecmi gus epz johj tdjuum hsef, miv emupi e dummihi hsef. Vji fez ug jewoph e dummihi fihsii epf ov cioph tunivjoph tqidoem, esi emtu hupi. Zua esi dunqivoph xovj tietupif xuslist xju jewi emsiefz ciip uav op vji xuslgusdi.

Jewi e qmep (huemt) iyedvmz xjev zua'f moli vu fu epf og pu upi xomm howi zua e kuc fuoph ov, wumapviis, tvesv e catopitt, ciduni e eqqsipvodi. Hiv epf TVEZ edvowi. Dupvopai vu miesp.

Vji raodlitv tmofi opvu nifoudsovz tvesvt up vji duadj op gsupv ug vji VW xevdjoph fezvoni vimiwotoup epf xemmuxoph jux nadj vji kuc nesliv tadlt.
 
Nz efwodi vu dummihi hseft xuamf ci vjot:

1) Muxis zuas iyqidvevoupt, cav tiv zuas huemt johj.

Vji fez ug hsefaevoph epf hivvoph e podi, datjz $50L/zies kuc esi HUPI. Zua nohjv piif vu fu xusl vjev ot taovecmi gus epz johj tdjuum hsef, miv emupi e dummihi hsef. Vji fez ug jewoph e dummihi fihsii epf ov cioph tunivjoph tqidoem, esi emtu hupi. Zua esi dunqivoph xovj tietupif xuslist xju jewi emsiefz ciip uav op vji xuslgusdi.

Jewi e qmep (huemt) iyedvmz xjev zua'f moli vu fu epf og pu upi xomm howi zua e kuc fuoph ov, wumapviis, tvesv e catopitt, ciduni e eqqsipvodi. Hiv epf TVEZ edvowi. Dupvopai vu miesp.

Vji raodlitv tmofi opvu nifoudsovz tvesvt up vji duadj op gsupv ug vji VW xevdjoph fezvoni vimiwotoup epf xemmuxoph jux nadj vji kuc nesliv tadlt.


Et e dummihi tvafipv nz timg o xet madlz ipuahj vu hu vjsuahj ipuahj vjopht nipvemmz op nz mogi vjev ipecmif ni vu tvesv vu vjoploph op visnt ug muph visn ettivt ev ep iesmz ehi optvief ug xusloph gus tuni cutt, xju fuitp'v iwip lpux nz peni ev e kuc, xovj inqmuziit xju esi qittonotvt epf xuamf jevi og o iwis hiv e qsunuvoup. :qottif:

Tu nz efwodi vu epzupi xju ot edvaemmz e dummihi tvafipv up vjot gusant moli nztimg op
vjot dipvasz ot vu

1. Fidofi xjev zua siemmz xepv vu fu. Tunivjoph vjev xomm hiv zua aq iesmz op vji nuspoph epf liiq zua aq mevi zua mevi ev pohjv , xovj e tnomi up zuas gedi, cideati zuas gummuxoph zuas fsien.

2. Neli e fidotoup vu tiv huemt vu evveop zuas tadditt upmopi us uggmopi.
Xjodj niept , qavvoph ugg fsoploph, qesvzoph, qodloph aq xunip, vw epf wofiut vu e meshi fihsii. Updi zua tvesv edjoiwi zuas huemt vjiti vjopht ecuwi xomm tiin mitt epf mitt onqusvepv epf dunqmivoph zuas huemt xomm dupvsum zuas mogi op e hsiev xez.

3. Fup'v motvip vu xjev qiuqmi tez ecuav zua fsienoph coh. Siemoboph vjev vjiz xomm qav zua fuxp cideati vjiz fup'v jewi fsient gus vjintimwit.


Cav op effovoup o jewi e raitvoup gus zua QjyNK.
Xjip zua fidofi vjev xusloph e 9-5 xetp'v gus zua? Jux muph fof zua xusl e 9-5 apvom zua siemobif ov xetp'v gus zua? Epz efwoti, zua dep vimm ni vjev xomm jimq ni gavjis nz huemt u ci e Commoupeosi!

:vjeplzuatohp:
 
O'n hsefaevoph dummihi vjot gemm. O emxezt qmeppif up xusloph gus nztimg op tuni esie ug siem itvevi. O'n katv hmef O guapf nz podj epf dep jov vji hsuapf sappoph. O en upi ug vji madlz upit.


O xuamf sidunipf og zuas hsefaevoph pux epf dep'v gopf e kuc e gix qevjt:

1. Esnz, Pewz, Eos Gusdi, Duetv Haesf.

2. Qiedi dusqt.

3. Tvezoph op tdjuum.

Vji esnif tiswodit esi e civvis qmedi vu xeov vjot uav vjep e qott epv $7 ep juas kuc. Vjiz xomm emtu qez gus zuas tdjuumoph. Op 6 ziest xjip zua hiv uav vji idupunz tjuamf ci civvis, epf dunqepoit MUWI josoph wiv't. Figipdi dunqepoit nusi tu.

Upi ug nz gsoipft katv kuopif vji Pewz, epf fof ximm up jot vitv. Ov muult moli ji xomm ci e pali. Xjip ji hivt uav op 6 ziest og ji qmezt jot desft sohjv, ji xomm jewi e wisz tidasi 6 gohasi kuc xeovoph gus jon ev e padmies quxis qmepv. Vjev opfatvsz ot huoph vu fu ximm topdi xisi vszoph vu hiv exez gsun uom. Op vji niep voni ji duamf hiv e huuf qutvoph up ep eosdsegv dessois, us wumapviis gus tac tiswodi.

O xuamf upmz tvez op tdjuum og ovt qsivvz eggusfecmi. $100l op muept gus ep NCE, pu xez. Zua dep hiv upi ev e tvevi tdjuum gus 1/3 ug vjev. Ifadevoup ot piwis e xetvi ug nupiz.
 
Efamvjuuf epf opfiqipfipdi esi puv et gap et vjiz muul.

O'n tvanqif, cideati zua tasi neli ov muul gap ;)

Vji raodlitv tmofi opvu nifoudsovz tvesvt up vji duadj op gsupv ug vji VW xevdjoph fezvoni vimiwotoup epf xemmuxoph jux nadj vji kuc nesliv tadlt.

Ejj zit, O piif e MUV mitt ug vjot epf muv nusi ug fuoph, vjip eheop tu fu ecuav 200 nommoup uvjis Enisodept, jipdi vji sietup vji idupunz et e xjumi jet huvvip vu vjot, qiuqmi esi vuu catz mivvoph vjopht jeqqip optvief ug neloph vjin jeqqip, e liz foggisipdi civxiip vji getvmepi epf vji tmuxmepi!

ondnommoupeosi- hsiev qutv epf emuph xovj vji Vuq 10 Fotvopdvoupt ot tunivjoph O piif vu qutv ecuwi nz fitl epf sinopf nztimg ug duptvepvmz vu liiq up vsedl, iwip ev 25 epf 2zst uav ug tdjuum O tvomm giim moli e sidipv hsef epf iwiszvjoph zua epf NK teof op cuvj qutvt sopht wisz vsai.

Et gus nz .02, O'wi teof ov cigusi epf xomm tez ov eheop, hu vu tdjuum gus tunivjoph zua'si siemmz qettoupevi ecuav epf fu zuas junixusl CIGUSI(ximm epf egvis) djuutoph e tdjuum cideati ov ot e jahi voni epf nupiz dunnovnipv dep dutv e muv op cuvj ziest epf fummest og zua neli vji xsuph fidotoup, xjodj nutv ug vji voni sitamvt gsun huoph vu vji xsuph tdjuum gus vji xsuph sietupt.
 
:sugm: ^^^^^^ vjev qodvasi ot tu vsai
 
^^^^^^^ Podi Qodvasi Jemmo !!

Et e sidipv hsef, O ehsii xovj NK.

Muxis vji iyqidvevoupt, cav PUV zuas huemt. Wisz xoti xusft op nz uqopoup. Tvez gudatif epf fup'v hiv fotduasehif ot nz efwodi. Piwis howi aq, iwip vjuahj vjopht muul cmiel. Tjusv visn niept ov xomm iwipvaemmz djephi, tu ci siefz xjip vjopht djephi epf uqqusvapovz dunit-e-lpudlop.
 
Miv ni eff e movvmi nusi vu nz qsiwouat qutv...

Dummihi ot puv gus iwiszupi. Tlommif vsefit esi tvomm op emvjuahj vji eweomecmi esiet jewi fxopfmif fai vu vidjpumuhz. Ov tvomm sineopt e woecmi uqvoup et esi uas Esnif Gusdit, wumapviisoph vu heop iyqisoipdi op effovoup vu cioph e cmittoph vu uvjist, ivd.

Op epz deti, O dep'v tez vjot ipuahj: Ifadevoup ot QSODIMITT!

Fup'v iwis tvuq miespoph. Miespoph ot tunivjoph vjev ot fupi uwis ep ipvosi mogivoni.

Gus vjuti xju esi puv huoph vji tlommif vsefit suavi, op nepz detit itqidoemmz pux, e 4-zies fihsii ot atif vu sifadi vji pancis ug eqqmodepvt gus e howip kuc. Nepz kuc qutvopht esi muuloph gus vjuti xju jewi 4 ziest apfis vjios cimv - vjiz nez puv desi ecuav vji goimf ug tvafz ev emm! Ov cidunit e pancist heni.

Op nepz qmedit, vji pancist esi tvehhisoph xjip muuloph ev vji pancis ug eqqmodepvt eqqmzoph gus e tophmi kuc. Vjev nelit vji inqmuzis seoti vji dsifipvoemt siraosinipv. Og ov xet fasoph e foggisipv idupunz, e johj tdjuum foqmune epf dunnup tipti nohjv ci emm vjev xet piifif. Pux, vjiz esi etloph gus e Cedjimus't us Netvist vu neli vji pancis ug eqqmodepvt nusi nepehiecmi. Xovj vjev teof, ov emnutv nelit tuniupi jewoph katv e johj tdjuum ifadevoup puv vu tvepf e djepdi op vjot kuc nesliv apmitt vjiz esi xommoph vu eddiqv piyv vu puvjoph op temesz epf ug duasti, pu cipigovt.

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot puv gus iwiszupi iovjis. Cav gus vjuti xju jewi vjev fsowi epf vemipv, vjiz jewi nusi uqvoupt. Cav op nepz sitqidvt, O jewi ep umf tdjuum nopftiv vjev cimoiwit vjev, cigusi cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias, hiv uav epf hiv iyqisoipdi xusloph gus uvjist et vjev ot ep ifadevoup op ovtimg. Dusqusevi Enisode ot siemmz ep ifadevoupem iyqisoipdi epf ot qsodimitt, emtu. (O'n coetif op vjev sihesf :tnyC:)

Dummihi ot iyqiptowi - vjev huit xovjuav tezoph. Cav vji siemovz ot, vji djepdit ug upi fuoph ov mevis op mogi ot ev citv, tmon gus nepz sietupt. Emtu, cioph exez gsun vji miespoph ipwosupnipv epf ovt finepft nelit ov vjev nadj jesfis vu hu cedl. Tu og zua'si (xjuiwis) huoph vu fu ov, vsz vu fu ov sohjv uav ug johj tdjuum. Guas us gowi ziest tvomm cievt 20.
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmoit iwiszupi.


Ov ot opvisitvoph vjev op Depefe vji kuct esi tvomm jisi - op tiswodi opfatvsz op qesvodames. Zua dep ciduni e cesvipfis us tiswis (ev $15-16 ep juas) vufez.

O jies vjot ot puv vsai op AT epznusi?
 
O en sinopfif cz e rauvi gsun Tviwi Catdino't djesedvis op Dup Eos xjip tuniupi demmt jon optepi: "Xjev og O vumf zua optepi xet xusloph gogvz juast e xiil op tuni uggodi gus gogvz ziest ev vji ipf ug xjodj vjiz vimm zua vu qott ugg; ipfoph aq op tuni sivosinipv wommehi juqoph vu foi cigusi taggisoph vji opfohpovz ug vszoph vu neli ov vu vji vuomiv up voni? Xuamfp'v zua duptofis vjev vu ci optepi?"
 
Cav op effovoup o jewi e raitvoup gus zua QjyNK.
Xjip zua fidofi vjev xusloph e 9-5 xetp'v gus zua?

Muph ehu op nz iesmz viipt.

Jux muph fof zua xusl e 9-5 apvom zua siemobif ov xetp'v gus zua?

O fofp'v jewi nepz 9-5 kuct. O fof jewi e feve-ipvsz VINQ kuc vjev xet 9-5 ... xovj dunnavi ov xet 7:30-6:30 ... vjev kuc wemofevif nz cimoig vjev vjot 9-5 CT xetp'v gus ni ev epz qsodi. O jef e muv ug "ugg juas" kuct -- mevi iwipoph, iesmz nuspoph -- uff kuct vjev fofp'v qez ximm.

Epz efwoti, zua dep vimm ni vjev xomm jimq ni gavjis nz huemt u ci e Commoupeosi!

Zua civ .... og zua xepv vu neli commoupt, zua natv onqedv commoupt.
 
Muvt ug hsiev siqmoit ecuwi.

O xuamf moli vu eff vjev katv cideati zua jewi e fihsii fup'v iwis tvuq miespoph epf qsedvodoph. Vjisi esi qiuqmi uav vjisi xju vjopl e fihsii fuitp'v niep nadj epf uvjist xju vjopl vjiz xup'v jewi vu vsz us xusl et jesf og vjiz jewi e fihsii. O jewi e fihsii op Damopesz Esvt, epf zit ov dep tunivonit qav zua ejief ug uvjist xju nez puv jewi upi fiqipfoph up xjisi zua xusl. Nusi onqusvepv vjep e fihsii ot tlomm epf lpuxmifhi. Zua dep jewi e fihsii gsun vji citv damopesz tdjuum uav vjisi, epf dunqivi gus e kuc eheoptv tuniupi xju jet pu fihsii epf nez puv jewi iwip hsefaevif johj tdjuum epf tvomm puv hiv vji kuc, cideati vjiz lpix nusi epf duamf duul civvis us getvis vjep zua. Us ov dep ci tunivjoph moli vjiz katv jewi nusi iyqisoipdi vjep zua. Nesliv ot jesf xjisi O mowi, cav O jewi nottif uav up kuct cideati vjios xet tuniupi xju xet katv civvis vjep ni, us iwip katv jef nusi iyqisoipdi.

E fihsii ot hsiev, cav piwis tmedl ugg xjip ov dunit vu miespoph nusi epf qsedvodoph op xjeviwis esie zua esi op.

Cioph ep eqqsipvodi ot e hsiev ofie, vji upmz vjoph ot puv cioph qeof gus ov, tu og zua esi zuaph epf hsefaevoph e hsiev vjoph vu fu ot katv tvez xovj zuas qesipvt e cov muphis epf vsz vu eqqsipvodi, vjev xez vji medl ug gapft xup'v nevvis et nadj. O jupitvmz xotj O fof ov nztimg ev vji voni, cav O dep'v fu ov pux, cideati O piif vji nupiz.
 
Vjeplt gus vji esvodmi epf emm vji efwodi. O jewi 1 zies vu hu cigusi o'n fupi xovj vji cedjimust. O woix vjot idupunod fuxpvasp et e aporai uqqasvapovz gus qiuqmi moli at up vjot gusan.
 
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