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Originally Posted by mike868y 


i was pretty into computers/tech early in high school. never really learned much coding except for html, css, and a tad bit of php. briefly considered it as a carer choice, but i read microserfs and it convinced me not to (0). should reread that book. i actually wish i had pursued it a little more as I think that coupled with how much i like science and I definitely wouldn't mind going into computational biology. i'm in comp bio now and actually really really enjoy it.

I know tons of people that work at Microsoft and love their jobs; they've changed significantly for the better since that book was published and aside from food the perks they give are pretty similar or superior to Google. The field is growing like crazy right now, in profits if not total number of employees, "software is eating the world" and all that. From what my roommate's girlfriend was telling me comp. bio is pretty similar wrt growth.

If you ever decide to jump back into coding and need help getting up to speed or finding somewhere to work, please PM. Tons of people trying to hire and a stats/quantitative background has tons of opportunities these days

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Originally Posted by Bam!ChairDance 


Latepass, but are you pursuing one right now?
My advice: market yourself as a "brand journalist." It sounds goofy, but the hot new trend every marketer is salivating over right now is the idea of brands publishing content, so that job title actually exists. My guess is you'll be way safer in a marketing/pr/digital/whatever agency or an in-house department than an actual journalistic publication. Then again, I have friends who are doing pretty well at places like Reuters and USA Today, so conventional journalism careers still have an inkling of promise.
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I have a journalism degree and it's fantastic when applying for jobs in other fields.  Everyone wants to hire someone with good writing skills.

lets see some pics

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