Ilana Ettinger
Portfolio Career Trends
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:00: How putting yourself in new situations and environments can lead to good new relationships and opportunities
-6:30: How Ilana previously left a 6-figure job to jump into working at a startup
-7:00: Advice that Ilana that stuck with her that you can still start a company when you are 35
-8:00: How you can build a portfolio of experiences horizontally or vertically
-10:00: Why “job hopping” can be desirable because Ilana has found that many of those people have interesting stories about how and why they job hopped
-12:00: Three main benefits of creating your own work as a freelancer or working on projects is proof of work, ownership of the work, and access to the people you met during that project
-13:00: Why Ilana thinks we are lacking the methods to connect people to the best and right opportunities
-14:00: How Web3 projects have done a good job for compensating people and aligning incentives for project contributions
-18:00: Why sometimes it is hard to brand and position yourself in the work you do AND can do
-20:00: Why Ilana likes to really understand what her friends are up to
-22:00: How Ilana saw a statistic that 80% of jobs are filled through networks
-24:00: How new hires are negotiating to be able to work on their side hustle before starting a new role more these days
-28:00: How Ilana is thinking a lot about communities of work these days
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 6/23/22