Nick DEWILDE

Job Searching As A Generalist and Blogging

 
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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)