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What's an IT profession that is realistically possible to self-study for and become proficient enough in to get employed within a year? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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By employed I mean get a job in the industry either offline or online. Ideally something that would highly likely remain in-demand in the near future.

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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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A while back I was off work for six months after injuring my hand at work. I'd never liked any of my jobs, but knew I had to earn a living.

Someone suggested this book. It lead me to taking a course and finding a career I really enjoyed. The career was something I'd never considered for myself, but it turned out to be a great fit for me.

"Discover What You Are Best At," by Linda Gail. Should be available in most libraries.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This book has been published in 98. Is it honestly still relevant more than 20 years later, post www burst and GPT?

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" was published in 1936 and is still useful.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Because the human psyche didn't change much. But the job world certainly did

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

According to the website it's been revised for the digital age.