RE: Career Advice

DENNIS WILLIAMS scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

> Saira
> I think you have to decide what your goal is. Then you need to
> decide how to best accomplish that goal. One tool that can lead you
> toward a goal is self-study. I have used that tool many times myself.
> However, with experience you learn the self-study tool has its
> limits. To consider self-study, consider the following questions:
>
> 1. Is this an area that I can gain significant knowledge with a
> reasonable amount of effort? For example, are there good books
> available? Is the area well-defined enough for self-study?
> 2. Since I'm trying to substitute self-effort for work experience, is
> this an area where there are few people with real work experience?
> 3. Are there credentials that can be earned?

i'd like to add one more...
4. is this something where getting it right will still give you a charge after doing it for 10 years or more?

[and yes DBA and programming still do for me. but i'm finding the chances of being allowed to do it right are becoming few and far between.]

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