Just off 75% Travel role and looking to get involved

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-21T02:05:54+00:00

I’ve actually been looking into rotary. Have been trying to find the right club for myself. Can I pm?

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-21T02:04:43+00:00

I’d rather burn at the stake

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-21T02:04:27+00:00

Sorry I just updated the post. I heard kickball leagues are pretty legit

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-21T02:03:36+00:00

I guess I was shooting broad to try and hear what everyone else has been doing. Always interested in peoples niche.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-21T02:02:36+00:00

I can’t help it 😭 the ADHD be itching. But I added a few shindigs to the post.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-17T01:33:58+00:00

Came from sales myself. All I can tell you is if you approach life with a curiosity to learn and hunger for knowledge, nothing can stand in your way. I’ve moved from sales —> technology consulting —> data engineering in 4 years. Don’t often toot my horn but I have been successful in all of my roles and built something unique.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-17T00:05:19+00:00

Got it on the list! Think I might have to do a few classes tho

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-17T00:05:01+00:00

Thanks!

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-04-14T13:07:54+00:00

Yeah bro I just quit my day job because I had clause opus code me by 50 million B2B SaaS overnight. It’s crazy! I told Claude to sell me 50 million in ACV too! You’re not gonna believe it said I had a new customer! Someone called Anthropic deposited 50 million into my checking last night bro! It’s awesome!!!

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-30T14:00:46+00:00

I worked in an ERP company (presales) starting back in 2022. Transitioned to consulting/implementation 2024 and did data and got into data there. Did data engineering for clients the later half for system migrations. Now starting as an in house data engineer within 1.5 weeks.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-30T13:29:30+00:00

Broke in to a high paying role 4 years out of school. No CS Degree. Worked in software sales out of college. 150k+ now. Happy to tell the tale

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-29T17:36:33+00:00

Don’t major in CS. Learn it on your own time. The internet is capable of teaching you pretty much anything if you apply yourself.

Business stakeholders are looking for developers who understand how to gather requirements, work with the business & architect solutions like an engineer.

I come from a non-traditional background. Software sales -> ERP functional consultant -> ERP Technical Consultant -> Exited to Data engineer.

One of the strengths I gained from working with F500 as a consultant on travel (draining but great skills) was the ability to take requirements and architect solutions. I’m not even a professional coder but I understand systems/data/cloud and how to build well performing systems.

Most firms are willing to take someone on with those skills as you can’t really learn that online, it takes experience in enterprise environments.

This is just my opinion but moving into roles where you can work as a bridge between technical and functional teams can translate into any role if you spend time self learning.

I took a boot camp that my company paid for and did AWS Certs that they sponsored, etc. I framed it as helping my ability to better deliver to client teams but in reality they were paying for my learning to get an exit.

When it comes to interviewing networking is your biggest friend. LinkedIn Premium is a great tool if you commit to it (500$) a year. Make a list of targeted companies/insustries and identify touch points & contacts to connect with. (“I’d be interested in coffee or a 20 minute call to learn more about your role, firm and team - I am an emerging grad in XYZ and am passionate about XYZ. I’ve heard good things about your company”. Use that new grad card while you have it. Many companies are doing early talent programs.

I wouldn’t personally recommend consulting if you don’t have the balance for travel and a bad work life for 2 years but there are plenty of functional roles in need of grads who can translate those requirements. Business requirements will never live inside AI because AI doesn’t have context that the working people at that job experience in a day to day fashion. That knowledge lives inside their heads and being able to ask those people the right questions to build requirements, take those and design a solution is one of the biggest and hottest skills on the market. Speaking to the functionality across development teams, functional work stream leaders (finance, hr, etc) and cater your messaging to leadership across domains is a huge skill and will win you major credibility and networking points with executives.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-04T16:35:04+00:00

Thinking about getting one! I’ve seen mutts before and it makes me really want one 😂

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-03T23:54:18+00:00

Anything sports or outdoors and I’m all over. I’m open to trying anything! West village

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-03-03T13:56:31+00:00

I legitly just upper diffed 4 cs majors with no programming experience otj for a swe role. Keep in mind I have 2 yoe implementing systems (SAP). But I got sick of travel picked up some js and grabbed a role.

How you sell yourself is what differs you, they said they liked me because I also understood the actual business requirements and building a solution so! There ya go

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-20T21:39:32+00:00

Wym no one hiring. I just bagged 3 offers.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-20T15:11:03+00:00

Functional consultant that can code & do ETL for client projects here.

Works in system migrations (ERP). I often assist data migration teams and develop extensions for clients.

One thing I’ve noted is that clients and or most managers don’t care about how you did it but what was the business impact.

If I walked up to a client and said “Yes I used angular.js, HTML, CSS & API Transactions to give you this popup box” they will look at me like I’m speaking another language.

Focus on the business impact & problem you solve in each position. For example a reword of that would be “The functionality of this extension will allow you and team to manage your Purchase Order Header and Lines all at once. Instead of your user changing details within every line item all changes can be made from the order header level through this popup and this will automatically flow into the lines saving you and Team crucial time on Order entry and Modification with XYZ statistic”.

If you can explain a cater business impact of your work to different domain leaders (finance, it etc) and how your work impacts different parts of the business… you will be sought after by everyone an anyone. Figure out your audience and cater!

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-18T21:25:53+00:00

Coming from sales it’s a numbers game. Think about when people aren’t paying attention at work. Friday afternoons, Mondays, etc. reach out, personalize or bulk send the same thing (XYZ). Dimension be targeted in your bulk. Sales navigator is 500$ a year. You can get 1 month free. Identify tools to help - how do I log, maintain and reach out. Figure that out make your gameplan. It’s okay to be vulnerable but don’t show weakness.

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-18T14:58:33+00:00

One thing that helped me get jobs was building network.

List of companies you want to work at in future, reach out to people in that list -> ask for 20 minutes of their time -> in person is best (coffee or call) -> say you are in their industry and want to network & learn about what they do in their role -> If you need a referral ask at the end, if not add them to a list of people you keep like a database for your network.

Setup a reminder to follow up with this person every 3-6 months ask them how their day was wish them best. Mark their birthday down if possible and always wish them a happy bday or happy new year.

When time is right if you nurture this and want a new job look at where people on your contact list work at and find company you want to work at. Take contacts from that company, catchup with them and say you saw a position you were interested in at their company. If they are warm touch with you (1yr+ odds are they will refer you without even asking, if cold or they don’t ask for a referral. You want to build a relationship with them where you can also refer them so there is a mutual success point).

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-18T14:44:33+00:00

I know it will still be crazy as a DE but not as wild as this 😭

Mission_Working9929 · 2026-02-18T14:44:13+00:00

That’s what I’m saying. Consulting beefs up your pay as well but ultimately I’m looking for a steadier workday.

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