I've recently switched career to software development over the past 12 months, having worked in various media and marketing roles for the past ten years.
I think I realised over the past few years that I didn't really feel like I was being creative anymore, or solving the kind of problems I wanted to be solving.
I had kind of always wanted to work in development but always assumed that I wasn't capable. I thought development was for people with BSc degrees, not people who studied English Literature :)
But then I realised that the worst thing would be looking back in 20 years and thinking 'what if', so decided to pursue a career change. I was very lucky because I have an incredibly supportive partner and friends, who all helped give me enough of a push and the emotional support when it all felt like it was going wrong!
I'm super glad I did it - I've recently got my first role in the industry and I love it to bits - but there were quite a few big, frightening moments along the way.
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I've recently switched career to software development over the past 12 months, having worked in various media and marketing roles for the past ten years.
I think I realised over the past few years that I didn't really feel like I was being creative anymore, or solving the kind of problems I wanted to be solving.
I had kind of always wanted to work in development but always assumed that I wasn't capable. I thought development was for people with BSc degrees, not people who studied English Literature :)
But then I realised that the worst thing would be looking back in 20 years and thinking 'what if', so decided to pursue a career change. I was very lucky because I have an incredibly supportive partner and friends, who all helped give me enough of a push and the emotional support when it all felt like it was going wrong!
I'm super glad I did it - I've recently got my first role in the industry and I love it to bits - but there were quite a few big, frightening moments along the way.