Depends on what you are asked to do. For instance, on our academic team, we work with students. Hiring junior folks works, cause they remember what it was like being a student, you could even say they are subject matter experts on how students learn, where they are at in their journey. Also DevRel work is a lot about listening, taking notes.. I think ppl have the wrong impression about standing on stage a lot, and yes doing that takes experience to be credible.. but so many other things are involved in DevRel - so the answer is, it depends :)
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not at least, but maybe one level under. Can't be too big of a distance... But yea skill can be taught. Empathy can't. Empathy, curiousness, willingness to learn, that goes far.
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Depends on what you are asked to do. For instance, on our academic team, we work with students. Hiring junior folks works, cause they remember what it was like being a student, you could even say they are subject matter experts on how students learn, where they are at in their journey. Also DevRel work is a lot about listening, taking notes.. I think ppl have the wrong impression about standing on stage a lot, and yes doing that takes experience to be credible.. but so many other things are involved in DevRel - so the answer is, it depends :)
Is "a Dev Advocate has to be at least at the technical level of whoever they talk and listen to" a valid tldr of your comment then, @softchris?
not at least, but maybe one level under. Can't be too big of a distance... But yea skill can be taught. Empathy can't. Empathy, curiousness, willingness to learn, that goes far.