adrienne
@adrienne
This job posting to be one of the first lecturers at the Network School is giving me all kinds of feelings. 😩😫😫😫😩 I’m seeing it while I happen to be taking my daughter to visit colleges today so it’s hitting extra hard. While I try to formulate my thoughts, check it out and let me know what you think https://jobs.ns.com/33918
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adrienne
@adrienne
Feeling one: When I first heard Balaji speak about network states, I just immediately understood it. It reinforced some things I had already begun to understand, particularly about skills over credentials. I didn’t grow up with a lot of money. I went to an in state school and paid in state tuition. I chose engineering because it was practical and I knew I could get a high paying job after graduating. And I was right - I was one of the first of my friends to be hired and I had the highest paying job in year 1. My husband took a different path- elite university and MBA, Wall Street finance path and hedge fund (with a nice stint as Web 1.0 startup founder). We both had success in our careers. I looked at the doors that opened for him because of his network. He looked at my “hard skills” and the ROI of my education. I’d love to believe skills over credentials is all that matters, but the value of your network (which is often intertwined with said credential) cannot be ignored
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