Why a Side Gig Will Transform Your Career
A strategically chosen side gig will help you slice through the hierarchy
My friend lost his job four months ago. He is depressed, woefully short of confidence, and invents simple tricks to sabotage interviews. Job hunts are difficult during normal times, and COVID-19 has elevated the hardship by several folds. He could have easily avoided the current predicament had he listened to my partner’s advice: Do something outside of your work, that’s meaningful and useful.
The breadth of your skillset is a hidden wealth that will not only save you during dark times, it will also propel your career to the next level
We should never allow our job to become our identity. We often encourage ourselves to focus on our current job and the company we work for. The general thinking is: Focus on the job, make sure we are good at it, and wait for opportunities to make their way towards us. The approach is very similar to living paycheck to paycheck.
Produces satisfactory results under normal circumstances and disastrous results under challenging situations.
Assume you are a recruiter of a fortune 500 technology company. After analyzing and over-analyzing dozens of candidates you zero in on candidates A and B.
