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How to Actually Start Your Career
Your first role does not need to be perfect. It needs to teach you, expose you and move you forward.
Pick a direction for the next season
You do not need a lifelong plan. Choose a role family you can explore for six months, learn its basic tools and study the language employers use.
Make applications specific
Connect your evidence to the employer’s needs. Rewrite the top third of your CV for the role and explain the result of your work.
Treat the search like work
Set weekly targets for conversations, applications and portfolio improvements. Prioritise learning, good management and real responsibility.
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