This life, each stage has things to do and distances that can be calculated.
What you learn in school may become outdated, but what is transferable will not.
It's not about 'what is useful to learn', but 'how much of what I learn will still be left three years after graduation'.
Verification Signals (count as valid if two or more are met):
· No connection between learning and the target industry
· No transferable skills
· Never actively learned anything outside of courses
Learning
This stage requires distinguishing between two types of knowledge:
① Outdated——Specific software, specific processes, specific certifications
② Not Outdated——Communication, writing, analysis, structural thinking, rapid learning
The former helps you get your first job, and the latter helps you get every subsequent job.Focus on ②, use ① as a door-opener.
The knowledge I learn can be used.
I have a hard skill.
I am not limited by my major.
What to look at
Number of transferable skills · Self-learning time · Industry understanding depth
How to judge
How many skills can be used across industries; how many hours do I learn by myself each week
Health status
≥2 transferable skills · ≥5 hours/week · talked to 3 industry practitioners
Only take certifications——Certificates are substitutes for insufficient ability
Take a lot of online courses without watching——Collecting ≠ Learning
Blindly go to graduate school——The problem will still be there two years later
Only learn within your major——Can't cross boundaries, poor risk resistance
Learn 'hot' things——May not be hot when you finish learning
List your transferable skills (communication/writing/analysis/execution)
Choose one hard skill to practice until you can deliver
Talk to 3 industry practitioners in your target industry once
Self-learn for 5 hours a week, at a fixed time
Remember: Learn 'what you can take away', not 'what will become outdated'