re: Trapped in an industry?

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I did a phone interview for a position that I would do very well in, interviewer was extremely impressed with my ability to handle her challenging questions and my responses to them. Still wasn't selected to come in because my background isn't in the "direct field" they were looking for.

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I think it always depends on the situation and the culture of the company you're interviewing with.

Some are more inclined for agile, out of the box types and some simply go with the safe bet etc.

I'm currently in the Ag Commodities realm but have taken some interviews with various tech companies out in the bay while I lived in SoCal. Some were more responsive than others and a lot depended on who you talked to.

In the end I got a a better offer to stay in Ag Commodities industry while being closer to home but I think it totally depends on the company when it comes to hiring out of the box.

I've always operated under the impression the right thing to do is diversify as much as you can in your current role, take on as many projects, collabs etc etc and moves will take care of themselves.

When I was unhappy and trying to force a job change, seems like nothing would work for me, then I got the right call and here I am.