Ep 7High Paying Jobs and Where to Find Them
He said there's no way to break into PR from Italy, so I did it live in 5 minutes
Ned Schoenfeld
High Paying Jobs and Where to Find Them
with Ned Schoenfeld
Everything you do in life is selling. If you want to get a job, you are selling yourself.
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Quotes
“Selling almost anything is going to be better paying than being the customer service person or the receptionist.”
“The best way to learn anything is through apprenticeship.”
“Your aspiration can't be I want to be in charge of aisle six in the Target store, but you could be a buyer for Target.”
“If you want a job, you do need to learn how to write.”
“You have to know how big your cos is or else you don't know how much wine to pour to make it overflow.”
“That's how hishtadlus works. You have to put in your effort. Hashem will help you, but you have to put in that time.”
Takeaways
- 1 Low-paying jobs are often defined by having no career path (from cashier to senior cashier).
- 2 Sales and skill-based jobs pay more from the start and keep growing.
- 3 Time spent learning a skill makes you more valuable and raises your pay.
- 4 College helps with writing, speaking, business math and required certifications (CPA, healthcare admin). Many careers don't need it.
- 5 Frum people work in a wide range of fields, including corporate roles at large companies.
- 6 Parnassah Exchange aims to link Jewish job boards across communities into one private, opt-in pool.
- 7 Remote work opened up jobs anywhere and makes lower-cost communities an option.
- 8 Many tech jobs aren't coding: selling, training and setup for tools like Zoom and Teams.
- 9 Medicare insurance brokers (his estimate): about $30,000-40,000 in year one, $70,000-80,000+ by year three, six figures by year five, with renewals paying every year. One couple earns over $500,000 combined after eight years.
- 10 Business analysts write down what users need for developers. The pay starts around $50,000-60,000 and can reach about $250,000 with experience.
- 11 Successful entrepreneurs spot a need nobody is serving well, but they still need business skills to grow.
- 12 People let go in their 40s or 50s can repurpose their skills in a new industry or as consultants.
- 13 People are generous with advice when asked sincerely. Former military and teachers bring discipline that transfers to business.