Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience | Jason Shen

Very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college. Take TED Resident Jason Shen; he studied biology but later became a product manager at...

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You know who I'm envious of?People who work in a job that has to do with their college major.(Laughter)Journalists who studied journalism,engineers who studied engineering.The truth is, these folks are no longer the rule,but the exception.A 2010 study found that only a quarter of college graduateswork in a field that relates to their degree.I graduated with not one but two degrees in biology.To my parents' dismay, I am neither a doctor nor a scientist.(Laughter)Years of studying DNA replication and photosynthesisdid little to prepare me for a career in technology.I had to teach myself everything from sales, marketing, strategy,even a little programming, on my own.I had never held the title of Product Managerbefore I sent my resume in to Etsy.I had alrea...