Ok stackers, so at the moment I am considering re-tooling professionally and would like some suggestions on what options there might be.
the criteria are as follows;
- it has to be something I can do remotely
- it has to NOT be coding (I tried a year of Code Academy guys, my brain just doesn't get it)
I've heard some things about Google certification courses, maybe something in cyber security would be interesting.
What could be some interesting areas for me to investigate and potentially train in that won't be replaced by AI in 5 minutes?
Apparently, Springboard offers job guarantees for programs like Data Science, should I consider that? Google Career Certificates also apparently have access to a job board and a hiring consortium. That's quite appealing because I'm sick of wading through the field of screams that is Upwork.
As a bit of background, I'm almost 40 but still mentally flexible. In the past I have had to pivot many times - from working as a professional translator to working on a radio station as a producer and broadcast journalist to starting a private label business importing from China, and even running two quite popular blogs.
At the moment, I mostly manage ppc advertising and account management for Amazon sellers, mostly mid-sized brands and it's fine, I get good results, but fuck, all the poaching from agencies and the difficulty in actually sourcing quality clients make me fancy a change. The only real place that I ever find clients is via referrals or upwork and I need to reduce this dependency.
So please feel free to hit me with your suggestions so I can start doing some research