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by jobmatchbox 5734 days ago
You should have no problem finding a job, but you need to decide where you want to be. Something lead you down the path that planted you in a banking environment in the first place. The issue might be that you don't like working in an environment like that as a programmer or that you like the security of working for an environment like that. If that is you then own it. If not then there is life after the 9-5 corporate culture for you. For starters, you are a technical person who wants to do marketing, design and psychology. If that is what you want to do then you have a few really good options. You can work as a product manager (though this is something that you may have to get more experience to do well), as a designer or user interface developer (there is a line somewhere between programmer and user experience architect that many people find to be comfortable), or as a technical marketing person. The technical marketing role might be one of the most rewarding to you based on your experience to date. You have to be able to work with lots of data and be very technical, but you still have to get into the strategy and execution. There is a lot to learn and do there. Whatever you do - good luck. If you would like to chat about this offline I'm @jobmatchbox - send me a note and we can go from there. I know a few people who might be interested in talking about their experiences with you.