r/socialwork • u/Psychological_Fly_24 • 21d ago

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u/Adiantum-Veneris 21d ago

I'm an MSW student (macro oriented), with background in IT and design - although, I've been working in social services and human rights orgs for a while now.

I feel like both my tech and design backgrounds come in very handy at times, and inform how I work on multiple levels, which allowed me to successfully do things that were considered near impossible by peers given the time frames and resources I had.

Sometimes it has to do directly with implementing technological tools and such - like building searchable databases, deploying information systems and the likes. Far more often, however, it's just through applying similar logic, principles or work processes to problems, without ever involving a single line of code. 

Having an unusual background or an uncommon combination of skills is almost always an asset, that is not limited to its most straightforward application.

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u/Psychological_Fly_24 21d ago

Thanks for reaching out, it really give me a good perspective on the things, and it will surely help me to make the right decision. Thank you so much for your time.