请教HN：如何打入一个新行业？
假设有人的职业生涯大部分时间都参与了比如B2B软件领域的角色和项目。但他们对一些看似无关的领域——比如与硬件相关的领域，如机器人学、汽车、制造业等——有着浓厚的兴趣。
一个人怎样才能涉足这样的行业呢？这是我的一个同事面临的难题，他正在寻找行业转换的机会。
在他所在的地区，似乎没有相关的会议或聚会，而且申请工作相当尴尬。他在新行业中会是个新手，而且预计要接受仅有三分之一工资的现实。当然，他做了大量的自学，但对于这些不同的领域没有任何正式的学习经历。
我不确定该怎么建议，你会做些什么呢？回去上学？接受一个工资（大大）较低的工作，从高级职位变为初级职位（甚至是实习生）？考虑到现有的财务义务，这个选项可能也不可行。我有的一个想法是，也许他可以尝试申请在初创公司工作，这些公司可能会更加“全面”地看待一个人的整体能力。
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Let's say someone has been involved in e.g. B2B software roles and projects for most of their professional life. But they have a strong interest in a seemingly unrelated fields - something hardware-related like robotics, automotive, manufacturing, etc.<p>How does one get involved in such an industry? This is the conundrum of one of my colleagues who is looking for an industry switch.<p>There don't seem to be relevant conferences or meetups in his area, and job applying is quite awkward. He'd be junior in a new industry and expected to take literally 1/3 the wage. Of course he does his fair share of self-study, but no formal schooling for any of these different fields.<p>I'm not sure what to recommend, what are some things would you do? Go back to school? Take a (much) lower paying job and go from senior to junior (or even intern)? Also, that option may not be feasible given existing financial obligations. One idea I had was maybe for him to try applying to work at startups, who might view one more "holistically" in terms of overall capabilities.