I'm 27 years old and am a postdoctoral researcher in Philosophy at a university. I am trying to prepare alternative experience to move into some kind of B2B consultancy role once this research position ends. I've tested the water by applying for recruitment consultant positions, and have had minimal responses - it seems sales experience and some sort of B2B contact is the only means to get your foot in the door.
To get this I've thought about copywriting to demonstrate at least some B2B savviness - I can't really do anything else that I can balance with my current work. I've looked at upwork.com, but I'm not sure that that is the best place - it seems very competitive, the jobs are generally span too long a length of time (i.e. regular contact and going on for weeks), and at this point I would much rather do the work for free. Does anyone have any other websites or means through which to get some experience?
Best,
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To get this I've thought about copywriting to demonstrate at least some B2B savviness - I can't really do anything else that I can balance with my current work. I've looked at upwork.com, but I'm not sure that that is the best place - it seems very competitive, the jobs are generally span too long a length of time (i.e. regular contact and going on for weeks), and at this point I would much rather do the work for free. Does anyone have any other websites or means through which to get some experience?
Best,
D