Ask the field: one question for the people who do the job

New month, one standing invitation.

Students: reply below with the one question you would ask someone already working in the field you are studying for. Not "how do I get a job" — the specific thing: what a first month actually involves, which tool to learn first, whether the licence exam tests anything the work needs.

Professionals: pick one question below and answer it from experience. A two-line answer from someone who has done it is worth more than a chapter from someone who has not, and it carries your name.

The best exchange each month becomes a field note, credited to both of you. Where professionals already are: https://www.ideatopic.com/for-professionals