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I had started my career vs I started my career

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. The choice between 'I had started my career' and 'I started my career' depends on the context, the time frame, and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.
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I had started my career

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially when referring to a past action that occurred before another past event.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of starting the career happened before another past event. It is often used in storytelling or when describing a sequence of events.

Examples:

  • I had started my career before I decided to go back to school.
  • By the time I met him, I had already started my career in marketing.
  • Nov 27, 2023 ... That being said, I know if I had started my career sooner, I would have learned so much more about the industry and would have a much better ...
  • Aug 16, 2022 ... When I had started my career, I used to believe in “always being available”. In fact, I used to carry my laptop with me even for a short ...
  • Oct 20, 2024 ... Ivan Meshcheriakov. I've always pondered this question. I often wish I had started my career as an artist much earlier. But I also realize ...
  • Oct 12, 2018 ... ... your work effectively and efficiently. In other words, I do not, for any reason, wish that I had started my career earlier. Upvote ·.
  • Oct 1, 2024 ... I had started my career and done a couple of short stints at leading technology companies. Market was hot, lots of jobs offers for everyone.
  • Nov 18, 2020 ... I had started my career in sales and went to law school to escape it. Little did I know that three years later as a newly minted lawyer ...
  • Feb 26, 2021 ... I was now the head of a venerable social justice non-profit organization, born out of the War on Poverty, where I had started my career 20 ...
  • Sep 8, 2024 ... Hello everyone, When i had started my career almost two decadea ago honestly I didnt had much idea about Internal Audit.
  • Jul 10, 2019 ... ... I had started my career!). The internet can be a wonderful thing. It was where I met Jeremy Hughes (through a neighbourhood community social ...
  • At the time, I was a postdoc at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where I had started my career unravelling the molecular biology of chloroplasts.

Alternatives:

  • I started my career
  • I had begun my career
  • I had initiated my career
  • I had kicked off my career
  • I had launched my career

I started my career

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially when referring to the beginning of one's career without emphasizing the sequence of events.

This phrase is used to simply state the action of starting one's career without specifying the sequence of events. It is a straightforward way to talk about the beginning of a career.

Examples:

  • I started my career as a teacher in 2010.
  • She started her career in finance after graduating from college.
  • Dec 2, 2018 ... I started my career with a good company and now have 3+ years of experience. I want to start a restaurant of myself one day. What path would ...
  • Feb 17, 2023 ... I started my career several years before Krusty so…I could never really learn anything directly from him. Still, I think in a very ...
  • Sep 3, 2024 ... When I started my career, I never thought much about what I truly wanted from a job or what mattered to me. I worked hard in the hopes my ...
  • Dec 17, 2019 ... I started my career in PR. That was a conscious choice, I wanted to do PR. When I was at university doing a BA in International Business in ...
  • Feb 10, 2018 ... 40 years ago I started my career building my first synthesizer UB1 and one day I will be ending my career building synthesizers.
  • Aug 4, 2020 ... I started my career at Satyam Technologies. Campus placement during my final semester of engineering helped me secure the job. It provided a ...
  • Oct 14, 2024 ... I'm on track to retire at 45. I started my career earning only $26,000 and followed this 4-phase plan. · Annie Cole left her VP role to focus on ...
  • Sep 25, 2024 ... 3 likes, 0 comments - wholefoodscareers on September 25, 2024: ""In 2019, I started my career as a Research & Development Technician at ...
  • Dec 13, 2023 ... 2441 likes, 17 comments - jeffvahle on December 13, 2023: "I met Dick Nunis when I started my career at Disney. Over the years, I have been ...

Alternatives:

  • I began my career
  • I initiated my career
  • I kicked off my career
  • I launched my career
  • I embarked on my career

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