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I started my career vs I've started my career

Both sentences are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I started my career' is in the simple past tense, indicating that the speaker's career began at a certain point in the past. 'I've started my career' is in the present perfect tense, suggesting a connection between the past action of starting the career and the present moment.
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I started my career

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the beginning of a career at a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used in simple past tense to describe a specific moment in the past when the career began.

Examples:

  • I started my career as a teacher ten years ago.
  • She started her career in finance after graduating from college.
  • He started his career in music at a young age.
  • 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 launched my career
  • I kicked off my career
  • I initiated my career
  • I embarked on my career

I've started my career

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the recent beginning of a career with a connection to the present moment.

This phrase is used in present perfect tense to show that the action of starting the career has relevance to the present time.

Examples:

  • I've started my career in marketing, and I'm enjoying it so far.
  • She's started her career in acting and already landed a role in a movie.
  • He's started his career in software development and is learning new skills every day.
  • Jul 19, 2021 ... I've started my career as SEO specialist and I want to replace my hp laptop with a MacBook. Is macbook air m1 13'' (8gb, 512gb ssd) enough ...
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... 5 likes, 0 comments - zacharygay17 on September 6, 2024: "I've started my career in the Brodie League playing for the “GBG Elite”!
  • Sep 5, 2020 ... ... I've started my career in Bulgaria. See more in the next post ... I've started my career in Bulgaria. See more in the next post ...
  • Aug 23, 2022 ... A jeep gladiator is my dream car, but I won't buy one just yet until I've started my career. Budget is 25-30k.
  • Oct 4, 2019 ... Now that I've started my career, I wanted to take some time to reflect and share how I made that decision. I'm currently a Software Engineer ...
  • I've started my career as a high yield analyst at an asset management firm in Philadelphia, looking at "junk bonds" and eventually ended up moving to New ...
  • I've started my career here and I'm planning on ending my career here. Originally, I was born here in Laguna Hills. My dad was in the Marine Corps, moved ...
  • Jan 27, 2023 ... Briefly, I've started my career with volunteering in an EA aligned org. My interest in VC and start-ups grew in final year at my undergrad ...
  • Kayleigh: “I've started my career as I mean to go on”. Unable to fundraise with the rest of her new recruits due to the pandemic, Kayleigh McInnes decided to ...

Alternatives:

  • I have begun my career
  • I have launched my career
  • I have kicked off my career
  • I have initiated my career
  • I have embarked on my career

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