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What party did Nicola Sturgeon join in Nicola Sturgeon's early career?
Sturgeon joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1986, having already become a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
When was the first time she went up for election?
She first stood for election in the 1992 general election as the SNP candidate in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency.
Did she win the election?
was the youngest parliamentary candidate in Scotland, failing to win the seat.

Question: What was her job during the early years?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Nicola Sturgeon's job during the early years?