The key is the word, "aspiring" : After a decade of working as a chef, he was looking forward to finding a job as a Web developer. Calling him a web developer

The key is the word, "aspiring" : After a decade of working as a chef, he was looking forward to finding a job as a Web developer. Calling him a web developer is a bit of a stretch. He initiated a career change in the middle of the recession (albeit caused by the recession as well).