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Get an internship while you are in college. They are well paid these days. Just one recent entry on your resume doing dev work will set you free. Don't make a h

Get an internship while you are in college. They are well paid these days. Just one recent entry on your resume doing dev work will set you free. Don't make a huge deal about your life story. If you get no interest then trim down your resume and remove dates. Someone will take you.

clebio 8y ago
> while you are in college ??
- rocqua 8y ago
  Many degrees require, or at least offer the option of taking, an internship for study credits.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Don't know where OP is sailing from, but in my country, it's customary for students students to do a summer internship somewhere in the middle of their undergrad years. In most domains AFAIK internships are without compensation, but programming internships tend to be pretty well paid.
- Latteland 8y ago
  Do it in the summer or between terms. Or delay your graduation. If you think your degree program won't get you a job (or it will be tremendously harder) because you are older & you don't have recent work experience, then try taking 3 months out to get paid 80k as an intern, then coming back and finish your program. I really feel that for devs coming from unusual backgrounds, you just need a positive recent work entry on your resume. That's all you need to break through.
  - kelnos 8y ago
    The parent's confusion stems from the fact that the OP is a nearly-40-year-old man who did programming earlier in his life, quit for 16 years, and is now trying to get back into it. "Do an internship during college" isn't really actionable advice for this guy.
    - clebio 8y ago
      Thank you.
      - Latteland 8y ago
        Sorry, I missed that important point, bad reading comprehension. I thought he said he was getting a degree and was a junior in college but I read it again and he didn't mention college. He's looking at "junior engineer" or beginning programmer jobs. College internships aren't available, he's not a student. Still, he or she needs one recent dev job on his resume, that will unlock further job opportunities. I think going to recruiting events in person and talking to devs and recruiters in person is one way to make that personal connection that could put you over the hump. Go to an event related to your area of biggest interest, try to make a personal connection.
jnbiche 8y ago
He's a 37 year old man, he's not in college.

clebio 8y ago

> while you are in college ??

rocqua 8y ago
Many degrees require, or at least offer the option of taking, an internship for study credits.
TeMPOraL 8y ago
Don't know where OP is sailing from, but in my country, it's customary for students students to do a summer internship somewhere in the middle of their undergrad years. In most domains AFAIK internships are without compensation, but programming internships tend to be pretty well paid.
Latteland 8y ago
Do it in the summer or between terms. Or delay your graduation. If you think your degree program won't get you a job (or it will be tremendously harder) because you are older & you don't have recent work experience, then try taking 3 months out to get paid 80k as an intern, then coming back and finish your program. I really feel that for devs coming from unusual backgrounds, you just need a positive recent work entry on your resume. That's all you need to break through.
- kelnos 8y ago
  The parent's confusion stems from the fact that the OP is a nearly-40-year-old man who did programming earlier in his life, quit for 16 years, and is now trying to get back into it. "Do an internship during college" isn't really actionable advice for this guy.
  - clebio 8y ago
    Thank you.
    - Latteland 8y ago
      Sorry, I missed that important point, bad reading comprehension. I thought he said he was getting a degree and was a junior in college but I read it again and he didn't mention college. He's looking at "junior engineer" or beginning programmer jobs. College internships aren't available, he's not a student. Still, he or she needs one recent dev job on his resume, that will unlock further job opportunities. I think going to recruiting events in person and talking to devs and recruiters in person is one way to make that personal connection that could put you over the hump. Go to an event related to your area of biggest interest, try to make a personal connection.

jnbiche 8y ago

He's a 37 year old man, he's not in college.