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The problem is most employers only care about actual on-the-job experience. You might be a strong Python hacker, but if you haven't used Python in a professiona
by yannickt 16y ago
The problem is most employers only care about actual on-the-job experience. You might be a strong Python hacker, but if you haven't used Python in a professional setting recently it doesn't count.
- smackay 16y agoHaving something to show is the obvious solution to that. Even the simplest app hosted somewhere cheap demonstrates a myriad of skills that speak volumes about your capabilities. You still have to dodge the person ticking the bullet points in HR but that is a problem that everybody has regardless of the level of expertise.
- yannickt 16y agoI am not discouraging this kind of initiative, as it is the kind of thing that good managers are looking for. It has just been my experience that the majority of employers will not care, even if you have something to show.