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Start doing some freelancing like Upwork and build a resume. Even though it’s a global platform you’re still going to have an advantage as a US based dev if you
by flyinglizard 5y ago
Start doing some freelancing like Upwork and build a resume. Even though it’s a global platform you’re still going to have an advantage as a US based dev if you price yourself in the Eastern European bracket ($40-ish per hour). After a few successful jobs you’d have good credentials to either charge more or just migrate to a full time work.
- sokoloff 5y agoAs a hiring manager, I can’t imagine the time spent doing Upwork would be directly valuable enough in a portfolio or credentials sense when looking for full-time work. (It might give you practice and focused effort and so make you indirectly valuable, but if your prime worry is credentialism, I don’t think it helps.)
- flyinglizard 5y agoNot sure why. Having completed projects successfully with the right technologies and receiving positive reviews should, in theory, be a stronger indicator for capability than just having had a fulltime position somewhere or passing an arbitrary technical interview. But then I always tended to hire people based on attitude rather than specific credentials or experience. Still: a. Upwork could lead to full time opportunities b. You still get money while working, and $40/h gathering experience sure as hell beats a third of that working in retail.
- sokoloff 5y agoIt costs almost nothing to get reviews planted in upwork. Have a confederate (or your alter-ego) post a project, pay you, and leave a glowing review. You’re out only upwork’s commission.