4 ms·
- Move to the San Jose area (AKA Silicon Valley). Goods & services are not uniformly distributed-- so you might have to move to the place which specializes in
by jimmychoozyx 3y ago
- Move to the San Jose area (AKA Silicon Valley). Goods & services are not uniformly distributed-- so you might have to move to the place which specializes in your given industry. e.g. Tourism -> Florida. Fishing -> Alaska. IT Work -> Bay Area.
- Demonstrate the skills by building a prototype product and keeping all the code in Github
- A web portfolio showing projects-- i.e. demonstrating skills-- such as prototype projects, or coursework from relevant classes (e.g. a database design, a statistics script, etc.)
- Have your resume on at least 5 different resume sites
- Consider making 2 or 3+ different resumes, each for a slightly different job (e.g. Software Engineer, Sales Engineer, Backend-focued, Frontend-focused, Full Stack, etc.)
- Kalpeshbhalekar 3y agoAppreciate the feedback. One concern, it's not super easy to move to the US to get started in the first place.
- jimmychoozyx 3y agoApologies for assuming you were in the US. The idea is basically: Move to the place which has the highest ratio of IT jobs to people. So, that might be your nation's capital city, or perhaps a different city with a history of technology or business innovation. Or, if you're interested in a different field or occupation-- seek out the city in your region or nation which has a reputation for a competitive advantage in that field or occupation. Silicon Valley is successful in IT, in part, because the semi-conductor industry began there. "In 1956, Shockley left Bell and founded his own company — Shockley Semiconductor Labs. It was the first company to make transistors out of silicon and not germanium. The company was founded in Mountain View, California"
- Kalpeshbhalekar 3y agoAny particular platforms one can get started with? Upwork and Fiver are very saturated...
- jimmychoozyx 3y agoA couple years ago I checked those platforms, put my profile up. But got nothing out of it. I get a lot more out of approaching small business owners, or promoting my skills at networking events. I'd say... Visit a restaurant or cafe near you. Ask if they have a website and even if they do, offer to make an improved version.