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Did you get an internship without being in school for a CS degree? I'm at a point somewhere between not knowing how to code and not being skilled/experienced e
by paulwithap 14y ago
Did you get an internship without being in school for a CS degree?
I'm at a point somewhere between not knowing how to code and not being skilled/experienced enough for a jr developer position, and would work for next to nothing, but every internship I see requires that you be in pursuit of a BS in CS.
- ritchiea 14y agoJust start talking to people. Forget job descriptions. Send emails to people you would be interested in working with. Let them know what your skills and goals are. A few years ago I was exactly where you are now. I had a liberal arts degree, a bit of coding experience but skills that weren't sufficient for a junior dev position. I got some interviews just hustling and chatting with anyone I could get a hold of, and eventually I got a dev internship at a startup. I've been coding fulltime ever since. Above all else don't let yourself get discouraged. There will probably be a dozen no's and/or people who just don't respond to your query but the person that gives you that first opportunity is probably the kind of person you want to be working with anyway.
- kine 14y agoThis. Well said.
- kine 14y agoPaul, yes I did. I have a degree in journalism. Plenty of startups will take you on as an intern with little to no experience. If you put your reputation on the line and give them a few months of your time to figure it out and build something they need, they might hire you full time as a junior engineer. Shoot me an email if you'd like to talk more about this zack@zackshapiro dot com
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