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I'd mirror sentiments I see elsewhere, but add some things... "javascript and all its major libraries": bullshit. You may have good experience with JS, but any
by phlyingpenguin 12y ago
I'd mirror sentiments I see elsewhere, but add some things...
"javascript and all its major libraries": bullshit. You may have good experience with JS, but anybody that claims they know everything is going to have a bad time. And on that subject, which technologies you've used is a little bit less interesting than how many large scale projects you've done. 100 websites? How many of those were of any substance? This is an important question because what you think is a big project may be different than what an employer thinks.
Senior level is going to be reserved for people with degrees (at LEAST a bachelor's) and is very unlikely to fall into a young person's hands. You could probably find a place that just needs a web developer but does not have a large IT shop that will take a chance, but in my experience, it's not the kind of job that will take you anywhere. Go to college. It'll do you good, and you can freelance while you're there to get the leg up/not be as poor. What you find with what you have now will likely amount to an internship. This isn't just because you lack experience in a workplace (freelancing is different), but also just because you are a great risk at your age. Beginning employees are risky because the employer has to sink a lot of money in training and adjustment, and the employee can then flutter off to a job that the employer was not prepared to match in terms of pay and benefits.