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Did you have any trouble finding that new position, coming from an "official" non-dev job? Or was it pretty straightforward once you showed them what you could
by techmarketerguy 12y ago
Did you have any trouble finding that new position, coming from an "official" non-dev job? Or was it pretty straightforward once you showed them what you could do? I know getting your foot in the door is hard as a junior developer, so I'm inclined to stay here if they switch my title and duties.
- darkwulph03 12y agoI was worried about it since I only have my Associates (no plans to go back), but I code A LOT in my free time. I didn't realize it at the time, but I have the benefit of living in an area that has high demand and low supply of good developers. That helps a lot and I had 2 offers off the bat. I didn't even know the language i was hired to use, just had to show i knew how to code and solve problems. If they can't offer what you want long term, take what they are willing to give. Having a dev title for a year or so will help, but there isn't anything stopping you from searching shortly after you take what your current company offers. Then once you get an offer from somewhere else, you can see what your current company will do to keep you, but make sure you are willing to take the other job before you do that (doesn't always end well).
- techmarketerguy 12y agoAwesome, thanks for the advice!
- djb_hackernews 12y agoIf you really did build all of those things and can talk about them confidently you shouldn't be calling yourself a junior developer and definitely not a marketer/content writer if you are looking for a dev role.
- techmarketerguy 12y agoThank you. I definitely have an impostor complex about development, but you're right that I should drop the "technical marketer" title