While your degree and grades count for something, it's more important that you build a solid understanding of programming concepts. You should also write code e

While your degree and grades count for something, it's more important that you build a solid understanding of programming concepts. You should also write code every day, for any reason that you can think of. Build up that skillset. Relevant: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/26191/what-are-the-skills-you-look-for-when-hiring-a-fresher-newbie-for-developement http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/26191/what-ar...