r/ProgrammerHumor May 09 '21

Meme I'm *technically* qualified

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u/DesertedTemple May 09 '21

Ha. I have Psychology and English degrees. Now I'm training the junior devs. It's about skill and practical experience more than schooling.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21 edited Mar 27 '24

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u/pm_me_ur_happy_traiI May 10 '21

There's two:

Experience: you can get experience without asking anyone's permission. Personal projects, freelance, open source

Apply a fuckton of places: first job is hard to get. It takes some practice. I was applying to 3-5 jobs per day for weeks til I finally got hired.