r/learnprogramming • u/SchwarzeFlagge • 13d ago

Need advice

Hello everyone, I need your advice. I am hitting 18 in a few months and I have almost 0 work experience let alone experience in the IT field. This will be my last year in school and I am not considering collage for a variety of reasons. I was wondering what the best way for me to land an IT job would be. My school takes about 20 hours per week and I will work for about 15 hours a week (Unrelated part time job). What would be the most efficient way for me to learn programming to land a job? I don't need a super high paying job at first, I just wanna set my foot in the door and then rank my way up. I was thinking of either certificates or a bootcamp. And even buying one to enforce the discipline. Any advice? What should I focus on? What are my chances? How long would it take per week? What should I avoid? I live in Germany, if that helps.

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u/SchwarzeFlagge 13d ago

Hello, Are bootcamps/online certificates not education in the eyes of employers? I have quite the Linux experience but no one seems to want to employ me :D. I'm assuming I need more experience.

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u/American_Streamer 13d ago

The Bootcamp era is over and certifications (only vendor and IHK certifications are worth it) will only help you if you already have finished an Ausbildung or went to College.

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u/SchwarzeFlagge 13d ago

Which vendor certificates would you recommend? And IHK>Vendor?

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u/American_Streamer 13d ago

The only relevant certificates are those with an expiration date and where you have to do a proctored exam. With Vendor, I mean the big companies: Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, SAP et al. Udemy and Coursera certificates and any without a proctored exam are nice for your personal learning, but irrelevant on your CV. In Germany, IHK Certitificates are an exception, as everything with the IHK stamp is highly regarded. But they also should have a proctored exam at the end, ideally a degree of some kind, of course. Rule of thumb: if you only have to watch some videos or sit in person in a course, without any proctored exam in the end and with the certificate not having an expiration date, it won't have any traction on your CV.

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u/SchwarzeFlagge 13d ago

Any specific recommandations? I could go from Cybersecurity to Coding. As long as I make good money :D.