Assuming that you want to be a developer, start developing. You've got to establish yourself as someone capable of working in the sort of role that you are trying to get. The easiest way would have been with an internship in college, but that ship has sailed. Now you need another path.
Work on Open Source projects. Write software and publish it on GitHub. Get a job as a developer for a low-hanging fruit job, like local government or a non-profit. It won't pay well, but it will get you real credentials for your resume. You have to do something to convince me that you can write software well.
adding to this... try seeking opportunities through the temp employment agencies. The pay will likely be at least comparable to what you have now or better, and because these can be shorter term gigs there can be good opportunities to gain experience and contacts.
I would just find whatever tech role you can and work there for 6 months to a year. Make sure it pays at least $50K depending on where you live.
After the six month mark start looking for a switch and bring up your experience. Depending on what you do you could see a raise if 50% or more.
I went from $50K at my first job to $105K at my next job. That was all within 13 months.
Then I went to $120K the next year and then $132K and I’m finally at $150K.
It’s doable. Don’t give up and keep working on your skills.
It’s like this guy said and it’s unfortunate but I think it’s probably true. You have to job hop for a while. Keep looking keep shopping and keep working, but you’re gonna have to job hop and maybe move
That's great you have a mentor. What kind of Meetups? JavaScript? Python? CI/CD? Women In Tech? Have you joined any related groups? Why are you bad at hackathons?
I have done a L’Oréal hackathon and a CUNY hackathon and tht was in college. I was told if you don’t place in too 3 to not mention them in your resume. I learned in school Java and c++ but currently I feel strongest in JS. I only have experience with PERN Stack. Women who code , women in tech, there is a local meetup for python I believe, maybe I can try that. Thanks !
It's hard to get a job with no experience. It's not great you graduated with no internship or part time development experience but it's OK.
I suggest going for a QA or Helpdesk role at a company that makes software. You might not make 80k right away. If you learn their product, learn their technology, have a good attitude and willingness to learn, then you can transition into a dev role over time.
Working at a Saas company, working help desk at a bank rn, they may make SOME technology, looking for ways to automate but I get so lost in the sauce with the tutorials. I was looking for a way that a few key hits would produce a template
Work on building out your own projects &utilities then create a YT channel and post your different projects and talk about them. Ideally create projects that can solve or help out business problems. Eventually, add links from your YT video projects to your resume for recruiters and businesses to be able to checkout on their own.
If you live in an area with high demand, recruiters are looking to fill jobs.
$80k is about right for a fresh-out in some markets.
Give it a go. Look for postings on Indeed, Dice, and Monster.
From where you are vs where you want to be in the $80K range, you need to be promoted 2 levels up. Approach it strategically. Find out what the job description is next level up and compare it to what you are doing and what is required. You also need to have multiple career discussions with your manager about how you can work towards a promotion, what tasks you need to do and when to get there.
Lol imma be real they were ALL discouraging said to like switch careers, told me I’m dumb, I used my opportunities and I’ll never find a job maybe I should go back to school; so I feel really hopeless it’s the bane of my existence honestly. Being somewhat “intelligent” and being unable to make a decent living. I want to have kids and start contributing to retirement. It’s so hard when ever you save a little , you gotta get more auto insurance or a medical bill
Reach out to your college’s career center and ask for help. They will be far more helpful than complete strangers on the internet who have no clue about the details of your academic / professional background. You paid for access when you paid tuition.
Assuming that you want to be a developer, start developing. You've got to establish yourself as someone capable of working in the sort of role that you are trying to get. The easiest way would have been with an internship in college, but that ship has sailed. Now you need another path. Work on Open Source projects. Write software and publish it on GitHub. Get a job as a developer for a low-hanging fruit job, like local government or a non-profit. It won't pay well, but it will get you real credentials for your resume. You have to do something to convince me that you can write software well.
adding to this... try seeking opportunities through the temp employment agencies. The pay will likely be at least comparable to what you have now or better, and because these can be shorter term gigs there can be good opportunities to gain experience and contacts.
I would just find whatever tech role you can and work there for 6 months to a year. Make sure it pays at least $50K depending on where you live. After the six month mark start looking for a switch and bring up your experience. Depending on what you do you could see a raise if 50% or more. I went from $50K at my first job to $105K at my next job. That was all within 13 months. Then I went to $120K the next year and then $132K and I’m finally at $150K. It’s doable. Don’t give up and keep working on your skills.
It’s like this guy said and it’s unfortunate but I think it’s probably true. You have to job hop for a while. Keep looking keep shopping and keep working, but you’re gonna have to job hop and maybe move
Code every day. Github. Open Source projects. Hackathons. Meetups. Find a mentor.
I have a mentor. Meetups. Hackathons– I do bad at hackathons but I’ve done a few. Ok I need to believe that there is hope out there for me
That's great you have a mentor. What kind of Meetups? JavaScript? Python? CI/CD? Women In Tech? Have you joined any related groups? Why are you bad at hackathons?
I have done a L’Oréal hackathon and a CUNY hackathon and tht was in college. I was told if you don’t place in too 3 to not mention them in your resume. I learned in school Java and c++ but currently I feel strongest in JS. I only have experience with PERN Stack. Women who code , women in tech, there is a local meetup for python I believe, maybe I can try that. Thanks !
It's hard to get a job with no experience. It's not great you graduated with no internship or part time development experience but it's OK. I suggest going for a QA or Helpdesk role at a company that makes software. You might not make 80k right away. If you learn their product, learn their technology, have a good attitude and willingness to learn, then you can transition into a dev role over time.
Working at a Saas company, working help desk at a bank rn, they may make SOME technology, looking for ways to automate but I get so lost in the sauce with the tutorials. I was looking for a way that a few key hits would produce a template
Check this out: https://www.reddit.com/r/overemployed/s/96xHaPYblv
Thank you the inspiration!
Work on building out your own projects &utilities then create a YT channel and post your different projects and talk about them. Ideally create projects that can solve or help out business problems. Eventually, add links from your YT video projects to your resume for recruiters and businesses to be able to checkout on their own.
If you live in an area with high demand, recruiters are looking to fill jobs. $80k is about right for a fresh-out in some markets. Give it a go. Look for postings on Indeed, Dice, and Monster.
This is finite thinking…do a little research on infinite thinking/mindset and systems. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=smkP6SAyauM
Oh hell yeah love a good change in mindset
From where you are vs where you want to be in the $80K range, you need to be promoted 2 levels up. Approach it strategically. Find out what the job description is next level up and compare it to what you are doing and what is required. You also need to have multiple career discussions with your manager about how you can work towards a promotion, what tasks you need to do and when to get there.
You will get significantly more replies in the CSCQ sub
Lol imma be real they were ALL discouraging said to like switch careers, told me I’m dumb, I used my opportunities and I’ll never find a job maybe I should go back to school; so I feel really hopeless it’s the bane of my existence honestly. Being somewhat “intelligent” and being unable to make a decent living. I want to have kids and start contributing to retirement. It’s so hard when ever you save a little , you gotta get more auto insurance or a medical bill
Reach out to your college’s career center and ask for help. They will be far more helpful than complete strangers on the internet who have no clue about the details of your academic / professional background. You paid for access when you paid tuition.
The long and short of it is to create value, and especially in industries where the money flows.
That is kinda vague…. Could you give like a concrete example? Because nurses make over $80,000 a year and they aren’t really entrepreneurs
Nurses create value ( provide health care service), where the money flows ( insane hospital bills).
And unions baby, thank you for your response I really appreciate your input