Ask HN: How do you get 1st coding job in NYC or SF without a degree or exp.?

Posted by unrg on Sunday February 28, 2021 @06:01PM
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By exp. I mean experience. Sorry, couldn't write the full version in the title.

Like front end, back end, quality assurance and testing, and devops.

How do you get someone to give you an interview? I haven't applied for coding jobs so I don't know how likely it is that I can get an interview.

I would rather not drop a lot of money on a bootcamp if I don't have to.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get 1st coding job in NYC or SF withou... by ytNumbers on Sunday February 28, 2021 @07:00PM (#26298303)

I googled your question, and doing that turned up plenty of blog posts with advice on how you might proceed. Here's one such blog post, but I'd read a bunch of articles before you spring into action on this:

https://www.springboard.com/blog/software-developer-job/

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get 1st coding job in NYC or SF withou... by uberman on Sunday February 28, 2021 @08:00PM (#26298675)

With no exp or degree you will likely be looking at unpaid internships. Even then, unless you have a friend on the inside you are likely SOL. Outside of these markets, you might have better luck though.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you get 1st coding job in NYC or SF withou... by arthurcolle on Sunday February 28, 2021 @06:09PM (#26297979)

Can you build stuff?

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