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Re:Advice for landing entry level software gig by codegeek on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:21PM (#27542725)
Get into Web development. That has the lowest barrier to entry and there always are job openings. She cannot be too picky initially. Get anything as long as it is Web Development. She knows Python already ? Great. Tell her to learn Flask or Django frameworks and start looking for jobs.

Try to find jobs at agencies or smaller companies in the beginning. It is easier to talk to decision makers and possibly get a gig. It may be low salary but once you get a break, you can then look at many options. The 1st one will be tough unless you got lucky and got your dream job.

Re:Advice for landing entry level software gig by tigger_please on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:32PM (#27542844)
Thanks. She has played with Flask a bit and did some PHP a few years ago. I'll encourage her to do some projects, maybe get a little portfolio site going. She does like that stuff.
Re:Advice for landing entry level software gig by codegeek on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:58PM (#27543184)
Definitely. If she wants to do PHP, she can look at framework like Laravel or get into CMS like WordPress. It is one of the most popular languages out there from a job perspective.