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Re:Underdog Devs: supporting formerly incarcerated and disad... by shadycuz on Friday October 08, 2021 @01:09AM (#28795951)
Yup. It's not teaching these people how to code. It's getting them a job once they can. Most companies will not hire them.
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Re:Underdog Devs: supporting formerly incarcerated and disad... by RickWolter on Friday October 08, 2021 @10:04AM (#28799416)
We have had 16 people hired in under a year and without a website at that time.

Companies will hire if you use your network to make it happen.

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